CHAPTER XVI. 



NEW LOCAL INDUSTRIES. 



By this term I, of course, mean those that have 

 been started in my time. When I eame to Trinidad 

 there were very few of what could be called Local 

 Industries. Sugar-cane growing ; sugar-making and 

 distilling of rum from molasses, skimmings, and 

 drainings of sugar were in full swing to a much 

 greater and more profitable extent than they are 

 now, but, as time advanced, they began to decline till 

 they eventually entered into a precarious existence 

 under which they had to struggle for many years ; 

 they are, however, — especially sugar — beginning to 

 show signs of new life which it is hoped will continue 

 till they eventually emerge triumphant. 



There is, however, a very important industry 

 carried on exclusively in this colony for which the out- 

 side world does not give Trinidad credit as it bears 

 the name of an old Venezuelan city known as Angos- 

 tura in which the now celebrated 



ANGOSTURA BITTERS 

 was first made — I have casually mentioned it in the 

 introductory chapter at pages 14-16. Since then I 

 have been at considerable pains to find out more 

 about it, knowing as I do that it plays a conspicuous 

 part in the industries of Trinidad and contributes 

 considerably to its revenue and importance. In that 



