Millard County Chronicle | 1913-02-27 | Page 8 | Chinese Workers in Cuba.

Chinese Workers In Cuba. ' John Cblnaman la ubiquitous In Havana. Ha-vana. Tho census of 1899 shows a Chinese population of 2.751, and hero aa elsewhere they are Industrious tnombera of the community. Chinamen China-men are seen carrying burdens swung from balanced ahoulder poles after tho manner of .their native country. On the outskirts of the city and In the auburba are extensive Chinese truck farms. The market garden In-duBtry In-duBtry la largely In their bands. The Chinese quarter Is In Zanja and Aguila atreeta. The Chinese theater la In Zanja street. The Chinese In Cuba are reminders of the coolie trade which brought here hundreds of thousands to virtual slavery. They were Imported under a rontract to servo eight years at $( a month, and the planters paid $100 for them. Havana Ha-vana Post. I .