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THE CUBA REVIEW 



THE FERTILE SOIL SOON TURNS INTO RICH GARDENS. 



town will take on an appearance most attractive. I have vi.sited but one other colony in 

 Cuba where the activities of the settlers were more strongly marked and in evidence. 

 Although it was the rainy season when I reached Bartle, there was no wet spots visible. 

 The rainfall rapidly drains away. It was extremely pleasant and the nights were ex- 

 tremely cool, the thermometer while recording 92 degrees at 2:30 P. M. dropping to 76 

 and 78 at night. There were many nights or rather early mornings when the writer 

 was glad to reach out on the bed for the heavy covering that had been previously dis- 

 carded. The men were all busy getting their acres into planting condition. Robert 

 Britan has 33 acres in sugar cane and 10 acres or more planted to grape-fruit. Mr. 

 Jameson has 30 acres cleared and intended to plant all in grape-fruit. 



There are hustling representatives in the colony from England. Pennsylvania, New 

 York, North Dakota and Michigan, but the greater number come from Canada. 



The sun's rays are intense in the early morning, but at 8 or thereabouts, a refreshing 

 breeze springs up. This is invariable and continues all day. Lumber is $45.00 per 

 thousand. Paroid roofing, one-ply, $6.50 per roll; two-ply, $7.50 per roll. Barbed wire 

 $3.00 per loo-pound roll. Situated as the colony is on the main line of the Cuba R. R. 

 it has satisfactory facilities for reaching the coast ports and steamers at Nuevitas and 

 Nipe Bay and all the principal cities of the island to Havana. The children of the 

 residents looked particularly well in health. 



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