New-York tribune
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The *New-York Tribune* highlighted the rich agricultural potential and natural resources of Santo Domingo, including its fertile soil, fine harbors, and river networks. The article noted that sugar cane, coffee, and especially tobacco thrived, with large amounts of Dominican tobacco exported monthly via Puerto Plata to European markets like Bremen and Hamburg.
El *New-York Tribune* encomió el rico potencial agrícola y los recursos naturales de Santo Domingo, resaltando la feracidad de su suelo, sus excelentes puertos y sus cuencas fluviales. El artículo apuntó que la caña de azúcar, el café y muy especialmente el tabaco prosperaban con lozanía, exportándose mensualmente copiosos cargamentos de tabaco dominicano por Puerto Plata hacia plazas europeas como Bremen y Hamburgo.
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ing at the capital and the large seaports.
San Domingo is one of the richest in natural resources
of the West India Islands, though thus far iittle has ever
been done to develop them, notwithstanding the un
usual mildness of its tropical climate and its many fine
harbors. The soil is generally fertile in the highest de
grec, the soil of the mountain slopes being almost as fer
tile as that of the plains and valleys. The seuth part of
the island is intersected and watered by many rivers,
which not only increase the natural productiveness of
the soil, but afford a means of conuuunicatiou with the
{uterior districts.
Bugar-cane, coffee, and tobacco grow inthe greatest
luxuriance, Put the natives are not so successful in
cotton-planting. The tobacco of 8an Domingo is almost
equal in quality to that of Havana, and theugh not com
manding so Ligh a price In the market, is nevertheless,
when manufactured, sold in considerable quantities as
Havana tobacco. The Eremen and Hamburg steamers
carry about $5,000 eerovns of San Dowingo tobacco te
Europe every month.
A ceroon we.ghis 112 pounds, and is worth about $12, so
that the export trade to those ports in tobacco alone is
nearly $500,000. The tobacco plant i= supposed to be in
digenons to the island. It is generally of good quality,
but is deteriorated from want of proper PiSpuzstion for
market and packing. The best ality Frova.on the
great plains near La Vega and Coturg. It sold in Ban
tiago, whence it i8 transported over the mountains to
bactio Plata, where it is shipped for New-York, en route
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New-York tribune. (1871). New York [N.Y.], 1871-01-13. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, record cr01301-2. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1871-01-13/ed-1/?sp=2
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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York tribune, 1871-01-13.