Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-02-10
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mas been great drawba ok to men
carrying their families with them. but
there is a plan under consideration
| no" Tor the government to establish
SCHOOLS at some OF the larger cen.
trals for American children. This
VIII probably be the means of inducing
more men to carry their families with
them, and eventually greatly improve
| the social life.
PROBABLY the school-teacheIs form the
largest class of Americans On the is.
land, but, OF course, they are verv
widely scattered. In the larger cities
OF San Juan, Ponce and Mayaguez. YOU
hno great many American teachers
| ooth men and women, and probably in
| these three cities are to be found n.
| many Americans as in the rest OF the
, island
San Juan is the center Of American
civilization in Porto Rico. and has
Deen from the first. There are the
government officials, and most of the
men III business OF commercial ma
ture.
however, In travelling, about the I'm
terror OF the island and I'm the smaue,
coast cities, the larger part OF Amer
icahs you meet are teachers. In every
loWh large enough to be called such
you md a school over which float.
the American flag, and in which the
hnghsh language is being taught
often the only English-speaking rer
son In the whole town is the teacher
and 1T may be long, hard trip bv
coach or on horseback to the ney,
town.
among a strange people, where the
language, food. customs. etc. are so
hard to become accustomed to Il often
proves a hard life
But In the larger towns the cond,.
uons are mach better. Here you gen.
orally find more than one teacher. bet.
ter school buildings, and q higher class
or people, with whom It Is easier r.
mingle.
Inc tobacco business has already
grown to vast proportions under Amer
icAn management, as is evidenced nv
the constantly increasing consumn.
ton OF Porto Rican cigars in the
ohl'ed states. In every town or vii.
iage' even among the mountains. TO
Dacco Is still raised and cigars are
sui made as thoy have been for ecn.
eratons, but the new tobacco ra,sere
nave planted hundreds and In ono coso
over 1000 acres i'm stetcb
which may be seen entirely covered
Dy cheese cloth to subdue the lieb.
and improve the quality. This indus.
IIy mas by no means reached ifs
helght. and, indeed, has the prospect
Oh & vast futura growth.
Inc conee raising is also worthy NJ
mention, although not deyeloped nc vot
10 any great extent Coffee is raised
mostly among u.e mountains and
Americans have taken It up but IttIe,
however, 1t has been pronounced tho
lnest coffee I'm the world bv presidon,
i10oseVeH. and when The market for II
is made 1t will undoubtedly offer n
biOad field for American interest
mere are also a large number nj
minor industries which men from The
United States have entered and a,
which they are making fortnro.
among these are The raising of nI,,o.
apples. cocoanuts, rice and vepetab1es
"nich are sent TO the United States for
winter use The buying up and OK.
porting Of native lace and drawn work
mas also been carried on to a limited
extent
IL Is clearly evident that the Island
ds 2 whole has not been developed 10
anything like its capacity. While
Americans are recognizing tho wcoI,b
0. ,ne place and are taking advantage
OF II The next ten years will wifb0,t
uouot show much greater advance
Than has the past decade