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2. — Can foreigners endure the tropical heat of the 

 Islands? 



Owing to constant trade winds which blow over this 

 group, cooled by an ocean current flowing from the 

 Arctic, the climate is milder and different from that 

 of most tropical countries. These trade winds come 

 from the northwest coast of America, are cool and heal- 

 thy, and enable laborers, whether whites or colored, to 

 work in the sun without injury. Indeed, some main- 

 tain that those who labor in the open field here enjoy 

 better health than any others. Certain it is that the 

 prejudice which exists against whites working in the 

 field in other tropical countries, particularly in India 

 and the East Indies, has no force in this group. 



3. — Are there good chances in the islands for men 

 with fair enterprise and possessed of little capital? 



While the truth requires us to state that such chan- 

 ces are fewer here than in other countries, yet there are 

 occasional openings for farmers, tradesmen, and profes- 

 sional men. As a general thing, " small farming " has 

 not succeeded well here ; but under the operation of the 

 reciprocity treaty with America, there will be greater 

 inducements for this class to settle and engage in rais- 

 ing rice, bananas, coffee, oranges, sugar cane, tobacco 

 and ramie, for all which there will be an unlimited mar- 

 ket in the Pacific Coast States of America. Those 

 who come here to settle should have means sufficient to 

 buy and improve their land, and maintain them till 

 their crops bring in a return- 



4. — Is land obtainable, and at tchat cost ? 



The title to lands here is always good, if secured by 

 a "royal patent," as most lands are. But while com- 



