| Show SEEKING BUSINESS IN SANTIAGO americans looking for investments crowd the city but before the town can become an in biting spot the filth must be removed an american hotel or restaurant will do a big business correspondence ot the associated freess santiago de cuba july 27 the dirty condition 0 this city the heaps of foul refuse that encumber the streets the malad orous alleys and byways the lack of sanitary arrangements and drainage of any description are all matters that will require remedying if this is to become au american city it debould be remembered that the weeks of blockade the scarcity of food and the general demoralization existing have done anch to add to the condition of filth and poor sanitation that normally prevail for generations the people have lived regardless of the first rules ot the lower classes are ignorant ot all precautionary measures and it is not surprising when our american officers issue an order the civil governor of santiago stating that all bouses must ba at once thoroughly cleaned inside and out the order is disregarded order are constantly issued to the people to report at once the death of any one in their household housa hold and threats of fine and enforced labor as a punishment carry little weight extreme measures will have to be taken to bring about a proper condition of affairs in this respect and it will take many months of example and stringent enforcement of beaula eions to bring the people to an observance of what is clearly best for their health intha military of the city were on july 26 cases of prevalent malarial fever cases of dysentery 56 cases of diarrhoea 24 cases of and 19 cases of yellow fever the yellow fever ie aa among the spanish goldiere Eol diere A week ago there was six case of this fever and among the total of the nineteen there has been six deaths since then sixteen of the wounded spanish soldiers in the hospital have died since the united stales troops took possession of the town to the city of santiago there is this from the rains of the wet season the water rushes down the steep streets and sweeps away all manner of refuse and rubbish flushing the streets as the rains do is like flashing the sewers in nn american city since july ast 1st datil july abia city was without a daily paper on july the made its first appearance and printed the full spanish text of president proclamation to the people ot cuba tho is running a eerier of articles on new york city thia subject being supposedly ot prime interest to its readers at this time A three column article on the on the egyptian in central park appeared in the last iesue and the publisher promises the declaration of the independence ef the united in the future enjoys the distinction of being the only spanish paper published in this island free from spanish printed ia spanish and english ie promised eoon und company F ot the thirty third michigan volunteer infantry haa brought oat a paper called company F enterprise which is the first american paper published in the city of santiago de cuba already the enterprising american is present there ia around town a ragged american with a of spanish who has turned everal bollara by buying up swords and machetes from span arde and the city pawn shops to beell teem again to american relic hu otere there is the man with iho capital to in vest who amaie but a sure aad remunerative opening and there is the man abo buys up bargains in american horse floed from eick or wounded officers going home to sell the animals at a profit the first bleamer from the united states baa brought many to look over abia new field tor business tunit ioa and there will be american and enterprise pitted against the cuban and spanish if prospers and money Is there will be a good field here for the gambler and his outfit if the laws will allow him to operate with prosperity and a good hotel there is promise in santiago 0 a wide open town that will be a sure attraction to men of a certain otania the arrival of to many et rangers in santiago during the last two weeks has taxed the towns which were never ample to the nt the lack of anything like proper hotels and restaurant will continue to be a detriment to the city until some one with knowledge of what americans want aters in and opens a hotel the anelo american club of santiaco Santi aeo an institution tonn cled over three years aco bytho englich residents of abis place baa been the salvation of many americana Ameri cane bince the occupation the club affords a limited number of cool clean rooms to american officers and pen dents bince three days after the occupation the club has served meals and while what is eaten comes mostly in cans the long white table set twice a day with china plates and bottles of wine has been a most welcome sight to many an officer who has ridden in from the front to experience the novel sensation of a civilized meal old friends meet at this common center and the fighting tigh ting of the first second and third of anly is told and told again by men who were on the right or the left or who came ap late naval officers from the ships have come to the club dinner and then their brother officers from the field hear tales of what the ehica have done many of the refuges from santiago and the eastern end ol 01 cuba who slipped over to jamaica daring the troublous times are coming back opportune ties to do EO are scarce however aa steamers are scarce but slowly the town is filling up and the country people are coming in to buy certain necessities but their money is not plentiful as yet they depend upon the crops of sugar coalee and tobacco and until agriculture is resumed and the money that was sent back to spain for safe keeping during the war binds its way bask to cuba under an assured confidence in the future money will rot be as easy as in the old days there is much talk in town of the exorbitant or prices charged by storekeepers for clothing food and drinks prices today are three and four times as aich as they should be shopkeepers are charging at the rate of two american dollars for what sold formerly for one silver spanish dollar it has been found necessary to ordain that bread shall not be sold for more than twenty cents silver per pound and that there will soon be established an american bakery at prices prevailing in new york which is received with delight |
