The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-12
WEST INDIES
MARKETF0R
THE j. S.
American Consul Points
Out Advantages AZ
forded by Islands For
Trade Expansion.

~ >hHi~Nfuii u. lNA>l
a. = 'oasui. ~. Thomas. paa,-h West Indi..-
The Danish IWe-t Indies. comprising
the three Islands ~. Croix. -. Thomas
and -. John. have sn aggregate. srrn .i
i3s square mile-. The e>..r inhabi
tsnts. most OF whom arr NJ the .nlor.si
rare. are engaged in the cultivation oi
sugar cane. cotton, fruit aud Vegetables
On the island oi ~ Crox. which L. the
most important asriculturAlly. the acre
sge devoeed "a sugar cane and cotton in
i"i& vac ~ lsrgrias. a not larger. than
I'm the preceding year. yet the yield was
considerably iers. due to the -fIsxt- of
tie severe drought that Ia.te.i through
the greater part OF the season Although
the farmers have suffered great lo--s--
from the lack oi sufficient ram ior /. num-
Der OF Year,. they continue t. plant viii,
unswerving energy.
HEAVY IMPORTS FROM
The production oi vegetables aud ir,--l,
meats ON -. Croix 10 -ufiicient for th..
local demand, but other foosi-tnIi-. such
~ Hour. meal. cured meats. saltrxl h-h.
etc, practically all Gomez from the TINT
-d Stst~s, the imports m 1914 an,ountin.
to 81 1880
There wss . decrease oi i3Ju ma the
number and of es,,. 80 in the .-!.p. nI
the live stork on -. Croix last year
compared with 1913.
The ssst os government on -. Cr.i.
" Christisnst<si. which i- si.o the official
plsse of residence of the ,sovernor of the
Danish colony for ak m-nth- IN eyer,
year. the remaining six months lse,ny
spent on the island OF ~ Thomas A.
the hsrbor st Christisnsted is difIirult of
scces- on account of outlying reels. the
produce Of the island H. -hipI.-i through
Frederikssed.
The c.-ief exports II the island Of ~.
Croix last year were. .5s6, tons of sugar.
valued at tl27 .ssD. s2.7.1 gallons of
rum. worth f;6. 7Oj. and ~. 5on pounds
oi cotton, To the value OF sl6. ~.
The declared exports from II. Crnix u
the tnitesi States in 1914 increased m
value by sI55. $40 u sesi. ~
The returned American good- m Inl,
To ss75s. ~ against So, ~
the preceding year
PRODUCTS up II. THOMAS
On the island of - Thoma- the AR,
products are vegetables and fruit
bananas. manages and pineappls- the
'uppiy. however. H. never e.tual to tl,..
ocal demand The hardy guinea gra--.
he only variety that can withstand tie
evere drougiIt-. affords Subsistence for
eversi hundred head Of live -tpcL that
the largest agricultural interest
IN the island Ia 1914 the live stsck ON
q Thorn.- CONSISTED ~ go head of cat
ie. 81 gost-. - hox-. - hor--. D.
mules and ~ donkeys. and wA- valued
& slo. 80, or tIs.I3j le-- than i'm tl,.
'receding year when there we're I.l
'orses, 80 head of cattle. y, u.ule-. fy.l
Icnkeys, -o goats and 49, box-
The deccIsred exports from -. Thomas
the United States in 1914 mor~ than
ouhle'i those of the presiding year. the
rircipsl gains being IN hides and skim.
uTsr. straw paper and -sndsl~~o.i.
ISLAND OF II. John.
The island Of -. John. -onse~hs,
mailer than "a. Thom.-. - most nncnl- !
waited, ~ith here and there cattle
anch. It contains about .O inhab-
'snts and - Dependency of -. Thomas
ley rum and small quantities II lime
nee arr made on the island. IT, prod.
cn srs marketed IN -. TI,ons-
The opportunities for an inrre.-e IN
he ssles ~ American nerchandI-~ ,n
he Danish West Indie- are - good nov
not better tnsn they have been Tor
lore than t-enty-hve 3 ara becsu-e of
,s uncertainties AMI 'ielsy- ~ getting
cot- from Europ~ since the outl,reAk Of
ne var. in which nearly all Il tho coun-
ne sitb whom the merchants here for