. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 18 THE CUBA REVIEW. Pineapples. is possible, give the greatest promise of quick returns and continued profits to the of any industry that can be found in Cuba today. In the mountainous districts the cultivation of coffee and citrus fruit can be carried on jointly. These form not ohly an agreeable occupation, but a very sure source of income, after the first four years required to bring these plants into bearing. An apiary too, for those who like the care of bees, is a very desirable adjunct, since these little insects work the entire year r
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 18 THE CUBA REVIEW. Pineapples. is possible, give the greatest promise of quick returns and continued profits to the of any industry that can be found in Cuba today. In the mountainous districts the cultivation of coffee and citrus fruit can be carried on jointly. These form not ohly an agreeable occupation, but a very sure source of income, after the first four years required to bring these plants into bearing. An apiary too, for those who like the care of bees, is a very desirable adjunct, since these little insects work the entire year round, and both honey and wax are important articles of export. In the country a pahn thatched bungalow, with the assistance of the natives, can be quickly constructed at a very cost. Such a house, with the exercise of a little taste on the part of the owner, will make a very comfortable residence in Cuba, and if carefully built, will endure eight or ten years. Wherever loose stone and sand are conveniently at hand, with the use of a little , a far more substantial structure, and often a very artistic one, can be erected at a small expense. Families of m,oderate means to whom agricultiu-al enterprises, or living in the country may not appeal, may find opportunities in Havana through which a few thousand dollars, invested in reliable agricultural industries, controlled and operated on a large scale by reliable parties, may give returns quite as satisfactory as those derived from actual labor in the fields. Such interests as sugar, spineless cactus, stock raising, henequen growing, etc., are some- times carried on through cooperation, and if intelligently managed, will pay larger dividends to the stockholders with less risk of failure, than can be secured where the individual with small capital, attempts to establish and carry on the business himself. Before investing, how- ever, in any enterprise of this nature, the greatest care should be taken to ascertain the st
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