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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-05
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a4OUNG men frequently ash what are
~ the opportunities for Americans In
n Cuba 1t is from this point of view
that the following article is written
It is probable that before many years
have passed by Cubs will have become
territory OF the United States. 1t Is diff
cult to see how this is to be avoided.
even though the endeavor is made To
avert it For, IL the island comes In no
other way. It win 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 large a proportion of
the Industrial and commercial interests
OF Cuba are under the control OF AmeFf-
cans and supported by American capital
added 10 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-
haps, OF the Dutch possession of Java.
there is no spot on earth so fertile and
so full of promise the Island of Cuba
1t must ultimately contain q large popu-
iatiOn. and without doubt can support
20.00Oo0O Of souls In happy prosperity.
Year by year the number of American
tourists to Cuba and settlers in tie ISL
and Increases. There are several dis
1inctly American colonies In the country.
Some of these were doubtless formed pre-
maturely and In districts remote from
good transporta ton facilities. As a con-
sequence the members found themselves
subjected to ACKNOWLEDGMENT
hardships-that bad not entered into
their calculations Also, they experienced
difficulty In marketing the produce of
their fields and orchards. These condi-
tons have now almost entirely passed
away, however, and the settlements are
beginning to thrive and share in the gem
eral 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 fail TO find many avail
able avenues leading TO the accumulation
OF moderate fortune. or course, there
is an unlimited field for the profitable in-
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ice sill kinds OF vegetables can he profta-
bly, grown IN Cuba. The soil and climate
are admirably adapted TO the vigorous
growth OF potatoes. onions. tomatoes.
eggplants. cucumbers. beans and squashes.
1t IS highly probable that 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- OF alligator pear, is one OF
the most priced fruits in the West In
dies, and our people viii probably soon
demand a large supply.
Bee culture Is receiving a great deal OF
attention from the AmeEcans in Cuba,
and for those who have had experience
In the business il IS a very promising
field The savaDnas, covered with q 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 we'll
but the last named is considered the most
productive AS the bee requires but lit
tie care, few hives make an excellent
adjunct to fruit orchard in case Il is
not desirable to devote ones entire atten-
ton to one thing. The value of the ex-
ports Of honey and wax exceed 81, 600 900.
Germany takes the greater part OF both
products, but a 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 c0mpa-
MES Nor can the small capitalist take
up sugar-cane growing. except under thu
'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 viii
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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vestment OF capital. of which Americans
have already availed themselves TO the
extent of 500, 100000 or more But the
prospects of the young man with only
scanty means are good He viii find N
town or country numerous channels for
the exercise of American enterprise ana
energy OF the 5000 or 5000 citizens of
the United States NJ present permanently
resident in Cuba it is safe to say that
so per cent arrived with but a few hun
dred dollars in their possession Practf-
cally ali are doing well and making Il
living under much easier conditions than
they could at home The climate is not
at all trying to our people. and no class
In the country works as hard as the av-
eTage man In the United States
There is one point which the contem-
plating settler in Cuba should consider,
and that Is the desirability Of proceed
ing with prudence and taking his time
about deciding upon his future occupa-
ton A young man cannot do better than
to put in two three years of pre-
liminary residence. During this period
he can learn the language, the customs
OF the people, the methods and oppor-
tunitieS OF trade and land values De
spite the proverb anent rolling
stone" ! would advise rs great a range
Of occupation and locality as possible
A single man can obtain a job in Ha-
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will spring up, but ft is certain that
their rise will be slow as IL has been in
the past The small capitalist will do
well to see his land and learn something
about 1t before buying and to leave spec
ulative propositions alone
American immigrants to Cuba have,
for the most part, engaged In the fruit
business, because the island IS peculiarly
adapted to the culture of a large variety
q? fruits, and because the business does
not require large capital nor any consid-
cradle experience Orange culture, whilst
IL has not been prosecuted for sufficient
length OF tile to afford a conclusive
test promises to become a large and
profitable Industry The fruit grows IN
abundance and of excellent quality, but
transportation facilities viii need to be
improved before q permanent success can
be assured Many Americans are raising
grapefruit in connection with the orange
and are finding a ready market IN the
United States. whittier all Cuban fruit
exports go Suitable land for the cuItiva-
ton OF these products can be secured
cheaply-that is TO say, at - or Sc an
acre. Neither frost nor blight is to be
feared, and the hundreds of thousands Of
trees that have been transplanted from
Florida and California during the past
few years have fourlshed and borne even
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vana without much difficulty, and In the
crude state Of the citys utilities a wide
awake American IS almost sure to see
some opening for the exercise of enter
prise He may readily find an oppoTtu-
nifty to cultivate the land or tend the
orchard Of nonresident owner In that
manner he can Learn whether the life
- attractive to him and what prospects
OF profit it offers. He may work a spell
for one OF the large railroads other
corporations and gain a very useful ex-
perience- Meanwhile be avoids the danger
OF entering In ignorance upon some &C
cupation that might prove uncongenial
or unremUnerative. and the worse dan
ger OF being cheated by one of the IN
scruPUlOus land companies agents, of
which there are not 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 coIoniZers, but many
of them have been beguiied into pur-
chasing town lots where there will never
be any towns Cuba is essentially an
agricultural country, and must ever
remain such Its manufa curing 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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nas, and IN a few instances small fruit
growers might find ii worth while to
raise Il limited quantity of them I'm con-
junction with some other crop
Although Cuba produces the finest cof-
fee. there does not appear to be any
good prospect Of n revival OF that once
profitable industry. At present the
island does not produce sufficient for its
own consumption, and it cannot export
in competition with the cheap product Of
Brazil and Central America. NeveTthe-
less. a man who has had experience in
coffee culture viii find II 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 il
difficult to secure a sufficient supply.
CocOanut raising would be a 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
means Of supplying the former demand
the industry has not developed to SUI
fiCient proportions. although a small
quantity mas already been shipped. With
the extension Of the transportation serv-
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when a hundred or more vessels were
engaged In Arctic whaling not a little Of
the bone failed of being sold 1T all. To
day the market value IS - times that
Eight or 10 vessels now comprise the
Arctic feet: their catch last season was
about 100000 pounds. and Srery pound
OF that catch is worth s.. Time was
when whalebOne was used almost univer-
sally in cOrsets; today few women feel
that they can afford corsets more ex-
penSive than those in which the ribs are
made Of steel or some other substitute
for WhalebOne- Steel has also replaced
whaleboue for umbrella ribs One OF
the most curious uses to which whalebone
was put was for those div!ni1g 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
whdiebOne is used are coTsets. dress
bones, whips and 20 a very limited de-
gree, surgical Instruments Despite the
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Showing Comparative
HEIGHT Of Bone

soaks It for 4 week or 10 days in water,
after which it Is pl1Ced in q steam box
for about n week Subjected to this
treatment, It 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-Jhe two outside layers
being sort Of enamel. used for dress
stays. and the inside layer. rather coarser
and known rs the grain. for rorsets.
No story Of the wbaIebone industry
would be complete without mention Of
the man who has acquired control Of this
Commodity-EdSaT r Lewis When a
young man. Mr. Lewis entered the busi,s
ness OF his father. William Lewis. one
Of the old-time whaling merchants Of
New Bedford At that time the firm
handled only the bone taken by its own
vessels Young Lewis saw early the pos
sihi!itieS in having monopoly Of the
trade. and from that time on worked
toward that end His first step was 20
learn the business from top 70 bottom.
Douning OveraIIs and jumpers. he put In
q whole year with the wOTkmen in his
fathers employ, learning TO scrape and
tie bones and improving on the methods
then in Use Having mastered these de-
tails. be began getting control OF the
catch Of other vessels Today the bone
taken ny the Pacific Steam Whaling Com
pany. the Chilean whalers and those
which 20 to the Ochotsk and China Seas
come under his hand, while through
European SCENTS he acquires the catch OF
the Dundee whaleTs Of Scotland, those
hardy seamen Of whom Kipling sings in
The Last Chantey:-'
Up spake the soul Of q gray Gotham
'speckshIouer-
CHe that led the ffnehiBg IN the fleets
Of fair Dundee):
oh, the ice-bIirk white and clear
And the bowhead preaching nsarl
VIII ye whelm them all for yautoHnesS
that waliOw In the scar
that today he controls ali the whaIebone
In the world IN first hands
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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 else just as good
Strictly speaking, whalebone is not bone
al all. although that IS the name by
which IL Is kn0vn- The right whale and
the bOwhead from which il is taken, and
which yield IL size 10 no creature that
swims the seas have no teeth their
function being performed By the whale
bone The spem whale or cachalOt can
ard does devouf the fercest monsters OF
the deep. such as squid, cuttle6Sh and
decapOds. but The right whale sUbsIsts
on the tfniest of fish The latter,
known as bret, are found in large
quantities neat the surface Of the
water The whale, when hungry, opens
his ponderoUs jaws, disclosing Il cavernOus
mouth fl which a dozen men can stand
and work with Ease and takes 3 gulp OF
water-enough for a smal-siZed reservoir
and teemins With bret Then closing his
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better than in their native habitat
The cultivation Of pineapples has
proved profitable, and the area devoted
to IL Is constantly expanding. A few
years ago all the fruit was shipped to
New York, with the result Of Cutting
the market and lowering prices. Now it
Is sent direct to other ports well, and
good prices generally prevail Still the
market is somewhat fuctUating and IN
certain, and the crop Of a season apt
to be in excess Of the demand The an
GUal value of the pineapple exports is
81 800. 900.
Apart from the Mediterra mean HttoraI
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. snd find
as ready market In the United States
Also, they are less liable to injury I'm
shipment, an important cOnsidera ton in
the fruit business where a certain por-
ton 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 the product
Of the cheapest labor. There is, how
ever, large domestic demand for bana-
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jaws he elects the water while keeping
the fish inside The whaIebCEe enables
him TO do this Hanging from the upper
jaw and covered on the inner surface
with a thick hair. il acts as a perfect
sieve through which the water can es-
cape but the ueshes 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 fSh-some OF them IS laFEe
As a passenger car-shOuld thus subsist
upon the smallest, Is one Of the DaTveiS
or nature
On board the vhaIeship. when a bow
head has been csught and killed, the
bone IS removed from the head in huge
slabs. sometimes reschinE Z length OF
y feet In this form it IS shipped 10
New Bedford where the gum which stin
covers II at the point where II vas torn
from the monsters law is SCraped away
and the product put up in bundles. &C
cording to quality and size The bone
Is now ready for the consumer The latter
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self the sobriquet OF the WhsIebOne
King"
Everyone has heard OF whaIeboDe. but
1t is only upon reelection that one realizes
how seldom one sees sDy- The very
name IS suggestive of days OF long sgO,
of oid-fashioned trunks In dusty attics
stored with laces snd silks exhaling the
fainteSt of pe-fumes-the dresses OF our
grandmotherS and Observation-Disclosures
Time was when every well dressed WON
an had whalebOne somewhere in her ap-
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 a century ago. the marker
price Of sperm oil has declined, until now
IL is hardly more than third Of what
II used TO be The reverse is true OF
whalebone-the product Of the right
whale and the bOwhesd- This used to
sell as low as % cents q pound, and
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~ u l. Goc5snce OF the most romantic
III calling which men have ever pur-
- sued and the hard actually of mod
|velopment OF monopoly more absolute
than that OF any trust that ever accepted
h rebate or demanded a drawback; the
|ce-girt seas of the frozen North and
the boulevards of Paris Respondent with
Foliage and flowers and the gay dresses
|of women; the fringe of the world a
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 auy
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
fxtremes-and that is the city OF New
Bedford, Mass. Here. In a muSty old
building near the waterfront, within 4
Etone's throw OF the wharves which once
PriStled with the masts OF whalers and
Fesounded with the hammers of caulkers
|and cOopers. is stored whalebone worth
balf million dollars-practicalIy all
here Is IN the world in first hands The
arctic whalers land their catch ST San
Francisco, from there IL is shipped over
land TO New Bedford, and from New
Bedford Il Is distributed TO the markets
pr the world, three quarters of Il being
consumed in Paris. And il is a New Bed
ford man who controls to- entire supply
70 completely as to have earned for him
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AT WASHINGTON.

Twenty-Five liquor tax receipt bills are
before Congress. While not equally eff
fective, the intention of all is to protect
Prohibition states and no. license com
Hill bill is the most worthy. 1t provides
that no liquor tax receipt shall be issued
until the applicant therefor has produced
"a state, county or city license.
The Excise Board of the District of
Columbia has at last granted a bar-room
license at the grand new union station.
The protests against this application were
more numerous than have ever before
been filed against granting license IN
the District. The better elements OF the
Capital city are stirred as never before
in behalf of local and national Prohibi-
ton. Many great rallies and conferences
are held. AT one of these, Rev. Father
Mackin of the Catholic Church declared
in favor of District Prohibition, 1--WE
want to get rid of the whole evil system.
We want a clean city" A Catholic lay
man, representing the unanimous demand
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society
which sent him. also declared for Dis
trict Prohibition.
The Senate judiciary sub committee by
a vote of three to two has declared I'M
constitutional all of the bills intended to
give prohibitOry states control of liquors
the instant they cross the state line. The
full committee took the same action by
a vote of seven to five. Senator Nelson
the sub committee and is out in an elab-
crate and able opinion defending the
right of congress to deal with the sub
| ject. The majority on the committee will
submit to the Senate a bill which elm
mates the features objected to on con-
stitutional grounds but also omits clauses
| considered essential to the effectiveness
of the measure. There is likely to be 6
| big fight on the floor of the Senate for {
| broad Estates rights bill.
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ONE OUT OF EIGHT.

Said Uncle Cy, as he pulled the
icicles out of his whiskers, Il see
they're a boomin' Eberhard fer the
guvernership. Now that's more like
it; get a man with a record behind
him. With this prohibition wave
sweepin' the state the Grand Old
Party ought to get in on the ground
floor with a man like Eberhard. Why,
sir, he did not give the attorney of
the Hamm Brewing company his
regular job as chairman of the Tenn
perance committee; and he appointed
a Temperance committee of nine men.
and one Teller on it voted for Tenn
perance; yes, sir, actually voted for
temperance! All the credit is due to
Mr.. Eberhard; only I'd hate to risk the
appointin' of the next Senate COM
mittee to anyone else for such COM
mittees are seldom SEEN"
We are willing to stake our autOmo-
bile on the truth of this declaration
by The People:
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A POINTED QUESTION.

John E. Gill is one of the Prohibition
leaders of Pennsylvania. The circum
stances of his conversion to the PrOhi-
bition party are interesting. We con
dense:
His attention was first drawn to the
ing in effigy of John P. st. John, of
Kansas, after the Presidential election Of
1884. After that election there was a
great deal of drinking in Franklin and
many of the young men went on prOtract-
ed "sprees." Mr.. Gill was admonishing
them concerning this habit when one of
them spoke up and said: Mr. Gill, you
are always preaching temperance at us.
Why don't you vote to put 1t where we
won't get it," Mr.. Gill said that settled
him. and he, therefore, cast his frs Pro-
hibition vote at the February election OF
1885, and has voted the ticket straight
from that time to the present, with but
one exception, a record equalled by but
few men in the United States
"Give the Prohibition party control in
81 states; give it from $4,000 to $4,000
in cash contributions in each state; give
it the support of Christian men to the
extent of making it the church in action
against the saloon;'' give it, at the hands
of nearly every state Legislature and
Congress, laws that it has asked for, and
we will guarantee that the old party
papers will not be pointedly calling atten-
ton to the simultaneous increase of Pro-
hibition territory and the per capita con-
sumption of strong drink
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THINK NOT THAT GOD DESERTS
THE FIELD.

j. D. Rankin. d. D.. LII. D.
Think not that God deserts the field,
Though Truth the battle loses,
But grasp again Truths sword and shield
And follow where He chooses.
He shrouds Himself in dark events,
No mortal eye beholds Him.
And many an adverse providence,
AS in a cloud. enfolds Him.
We see Truths foes all closing round
Distrusting her resources;
Faith fills the teeming battle-ground
With chariots and with horses.
And 10, Gods Standard rises clear
Amid the smoke and thunder;
Embattled armies disappear,
Or into fragments sunder.
Soldiers of Christ, take heart again,
Fear not dark portentS solemn.
God moves across the battle-plaln
In many an unseen column.
The very stars Of the blue night.
AS they fulfill their courses,
Shall wheel obedient in the flight,
And add them to our forces.
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The prohibition issue is no longer
finding it's sole or even chief support
in the church, but has leaped out of
it's ecclesiastical cradle, cast aside it's
swaddling clothes, and now enters
the arena of practical politics, backed
by public sentiment and sturdily arm
ed with the same principles which
gave birth to the movement in the
early days of pledge signing and moral
suasiOn.