Cuba and Her People of To-day: An Account of the History and Progress of the Island Previous to Its Independence; a Description of Its Physical Features; a Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, and Prospects; Together with Information and Suggestions Designed to Aid the Prospective Investor Or SettlerI.C. Page, 1911 - 329 páginas |
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Página 173
... company's railroad is thirty - five miles in length , of standard gauge , laid in 60 - pound rails , and furnished with cars completely made of steel and having each a capacity of twenty tons Cuba's Sugar Industry 173.
... company's railroad is thirty - five miles in length , of standard gauge , laid in 60 - pound rails , and furnished with cars completely made of steel and having each a capacity of twenty tons Cuba's Sugar Industry 173.
Página 186
... companies and agents frequently offer tobacco acreage at high prices , which they justify by statements of the production of adjacent vegas . Often the purchaser finds himself in possession of a worthless tract lying alongside of one ...
... companies and agents frequently offer tobacco acreage at high prices , which they justify by statements of the production of adjacent vegas . Often the purchaser finds himself in possession of a worthless tract lying alongside of one ...
Página 186
... companies and agents frequently offer tobacco acreage at high prices , which they justify by statements of the production of adjacent vegas . Often the purchaser finds himself in possession of a worthless tract lying alongside of one ...
... companies and agents frequently offer tobacco acreage at high prices , which they justify by statements of the production of adjacent vegas . Often the purchaser finds himself in possession of a worthless tract lying alongside of one ...
Página 190
... companies that each employ thousands of workmen . There has been considerable reor- ganization among the large manufacturing con- cerns in recent years , involving the introduc- tion of a large amount of additional capital and the ...
... companies that each employ thousands of workmen . There has been considerable reor- ganization among the large manufacturing con- cerns in recent years , involving the introduc- tion of a large amount of additional capital and the ...
Página 204
... companies , with one ex- ception , originated in Philadelphia , and have now affiliated interests . The labor problem has been a constant dif- ficulty with the mining companies . They find the native whites quite unequal to the arduous ...
... companies , with one ex- ception , originated in Philadelphia , and have now affiliated interests . The labor problem has been a constant dif- ficulty with the mining companies . They find the native whites quite unequal to the arduous ...
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acres agricultural American Bayamo Camaguey cane Cape San Antonio capital cent century Cienfuegos City coast colonies commercial companies Congress considerable convention cost coun crop Cuba's Cuban cultivation Customs Tariff districts dollars effect exports extensive factory farming force foreign former fruit government of Cuba greater guajiro Habana harbors hundred imported increase independence insurgents iron Isle of Pines JIGUANI labor land leaf less Maceo manufacture Manzanillo Matanzas ment miles mill mineral mines mountainous native negro Nipe Bay occupation Office period Pinar del Rio plant plantations planter political population ports pounds present President profit proportion PROVINCE OF ORIENTE railroad railway rates of duty Republic of Cuba result Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba shipped soil or industry Spain Spaniards Spanish STREET sugar supply tain thousand tion To-day BY NEVIN tobacco trade treaty United Vuelta Abajo
Pasajes populares
Página 282 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and...
Página 297 - Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Página 296 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defence, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Página 297 - And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the...
Página 296 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the; sanitation of the cities of the island...
Página 283 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever the President of the United States...
Página 284 - Cuba, and so long as the said convention shall remain in force, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the Republic of Cuba, which are now imported into the United States free of duty, shall continue to be so admitted...
Página 291 - That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, 302 Appendices property, and individual liberty...
Página 274 - During the term of this convention, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the United States...
Página 292 - VI. That the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty. "VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof...