Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-25
Annual Report Of Governor
Magoon Contains Explanation
of Periodical Outbreak of
LaWIeSSneSS,
ISLAND NOW ENJOYS
PERIOD OF PROSPERITY
Burden of Debt Wiped Out by
Provisional Government Fin
anCeS Now on Sound Basis
With Money in Treasury


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second annual report, for the year
ending December. 1908. to the secre-
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Charies =. Masoon' goNerhor VI 'iie
provincial administration of the gov
eminent of Cuba which will come to
an end with the Inauguration of Pres
ident Jose Miguel Gomez next Thurs
day, states that the provisional gov
elnmeat of Cuba has proceeded sat
isfactorily during the past year. Dur
ing the two and onc-half years of its
existence there has been a condition
Of peace and tranquility in the island
that is creditable to the highest de-
gree. All of the laws which the
peace commission of 1906 deemed in
dspensable have been either enacted
or are now so far advanced in pro-
cess of enactment that they will be-
come laws before the termination OF
the present government In addition
many other laws essential to the well
fare of Cuba have been enacted. Dur
ing the past year two important cleo
tions have taken place, namely the
municipal and provincial elections and
the national election, both of which
aora nnrasrefe el Without confusion or
disorder The national election
marks an epoch in the history OF Cuba.
The registration for both elections
was secured by a national census.
The provisional administration has
been able to meet not only the usuai
and ordinary expenses of the govern
mcnt but in addition thereto TO dis-
charge the cost of the insurrection, in
cluding all the obligations incurred by
the government in attempting 10 pro-
vide for the national defense, ana also
the damage inflicted by the insurgent
forces. 1t has also discharged large
amount of anterior Indebtedness OF the
Cuban government, including the exc
cution of the contract for the pur-
chase of the church property entered
into by the military government IN
1891; it has maintained the rural
guard at force fixed by the CUBAN
congress at the time OF the lnsurrec-
ton Of 1906, being an excess OF 2'4Oo
over the size of the rural guard prior
to August, 1906; it succeeded IN ex-
tirpatng am epidemic of yellow fever
prevailing in the island at the time OF
the provisional government was estab-
lshcd.
The provisional government mas
done much for the sanitation OF the
cities and towns OF the island, ana IN
addition entered upon and made SUB
slantial progress in the execution OF
a broad plan of public improvements
Including road and bridge building
harbor Improvements, water works
the erection OF cuurthouses, custom
houses. school houses, market houses,
slaughter houses and other municipal
works: also, the construction, repair
and reconstruction of the charitable
penal and reformatory institutions, re-
built and extended the government
telegraph anr' telephone systems; IN
creased the number Of postOffices ana
improved the mail service; accom-
plishcd many reforms in the customs
house and adopted methods to encour-
age and promote trade and commerce.
Especial attention has been given to
expanding and increasing the effici-
ency of the public school system of
the island, instruction in English be-
ing introduced and special attention
devoted to instruction in the domestic
sciences.
While on the establishment of the
provisional government in Cuba there
was apparently $1O.0OO.OO0 in the Gu
ban treasury. vet of this amount the
Cuban congress had by special laws