Show aico will soon be a territory bo far as enjoying all the advantages of diee trade with the united baates is concerned porto rico will be a folh fledged territory within the next few m sa d an of the la divis on of the war department saturday whether or not tt at will be advantageous to the people ot the island remains to be demonstrated the people of porto R have existed without land taxes such as we under stand them in this country s nee tl e island first became a colony of apa all revenues for the ma nten ance of the works of the island have been drawn from customs charges and from methods of taxation ent rely for e agn to amer can ideas |