. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA REVIEW GENERAL NOTES SHOULD SELL CUBANS EVERYTHING C. H. Whittington, Cuban honorary consul to the United States, has moved his headquarters from Atlanta, Ga., to Okla- homa City, Oklahoma. From here he will report to his government on all financial and diplomatic matters for the entire southwestern section of the United States, exclusive of Galveston and New Orleans, which cities are already provided with consuls. "Cuba is a great field for the American wholesalers and manufacturers," said Air. Whittington. "That country annually im- ports about $
. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA REVIEW GENERAL NOTES SHOULD SELL CUBANS EVERYTHING C. H. Whittington, Cuban honorary consul to the United States, has moved his headquarters from Atlanta, Ga., to Okla- homa City, Oklahoma. From here he will report to his government on all financial and diplomatic matters for the entire southwestern section of the United States, exclusive of Galveston and New Orleans, which cities are already provided with consuls. "Cuba is a great field for the American wholesalers and manufacturers," said Air. Whittington. "That country annually im- ports about $13,000,000 worth of grain and grain products and only about half are now being sold by the United States. We can sell these people this class of product from 10 to 32 per cent cheaper than any other country in the world and there is no reason why we should not sell them everything they use in that line. There is a reason why we don't, of course, and it is simply because we do not go after the trade. Flour and stock feed grains find a ready market there and I believe that kafir corn would find ready buyers. A great amount of feed stuff is imported and kafir corn is cheap and easily handled.— Oklahoma Oklahoma}!. Omaha products have broken down the barriers and are going into Cuba at a lively rate, says the Omaha Bee. In other wurds, tile Cubans have acquired the habit of eating the output of the Omaha packing houses and are clamoring for more. During the last few weeks the Missouri Pacific has hauled out of South Omaha three solid trains of fresh and cured meats for Cuba and in addition to this enough more to fill the cars of two more long trains have been contracted for. From Omaha the meats go in refrigerator cars. HAVANA S HOUSEHOLD REQUIREMENTS In addition to the market trade there is a large trade in vegetables and fruits carried by street merchants in Havana. In the early morning the roads leading to the city are filled with country men bringing in the product of the far
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