Evening journal., 1906-09-26

nexation Il Is not 10 be supposed. MS some
press dispatches have lntlmniod. that they
nre actively supporting the lnsurrectlon-
aries. With their knowledge OF the rcck'
less characte. of the l7wcr class Cuhcns
and their destructive tendencies. capitai-
lists must dread the effects OF any uprising
that shall get beyond the control OF the
government. They VIII hardly forget the
ruthless and indiscrlmlnate manner IN
which the entire wealth OF the country
was destroyed ln the recent rebellion. The
American property owners nrc more dis
posed 10 favor the plan Of bringing about
annexation by political Methods rs their
fellow-cuuntrymen did 10 Hawaii.
u Is safe TO say that nowhere IN the
wosd can De found a section Of territory
Of the same extent with such great and
varied resources as Cuba. About the size
Of England and somewhat smaller than
the state Of Pennsylvania, q Is capable %
producing the best tobacco 90 the world.
SUGAR equal 10 any. coffee OF the highest
grade. a great variety OF fruits aud vegr.
tables and several kinds OF commercial
ibers Add TO this splendid pasture lands.
an abundance Of valuable timber, ard
mineral deposits which include gold. cop
per, iron. coal aud mangnrcso
Although almost an the land Is capable
Of producing marketable crops. only a
small proportion Of It Is yet under cult.
yatlon. The vast sugar output IS secured
from no more than 100000 acres Of cane,
Notwithstanding the plantations occupy n
very much greater area. Extensive sec
tions are occupied by unsuryeycd virgin
forest. covering land that, lu tllth. would
yield sugar. tobacco or other profitable
products. Despite the astounding devcl-
opmeut OF recent years. II Is safe to say
that the country has not yet been exploit
ed 90 the extent OF ouc-fourth OF rs pos
sihiliues.
The greatest Impetus TO the Industries
OF the Island has been derived from the
improvement and extension OF railroads
of which there are az present 1000 miles
OF trunk line. One.thlrd or more OF this
mileage hns been constructed since theN
war. great deal more Is either planned
or In process OF construction with the
Intention OF creating a system which shall
anord iutercommuncation by rail- be-
tween all parts Of the island. The most
important Of the new lines Is the Cuba
Railrond. running from Santiago. al the
eastern extremity OF the island. TO Santa
Clara, at the center There Il connects
with the United Railway operating a line
which extends to the capital and has
network Of branches In the province OF
Havana.
The Cuba Railroad. which Is better
known in this country by the name OF It's
promoter, Sir William Van Horne. ac.
quired several hundred thousand acres OF
land IN the process Of securing its right
or way. II Is rapidly clearing this land
OF timber and converting 1t into sugar
plantations IL has already about 5.Oe
acres under cultivation. and mill IA on
eration with n capacity OF rrlndinr
l.o0O bags n day. Eighty or more similar
mills are projected by the Cuba Compnn,
and other corporations along the route o
this line. What this development vii
, mean may IN some measure. be cathere
from the statement that each OF thes
mills viii establish. IN a country tnrren
unoccupied hitherto. a settlement Of son
or 10000 souls Already the road run
through many miles OF sugar. tobacco an
pasture land. where a few years ago a
was Wild haciswoods
These indications OF a splendid prosper
ity are IN evidence In an parts OF the cour
try. Cuba's sugar Industry. which wa
practically wiped out during the war wit
the destruction Of the various mills an
other buildings. has been revived In d
creased magnitude and efficacy. Thei
are Ia the various provinces upward
POO plantations. with better equipmeu
than they ever had before New sug,
lands are being constantly redeemed frol
the woods and additional capital Is 10
vested IN the Industry every year. Tn
great need now Is labor. The g0vcrnmer