. The Cuba review. 26 THE CUBA RFVIEW. The Young Man's Chances. The bright young man who goes out to â Cuba at this time and grows up with the country 'cannot fail to find many available avenues leading to the accumulation of a moderate fortune. Of course, there is an unlimited field for the profitable investment of capital, of which Americans have al- ready availed themselves to the extent of .$100,000,000 or more. But the prospects of the young man with only scanty means are ^ood. He will find in town or country nu- merous channels for the exercise of Amer- ican enterprise and energy. Of the
. The Cuba review. 26 THE CUBA RFVIEW. The Young Man's Chances. The bright young man who goes out to â Cuba at this time and grows up with the country 'cannot fail to find many available avenues leading to the accumulation of a moderate fortune. Of course, there is an unlimited field for the profitable investment of capital, of which Americans have al- ready availed themselves to the extent of .$100,000,000 or more. But the prospects of the young man with only scanty means are ^ood. He will find in town or country nu- merous channels for the exercise of Amer- ican enterprise and energy. Of the 5,000 or 6,000 citizens of the United States at present permanently residing in Cuba it is safe to say that 90 per cent, arrived with hut a few hundred dollars in their posses- sion. Practically all are doing well and making a living under much easier condi- tions than they could at home. The cli- mate is not at all trying to our people, and no class in the country w^ork as hard as the average man in the United States. A young man cannot do better than put in two or three years of preliminary residence. Dur- ing this period he can learn the language, the customs of the people, the methods and opportunities of the trade and land values. I would advise as great a range of occupation and locality as possible. A single man can obtain a job in Havana without much difficulty, and in the crude state of the city's utilities a wide-awake American is almost sure to see some opening for the exercise of enterprise. He may readily find an opportunity to cultivate the land or tend the orchard of a non-resident own- er. In that manner he can learn whether the life is attractive to him and what prospects of profit it offers. He may work for one of the large railroads or other large corporations and gain a very useful experi- ence. The fact that so large a proportion of the industrial and commercial interests of Cuba are under the control of Americans and supported by American capital, added
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