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THE CUBA RKNIRW Ami Bulletin. 



riBA S IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 



The (levclopnient of Cuba's resources has 

 been phenomenal, but she needs vast quan- 

 tities of machinery, railroad material, build- 

 ing material, electrical plants and modern 

 appliances of all kinds for sugar factor- 

 ies, canning factories, sawmills and other 

 basic industries. 



Although within the torrid zone, the tem- 

 perature does not differ materially from 

 that of the Gulf states, but the climate is 

 more equable, owing to its insularity and 

 the protection afforded from winter Atlantic 

 gales by the Bahamas Islands. 



The total commerce betwen Cuba and 

 the United States for the year 1906 amount- 

 ed to $1^1,547,028, which compared with 

 the previous year, shows a 'decrease of 

 $8,880,640. 



The following table .shows the changes 

 in the commerce between the two countries : 



Imports Exports 



Years. from Cuba. to Cuba. 



1890 $54,628,710 $13,329,493 



1900 31,747,229 26,934,524 



1902 48.619.588 23,061,623 



1903 57,228,291 23,504,417 



1904 74,950,992 32.644.345 



1905 95.857.856 44.569.812 



1906 85.055,184 46,491.844 



Cuba's imports from the United S"tates 



for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, 

 were as follows : 



Iron and steel $9,879,648 



Provisions, including products of 



meat and milk 6,350.157 



Cereals, flour, etc 4,885,169 



Animals 2,721,311 



Wood and its manufactures 4,080,282 



Coal 1,977.123 



Cotton and its manufactures 1,507,705 



Shoes 1,769.796 



Mineral oils 796,002 



Drugs, medicines, etc 1.008.522 



Coffee 1,430.317 



Vegetables 919,790 



Cars, coaches, etc 1,472,428 



Scientific instruments 658,684 



Paper 429,760 



Eggs 642.890 



Of the 1904-1905 exports, raw sugar ac- 

 counts for $61,992,000, or 61.3 per cent.;, 

 leaf tobacco. $12,616,900, and manufactured 

 tobacco, $14,141,100, a combined percent- 

 age of 26.5 : products obtained from sugar, 

 such as molasses, alcohol, etc., $1,711,900. 

 Fruits, cocoa, vegetables, etc., $3,434,500; 

 hard woods, dyewoods, fibres and other 

 forest products, $1,452,000; animals, skins, 

 and other animal products, $1,192,100; min- 

 eral products, such as iron ore, manganese, 

 asphaltum. $1,909,400; sponges and shells, 

 $3J.i.300; all others. $160,600. 



S>niopsis of a resume by Otavia a Zayas 

 y .\dan. consul general of Cuba at New 

 York, in the Exporers' Review. 



YELLOW FEVER BREAKS OL'T AMONG AMERICAN 

 TROOPS. 



Yellow fever has broken out at Cien- 

 fuegos among the .\merican garrison, with 



10 cases and one death as the record to 

 date of August 13. It is feared other sol- 

 diers may lie infected, as there are 300 men 

 stationed there — all of the 15th cavalry. 

 Dr. Agromonto. the Cuban yellow fever ex- 

 pert, has no fears of the fever spreading, 

 and thinks it can be checked without dif- 

 ficulty. There were additional cases a few 

 days later at Matanzas and Ceiba Mocha, 

 near the former city. 



The third death occurred on August 19 

 and one new case developed on the same 

 date, making 10 cases in all. Secretary 

 Taft was much disturbed by the presence 

 of the fever, and before leaving on his trip 

 around the world sent specific instructions 

 to Governor ■Nlagoon to keep the war de- 

 partment informed daily as to the spread 

 and treatment of the disease. Governor 

 Magoon's cable in response was as follows: 



"Kean reports from Cienfuegos : T re- 

 gard the epidemic among troops as under 

 control, and no cause for further uneasi- 

 ness. But sanitary condition of this city is 

 bad; no sewer; cistern water supply utter- 

 ly deficient, no efficient mosquito work be- 

 fore arrival of Havana brigade last week, 

 and infection had spread. Will require 

 ])robably two months' hard work for its 

 eradication. These conditions probably un- 

 avoidable under municipal sanitary control 

 with limited resourcess at their command.' " 



It has been determined therefore to na- 

 tionalize the sanitary systems of the various 

 cities of the island, and President Roose- 

 velt has directed Governor Magoon to issue 

 a proclamation to that effect, giving all 

 power to the provisional government ta 

 take such measures as may seem necessary 

 to control the sanitary situation. The de- 

 cree, which will be issued at once, will co- 

 ordinate all the health offices into one 

 system, under the direct supervision of the 

 government, taking all sanitary work out 

 of the hands of the municipal authorities. 



COMMEMORATING THE REVOLUTION OF AUGUST, 

 1906. 



A meeting in Havana by the supporters 

 of Alfredo Zayas was planned for August 

 19 to commemorate the beginning of last 

 year's revolution. Why August 19 was se- 

 lected it is hard to say, for trouble began 

 about August 15 and an uprising was re- 

 ported in Pinar del Rio on August 18. 

 The meeting passed over without any un- 

 usual demonstration. Speeches were made, 

 but owing to previous criticism in political 

 circles as to the propriety of the meeting 

 they were temperate and subdued. Gen. 

 Gomez, the rival Liberal candidate for the 

 Presidency, refused to participate. It is 

 believed the real reason for Gen. Gomez' 

 refusal to participate in the meeting is that 

 he is desirous of placating the Moderates, 

 whom the Liberals defeated at the last elec- 

 tion. The latter's supporters have con- 

 stituted themselves a Liberal national con- 

 vention, wholly without authority, say the 

 Zayistas. 



