Norwich Bulletin from Norwich, Connecticut • 11

NORWICH, BULLETIN TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1919 11 AND THE PORTU THE AMERICA TY IT OFFERS VESTOR is the Do you know that Cuba richest country in the world? Do you know that the, Money circulation today in Cuba is $200 per capita against $54.86 in the United States? THE Barlow-Cuba Company of Havana, with holdings in Cuba appraised at over 94,000,000, has established I Hast 13d Street its headquarters in the United States, and will cndeaor to make Cuba better known to the people of New York and other American cities. We want you to know something about the remarkable development of Cuba in the past few years, and what this de-1 elopment mean? for the future. "Cuba, the World's Sugar Bowl'' "Cuba, the Land of Opportunity" "Cuba, the real Treasure Island" "Cuba, the Modern Land oi i'romise" that is what Cuba is, and more, too. Not because dreamers say so: not only because the army of tourists who enjoy its hospitality and sunshine in ever-increasing numbers praise it with such enthusiasm, but also because commercially, industrially, financially, Cuba has found itself and proved itself. And yet this is only the beginning of Cuba's prosperity, thanks to the enterprising spirit of the Cubans themselves, and to American guidance and co-operation.

Fortunes have been and are being made in Cuba, and even greater fortunes will be made there in the immediate future, Because the real development, the intensive expert development of Cuba is only just starting. Cuba, the World's Sugar Bowl! In 1911 sugar exported from Cuba was sold for 182,342,835. In 191V sugar exports amounted to $318,800,000. The crop for this year. 1910.

is officially estimated as being worth not including $5,000,000 worth of molasses. To appreciate what these ugar exports signify to the economic life of Cuba, picture by comparison the vast fleets sailing in and out of New York. Baltimore, Boston, New Or- 7 W-j Scai, 3 leans, Galveston, San Francisco, Seattle and all other ports of the United States carrying wheat and other grains, beef and other packing house products, lumber and forest products, iron and other mine products, cotton and machinery and other manufactures, with innumerable other items. All these United States exports carried by all these ships were valued, per capita, at In 1914 $22 In 1917 $57 The Cuba Sugar Exports were valued, per capita, at In 1917 $113 And the tobacco crop has averaged $50,000,000 annually for the last ten years. Think what all this means for the future of Cuba! In 1907 Cuba had a population of 2,048,980.

Today it has a population of 2,803,123. Spanish misrule retarded its natural growth. Only one-eleventh of the productive land is yet in cultivation. If it had the same density of population as Porto Rico, its population would be as Java. 27,299.195.

It is estimated that Cuba will receive this year from the United States an additional to cover undeveloped industries. To sum up, Cuba is rich, is tremendously underpopulated, undeveloped. Cuba has a vast surplus acreage or agricultural lands, mineral lands, timber lands, cattle lands, Utterly untouched. Can you imagine any other country of Cuba's size that offers today greater opportunities for manufacturers, exporters and investors? These are a few of the facts that the Barlow-Cuba Company knows definitely about Cuba. We also want you to know the facts about the Barlow-Cuba Company itself who is back of it.

and what the Company intends to do. The Builders of Modern Cuba J. E. Barlow, President of the Co. The builders of modern Cuba are building on permanent foundations.

They are builders in the big sense industry builders fortune builders men of keen experience and broad vision modern pioneers and producers. Mr. J. E. Barlow.

President of the Barlow-Cuba Company, is one of these men. He has successfully developed great properties in Havana. In the twenty years of his residence there, he has built up big earnings, not only in his own interests, but in the interests of all those fortunate enough to have been associated with him. The Barlow-Cuba Company, under Mr. Barlow's personal direction, offers its services to manufacturers, exporters and investors.

The Barlow-Cuba Company's Service to Manufacturers and Exporters Do you. as manufacturers and exporters, really know Cuba? Do you understand the Cubans? They are an admirable and loyal people. Remember what the Cuban Government did when we declared war on Germany? ithout a dissenting voice the Cuban Government declared war the following day. Cuban admiration and respect for Americans has been increased one hundred fold since we went into the war. This is the opportune moment to enter the Cuban market in a big way.

The Barlow-Cuba Company has established headquarters at 1 East 43d Street under a seventeen-year- lease. The Barlow-Cuba Company offers its services to manufacturers and exporters. The executives of the Company will be glad to discuss your problems with you here in Xew York and to serve you at the home office in Havana. It will pay you to call at the Barlow-Cuba Company building. The advice we are able to offer you, based on over twenty years of successful business experience in Cuba, should prove valuable to you, and is yours for the asking.

The Barlow-Cuba Company's Service to Investors One of the purposes of this Company is to place American securities in Cuba and Cuba securities in the United States? The Barlow-Cuba Company, with holdings in Cuba showing an appraised value of over four million doljars, feels that it is well qualified to advise American investors as to the best investment opportunities which Cuba offers. The opportunities lor investment in Cuba today are enormous, and should yield, under proper financing and management, excepti mally big-profits. As its first offering to American investors the Barlow-Cuba Company announces that it has for sale by public subscription $500,000 of the Cumulative- 8 per cent, preferred stock of the Three Rivers Cattle Company at a par value of $100 per share, with a bonus, for a limited time only, of one share of common stock for every share of preferred stock subscribed for. The Three Rivers Cattle Company Frederick E. Lykes, President The Three Rivers Cattle Company owns 33,400 acres of land in the Province of Oriente, Cuba.

This land was previ ously owned by the the Xew York "office and detailed report and description the J. t. hue Management Corporation, 43 l.xchange lace. Xew York. We shall be glad to show you this report on request.

Mr. Frederick E. Lykes, Seivjor Member of Lykes cattle men for two generations in Florida and uba, is President of the Three Rivers Cattle Company. Mr. Jose Estrada Palma, himself a practical cattleman, and son of the first President of Cuba, is actively interested in the Company.

Mr. J. E. Barlow. President of the Barlow-Cuba Company, is a director of the Three Rivers Company, in charge of the financing in Xew York on behalf of the Three Rivers Cattle Company The reputation and financial standing of Lykes Brother, needs nttie comment.

They are successful cattle raisers in Cuba, and have a -New fork Office at 25 Beaver Street The fact that the Three Rivers Cattle Company will be directly under the management of Mr. Lykes should assure its success. Lykes Brothers, are only going to do with the Three River Cattle Company's property wnat they have done with other properties under their management winch have been developed with remarkable success. The Cuban demand for cattle is so good that they can readily be sold at any time right in the ranch corrals at the Havana market price, less (reign t. and often at higher prices.

Cattle thrive prodigiously on it, and it produces a grade of The Parana grass, once planted, tequires no replanting tcr 50 years taken care oi ana improves me soil instead ot impoverishing it attic thrive prodigiously on it, and it prdoces a grade of beef unsurpassed 0 any other reed on vvhicn beef can be fed and fattened without stall feeding. The climate ol Cuba is such that no shelter is required for animals, and the grass grow ilfjS clays in the year. in Cuba cattle can lie fed and fattened only 1 1-2 acre per head per year on these pasture lands, as against from about acres per'yeu" th cattle raising sections of the L'nited States. A factor of considerable importance regarding the Three Rivers Cattle property is that it is said to be the largest single b'ock of desirable cattle land now available in Cuba. The Three Rivers Cattle Company is.

capitalized at 000, one million dollars pre! st trie lil: Mi common, worth of ae milii' 'Hers 8500,000 in the Three Rivers Cat- per share par value, and lor a limited time bonus with each share of preferred stock, hare par value, in ad-he preferred stock, the Corona Sugar Company, and we have Si of the Barlow-Cuba Company a complete this property made by The Barlow-Cuba Company (. umulative 6 per cent, prelcrred slot tie Company at $100 only, will give as a one share of common stock at pt dition to the 8 per cent, dividends common stock should show good can The money receive-'! frr.sl the i devoted to the proper clearing of the Cattle Company property and to cattle. A feel that we cannot off ment either for the small or large investors than these shares in me itsree Rivers Cattie Company, we cordially suggest that call at the United States headq iters of the Barlow-Cuba Company, i East' Kid Street, Xew fc'ork, or write to us at this address. le of this and of th the stock will be Three Rivers icking ei that land with any more promising invest- LETTER FROM J. E.

BARLOW The name of the Barlow-Cuba Company is the result of my twenty years' experience on the island of Cuba and the reputation I have gained during that time. YYe feel proud of that name. One of the main functions of the Barlow-Cuba Company is to establish closer business relations between Cuba and the United States. If you are an exporter and wish to enlarge your trade with Cuba, we shall be glad to have you confer with us. 4 If you are a manufacturer and want to open up a branch factory or arrange for representation in Cuba, we shall be glad to discuss your problems with you and give you the benefit of our advice.

If you are an investor we shall be glad to give you information regarding Cuban properties in which the Barlow-Cuba Company is interested. Our first offering is $500,000 of the 8 per cent cumulative preferred stock of the Three Rivers Cattle Company at a par value, of $100 per share, with which, for a limited tim only, we shall give a bonus of one share of common stock at a par value of $100 per share, for every share of the preferred stock subscribed for. I recommend the purchase of this stoxk. (Signed) J. E.

BARLOW. Rfcrere Cattle Property, on the Eastern Part of th of with Arrow PeiwMn to Promrty. BARLOW-CUBA CO. J. E.

BARLOW, President Home Office: Bemaza No. 3, Havana, Cuba New York Office: 4 East 43rd Street United States Headquarters of the Barlow-Cuba Company, 4 East 43rd Now York City..