Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . that wouldaccrue to them from annexation, without entail-ing upon this country the disadvantages whichwould follow the latter measure. CHAPTER IX CUBAS SUGAK INDUSTRY The one and a half billion inhabitant
Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . that wouldaccrue to them from annexation, without entail-ing upon this country the disadvantages whichwould follow the latter measure. CHAPTER IX CUBAS SUGAK INDUSTRY The one and a half billion inhabitants of theearth consume 32,000,000,000 pounds of sugaryearly. The distribution of this enormousquantity is, however, far from even, some coun-tries accounting for next to none of it, whilein several others the average consumptionexceeds fifty pounds for every enough, some of the oldest peoples,to whom the knowledge of manufactured sugaris a matter of immemorial possession, are onlynow beginning to develop a sweet tooth. Thismay be said of the Chinese and the variousraces of the Philippine Archipelago. The rapid growth in the worlds populationnaturally accounts for a constant increase inconsumption, but it is also greatly enhanced bythe increase in individual use. In the UnitedStates, for example, the per capita consump-tion has risen eight pounds in the past few 166. Cubas Sugar Industry 167 years. We now dispose of eighty pounds ofsugar annually for every soul in our popula-tion, while twenty years ago the average waslittle more than fifty pounds. This consump-tion takes no account of the large quantity ofconfections, especially chocolate, imported intothe country in a manufactured condition. Onlyin Great Britain are the figures higher thanwith us. There they rise to one hundredpounds. Denmark comes next with seventy-five pounds, then Switzerland, with Germany, which produces the largestbeet crop in the world, and in fact controlsthe worlds sug
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