Church review . harbor,which is historic as the landing placein 1899 of the invading Americanarmy, and destined to be of consider-able importance in years to come. Beyond is Ponce, covering moreground than San Juan, commercially hut all wild, no effort at cultivationever having been made, and modernmethods of handling being vast opening here for capital andexperience. Irrigation, except aroundPonce, is known only in its naturalform, and great valleys, eminentlysuited to the growth of sugar, lie un-used; the necessary water, plenty anilat hand, awaiting only skilled manipu-lation and
Church review . harbor,which is historic as the landing placein 1899 of the invading Americanarmy, and destined to be of consider-able importance in years to come. Beyond is Ponce, covering moreground than San Juan, commercially hut all wild, no effort at cultivationever having been made, and modernmethods of handling being vast opening here for capital andexperience. Irrigation, except aroundPonce, is known only in its naturalform, and great valleys, eminentlysuited to the growth of sugar, lie un-used; the necessary water, plenty anilat hand, awaiting only skilled manipu-lation and an equal distribution. Upon the mountain sides growscoffee of a high degree of excellence,fine in quality, affording several va-rities, all, from the coarsest to thefinest, known as the Pearl, beingunparalleled in flavor. For manyyears this coffee has commanded fancyjuices in Europe, where the entire crophas eagerly been taken; before longit will need the skill and science ofmodern method to achieve the best •. city is Arecibo, within whose limitsfor the first time will he seen the peo-ple of the island as they are when re-mote from the influence of the dis-tinctly Spanish city of San Juan. Further, on an open roadstead, is\mtadilla. Quaint and picturesque, itlies within touch of the breaking from the hills beyond rushes thesparkling stream which brought joyto the heart of Columbus, which, inthe pretty Plaza tie la Fuente. iscaught and tamed to flow in a fountainof health and comfort for both mananil beast. Strolling about, the simplelives of simple people lie disclosed, andthe camera may carry away scenes atonce strange and charming. A little further south anil .\lay-aguez is reached; a beautiful city,third on the island in size and conse-quent! As is usual in Porto city lies a little distant from theport; th latter on the waters edge atthe fuiit nf a hill, and the city at the LA MARINA, SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO. as active, numerically as strong, andalso ratin
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