The sun., 1919-05-12
SOUTHERN DOMINICA
ISARICH SECTION
Coffee, Lumber, Cane and
Fruits Produced on the
Fertile Soil.
GOVERNMENT GIVING AID
Roads Are Being Built and
Steamships Will Resume
Calling at Ports.
By RADHAMEs CORDERo.

Former Editor Of Crisanthenos Of Santo
Domingo CITY.
Specially ,eritten for the Lottr American
Section Of THE SUN.
In this article Is mentioned something
about the southern part OF the Domi-
mean Republic, especially the territories
known as Aqua and Barahona and the
principal southern ports.
Aqua and Barahona produce coftee as
well as lumber, such as mahogany, ce-
dar ard lignum vite. In large quanu-
/ ties, also sugar cane, fruits. potatoes
honey and beeswax.
| The Barahona coffee is said TO be the
| beat grown on the island and ranks In
quality with the finest grade OF Porto
Rico bean. 1t was sold in Europe be-
! fore the outbreak OF the war at from
twenty cents to twenty-five cents q
pound.
The soil of Aqua Is dry and conse-
quently more appropriate for the pro-
duction Of cotton coffee, castor oil seed
&C In Aqua Is a sugar mandatory
OF fair dimensions, the Ansonia. sugar
Company. The Barahona Sugar Com
pany Is building a factory In Barahona
| Axua enjoys also the distinction Of
petroleum production. having a number
OF wells under exploitation.
Lack of proper communication DC.
tween Sento Domingo City and the ter
ritories mentioned Is partly. responsible
for their slow Improvement and oeias
in measuring up to the commercial &C
tiyities of the other provinces. but tht
Government Is now trying to Improve
conditions 90 that Barahona and Azui
NAV enjoy better communication VIII
the other parts of the island.
The time between Santo Domingo CIT,
land Aqua by steamship Is about sever
hours, and from Aqua to Barahona II u
about three hours. These two port
iare situated on Ocoa and Neyba pay
respectively. The Clyde Steamship Com
pany used to include in its itinerar!
Of sailinxs Azua, but on account O
tine shortage of steamships last year ]
was compelled to suspend service. which
however, II expects to resume soon
taking both freight and passengers
The Government Is constructing
proper highways between Santo DO
mingo City and the southern part o
the island They are completed as Ia
as Bani, which Is about ten hours b!
horse north of Azua. This short stretci
will be completed in the near future
when tourists may travel from SAINT
Domingo City to the extreme end OF tn
southern part Of the island by motto
vehicles, the same as is done over tn
northern parts of the country.
The River Vague del Sur. which flow
along a certain district of the coast o
Barahona, overhows its banks period
cally and leaves an alluvial or fertiliz
ing matter. which enriches the soil bet
ter than anything known in the world.
Tho largest coffee plantation In Bara
Ihona is owned by Luis E. Delmonte.
number Of Americans live In both Azu'
and Barahona, where surroundings ar
consenial. especially In the former ter
iitory, whose people enjoy the reputa
ton of complete refinement and educa
ton.
AS Azua and Barahona are the leas
exploited territories Of the island 1t ma.
be we'll for capitalists intending to opel
negotiations or investments to Civ
some consideration to these two prov
inces,