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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 48
... duties , discriminating tariffs , and the heavy port dues , foreign trade was placed at such a great disadvantage that ... duty of forty - three per cent . ad valo- rem on all foreign merchandise , except agricul- tural implements and ...
... duties , discriminating tariffs , and the heavy port dues , foreign trade was placed at such a great disadvantage that ... duty of forty - three per cent . ad valo- rem on all foreign merchandise , except agricul- tural implements and ...
Page 49
... duties . In 1828 an export tariff was imposed on sugar and coffee , which , by this time , had be- come important ... duty on sugar was doubled and that on coffee increased to one cent a pound . This tariff was maintained without ...
... duties . In 1828 an export tariff was imposed on sugar and coffee , which , by this time , had be- come important ... duty on sugar was doubled and that on coffee increased to one cent a pound . This tariff was maintained without ...
Page 57
... duties and the Habana lottery , averaged about $ 25,000,000 per annum . Of this amount , $ 10,500,000 was appropriated to the payment of the Cuban debt , which by 1897 had swelled to the enormous aggregate of $ 400 , - 000,000 , or ...
... duties and the Habana lottery , averaged about $ 25,000,000 per annum . Of this amount , $ 10,500,000 was appropriated to the payment of the Cuban debt , which by 1897 had swelled to the enormous aggregate of $ 400 , - 000,000 , or ...
Page 70
... duty according to his lights . He tendered his resignation , and the home Government appointed General Wey- ler , Marquis of Tenerife , to succeed him . This man , who amply earned his sobriquet of " Butcher , " was the unwitting ...
... duty according to his lights . He tendered his resignation , and the home Government appointed General Wey- ler , Marquis of Tenerife , to succeed him . This man , who amply earned his sobriquet of " Butcher , " was the unwitting ...
Page 94
... duty as wife and mother to the best of her ability . She has been schooled to consider herself the abso- lute property of her husband and to render him unquestioned obedience . She is prone to jealousy but slow to resent neglect and ...
... duty as wife and mother to the best of her ability . She has been schooled to consider herself the abso- lute property of her husband and to render him unquestioned obedience . She is prone to jealousy but slow to resent neglect and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 274 - During the term of this convention, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the United States...
Page 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...