Bounty: A Tropical Story

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February 1970

Due to implications that Bounty Islands was seeing a decline in the population, President Juan Pérez initiated a study at Department of Political Science from 1968 to 1971 to investigate the development in the population. Birth, death, immigration etc. The survey will be included in the large “1971 Facts and Figures” publication, coming in march 1971.   

The votes are counted:

The Workers Front with Antonio Sanz get 24,9% and 9 seats in parliament. 

The Christian Democrats with Juan Pérez get 25,8% and 10 seats in parliament.

The Right-Libertarians with Rubén Álvarez get 25,4% and 9 seats in parliament.

Nationalist Action with Alicja Schäfer get 23,9% and 9 seats in parliament.

23,8% of the eligible decided to stay and home.

The Christian Democrats with President Juan Pérez got exactly the same % of votes, holding power as the largest party. The Right-Libertarians had a very good election, taking additional 1,2% of the votes, most likely due to the defense ministers Rubén Álvarez’s determination regarding the construction of M. Leroy Firearms. Both The Workers Front and Nationalist Action lost voters.      

President Juan Pérez (Christian Democrats) form a new government with the same parties, but Rubén Álvarez (Right-Libertarians) will get the important foreign ministry, pushing Antonio Sanz (Workers Front) down to the defense ministry, as political commander of the military and secret service.    

  

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Bounty Islands Chronical

The official Bounty newsletter

 

June 1970

The vision of Arthur M. Leroy to reform agriculture production was finalized with the demolition of the last manure depot in may 1970. Sadly, soon after a horrible heatwave hit the islands, resulting in a drought affecting all plantations and ranches. In addition, fires broke out in some of the dry haystacks and vegetable depots on the farms.

 

 

 

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Frank and Vera Schubert September 1970

Dirk Schubert owner of Schubert Holdings, with factories Schubert Cigars and Schubert Processed Food passed away, 72 years old. His son Frank Schubert (48) will now be chairman of the board with Franks wife Vera (47) and son Dirk Schubert Jr. (24) as board members. Taking over the company Franks and Vera, bought a house at Jungle Road, Cepero Town, to be close to their manufacturing plants.

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Facts and figures, Mar. 1971

This new survey will not include all maps and figures seen previously, existing bus lines and city maps of Presidente Jakub District, Harbor District and Saint Mary’s District can be found in the links below, as they are almost unchanged.     

Spoiler

 

Maps:

Bus lines:

 

 

 

Part One, Infrastructure:

A new bus line connecting Lucia Village in south District with the city started service in 1970. (the heat affect the air-photos, but its readable)  

To cut transport cost and get faster delivery to end costumer, Schubert Holding and M. Leroy JV cooperated in the construction of “South Industrial Harbor”. A new port located at the south side of Ruben Ruiz Strait, close to where the strait runs into the Caribbean Sea. In the process they also bought up the two truck depots operating on Cepero Islands and built another smaller location, forming S/L Shipping. The independent operation of free truck drivers organized in “City Trucks” at the north side of the strait was not affected.

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Facts and figures, Mar. 1971 - Part Two – Development

As mentioned earlier development in the following three City Districts, Presidente Jakub District, Harbor District and Saint Mary’s District have been little to none, the only City District that has seen remarkable changes or development since 1957 is Cattle Road. The heatwave again affecting air-photos quality.

Cattle Road District:

 

Also, The North District have seen some changes, hippie Camp, Army base and more  

North District: 

 

Cepero Town has seen some remarkable development, especially in the Industrial Area, east of the town center. With new factories and the port.

Cepero Town District:

 

The South District the area with most significant development since 1957. No longer just a farming district, it now contains several mines, a factory and more residential buildings in Lucía Village.

South District:

 

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Facts and figures, Mar. 1971 - Part Three - Demographics

President Juan Pérez received the population survey “Growth – Homes – Unemployment 1967 - 1970“ last month, he commented:

” We are proud to see that the decline we saw in the end of 65 and 66 has been turned around to a nice yearly population growth. Of course, everyone hopes to see unnatural death rates close to zero, but at least we have more than halved it over this period. The homeless rate also improved and we must accept approx. 4% homeless unless the proper tax payers should pay for maintenance on endless numbers of vacant apartments. Strangely there is some people who prefer a self-made shelter. Regarding the unemployment, we the government can’t accept a vacant job rate higher that 1%. If you, the good hard-working population want a bright prosperous future. There must be some unemployment, people change jobs, right? But admittedly the rate is slightly higher right now, that we would like to see. In the numbers below you will see that our people are gradually getting a higher living standard, is it not what it is all about. Who cares how many Millionaires, as long as no people starve?"

               

 

Figures in (x) latest survey from 1957

Out of the workforce, 31,1 % (25,0%) have some education, mainly from “Lower Educational Institute”, 5,1% (7,3%) have a higher degree taken outside of Bounty Islands. One of the vacant job positions require higher education.      

Out of the total population, 0,6% (0,9%) can be considered extremely underprivileged, 55,3 (56,1%) relatively poor, 42,1 (42,0%) relatively wealthy and 1,07% (0,9%) Rich, 0,9% (0%) Millionaires. Luckily there are no children in the first group.

Total Population 745 (645), “Child <5” 28 (54), “Child 5-17” 104 (61) , “Adult” 601 (523), “Retired” 12 (7)

The oldest living person on Bounty Islands is Jaques Girard 74 (76) years old     

 

No Characters list this time, existing list in last “Fact & Figures” (follow the link in the hidden content Maps, and roll down 2-3 posts) 

 

 

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Spoiler

 

The in-game weight values (unit) will be translated to old weight measure Hundredweight (ctw), 1 ctw equals 1/20 ton or 112 pounds (lb) and that is what we see in the below.

The in-game liquid values (unit) will be translated to old weight measure Barrel. 1 Barrel equals 1/8 Tun or 31,5 Gallon and that is what we see in the below.

Special:

Gold is 1-1 with Ounce (oz)  - Shellfish amount equals 1/5 ctw - Firearms in-game unit equals 10 pieces

Leather, the in-game unit translate directly to Square Yard (Sq.Y) - Textiles, the in-game unit translate to 5 Square Yard (Sq.Y)

 

Facts and figures, Mar. 1971 - Part Four – Economy

(Values based on avg. prices over the latest 3 years)

 

Industri: 56,5% of total export.

Three Cigar Factories, exported 123 ton of Cigars valued at 29599 coins

R. Johnson WorkWear exported 12000 Sq.Yard, valued at 18480 coins

Three Rum Distilleries exported 318 Tun of Rum valued at 11334 coins, 12656 gallons was consumed on Bounty Islands

Schubert Processed Food exported 80 ton of food, valued at 8000 coins, 4704 lb was consumed 

M. Leroy Firearms JV exported 2640 pcs, valued at 4145 coins.         

Bay Cheese Ltd exported 75 ton of cheese, valued at 3525 coins, 7728 lb was consumed

Original Leather exported 544 Sq.Yard, valued at 1480 coins

The Foreign Minister commented: Sad to see basically all the major export compagnies performing a lot worse than back in 1957. Can only hope it is the drought. In general we have seen falling prices, that do not help, but the result is still very bad.  

 

Food: 15,4% of total export.

220 ton of banana was exported, valued at 6820 coins, 15904 lb was consumed

82 ton of fish was exported, valued at 5849 coins, 5040 lb was consumed

120 ton of corn was exported, valued at 2400 coins, 8624 lb was consumed

120 ton of coconut was exported, valued at 1848 coins, 7168 lb was consumed

38 ton of meat was exported, valued at 1794 coins, 5040 lb was consumed

20 ton of pineapples was exported, valued at 928 coins, 3696 lb was consumed

71 tun of milk was exported, valued at 770 coins, 5009 gallon was consumed 

20 ton of shellfish was exported, valued at 484 coins, 8064 lb was consumed

The Foreign Minister commented: Hard to say much about these figures, as Schubert Processed Food have taken a lot of these products, that would earlier be exported. At the same time we got a drought affecting all ranches and plantations on the islands. I will just mention the good result from the banana plantations. And last but not least a great result from Heinrich Taka Shellfish, a small result compared to the larger industries but 20 ton of scallop exported and 8064 lb sold locally is remarkable from just one boat.           

 

Other exported products. 28,0% of total export.

64 ton of cocoa was exported, valued at 6726 coins

115 ton of coal was exported, valued at 5608 coins

52 ton of nickel was exported, valued at 4597 coins

90 ton of wool was exported, valued at 4273 coins

130 ton of logs was exported, valued at 4030 coins

52 ton of iron was exported, valued at 3919 coins

393 Oz of gold was exported, valued at 3734 coins

73 ton of coffee was exported, valued at 3064 coins

120 ton of hides was exported, valued at 1200 coins

120 ton of cotton was exported, valued at 800 coins

Foreign Minister Rubén Álvarez commented: “As a man from a party representing the industry, remarkable how those low investment products still take up such a big share of Bounty Islands Economy. I must talk directly to you, the owners and say: We have to cut cost, educate our workforce and if necessary, hire better managers. Bounty needs high class industry, only you my friends, can deliver that!”

    

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Taka Family Sep. 1971

Heinrich Taka, came to Bounty Islands 12 years ago. Living alone on the beach, experimenting with growing scallop. Today Heinrich is 30 years old, running his small seafood business from Cepero Harbor. He was married to Montserrat (25), daughter of farmer Jacob Brown, some years ago. Now they got two children. Tami (5) and baby boy Teshu. Montserrat works at the sugar plantation at sugar road in Saint Mary’s District. The family lives in an apartment at Lucia Village.

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Giulia Johnson & Carla García, Nov. 1971

Two people we know have passed away.

Giulia Johnson, Daughter of Robert Johnson. Died in August 1970, 72 years old. The ownership of the entire Robert Johnson estate and fortune was handed over to her adopted daughter Anisette Johnson including R. Johnson WorkWear, plantations and ranches.

Carla García, died 67 years old in November 1971. The known story of her ancestors, began when Rubén & Carmen Rodriguez married sometime back in the 1880’s, they got two children Lucia and Dolores. Dolores got four children with her first husband Javier Garcia. Carla was one of them.   

Carla started working with her farther at the old Tobacco Plantation in what is now Presidente Jakub District, just a teen. Carla García got a daughter Alina but she got pneumonia and died just two years old. Carla was living with the love of her life Ivan until the end. The story of her family ends here as her sister moved to America.

  

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Sister Birgitta and Ibrahim Ahmad, April 1972

In the early sixties Sister Birgitta was living in a house with her daughter Martina, running the Order of Fen as she had already done for years. Now Martina has moved out and Sister Birgitta have chosen to move into a smaller, but still top-class apartment, at the 2^nd floor in a yellow house close to Cepero Crossing, with a perfect view of the city. In a night time vision Sister Birgitta saw enemies invade and has started to arm members and supporters of the Order, with handguns, semi-automatic and some machine guns. Sister Birgitta is now 54 years old.

  

Martina (27) met Palestinian immigrant Ibrahim Ahmad (28) and already got two children with him. Majed Ahmad (2) and Mikail Ahmad (1), Martina is pregnant again. Martina works at the coffee plantation in Cepero Town, supporting the family as Ibrahim struggles to find a job. They live in a small but nice apartment at Cepero Main Waterfront, not as exclusive as it was 10-20 years ago.   

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June 1972:

The Government persuaded R. Johnson Holdings to move the goat ranch out of Cepero Town and over to the foot of Cepero Island Mountains, to make room for a new public radio station, making sure every citizen was reach. President Juan Pérez was heard on both radio stations today: The war has dragged on in Europa for generations, and we honestly had a prosperous time making deals with both sides, now it is time to choose and do business only with what we hope will be the winning side. Negations of a long-term alliance just started.

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Mafalda & Andreas Wolf, Sep.1972

Back in the 60’s, daughter of Dr. Lorenzo Brissi, Mafalda Wolf got a depression after the loss of her third and last daughter. Time heals, she will never get over it, but today she is more active and takes part in her husband’s artistic success. Mafalda Wolf is now 46 years old. Her husband 48 years old Andreas Wolf are today the most recognized artist, both as a painter and a sculptor, his latest painting “The Houses on Donkey Curve” became the most expensive on Bounty Islands when sold. It is now hanging in the office at Bounty Cigar's Limited.

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Deaths in 1972

Three people we know have passed away in 1972.

Shellfish entrepreneur Heinrich Taka’s son Teshu Taka died just two years old. Amir Clarke, son of Senna Clarke, Grandson of Juan Gómez, died in a construction accidence, 25 years old. Jon Leroy, son of Noddy Leroy, Grandson of Arthur M. Leroy, died 15 years old in a traffic accidence. 

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Marts 1973

The Industry and Administration have long been talking about getting higher education on Bounty Islands, to avoid the better students moving elsewhere to be educated and often not coming back. With the economy seeing an all-time high, the politicians can now deliver a monumental project, Bounty City University. Located at pasture road in Saint Mary’s District.

           

    

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Greta Navarro & Harry Wilson, April 1973

In the early 60’s Greta Navarro, the widow of Sergio Navarro, was living with her much younger lover Harry Wilson in a shack near Cepero harbor and had lost all contact with her children. Today things have improved for Greta and Harry. Harry (39) got a job as truck driver at S/L Shipping’s terminal in the industry section of Cepero Town, making enough money to support the small family. Greta (72) gets a small sum from the welfare office at the parliament building, after her retirement. She spends her days cooking and cleaning in their small apartment at Cepero Main Waterfront. Her son Adrián Ciccone still refuse to see her, but her daughter Josefa Sanz comes to visit her old mother from time to time when Harry is not at home.

 

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Johnson Family, .Oct. 1973

Anisette Johnson the sole owner of R. Johnson Holdings, is now 46 years old. Living with her lover Francisco (48). Her son Jose Johnson (20) have moved out to start his own family with Yelena (23). She is already pregnant.

Today R. Johnson Holdings Own’s: Textile factory R. Johnson WorkWear, 35% of M. Leroy Steel JV, 35% of M. Leroy Firearms JV, 17,5% of South Industrial Harbor, 17,5% of S/L Shipping, two cotton plantations and two Sheep Ranches. Anisette Johnson is almost always wearing something from R. Johnson WorkWear, when see is out looking for business opportunities.

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Deaths in 1973

Jane Brissi, 2^nd wife and widow after Lorenzo Brissi died 58 years old, from an unknown virus infection. Back in the middle of the 60’s she lived a simple and rather poor life with Russian Szymon Bukowski. Since then, the family quickly advanced the social ladder, she got a well-paid job at the export department, also he got a good job as a fireman. Together they moved into a high-end apartment at cattle road. She will leave behind Szymon whom she never married, and the three step-children, Aurora Brissi, Mafalda Wolf, and Federico Brissi. All four sharing her relatively large inheritance by testimony.

 

Josefa Sanz daughter of Greta Navarro, died 44 years old in a mine shafts collapse at a coal mine in southern district, owned by the Leone Family. She left behind her husband Lucas Sanz (45) and her three children Carlos (19) Nora (17) and Laura (16), the family got a small symbolic compensation from the owners.

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Chiara Leroy May 1974

Former criminal investigator Chiara Leroy (69) was gunned down in a shoot-out in the 50’s, retiring from the police to run her own Cotton Plantation. She lost both her husband Arthur M. Leroy and son Noddy Leroy within a year in the first part of the 60’s. A few years ago, she retired completely and sold the plantation to R. Johnson Holdings. Now living a quite live with a new man, Italian Baron, Lorenzo XIV (75). His family fled Italy during the war.   

 

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July 1974

The first proper “Hacienda” style home was erected by Immigration Department Executive Charlie Walsh and his wife and secretary Dutch Emma Walsh. The first floor under the stairs up to the balcony, is rented out to banker Yelena García and her husband Mikel Garcia.

 

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October 1974

Spanish Chef Lucas Álvarez opened a new restaurant named Señor Vieira in September, at the intersection between Pasture Road, The Donkey Curve, and Cattle Road, facing the latter.

 

 

A person who just call himself “Mus”, have started another hippie community north of Mountain Village.

    

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Aurora Brissi, Dec. 1974

In the 1950 Aurora was exploring the jungle behind West Mountain Chain looking for resources especially oil, in the 1960’s she lived with the native tribes in East Bounty Jungle, attempting to uncover the origins of local ancient iron tools and weapons. More recently she has led small groups of paratroopers, raiding behind enemy lines on Caribbean islands as well as South America. Stealing or destroying enemy resources.  

At the home front, 47 years old Aurora Brissi, daughter of Doctor Lorenzo Brissi, is still living with technical engineer Stefano Fiore (59). Unusual for a family with such good jobs, they have settled in a tiny apartment at the outskirts of Presidente Jakub District.

 

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Deaths in 1974

 Sister Birgitta died 56 years old from cancer. Sister Birgitta was the leader of the “Order of Fen” from 1947 to her death. She will leave behind her daughter Martina Ahmed (30), her son in law Ibrahim Ahmad (31) and their three children Majed Ahmad, Mikail Ahmad and Yasmin Ahmad.  

Greta Navarro died 73 years old. Greta was the widow of Sergio Navarro, the creator of the now renowned “Gaia’s birth of Jesus” monument. Mother of Josefa Sanz who died in 1973 and grandmother of her children Carlos, Nora and Laura. Greta Navarro was also the mother of Adrián Ciccone and grandmother of the child he got with his first wife, Anton Ciccone.

Last year we heard that Jose Johnson heir to R. Johnson Holdings, got is girlfriend Yelena (23) pregnant. Sadly, the daughter passed away within the first few months.

 

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Andreas Wolf February 1975

Famous artist Andreas Wolf, husband of Mafalda Wolf. Have been working on a monumental sculptural project in the East Bounty Jungle over the last ten years, while making a living selling oil paintings. He revealed the artwork named “Faces of Power” today, reactions were mixed from brilliant over exceptional to trash. Some saw it as perfectly fitting into the jungle nature, other that it was destroying the natural habitat of jungle flora and fauna.     

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Senna and David Clarke July 1975

Back in 1965 Senna Clarke had moved into a nice home in Old Cepero Village, nowadays normally just referred to as Cepero Town. She still lived in the house with her husband David. She has the same job at Schubert Processed Food. David still works with faming, now on R. Johnson’s cotton plantation. Seemingly nothing has changed, but it has. They lost their son Amir in a tragic accidence in 1972 and with that also the possibility of grandchildren. Their older son Brandon not likely to get any. They are living with the fact that their family will die out, it is their fate, but it saddens them.

 

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August 1975

A fire broke out at restaurant Señor Vieira, one guest died from inhaling toxic smoke.

 

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Deaths in 1975

The only man that Aurora Brissi had every loved and whom she has lived with for 35 years Stefano Fiore died under mysterious circumstances 60 years old. The Police and doctors never found out why he died, nothing indicated bad health.

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Sister Sullivan Jan 1976

41 years old Sister Sullivan became the new leader of “The Ordre of Fen”. She moved the leadership back to where at all started, running the religious sect from Fenna Chapel. There was no fitting leader for Alicja Chapel, for now it would be led by Sister Sullivan herself, 38 years old Sister Jansen would lead Sergio Worship.

After Sister Birgitta had introduced children into the nunnery’s, it has become the believe that the nuns represented the fertile image of Holy Mother Gaia, and the nuns was allowed to get children and live with them, either in the nunnery’s or in nearby homes. The norm was to have different men, to avoid falling in love with them. Sister Sullivan had three children, Dolores, Lucas and Valeria.

 

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Adrián Ciccone Family July 1976

One of the most tragic incidents happened in Bounty Islands history, this Friday. A large group of young people held a party in a house on North Harbor Road, Presidente Jakub District. While the young people were drinking and listening to Led Zeppelin upstairs, fire broke out at the ground floor. The firefighters could not get through the heavy heat and flames, 7 out of 11 youngsters inside burned to death. Amongst the casualties was Adrián Ciccone’s 19 years old son Anton. His 2^nd wife Norma Ciccone’s 15 years old son Álvaro and her 14 years old daughter Susana. Norma Ciccone’s 20 years old son Javier survived, with two broken legs, jumping from an upstairs window.

 

Adrián Ciccone is the son of Greta Navarro and step-son of Sergio Navarro. In the early 60’s Adrián and Norma Ciccone both lost their partner and found comfort in each other, moving into a large apartment at North Harbor Road next to Saint Mary’s Church, where they are still living. Today Norma works at the People's Market. Adrián at Ramos Construction Company. Norma's son Javier Weber has moved out to live with his girlfriend Barbara, in a small, cheap, social apartment in Plateau Village, they both work at “Leone Family Cocoa Plantation” at the plateau. 

 

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November 1976

President Juan Pérez founded the construction of a new State Statistics Department directly under the State Ministry, located at the mouth of Ruben Ruiz Strait. At first to prepare and perform the new economic survey, from 1978-1981 expected to be included in the next Fact & Figures report. The department will also be responsible for updated maps, and collection of demographical statistics.

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Pedro Gómez Feb.1977

In the 50’s and early 60’s Pedro Gómez, foster son of Juan Gómez, was living at different locations in Cepero Town with his wife Olivia, working with Tobacco Production. A little later Pedro ran a parking building in the area. Today Pedro is 58 years old and work at R. Johnson’s Cotton plantation at Drilling Road, on the shores of the Inland Sea, southwest edge of town. In the same team as his “sister” Senna’s husband David Clarke. His wife is a bit older and takes care of their home, receiving a small sum from the welfare office. They have moved to another small apartment a little further south, next to “Radio South R2”.