THE CUBA REVIEW 



27 



A Citrus Fruit Xurserv at Omaja. 



OMAJA COLONY NOTES. 



It is three years the 22d of January 

 since the first settlers arrived in Omaja. 

 Now there are many Americans here; all 

 busy planting their plantations and 

 building comfortable homes. 



Among the many new houses built 

 within the last few months are Mr. 

 Pheuflfer's, Noring's, Aho's, Johnson's, 

 Anderson's, Lytle's, Mahan's, J. Wil- 

 liams', and Gilpin's. 



The Brethern have erected a new 

 church, 24x36. 



In the business part of the town we 

 have several new buildings. Mr. Rosario, 

 our Cuban storekeeper, has erected a 

 new building and residence, as have also 

 our American grocers, Messrs. Kreider 

 and Nye, Mr. Nye occupying the resi- 

 dence portion. Mr. Gilpin, our other 

 genial grocer, has just moved into his 

 new and commodious building. 



The Piersons, Cranstons, Wildes and 

 Arters, Sr., have all built additions to 

 their residences. Messrs. N. Williams 

 and Evans wil soon commence building. 



One hundred and sixty acres have 

 been planted to oranges, and one hun- 

 dred and seventy acres more is being 

 planted this spring. 



Mr. and Mrs. Holt, of Somerville, 

 Mass., are also new arrivals. 



The Seventh Day Adventists hold ser- 

 vice every Saturday, the Brethern every 

 Sunday and a union service is held 

 once a month. 



The sawmill is busy every day sawing 

 lumber for the many houses that are 

 being erected. 



The young men of the colony have or- 

 ganized a baseball team and have been 

 playing the Cuban team from St. Augus- 

 tine every Saturday. 



The Omaja Orange Co. have planted 

 twenty acres to oranges and expect to 

 plant eight more this spring. 



A company has been organized to put 

 in a starch factory at Omaia, to be in 

 running order by the fall. 



A government school has been grant- 

 ed with a Cuban and an American 

 teacher. Miss Alverace. of Holguin, 

 teaching Spanish, and Mrs. Anderson 

 teaching English. Instruction in Span- 

 ish is given the American children one 

 hour daily. 



Omaja is on the Cuba Railroad, in the 

 Province' of Oriente, about 89 miles 

 from Nipe Bay. 



