188 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
Since the yoke of Spain was cast off the 
island has progressed wonderfully under 
American management. In 1904 its exports 
amounted to $16,250,000 and had grown to 
the enormous sum of $43,000,000 in 1914, 
while its imports in 1904 were $13,000,000; 
they had increased in 10 years to $35,500,000. 
Its development and prosperity have been 
steadily upward. Owing to the fact that it 
has free trade with the United States, we do 
most of its business, last year taking $34,400,- 
000 of its exports and sending it $31,750,000 
of its imports. 
Its chief exports are: 
Sugar (400,000 tons) $28,000,000 
Tobacco (170,000,000 cigars, 12,000,000 
packs cigarettes) 5,000,000 
Coffee (20,000 tons) 7,000,000 
Fruits (oranges, pineapples, grape-fruit, 
cocoanuts) 3,000,000 
Porto Rico is essentially an agricultural 
country and will remain so. Cattle can be 
raised. There are no mineral resources. 
Its requirements are for foodstuffs, flour,