St. Croix tribune. [volume], January 08, 1934, Image 2

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ST.CROIX TRIBUNE
Publisched laily except Sundays& Hol
dags at 53 BCompany St. Christiansted
St. Croix. V. 1. U. S. A. by St. €roix
Cooperative 3ociety
Bavered assecond class matteron July
Ist 1922 at the Post Ofice at Christian
ted, St. Croix, V,I, U.S A., under the
" Act of March 3rd, 1879
R. DE CHABERT, Editor
M nday January Bth 1934
I
Random Notes
Ihe mechanic or unskilled worker
who is idle today is he who does net
ecnoose to work. The island is teeming
with activity. -
With street work in bith towns, road
repairing in different sections of the
island, draining of swamp lands, repairs
to buildings and construction of build
ings, all in addition to the work furnisn
ed by other employers, the workers’
*‘happy days’’ are here.
Before the Public Works and C. W. A.
projecis can be completed a large cane
crop will be ready for harvesting The
sugar factories and the rum distilleries
will be running to capacity and agricul
tural workers will be needed to put new
land into sugar ecane,
Sugar cane, which had been the back
bone of St. Croix was hit so bhard by the
Prohibition which deprived it of its by
products that some people referred to
sugar production in mockery and the
culture of sugar cane as a dangerous
game of chance. T
Despite the discouragement it eon
tinued to be the onlv source of perma
nent employment for the agricultural
worker and the time is here when the
sugar cane will again be king among
‘Yirgin Islands praducts.
The press of our sister island, St. Tho
mas, reports an NR A parade on New
Year’s Day, for which the people came
out in full force. The parade was in
appreciation of the benefits the islanders
are receiving from the United States.
There were 16 banners. 13 of which
gave eredit to Governor Pearson. Others
carried gglowing iuscriptions for Presi
sident Roosevelt.
- * Three bands, including the Communi
ty Band took part in what '‘The Bulle
tin”’ called the ‘‘monster parade.’’ On
passit g the Government House Gover-
ST. CROIX TRIBUNE
1 hought for the Day
Mon. Jan. 8 ;
Exchange interests with God, and he
will look to yours while you are looking
to his Ullathorne.
H M. PIGOTT Rector.
St John’s Church. Christiansted
nor Pearson reviewed the Parade. St.
Thomians had boasted that it would
have a larger and 1 grander parade than
St. Croix. :
When Capt. Moller and his stevedore
gang left the *'Catherine’’about 8 o’clock
yesterday morning they were a haggard
looking lot. They had worked from
Friday evening until 2 o’clock on Satur
day morning; and from 7 o’clock on
Saturday morning right througn Satur
day night, unloading large iron tanks,
8-ton boilers and other heavy ecargo.
she mnst of the carzo was consigned
to the st. Croix Distilling Company who
is setting up a large rum plant near the
Central ugar Factory.
By special permission from the Direc
tor of Police trucks workel yesterday
taking away the cargo from the dock.
Mr. H. MacKenzie, Puolic Works fore
man had his men working yesterday on
the large public cisterns which are being
constructed on Federal property near
the Park in Christiansted.
Lieutenant-fovernor L. W. Cramer
sailed for St. Tnomas on the ss ‘‘Cathe
rine’’ yesterday morning for a confer
ence with the Governor. :
Judge D. Hamilton Jackson was a
passenger for St. Thomas on the''Cathe- -
rine’’ yesterday.
St. Thomas News.
-
-A number of prominent “citizens, in
response to irvitation of H K. the Gov
ernor assembled yesterday afternoon
at Government House, when they were
introduced to Mr. Jacob Baker and Mr.
James R, Bourne, who as previously
stated in this paper arrived by plane
from San Juan. - ,
Mr. Baker, whois assistant to Hon.
Harry L. Hopkins, President of the
Emergency relief Corporation and Ci
vil Works Administration is on a vigit of
inspection to Puerto Rico and the Vir
gin Itlands in order to personally fami
liarize himself with conditions andmake
sueh recommendations that may be ne
cessary for further food ditributions
ete. .
Mr. Bourne is the Administrator for
Puerto Rica.
At requast of Governar Pearson both
gentlemen addressed the gathering Mr.
Baker srated that he was satisfied with
the works carried on Lere. He explain
ed that while substancial results for the
money expended, was desired, the prin
cipal object was to provide work to the
unemployed,
On the basis of fuuds on hand, the
work is'expected tn last up to Feb. 15th;
afterwhich date, a slackening down will
commence at those piaces where other
employment can be had; nevertheiess it
is possible, he thought, that addition
al grants by Congress may lengthen
the term stated The policy of the Civil
Works administration is to supply men
to do the gork; to take careof payrolls
and thereis little tendency to suprply
machinery, which eventually would bo
left on hand. Mr. Bakzr opined that
thc work here be undertaken insections,
a suggestion which coincides with our
views as expressed in the Council’s last
meeting. Such a procedure would not
only obviate delay but permit us to pro
ceed rapidly within our means, rather
than undertake what we cannot com
lete. ‘
Mr. Bourne gave a sketch of his work
in Puerto Rico, where 187,000 families
aggregating nearly one miiiion persons
have apoplied for relief, which is being
given as rapidly as circumstances pers
mit, as it is noi possible to investigate
such a large number of cases.
—The Bulletin
The combined October and November
exports from and imports to the Virgin
islards show some very sigrificant facts.
During tnese two months there were
exported from the Virgin 'lslands 196
head of cattle valued at $2,365. There
were imported into the Virgin Islands
176 head of cattle to the value of $1,541.
Other imports from neighboring islands
were SBO6 worth of vegetabl.s and 1,545
bags of charcoal,
There are many things which our peo
ple need and cannot themselves produce:
put here in two months the Virgin Is
lands have imported from nearby islands
$3.187 worth of cactle, charcoal and
vegetables- three commodites which we
are perfectly able to' produce for our
selves. $37,000 a year (at that rate) re
presents the local market lost by our lo
cal producers, and is too large an item to
be passed by without serious thought.
It is quite natural and quite proper that
there should be an exchange ofsales and
purchases between the Virgin Islands
and its neighbors to the east, in the same
way and for the same reason that we
need markets to take our merchandise in
exchange for the things we have to buy.
It is not, however, presumed that any
people_should impert to such an extens