The sun., 1910-05-05
PORTO UICO'S NEED, A HOTEL
GOV. COLTON VISIONS 4 uTGHTI'
TOI RIST ~ AkENING
n Iongrrss Nul Iei q ssOa. non Hustr,ry
ne Built on Publir Lana az san .lnan
1000 visitors Now. hut No Plaee 70
STAY iced News Of the island.

i,uoO tsuofs Now, hul No Piaee t1
sta, GOOd News Of the island.
All that Porto Rico needs % draw a
swarm ui tourists il a big hotel. is the
,pn,uu Il lts Governor. Col. George r.
Cotton ind an tina; stands IN tho way
II 'rr hu,e " tho consent of ConErea.
u that Is obtain'd this scsaion Porto
b. v. start out next Writer as a rival
o.. Cuna jamaica the Rahamas. Florida
ani .pr.th"rn California. all of which. in
tts rmmou 81 hcr Governor. she sur.
Ja..r, .n an sorts OF WAYS by reason oI
hsr Irai advantage
Cry. Cotton came up from Washington
Yesterday and will sail for his post nsxt
N'Iuitv. lie left in Washington the
te.r-aIrn II Porto llCans who have gopa
ue.r '' AK Congress 10 make them citi.
r-D- and let them vote once in 4 while.
Porto Rico IL the hest equipped winter
r~nr' ~ th' We tenn Hemisphere sycspt
ar m" lark " hotels. saia GOV. Cotton.
20 has l.e0 miles Of the host sort of auto.
mobile rnads running through a. b.au.
l'u a country As We have got aavwhara
and ROW arrangements have hecn made
10 erect half million dollar ho,ei At
San Juan.
The only obstacle 10 the Federal GOV.
eminent II owns a bot II the hest land
90 vhai Is practically the centre Of the
toxin, and We have 10 get permission Of
C1ugrrss 10 Use some og il Tor hotel p,ir.
roses. There is a hill perclinR Ethory.
rg ihs President TO convey such Fedc-al
ands 10 Porto Rico az arr not needed
ior Governments purposes hack 70 the
r'ople u Porto Rico. II tins s passed the
h0'el will go night up.
last year al many a. :. .OnO tourists
VISITED The island. They STAYED On tba
average ouly eight hours simply bacal,e
tfer" was no way II housing them. We
have from November rs to ApriI n A
ssasou that - perfect 30 far a. weather
conditions are concerned. There ARE
isv r.acNs IN the world " which the sam.
oan b sa.d Car'Ainly not of southern
california or Florida Tor that lsngth Of
tine
Then We are hoping for hette- steam.
hip accommodation The vessels that
IN there are fairly good. bur a great
increase IN travel would result IN bigger
aa5 hrtt-r boata. The hotel projected
~ - Oui!t by New Yorker but prob
In'srsst IN 10
The building ~ hotel such AZ m.
ssnd ought - have will solve ,an,
qltsuons 10 the first place there Il
nat u Transport tlOn II will hiring -
re Island the West lrdian tourist trsde
Ihsre y no other Placs in this part Of ne
world where 20O miles II a,lt1rnoi,ila
-'at he adiAceat . a hotel aita Thsr
'tere IL nobody getting int, the ial,nd
teNnse there is no plce IN the interiov
'U gue q put up There Fre .svernl
srAl hotels m "a Juan hat their -oyr,
. ,oa1'". When once wO gctat,r hotsl .
g.its u win only he the stiIt. Hoysk
a. bound % sprile up all over the islaad
Zoe Interior OF Portp Rico is mJtin-
uLno W., but the hiils nre covered y-its
'ertuIe clear up ~ ,Aeir tons 5od ,bs,,
le any smouEt u beeutihli srroey-- |
franCe and Switzerl7 m get a lrrre ug,,. !
non NJ their riches from American tour. I
~. sld we who a-c nou -c- home ought
I" Zet some Of the money t1rv spend
lhuse who are Interested in thc srtsl
arc ready . begin work A. soon rs thsv
get the site. Erd q Is hoped q Rst astion
'N Congress sO early that the hotel viii
10 -sady by neX, =, tson The site lp view
. oh = high ridge oi ground - -irl,t.d
vat there viii he sun hat0iHr on one
-de and the hay on the other
conditions arc very Eood ip Porto
Rico. sid Gov Cotton IN answer 10 a
Under the sovereignty nf the
United Stites ia trade has irrrclsod
from si7noiGoO In 1871 q So .uU ~.
We uroduce twice a. muoh sugar % fhs .
Philippines aud our trade h e1tlll q 3
that n the Philippine archipelago C0Tsa .
b the only industry that is down ~ present F
The reason for this n that the product
ig sold principally IN Franoe. and there
TIE duty IL - high that the produce,
does not realize much.
Our coffee IA not USED 20 any extent
m the United States bat Porto Roam
'oIee is sold IN PARIS as a fancy article
ne satne A. Turkish coffee Franco
vas the market when Porto Rico v-s "A
'nanish colony. and there was some
lncient agreement between France gnd /
'nain whereby Porto Rican cohea got
wer rate ~ duty than IL doas now.
Why the Porto Ricpn cuHaN has nos
1een tHed % any extent here | d. NOT
NOV ie more expensive than Bra
'ilian. but Il is better and stronger end 4
an he eold cheaper than Java c1iIee
nsy nave been experimenting down
aere with Sea Island cotton. manages.
I'd vegeta bles for the winter market
Porto Rico supplies ~ Kinds of tropical
rus - the New YORK. market. Our I
is the hest IN the world.
The number Of children IN the schools ,
.as increased from p go in the early davs
y The American regime 70 ~ on. The
nut business IL hrRely IN the hands Of
lnercans. Porto Rico % ore place Z
p he tropice where Americans have gone 7
nd made their homes They have built :
'lses and are satisfied 70 remain there. I
A the last session Of the Legislature
iEds were voted for public improve !
heats IN municipalities that needed them !
"a A75 600 was appropriated for the
'mpletion of the road system % the
'hnd. believe very little 10 really
novn about Porto Rico IN the United /
iatss. but II congress let- that hotel he :
nit lot viii be learhed shout it next :
Iin'rr' II