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V character not unusual; and, In fact, tho

:y$ i English company Is practically taking the

f$ place of an American syndicate that re-

j l; m celved, soveral years ago, a like control of

l' tho Import and export duties, to cover a

jv loan. The railroad concessions and control

J. which tho American syndicate has hither.

i t,, to enjoyed also pass to Its British successor,

J j k the latter paying to the former whatever

i j' the Dominican Government still owes It on

I tj account of its loan.

tj We may further point out that the orlg-

J;1 lnal holder of theso customs privileges was

j E the Amsterdam banking firm of Westen-

J Jf Donp Co., which made a loan of several

jj j; million dollars to San Domingo eight or

Ji nine years ago. It was stipulated that

K "Westendorp Co. should appoint their

j; own agents In collecting tho duties, that

J J these duties wero not to be altered without

r j, thoir consent, and that Holland should

h D0 the arbiter In disputes between

h a them and San Doming. The Amster-

Ij g, dam firm thereupon floated Its bonds,

it and of a total amount of $0,600,000

l) 4. American capitalists, wo think, took about

IP2,B00,000. San Domingo, with the pro-

ii cbeds, cancelled some old debts and began

5 work on the railroad running from Puerto

t a Plata to tho interior. But hard times came,

I it with poor crops, affecting the eiporU and

j f- there was also, it li said, mismanagement

I;j at tho ports and no little smuggllug, af.

m fectlng the imports. Tho receipts aro said

J l to have dropped from $1,700,000 In 1887

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The sun. (1897). New York [N.Y.], 1897-11-02. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1897-11-02/ed-1/?sp=6

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The sun, 1897-11-02.