The History of Cuba, vol. 3

no means impossible nor even improbable that the latter form of discontent was the more potent of the two. The commercial and industrial develop

ere seems to be doubt as to whether Spain ever grasped in full the future possibilities of the island. Certain it is that she never actually realized them. And the loss was in consequence as great to Spain as it was to Cuba. For had Spain allowed herself to lose sight of the richness of present extortions and aided Cuba to develop her resources for the future, the whole story would have been far different. But the people of the United States were beginning to recognize Cuba's possibilities. American merchants began to flock thither. American money and Americ

sy to see that Cuba's trade was largely with the United States. Taking the records of Cuban trade in 1828 as typical of the com

,534,922; exports, $13,414

,389,117; exports, $27,998

,346,516; exports, $20,461

exports of Cuba are divided accord

mports

s $10,892,33

088,750

,389,936

,349,683