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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



ISLE OF PINES NOTES. 



In the Isle of Pines are waters whose 

 value medicinally is great. The Spanish 

 government many years ago recognized 

 their curative properties and sent its of- 

 ficers and soldiers to the island when in 

 need of restoration to health. The waters 

 received the first prize at the Cuban Na- 

 tional Horticultural Exposition in Ha- 

 vana in March. 



Nothing would pay more handsomely 

 for a small investment than a dairy on 

 the Isle of Pines. 



A few more calzadas would make com- 

 munication between the several parts of 

 the island easy and would increase the 

 value of the land holdings much. 



There is an immense acreage along 

 the arroyas or creeks which is splen- 

 didly adapted to the growing of bananas 

 and should be utilized. 



A church edifice is now a sure thing 

 for McKinley. Bishop Albion W. Knight 

 assisted with $500 cash. 



A 35-pound watermelon grown by O. 

 T. Anderson was an Isle of Pines ex- 

 hibit at the recent Horticultural exhibi- 

 tion. On being cut it was found per- 

 fectly ripe, sweet and of fine flavor. 



The handsome launch Canada, o^\^^ed 

 by the Canada Company, has now a 

 schedule whereby it leaves Nueva Ger- 

 ona on Thursdays and Sundays for Los 

 Indios and leaves Los Indios for Nueva 



Gerona on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 



The same coinpanv. of which Charles 

 S. Brown is president, sold during the 

 month of February more than four hun- 

 dred acres of land to men from Michi- 

 gan, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho. All 

 of the purchasers bought with the in- 

 tention of improving their holdings im- 

 mediately. Mr. Brown says Los Indios 

 is fast becoming one of the island's at- 

 tractive centers and within twelve 

 months great improvements are contein- 

 plated. 



It is safe to predict that the farmers 

 of this island will pay more attention to 

 the growing of tobacco and the raising 

 of poultry in the future than they have 

 done in the past. They took first prize 

 for tobacco at the exposition in Havana. 



Sr. Cecelio Soto, formerly secretary of 

 the board of education of the Isle, has 

 been appointed collector of the port of 

 Nueva Gerona (and the entire Isle) vice 

 Capt. Arredondo. 



First Lieutenant L. Alvarez has been 

 appointed to the cominand of the Rural 

 Guards on the Isle of Pines. 



A cabbage weighing 27i/2 pounds is 

 to the credit of C. D. Abbey, Nueva 

 Gerona. 



A bunch of ten grapefruit, 15 pounds 

 in all, picked from J. J. Symes' 2i^-year- 

 old grove, is the latest report from Los 

 Indios. — Isle of Pines News. 



S. S. Veguera at Tucaro Landing. Isle of Pines. 



