The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-17
PAT MURPHY BACK FROM
CUBA AND EXPATIATES
CUBA

Pat Murphy is back from trip to
Havana which he made in the in
terest of Murphy's Guide to Florida.
Pat is a keen observer and always
talks Interestingly, whether it be of
politics or sightseeing in the
tropics. Speaking of his recent
journey he said:
THE are a great people, happy
with what they have got and Of
course enjoy their happiness. / was
off Havana on the U. S. S. Vicks-
burg, when the surrender came, and
was in Havana when they chang
ed our flag, but things are not just as
brisk now as they were then. The
great mistake Mr.. Flagler made, was
that he didn't keep on to Havana
with his railroad. The boat trip is
all right when you don't get sick.
Havana is a lively town and the Gu
bans are ideal people. l went to
hear an opera, "Marti," and l never
appreciated anything so much in my
life, in the way of an opera, as l did
on his occasion, being produced by
Havana's best home talent. Their
voices were swell and the orchestra
consisted of about thirty pieces,
principally all string, which was the
finest to be found
You can realize in a moment that
Their is only one place after all, and
that is Florida" concluded the trav-
eler They separate you from your
money so quickly in Havana that
you hardly know how it was done.
There are many difficulties to en-
counter, such as the custom house
officers, the doctor and other such
functionaries. 1t might seem a kind
of joke to refer to them as obstacles
to travel, but they are, nevertheless,
and a serious joke. / have been
there often under both Spanish and
American government, and the Gu
ban still follows the Spanish ideal
Of delay; everything is manana-to-
morrow More American capital
would be invested in Cuba if there
was no difficulty in the way of Sc
curing reliable title. Those tourists
who travel into the interior will tell
you that that it is a treat to go
through the island. The amount of
money that will come from the sug-
ar crop this year will be very large
the farms produce sixty tons of
raw sugar to the acre. 1t is the most
important crop grown on the island.
The northern end of Cuba offers
more inducements than any other
section, because it hasn't been as
much explored as other parts, and
one of the Armour officials who
went with me stated that his COM
lpany were going into stock-raising,
and to build large guano factory.
"A great many Americans are going
into the northern section of the is.
land. The great difficulties they en-.
counter will be the lack of roads
they will have to go so far bach
from the established highways. Cit
rus lands in Cuba run from five dol
lars an acre in price upward, ant
it takes fifty dollars an acre to clear
it up; so, it takes money to maxi
money in Cuba. Someone mentione'
preparedness to me. If we needed
the Cubans to help up we would b
in hard luck. l know what l an
talking about, for l was in the nav,
from the start to the finish of tn
war with Spain. The Key Yves
navy yard is a joke to look at. Sc
Pm still with Wilson-no war, bu
get ready" - Orlando Reporter
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