The Republic of Cuba 



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GEN. EMILIO NUNEZ 



Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor 



F all the Cabinet positions, 

 ^ 1 ^ 1^ however, that which carries 



pl iafA with it the most detail, and 



% /^l ^^^ greatest responsibilities, is 



r ^^Iv held by Gen. Emilio Nunez, 



^4^1J[ Secretary of Agriculture, Com- 



lll^^^'^mil^ merce and Labor. Gen. Nunez 

 is a big man, mentally as well 

 as physically, and when difficulties or complex- 

 ities arise in any one of the score or more of 

 branches into which his department is divided, 

 he either solves them on the spot, or orders one 

 of his bureau chiefs to whip them into shape so 

 they can be properly handled. 



Not alone agriculture, with its many depend- 

 encies, such as forestry, mines, etc., whence, 

 owing to the nature of the Island, come most of 

 Cuba's wealth, but commerce, labor, immigration, 

 patents, trade marks, agricultural schools, experi- 

 mental stations, local fairs and foreign expositions, 

 come under the direction of Gen. Nunez. In the 

 great mass of detail pertaining to this work, the 

 services of Assistant Secretary, Dr. Lorenzo Arias, 

 of Pinar del Rio, are invaluable. Nothing secures 

 the stamp of his approval until he is convinced 

 of its worth. 



