Before 1959, Cuba ranked:

Before 1959, Cuba ranked:

pedro martori

From: pedro martori Subject: Before 1959, Cuba ranked: Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:49:16 -0500 > > 1st in Latin America in... =20 # of telephones per household (1:38)... 28 habitantes por telefono # of hospital beds per population (1:170)... # of television sets per household (1:25)...450,000 televisores para 6.7 millones de habitantes en Cuba. # of newspapers (1 copy per 8 inhabitants)...62 periodicos y revistas # of motor vehicles (1:40)... (Havana was 1st among cities of the world in # of Cadillacs per capita, per GM statistics)=20 =20 Cuba importaba por mas de $ 50 millones en vehiculos...$ 35 millones en ORO ( metal) anualmente. Y tuvo la primera INDUSTRIA DE TALLA DE DIAMANTES EN EL CONTINENTE A RAIZ DE LA II GUERRA MUNDIAL...ANTES QUE NEW YORK. 1ST IN RAILROADS TOGETHER WITH ENGLAND...THE NETWORK OF RAILS IN CUBA WAS AS DENSE AS THAT OF ENGLAND... RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION IN CUBA STARTED IN 1830...BEFORE THE USA...DID... > 2nd in Latin America in... > standard of living (Argentina 1st)... > meat consumption (Argentina 1st)... > # of miles of paved roads per 1,000 sq. miles... > % of workers engaged in industrial or commercial jobs... > > 2nd in *all* of North, Central, and South America in... > ratio of physicians to population (US 1st)... > 3rd in Latin America in... > per capita income - US$356 per year (Venezuela 1st, Argentina = 2nd)... > ratio of dentists to population (Uruguay 1st, Argentina 2nd)... average # of calories consumed per individual - 2870 cals.(Argentina 1st, Mexico 2nd) > # radios owned by individuals (Mexico 1st, Brazil 2nd)... > daily avg. food consumption (Argentina 1st, Uruguay 2nd)... > 3rd in *all* of North, Central, and South America in... standard of wages paid to 500,000 sugar workers (US 1st, Canada 2nd)... > 4th in Latin America in... > literacy rate at 76% (Argentina 1st / 86%, Chile 2nd / 79.5%, Costa=20 Rica 3rd / >79.4%) CORRECTION : CUBA,CHILE AND COSTA RICA HAD THE SAME APROXIMATELY... AROUND 23,...PERCENT EACH IN THIS RESPECT. ONLY URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA DID COME ON TOP... >...no break down found for urban vs. rural literacy rates... > 4th lowest in *the world* in... rate of infant mortality. > ...by 1957, 58% of all housing units had electricity (See below)... > ....its pre-1959 exports surpassed *all combined* Central American republics... > CUBA TRADE WAS AROUND $$ 2,000 MILLIONS DOLLARS PER YEAR... IN THE LATE 50'S... MAINLY WITH THE USA... THE FOREIGN DEBT WAS LOW AND NEVER SURPASSED THE 300 MILLIONS... THE LAST BUDGET IN PRE-KASTRO CUBA WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE HISTORY OF CUBA AND THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD...IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTRIES...$ 400 MILLIONS! 1958... >...in 1939, US-owned firms controlled 55% of Cuban sugar production=20 but in the >1950's Cuban-owned firms controlled 62% (vs. US 36%)... > >In 1956, the AFL/CIO's Committee on Latin America reported that=20 "...Cuba set an >example of what can be ushered by labor unity and strength...its wages=20 are far above those paid in Latin America..." > THE SUGAR IDUSTRY WORKERS HAD CONQUERED THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION IN THE UTILITIES OR PROFITS OF THE SUGAR FACTORIES OPERATORS... IT WAS CALLED THE << DIFFERENTIAL AZUCARERO >> WHEREAS THE WORKERS WOULD RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE OVER PRODUCTION OR BENEFITS...PASSED THE ESTABLISHED QUOTA...THIS WAS DEROGATED,ANNULED BY KASTRO'S REGIME...IN JUST A STRIKE OF HIS PEN...!!! DECREE OR UKASE DICTUM...! >In 1958, the average labor wage per 8-hr. workday was as follows: > > USA: $4.06 > Cuba: $3.00 > Denmark: $2.86 > W. Germany: $2.73 > Denmark: $2.70 > France: $1.76 > >BUT, within Cuba there were great disparities... > >...while 58% of overall housing units had electricity, 87% of urban=20 units had it vs. >9% rural homes. >...80% or urban residents had running water vs. 15% rural homes... >...physician to population ratio -- Havana: 1 per 227 vs. Oriente: 1=20 per 2,423. >...55 cents of every peso spent to support medical care in Havana vs. 5 = cents per >peso in Camaguey... >...20% of population lived on 0.5% of national territory but accounted=20 for: ...80% of construction... CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF CUBA HAD 40,000 WORKERS IN THE 50'S....!!! SAME AS QUEBEC PROVINCE TODAY...WITH 6,7 MILLION INHAB. > ...70% of consumption of electricity... > ...62% of salaries and wages... > ...73% of all telephones... > ...60% of all automobiles... >-- >> > ******************************************** Pedro Martori - Montreal, Qc, Canada =20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.801 / Virus Database: 544 - Release Date: 11/24/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.840 / Virus Database: 571 - Release Date: 1/19/2005