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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



FINANCIAL AND RAILROAD MATTERS. 



riihan novprntnpnt Flnurishins- that the republic will recover its credit shortly 



Cuban UOVernment f lOUnsning. _^^^^ demonstrate that the Cubans are able to 



An official pamphlet called "The Re- govern themselves and that the tears shed and 



public of Cuba in 1909," issued recently blood spilled for the independence of the coun- 



} , r t\ ■ J . r- try have not been in vam. 



by the secretary of President Comez, 



ought to influence favorably American ^ j^^^ Ferryboat. 



sentiment resrarding Cuba because its , ' 



statements of fact will go far toward ^ A novel type of vessel to serve as a 



counteracting many of the malicious tales ferryboat at Havana harbor for the 



to which undeserved and unfortunate ,H''^^^"^^^"tral Railroad Company was 



circulation ha. been given in this coun- lannched Sept 4 at Glasgow. Jhe new 



vessel IS named the Guanabacoa, and is 



'h shows the attitude of investors to- "ow ready for service, 



ward various Cuban securities by a com- "^^P'^^""^Pf f'T'^'Tu UA^^l 



parison of market quotations on June over all, 140 feet; breadth moulded 55 



30, 1908, under the Magoon administra- f/^t; depth, moulded ani'dships, 14.2/2 



tion, with those of June 30, i909, under [ft, and speed on rial 10/. knots, 



the Gomez administration. An advance She ,s built of steel o Lloyds 100 A 



is shown in all cases, including state and ^^^^ss and under special survey, 



municipal bonds, and the issues of pri- The propelling machinery consists of 



vate corporations. Details of official one set of compound surface condensing 



quotations on June 30, 1908 and 1909. ^^"g'"es with cylinders 19 inches and 42 



£11 . inches diameter and 2 feet 3 inches 



1909.- ■ 1908. stroke, fitted with piston slide valves to 



Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. both cylinders, and working with a pres- 

 Repub. of Cuba loan 112 ... no ... sure of 150 pounds per square inch. 

 Interior Debt .... loi 109 95 99 They are designed to drive two screws 

 "'A'muamllnto" 0I (One at each end) and to steam equally 

 Havana 117 120 11; 119 well in either direction. The boiler in- 

 Second mort. bonds 116 118 11- 114 stallatiou consists of two marine boil- 

 Havana .!... ii6>i 119/. 108 in ers loaded to a pressure of 225 pounds 

 Havana El. Ry. bonds loi 108 86 93 per square inch. A leading feature is 

 United Rys. of Hav. no 115 108 114 the small amount of deck space occupied 

 Hr'EIec''Ry.--com; Hh Hh ^ Uv. '^y the casings covering the machinery. 



T-u -4. 1 .-• ( 4-1 ^ .^.-^-^ ^f A second boat is now being over- 



Ihe recapitulation of the statistics 01 , , , . i.. \r i j :ii " „ u„ 

 ^, t.1 i 1 ■ 1 1 *•„ hauled at New York and will soon be 

 the pamphlet which covers population, ,^ " , . \, \\r^^-i- t3,-^^m„^ fr.,- 

 t. J 4. u^■ 1 ^.,;i ready. It s the West Brooklyn, tor- 

 imports and exports, public works, rail- / . . ., ^ ^(.., c.^J^^ V^,-,-,r 



^, . 1 J -i-u ti \^A^. merly in service on the 39th btreet leiry, 



roads, etc., concludes with these words: ^. -^ , , ^.. „, ^ • „ !..,-„„ ^^„ki1 



' ' New 1 ork City, and is a large double- 



"The situation cannot be more promising decked boat, measuring 185 feet. She 



Tlie present condition of the administration and ., , j t. tt 



local politics is iieifectly clear and it is expected Will be named the Havana. 



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THE NEW FERRVBO.\T FOR HAVANA. 

 Dentro de poco la Compahia del Ferrocarril Central de la Habana pondra en operacion _un 

 nuevo vaporcito para hacer la travesia entre la Habana y Regla. Este vapor acaba de ser construido 

 en Glasgow y ya esta listo para prestar servicio. Tiene 140 pies de largo por 55 de ancho, esta 

 construido de acero y equipado con dos helices, uno a cada extremo, y en su. viaje de ensayo 

 desarrollo una velocidad de 10^ singladuras por hora. Se le va a dar el nombre de "Guanabacoa." 

 Se esta construyendo asimismo otro vapor de esta clase_ pero mucho mas grande, el cual tiene 

 doble cubierta y mide 185 pies de largo, al cual se le va a dar el nombre de "Habana." 



