THE CUBA REVIEW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 

 An Illustrated SMonthly SWagnzme, 82-92 'Ben'ver Street, St{e'a> York 



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Vol VII. MARCH, 1909 No. 4 



Contents of This Number 



The cover page depicts the entrance to one of the great sugar plantations of the Island. 



Frontispiece is of the first meeting of President Gomez and his Cabinet. 



Pages 9 and lo are devoted to very interesting activities of the Government and the 

 Cuban Congress. 



On page ii are given a few cartoons of the Cuban situation taken from United States 

 newspapers. 



The tobacco crop of Cuba for the last four years will be found on page 12. These 

 very important statistics are compiled especially for THE CUBA REVIEW. 



General Notes are on pages 13 and 14. There are Isles of Pines news, labor notes, 

 an illustration of the e.xtension contemplated for the National University of 

 Havana, and other items. 



Pages 15 and 16 give valuable information regarding Cuba's financial institutions and 

 railways, together with an illustration on page 16 of the new branch of the 

 National Bank of Cuba at Santiago. 



Page 17 is devoted to commercial items and the illustration of the new Court House 

 at Matanzas. 



Agricultural matters are on page 18, and a review, with prices of Cuban fruits and 

 vegetables, especially prepared for this publication by Urner-Barry Co., appears 

 on page 19. 



The instructive chart on page 20 gives prices of centrifugal sugar at New York for 

 the years 1907-1908. 



The annual compilation of the active sugar plantations of the entire Island of Cuba 

 occupies pages 21 to 26. 



Spanish Sugar Article by Willett & Gray appears on page 28. 

 Sugar Review in English on pages 30 and 32. 



