The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-04
PORTO RICO.
the DESIRES ana IsSpes Of the National
I'sSree Grew ers AssooiatlsA.


I'@ree Grew ees AssooiasbeA.
To IRE ERROR ~ Tvs sUN- Su: have
bsGore me. printed in pamphlets form. the
art memorial which tho National COaee
4 Growers Association Of Pence. Porto Rico.
has Just addressed to the Legislature Of
| the ISLAND Tor its study and consideration
Cable dispatches from Porto Rico pub
lished In THE sUN az The time of the organ
iSaiion Of the Associai ION fully recorded
how " Was enthusiastically launched In
he southsTnmost Porto Rican city on
November :. and the strong hops enter
lAined in ~ inception Nv ito creators and
sponsors for it, continuance and succe-s
have proved veil founded. The able docu-
meni hears the signatures of Me-sr- NaVler
Mariani and ErmSlindo SalAyaT. presidents
Of the association and Of Us executive
committee respectively two men Who
have figured prominently in the patriotic
movement TO restore coffee to it, prosper
OIs place In the stAttsiic- ~ the Island
Foremost among hem Il also Don Tuiio
I.ArrinaRa. the present Porto RicAn Resident
Commissioner in Washington. " G Who
u doing good NoTk
Judging by their spirited representation
81 facts. II they are no, permeaied win
the same enthusiasm for coffee which seems
tn he enveloptnR in their trade relations
with continental United states all the thrtV-
ing insular producers of sugar. tohacco
and fruits. they are a. least lighting 10
~in and are showing nns metric They
know that their commercial horizon has
not been closed to them under the new
RaG. even II they labor a. present under
The discouFaGtnF set backs too well known
for recital In looking forward to a po~s'-
bile bright future for their crops they are
the sconoTnic salvation Of Porto Rico
Though the Porto Rtoen planters do not
want IL 10 he understood. according To the
possibility that the Congress Of the United
States In its INFINITE wisdom will some
49, al .cre'sn .,,n g. Ine1I unpo ~
duction Of the berry grown under the ma.
ttonal rag. they have. however, narrowed
following items Opening 81 ne~ -chools
aud experimental stations OF agriculture
IN order 70 increase the production OF "onee
tivation. ;. Building Of new roads 70 make
transportation rom the coffee districts
and easier than t. is At present. , Lower
ina their quota OF IN nation, - a. 70 Inti-
gaie the unfortunate condition In which
them since the change OF sovereignty.
/. Commercial treaties With coffee drinking
iSre. 10 he Porto Ricsn Merry. Estab-
hshment 81 an agricultural bank ~ credit
which. a. q IL done nov IN the Philippine.
The necessary means to cultivate their
plantations and extricate themselves from
previous debts en'ered INTO ~ the long
hypothecary law. sfordinR in its reform
Ereatsr facilities for payment. and con
tors ana debtoSs Crestinx a market
in continental United States for the Porto
hican coffee through constant propaganda
This purpose cannot he carried out. n
we are 10 believe the signers Of the me
SiSc' 90 = ~ear in sdSsr,i.ine aud the
SoasumerS could md The genuine Porto
planters lack the means to embark in %
gigantic an enteTpTiss, 'hey ask the support
INTO eject Sith the funds % the p1bljr
treasury
Those are The most practical measures
auRgeated in the memorial NJ the National
CoNee Grower. Nssoctat ion to the Consre~s
~ the nifed states AND the tnsular l.eGtS-
la'ure for The inmed late relief Of the. Porto
Rican planters To The arguments addu"ed
AGAinst the e-tsbi,~hmeni of the Agricul-
tuTa Bank ~ credit among NhiCh the cry
Sa ron ideas 81 government has been IN
Cluded with telling efsC'. he Porto Rican
planters point IN their memorial 20 he
Institution NJ similar character ar horiyed
by congress for the Philippines on March :.
n u interesting 10 note ihat NJ the srer-
steady diffusion Of the superior oualilV Of
the Porto Rican Conee among he con'inen-
il the unlimited possibilities Of the Tniied
states markets. the applause ~ Tvs STN
vas gained for u IN repea,ed EDITORIAL aIti-
effort was made some ine 30 in hat direc-
ton. hut came 10 nsush, either through
20 90 mass 4 so w. Pori ,' R,Ssn pIsnrsrs
are nov iresdinE m prScttcal. snecHNe
- the sVmpath, and @upporf of the Deople
and the legislative bodies ~ the country
NV NOEN. March " CoLLN1o