. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 17 Trade in American Shoes Growing. Joseph Caunt, of the Joseph Caunt Company, Boston, returned recently from a visit to Cuba. In reply to ques- tions about his trip Mr. Caunt said: "There is a splendid opening in Cuba for the sale of American shoes. Manu- facturers of this country can sell many more pairs of shoes to Cuba than they are selling at the present time. Sales of American shoes to Cuba have in- creased steadily during the past few years. Our own firm, for instance, has increased its sales to Cuba by twenty- fold in the past three years. These
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 17 Trade in American Shoes Growing. Joseph Caunt, of the Joseph Caunt Company, Boston, returned recently from a visit to Cuba. In reply to ques- tions about his trip Mr. Caunt said: "There is a splendid opening in Cuba for the sale of American shoes. Manu- facturers of this country can sell many more pairs of shoes to Cuba than they are selling at the present time. Sales of American shoes to Cuba have in- creased steadily during the past few years. Our own firm, for instance, has increased its sales to Cuba by twenty- fold in the past three years. These sales are large to-day, and we consider the Cuban trade a very important part oi our business. "The Cuban buyers are excel'ent gen- tlemen with whom to do business. They are very pleasant to meet, and they are buyers of ability. They are careful m the selection of styles. It is their usual practice to inspect a line of shoes, and then to suggest in that line such changes in lasts, leathers, patterns, trimmings, or in details, that would make the shoes more pleasing to the Cuban trad^*. Conse- quently it is well for an American manu- facturer who wishes to develop his trade with Cuba to visit the Cuban buyers, and to learn from them personally exactly what they want in ; Havana's Custom House Collections. Customs collections for the month of January amounted to $1,432,, as against $1,279, in 1909. The collections for the month of De- cember at Matanzas have been the great- est since 1899. The amount collected is $193,, or $29, more than the previous month. For the past six months the ircrease is $i35-8i5-43, compared with Stevedores eating breakfast on the Heck of a steamer. Contractors, steamship agents and others having to handle this kind of Cuban labor, speak in high terms of its quality. The men. are hard workers, and willing and dependable when rightly handled. They demand good wages and get them. Estivadores almorzando sob
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