. The Cuba review. 10 T H E c r li A H !•: \' I v: w. A Street Scene, Simtiago <le C'liba. SANTIAGO By Consul P. Merrill Griffith The year was one of exceptional prosperity for the l-i'antiaRO consular district. The sudden curtaihnent of supplies and restriction of L'uropean credits on account of tlie outbreak of the war appreciably alTected the commercial and industrial activity of Cuba, yet perhaps no country settled its temporary monetary derangement with greater dispatch and emerged from the crisis with less difficulty and inconvenience. As a matter of fact, Cuba is one of the cou
. The Cuba review. 10 T H E c r li A H !•: \' I v: w. A Street Scene, Simtiago <le C'liba. SANTIAGO By Consul P. Merrill Griffith The year was one of exceptional prosperity for the l-i'antiaRO consular district. The sudden curtaihnent of supplies and restriction of L'uropean credits on account of tlie outbreak of the war appreciably alTected the commercial and industrial activity of Cuba, yet perhaps no country settled its temporary monetary derangement with greater dispatch and emerged from the crisis with less difficulty and inconvenience. As a matter of fact, Cuba is one of the countries that has benefited most from the increased demand and high prices for sugar, upon the j)r()duction of which the prosperity of the people in the Santiago district almost wholly depends. Increased Demand for Sugar Brinr/H Prosperity to the Island. It is a generally recognised fact that just before the war the indebtedness of many of the owners of mills and i)lantations was so great, the operating expenses so heavy, and the price of sugar so low, that an economic crisis was inevitable. The sudden advance in price, however, relieved the depression; financial oljligations have been met, many needed improvements have been made, several new mills have been erected, laborers are well paid and prosperity is in evi- dence everyiiv'here. The acreage in cane was increased considerably during the year, on account of the unusu- ally high prices for sugar. Of the island's total sugar production, 18,100,105 bags, last j-ear, this district supplied 5,888,250 bags, or 32 per cent, an increase over 1914 of 664,555 bags, or per cent. Ri(7)) and Alcohol—C'uUiiation of Citrus Fruits. Cuba's production of nun in 1915 was 696,067 gallons, in comiMirison with 420,517 gallons in 1914, and of alcohol, 2,021,116 gallons against 649,722 gallons in 1914, the Santiago district producing 23 per cent of the rum and 20 per cent of the alcohol during the year under Please note that these
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