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better than in their native habitat.
The cultivation of pineapples has
proved profitable, and the area devoted
to 1t is constantly expanding. few
years ago all the fruit was shipped to
New York, with the result Of Quitting
the market and lowering prices. Now 1t
is sent direct to other ports as well, and
good prices generally prevail. Still the
market is somewhat fuctuating and un-
certain, and the crop Of a season apt
to be in excess of the demand. The an
nual value Of the pineapple exports is
81, SOC, 900.
Apart from the Mediterranean littoral
and the Island of Sicily there Is no part
OF the world in which lemons can be
as successfully grown as in the noun
famous districts at the eastern end Of
Cuba. Lemons and lines are more
easily cultivated than oranges, and find
as ready market In the United States.
Also they are less liable to injury In
shipment, an important consideration IN
the fruit business where a certain por-
tion of the carriage is by road.
few Americans are engaged In grow
ing bananas, but 1t is not a promising in
dustry In Cuba. The Jamaican and Cen
trail American fruits seem to be more In
favor in the market, and are the product
Of the cheapest labor. There Is, how
ever, a large domestic demand for bana-
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- AZ. romance OF the most romantic
calling which men have ever pur-
- sued and the hard actually of mod.
ern business methods carried to the de-
velopment of monopoly more absolute
than that OF any trust that ever accepted
a rebate or demanded a drawbacks; the
ice-girt seas of the frozen North and
the bouleyards Of Paris resplendent with
foliage and flowers and the gay dresses
of women; the fringe of the world
thousand miles beyond the point where
civilization ceases and the heart of the
world OF grace and fashion-these are the
extremes which one must bridge In any
consideration of the whalebone Industry.
Half way round the world the whalebone
travels from the spot where it Is taken
from the Jaws of the right whale and
the bowhead to its final destination, and
there is but one stopping place on the
way-one point which bridges the two
extremes--a and that Is the city Of New
Bedford, Mass. Here, In musty old
building near the waterfront, within
stones throw of the wharves which once
bristled with the masts of whalers and
resounded with the hammers OF cauikers
aud coopers, Is stored whalebone worm
half a million dollars-practically all
there is In the world in frst hands. The
Arctic whaiers land their catch at san
Francisco, from there 1t is shipped over
land TO New Bedford, and from New
Bedford Il Is distributed to the markets
OF the world, ee-quarters OF Il being
consumed In Paris. And 1t Is New Bed
ford man who controls the entire supply
% coirpietely a. to have eaxned fof hi'n'
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Ice all kinds of vegetables can be pro6ta
bly, grown In Cuba. The soil and climat'
are admirably adapted to the vigorous
growth of potatoes, onions. tomatoes.
eggplants, cucumbers, beans and squashes.
1t is highly probable that a market will
be created In time for some of the native
fruits In the United States, but the small
farmer cannot. of course, afford to ex-
pertinent with such uncertainties. The
aguacate. or alligator pear, is one OF
the most priced fruits in the West In
dies, and our people will probably soon
demand a large supply.
Bee culture is receiving a great deal of
attention from the Americans in Cuba,
and for those who have had experience
in the business 1t Is a very promising
field. The sayannas, covered with great
variety of flowers, furnish ample sources
for the accumulation of honey, and the
insects are not subjected to any trying
temperatures. There are three species OF
bees In the island-the native, the Ger
man and the italian. They all do well,
| but the last named Is considered the most
| productive. AS the bee requires but lit
| tie care, a few hives make an excellent
adjunct to a fruit orchard in case 1t is
| not desirable to devote ones entire atten-
| ton to one thing. The value of the ex-
| ports of honey and wax exceed S1,OOOOOO.
! Germany takes the greater part of both
| products, but q considerable quantity
| goes to the United States and France.
Tobacco growing is quite out Of the
| question for the man of moderate means.
| Indeed, all the desirable tobacco land Is
In occupation, despite the contrary state
! ments of some of the promotion compa-
MES. Nor can the small capitalist take
J up sugar-cane growing, except under the
"colono," or tenant-farmer, system, which
seldom appeals to the American and has
the disadvantage of competition with the
native. 1t is highly probable, however,
| that there are many unopened fields OF
| agriculture In which future fortunes will
| be made in a country where almost any
thing will grow luxuriantly. The most
| likely of these possible endeavors is vini-
| culture Spain forbade the growth of the
! grape in the island, fearing that it might
| compete with the home industry. Vine
! yards were, however. planted and main
tanned by priests, with results that proved
that in certain parts of Cuba the grape
| will flourish amazingly well.
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vana without much difficulty, and In the
crude state of the city's utilities wide
awake American Is almost sure to see
some opening for the exercise of enter
prise. He may readily find an opportu-
nifty to cultivate the land or tend the
orchard of a nonresident owner. In that
manner he can learn whether the life
Is attractive to him and what prospects
Of profit 1t offers. He may work spell
for one Of the large railroads or other
corporations and gain a very useful ex-
perience. Meanwhile he avoids the danger
OF entering in ignorance upon some oc-
cupation that might prove uncongenial
or unremunerative. and the worse dan
ger Of being cheated by one Of tho I'M
scrupulous land companies or agents. of
which there are net a few offering en-
ticing bait to the unwary newcomer. As
a rule few people have been caught by
the specious advertisements and hand
books of the rural colonizers, but many
of them have been beguiled into pur-
chasing town lots where there will never
be any towns. Cuba is essentially an
agricultural country, and must ever
remain such. Its manufacturing interests
will never be great enough to cause the
establishment of large urban centers.
With the increase Of its population and
the growth Of its industries rural towns
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jaws, he elects the water while keeping
the fish inside. The whalebone enables
him to do this. Hanging from the upper
jaw and covered on the inner surface
with a thick hair it acts as a perfect
sieve through which the water can es-
cape, but the meshes of which are too
small to admit Of the passage Of the
bret. So far as Is known, this Is the
only function Of the bone" That the
greatest of fish--some of them as large
as a passenger car-should thus subsist
upon the smallest, 10 one OF the marveis
OF nature.
On board the whaleship, when bow
head has been caught and killed, the
bone "a removed from the head In huge
slabs, sometimes reaching length OF
IL feet. In this form 1t is shipped to
New Bedford. where the gum which still
covers It at the point where 1t was torn
from the monsters jaw is scraped away
and the product put up In bundles, ac-
cordinR to quality and size. The bone
q now ready for the consumer The latter
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when a hundred or more vessels were
engaged in Arctic whaling not little or
the bone failed of being sold at all. To-
day the market value is 20 times that.
Eight or 10 vessels now comprise the
Arctic feet their catch last season was
about 100000 pounds. and every pound
of that catch is worth SIS. Time was
when whalebone was used almost univer-
sally in corsets; today few women feel
that they can afford corsets more ex-
pepsive than those in which the ribs are
made Of steel or some other substitute
for whalebone. Steel has also replaced
whalebone for umbrella RIBS. One OF
the most curious uses to which whalebone
was put was for those divining rods, by
means of which chariatans pretended
to be able to locate water, oil, gold and
other underground riches. In these days
the almost exclusive purposes for which
whalebone Is used are corsets, dress
bones. whips and, to very limited de-
gree. surgicai INSTRUMENTS. pssnite tina.
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The Creme W erf A 3usy Point In the HeJrbo1'

mas, and in a few instances small fruit
growers might find 1t worth while to
raise limited quantity Of them In con-
junction with some other crop.
Although Cuba produces the finest cor
fee, there does not appear to be any
good prospect of a revival Of that once
profitable industry. At present the
island does not produce sufficient for its
own consumption, and 1t cannot export
in competition with the cheap product OF
Brazil and Central America. Neverthe-
less, a man who has had experience In
coffee culture will find 1t paying occupa-
ton In Cuba, especially in connection with
cocoa cultivation. The latter is In constant
demand at good prices. the chocolate
manufacturers of Europe often finding II
difficult to secure a sufficient supply.
Cocoanut raising would be profitable
business but for the fact that the mar
ket is entirely under the control of the
trust in New York, which handles the
entire output of the West Indies
A business which offers splendid posi-
bilities that seem to have been over
looked is the growing Of vegetables for
the home market and export. As a
means of supplying the former demand
the industry has not developed to cuff
ficient proportions, although small
quantity has already been shipped. With
the extension of the transportation serv-
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R.Lewi5.
MeWha1e
-boneNnQ

high cost. the demand for It holds good,
which may be taken as an evidence OF
the truth of the whalemen's contention
that there Is nothing ese just as good.
Strictly speaking, whalebone ts not bone
ut all, although that is the name by
which 1t Is known. The right whale and
the bowhead from which 1t Is taken, and
which yield in size to no creature that
swims the seas, have no teeth, their
function being performed by the whale
bone. The sperm whale or cachalot can
and does devour the fercest monsters OF
the deep. such as squid. cuttlehsh and
decapods. but the right whale subsists
on the uniest Of hsh. The latter,
known AZ bret. are found in large
quantities near the surface Of the
water. The whale, when hungry, opens
his ponderous jaws, disclosing cayernous
mouth In which dozen men can stand
and work with ease. and takes gulp Of
water-enoush for a small sized reservoir
and tssmink Nsth bret Tasn. closing his
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a Bamboo Thlcket

uHOUNG men frequently ask what are
" the opportunities for Americans In
A Cuba. 1t is from this point of view
that the following article Is written
1t is probable that before many years
have passed by Cuba will have become
territory of the United States. 1t Is diff
cult to see how this Is to be avoided.
even though the endeavor Ia made TO
avert It. For, IL the island comes in no
other way. 1t will ultimately be forced,
as Hawaii was, by the action OF the prop
ertyowners, who are almost entirely for
eigners and chiefly Americans.
The fact that so large a proportion of
the Industrial and commercial interests
Of Cuba are under the control of Ameri-
cans and supported by American capital.
added TO the probability of Its soon
coming under the flag, makes the,
island the most favorable country in the
world for the emigration of our people,
who before the close of the present half
century are going to find themselves a
little crowded. With the exception, per-
hnps, OF the Dutch possession of Java,
there Is no spot on earth so fertile and
30 full Of promise as the Island of Cuba.
1t must ultimately contain a large popu-
lation, and without doubt can support
20.000, 900 Of souls In happy prosperity.
Year by year the number of American
tOufibtb " Nubd uhd scttiChs III the 1911
and increases. There are several dis
tinctly American colonies In the country
Some of these were doubtless formed pre-
maturely and In districts remote from
good transportation facilities. As con-
sequence the members found themselves
subjected to inconveniences-po
hardships--that had not entered into
their calculations. Also, they experienced
difnculty In marketing the produce Of
their fields and orchards. These condi-
tions have now almost entirely passed
away. however, and the settlements are
beginning to thrive and share In the gen.
erai development Of the island. The ex-
tension Of railroads, highways and trolley
systems In the past few years has done
much to improve the prospects Of the
small American farmer In the Island
The bright young man who goes out to
Cuba at this time and grows up with the
country cannot fall to find many avail
able avenues leading to the accumulation
Of moderate fortune, OF course. there
Is an unlimited field for the profitable In
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Showing Comparative
IHei4hb Of Zone

soaks IT for a week or 10 days in water,
after which 1t is placed in steam box
for about week. Subjected to this
treatment, 1t cuts like cheese, and may
be sliced into strips of any size and
length that the manufacturer may de-
sire. Each strip seems to be composed
of three strata-the two outside layers
being a sort of enamel, used for dress
stays. and the inside layer, rather coarser
and known as the grain, for corsets.
No story of the whalebone industry
would be complete without mention or
the man who has acquired control of this
commodity-Edgar r. Lewis. When
young man, Mr.. Lewis entered the bust
ness of his father. William Lewis, one
New Bedford. At that time the firm
handled only the bone taken by its own
vessels. Young Lewis saw early the pos
sibilities in having a monopoly OF the
trade, and from that time on worked
toward that end. His first step was to
learn the business from top to bottom.
Downing overalls and Jumpers, he put In
a whole year with the workmen In his
fathers employ, learning to scrape and
tie bones and improving on the methods
then in use. Having mastered these &c
tails, he began getting control OF the
catch OF other vessels. Today the bone
taken by the Pacific Steam Whaling Com
pany, the Chilean whalers and those
which go to the Ochotsk and China Seas
come under his hand, while through
European agents he acquires the catch OF
the Dundee whalers OF Scotland, those
hardy seamen of whom Kipling sings In
'"The Last Chantey:"
up spake the soul Of a gray Gothavn
'speckshioner-
(He that led the fiinching in the fleets
of fair Dundee:
'Oh, the ice-blink white and clear
And the bowhead preaching near!
VIII We whelm them all for wantonness
that wallow in the sea?''
So complete is air. Lewis monopoly
that today he controls all the whaiebone
In the world In first hands.
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self the soDriquet of "the whalebons

self the sobriquet Of "the Whalebone
King"
Everyone has heard Of whalebone, but
1t is only upon reflection that one realizes
how seldom one sees any. The very
name is suggestive Of days of long ago,
of old-fashioned trunks in dusty attics
stored with laces and silks exhaling the
falntest of perfumes-the dresses of our
grandmothers and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Time was when every we'll dressed wom-
an had whalebone somewhere In her APP
parel. Today the scarcity Of the COM
modify and the consequent high price
have resulted In Its being employed only
in the most expensive articles OF clothing
Since the hey-day of the whaling in
dustry. half century ago. the market
price of sperm oil has declined, until now
1t is hardly more than third OF what
It used to be. The reverse is true OF
whalebone--the product Of the right
whale and the bowhead. This used to
sell as low as rs cents pound. and
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
Immigration
TIDE HAS TURNED
MORE PEOPLE COMING TO UNIT
ED STATES THAN LEAVING,
~ SAY INSPECTORS.

sThe tide of immigration has at last
turned SO that more people are com
ing to the United States than are go
ing away. This is the conclusion OF
the immigration inspectors in Detroit
who have not only their own figures
to depend upon. but also have an op
portunity to look over the many
through" immigrants who come
through Detroit after being admitted
at eastern ports.
II is a fact that this year great
share OF the new immigration comes
from the disturbed states of southwest
ern Europe.
I'VE are getting a great many Bull
garians, Serbs and Montenegrins.'
says Inspector G. oliver Track. In
charge of the Detroit Office. What
the war scares in that part OF Europs
may have to do with IL l cannot say
The Scandinavians were the first PEG
Pile to return to this country. Those
who had gone back to Europe begar
returning some time ago, and now
they are practically all back. The
Italians are coming back very slowly
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
DEATH TAKES!
ADOLPA ENGGASs
l.
VETERAN JEWELER PASSES
AWAY AFTER ILLNESS OF
A WEEK..

Adolph Enggass, one OF the veteran
jewellers OF Detroit. died in his resi-
dence, No. 600 Cass-ave., at 1870 Sat
urday morning after an illness or one
week He had been engaged In the
jewelry business In this city since
1865, for the last Is years having been
located at No. % Gratiot-ave.
Mr.. Enggass was born In Sommer-
hansen, Bavaria, in 1850 and came to
New York, alone, as boy Of II. He
worked as a jeweler there and then
came to Detroit, where he set up In
business for himself building up a
business that has endured since.
Mr.. Enggass was one OF the oldest
members OF the congregation Of Beth
Ell. He was also a member Of the
Detroit Board Of Commerce, the Phoe.
nix club. the Knights Of the Modern
Maccabees. the National Union. Royal
Arcanum and B'nai Birth. He Is sur.
vived by his widow and three chill.
dren, Clarence II. and Maurice A,
Enggass, who were associated with
him In his business, and Mrs. Max
Heavenrich, OF Saginaw.
The funeral will take place from the
residence at o'clock Monday after.
noon.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
FOG THICK? WELL
RATHER, AND
THEN SOME
DETROIT BLoTTED OUT BY
BLANKET OF MiST-BELAIED
CITIZENS HAVE DIFFICULTY IN
REACHING HOME.

Fog-damp, sticky. smotherly opaque
fog-settled down over Detroit shortly
before midnight. Friday. and remained
like smoky. haze until long after
sun-up Saturday morning. II was the
tbickest. most binding fog in a num-
Der OF years.
fair. Only Port Huron and Toledo and
the waterways between shared with
us the distinction Of being out OF
sight and blotted out In the cold steam
for some eight hours. The folks who
got UP late Saturday morning missed
all the experience--in fact, only those
who stayed out later than they should
have done Friday night got the full
interest out OF this fog.
II was the kind Of fog that you read
OF In the story books whore the hero
runs against the fair damsel In the
mist and they fall In love by the light
OF a low-hanging street lamp. But
the average citizen ran into nothing
more interesting than a corpulent po-
liceman who objected to being rammed
In the chester. perhaps. 1t was q
stalled auto or truck that served as
the point OF contact
Many q man crawled with fear and
trembling up his own front steps be.
cause he couldn't quite distinguish the
Shape Of the porch-pillars-funny we
never get interested In our porch pill
lars except on nights when either the
weather or ourselves may be foggy-
and was anxious lest 1t might be q
neighbours house and the said neigh
Dor have a Quick-acting ballpup on
guard.
Street cars just poked along any
how. especially on the single track
lines. The tower lights were utterly
obliterated. and the pole lights were
Just distinguishable as lambent spots
In the gray. Accidents we're few, how
ever: no serious ones taking place so
far as reported.
The weather office Is not the least
bit fused up about producing such a
special article Of fog.
Quite natural at this time OF year"
Is the report. Warm weather Friday,
lots of humidity In the air. Drop Of
ten degrees Saturday at night. Moist
ure forms into clouds; drops to the
earth. Natural. quite So"
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
INTERURnAN LIAHs.
petreit UniteA Isterurban Lines.
FLINT LIMlTEDS-S:l6 n. m. n,

Detroit UniteA Interurban Lines.
FLINT LIMlTEDs-s:l6 O. m ana
Flint FL M sna every s1y two Souf. to nS
Rochester and Romeo 8 a. m. and evory
two hours to 10 p. M also IL p: m.
PORT HuRON LiMITEps-IHs a. ~.
TOR New Baltimore. .Aigonac. Marine
City and Port Huron hourly, O. m; 20
.: M: also : p m; % Msrins CITY.
LcSai cars S., srS via A "a: TO NJ
c G via shore Line. hourly. s:,s a
m; g "a; 80 p , n; slso II Pan =, =,
:.s s era s;ss S.Is.. ga s. s:
also s:sS ana ii p. d. for Monroe.
,,:.s and s:4s D. m. Locals. for Jackson.
q m. and every 3 hours until p. MI
III y. m; for plymouth and Worthwhile,
aS M ana spse eyt r. INV two and s1p II D. sn mi
saline cars { ON Ypsilanti.
For wynndotte ssd Trentou-6:ss a.
m and half-hourly to 1903 y. m. every
90 minutes t9 Sos p p IA, halfh9 sn
DAYS. first car at Z :03. with half-houriy
service throughout.
20! nsy,sS, osn; g ,n.n s,,;co. .;s
mr. r'ri & ear t on.,haif rour later os
For farmisstUu. Worthwhile, Orchard
Lake and Pontiae-e q. m. and hourly
until IL p. m First car one hour later
Interurbsn car. pass waiting station.
last cars awaiting the closing 81
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
Phonetlcs.

A certain old farmers lack OF polish
Is a sad trial TO his eldest daughter
Not long ago the family gathered In
the library, one OF the windows OF
which was open.
THAT air" the father began, but
was quickly interrupted. Father
dear, don't say that air'-say that
their" the daughter admonished
We'll, this ear" he again attempt
ed, but was as quickly brought to a
halt. Not this ere. This here Is
correct" he was told.
The old gentleman rose with an an.
cry snort. Look here. Mary" he said
"of course | know you have been To
school and all that. but | reckon
know what | want to say and I'm go
ing to say II. believe | feel cold
in this ear from that air, and I'm Jgoing
10 shut the window. philadelphia
Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-21
]. w. DONALD, FORMER
RAILWAY MAN, DIES

J. w. Donald, former district pas
senger agent for the Chicago & Alton
railway, with Offices at No. 1902 Ma
jestc building, died Friday. In Grace
hospital. Mr.. Donald had been In
poor health for some time and spent
last winter In Mobile. Ala. returning
to Detroit in the spring. and in the
early summer, going to the seashore
near Boston. Two weeks ago he re-
turned to Detroit and went to the hos
pital. Mrs. James Norman, a sister
of Mr.. Donald, reached the city Friday
morning and she with his wife and
son were with him when the end came
Harry w. Donald, the son, Is with the
engineering department Of the Michi
gan Central railway In this city.
The funeral takes place in st. Johns
Episcopal chapel Saturday afternoon
Burial will be private.