, 1924-03-26
United States Press Representatives Visit To St, Croi
Islands, i. S.A.
THURSDAY February 21Sf, 1924.
AS REVIEWED BY BUNDLE BEE EN- ROUTE
Confined from yesterdays Avj8.)
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P R. Is any of that good old ST CaX Rum obtainabe in the Island?
here thai it will son be as carcea nd as valuable as dnasaur eggs.
P R. Bot white mule" an bel had, I presume.
B B. Yes that springs from the hHsc compounded and te~ed in empty kero5n7O1
Tins which seem to answer and have been converted to the purpose.
P r. sHe Vostead Act in force here?
B B. Yes and as efecuaIy as can be expected of any body of land surrounded by
water as you know what that means in the States.
p r What The feeling IF the public in general upon this question?
r b Pretty we'll reoncHed TO the inevitable, particularly so When Oe considers how
conwval the inhabitants Of this island were in the past and Of the great hoSoEat
y shown to ali strangers Of course there reQ quite a lumber OF die aUs'o or
as you now call them IN the north "spgOts bgos ,"
p r Which town is the most desirable to live i'm
B B. Now! you ask ne a very delicate question and me that is hard for ne to answer
as heres sucha diversity of opinion on such a matter in every community May
ask which you would prefer to live in New York. Chicago or Ptsbug? No
doubt you know the advantages and disadvantages of eacnc and SO yOu can o
to every place with the same unsoVed problem. And leans say try it and SUIT
Yourself n our small com nunty as YOU up North have with the "Barkers'
and boosters" for each On today as nearly a century ago the in
hahiants Of either town xpus the same feelings as the following deS
crpions OF visitor to the island in the winter Of 1885, when that visitor
recodsh his observations as: "A winter in the West Indies and Florida, publish
edn New York City by Wiley and Putnam, l6l Broadway, IN 1889:
1.-The English language is spoken here by all inhabitants except s)me of the Danish
soldiers There are almost as any EngiSI and American inhabitants as Danes and
low of His Danish Majesty a ball is always gIVen at Government House, to which
American visitors are invited and every disposition appear TO be- manifested to make
The MACE pleasant resort for nvahds there are W boarding houses here, but hey are
not well supported on account of the general preference for West End The mhabi
tms of the place are very much surprised at tins strange perVerson OF taste in the
American in prferng a place according to their accounts, the very worst on earth
Thav are almost indignant at any one who attempts to speak avoaby of West End,
and use every effort to prevent obersfr from going there, telling strangers IN thi. ar
rival that the other place is without accommodation, &c was told N my arrival. that it
was impossible to get lodgings at Nest End. but to my surprise, found plenty of room
here after tweny more passengers hda arrived. If inyahdsW wish to avoid difficulty,
thew hd bette. form their w Opnoasu upon severlh le local matters but not by any
means exCresst then. as. in a small com immunity, every thing affecting the interest
Of the inhabitants is told from one end OF the island 10 the oner IN n incredibly
short inc .y