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 pages |
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... considerable length or volume , nor are any navigable with the exception of the Cauto , which permits of the passage of light draft boats to a distance of fifty miles from its mouth . Cuba is noted for its spacious land - locked harbors ...
... considerable length or volume , nor are any navigable with the exception of the Cauto , which permits of the passage of light draft boats to a distance of fifty miles from its mouth . Cuba is noted for its spacious land - locked harbors ...
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... considerable propor- tion of it containing as much as seventy per cent . bitumen . Grahamite , a mineral of the same species as asphalt , but classed as pure bitumen , is found in Habana Province and other parts of the Island . The only ...
... considerable propor- tion of it containing as much as seventy per cent . bitumen . Grahamite , a mineral of the same species as asphalt , but classed as pure bitumen , is found in Habana Province and other parts of the Island . The only ...
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... considerable number that have been natu- ralized . The trees embrace a variety of hard- woods . Over thirty species of palm are found in the Island , and the pine of the temperate zone grows in proximity to the mahogany of the tropics ...
... considerable number that have been natu- ralized . The trees embrace a variety of hard- woods . Over thirty species of palm are found in the Island , and the pine of the temperate zone grows in proximity to the mahogany of the tropics ...
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... considerably lower than the prevalent rates of the large cities of the United States . Of all the countries of the world , Aus- tralia is the only one whose death rate ( 12.60 ) is lower than that of Cuba . It may be of inter- est to ...
... considerably lower than the prevalent rates of the large cities of the United States . Of all the countries of the world , Aus- tralia is the only one whose death rate ( 12.60 ) is lower than that of Cuba . It may be of inter- est to ...
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... considerable period after official knowledge of their existence had ceased . Some years ago , at Holguin , a youth was pointed out to me , who exhibited in features , skull formation , and complexion , marked re- semblance to an Indian ...
... considerable period after official knowledge of their existence had ceased . Some years ago , at Holguin , a youth was pointed out to me , who exhibited in features , skull formation , and complexion , marked re- semblance to an Indian ...
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acres agricultural American Bayamo Camaguey cane Cape San Antonio capital cent century chief Cienfuegos City coast colonies commercial companies Congress considerable convention cost coun crop Cuba's Cuban cultivation Customs Tariff deposits districts dollars effect exports extensive fact factory farming favor force foreign former fruit Fuerza 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 occupied Office period Pinar del Rio pineapple plant plantations planter political population ports pounds present President profit proportion 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 tobacco trade treaty United Vuelta Abajo Washington
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Page 292 - 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...
Page 303 - ... maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, 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. "VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
Page 302 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, 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.
Page 307 - 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...
Page 307 - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done...
Page 306 - 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...
Page 293 - 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...
Page 294 - 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...
Page 288 - It is agreed that similar articles of both countries shall receive equal treatment on their importation into the ports of the United States and of the Republic of Cuba, respectively.
Page 301 - 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, property, and...