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western terminus, where a new bridge over thai stream la being buill to form a new- 

 means of communication with the suburban district lying beyond the Almendares 

 River. 



The work of paving and asphalting 23rd Streel in Vedado Ls aearing completion, 



and tliis streel when connected with Gulf Avenue will for i f the principal 



arteries of travel between Havana and the suburbs lying to the westward of Vedado, 

 and in fact will be the means of greatly reducing the time between Havana and these 

 districts us the distance Ls considerablj shorter than by the present route via what 

 is known as the "Calzada" in Vedado. 



AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: This association, which was in prog- 

 ress of organization at the time of writing our last review, has since been c pleted, 



the officers being as follows: President, Prank Steinhart; Lsl Vice-President, John 

 Z. Horter; 2nd Vice-President, I.. A. Huston; Secretary, W. M. Whitner; Assistanl 



Secretary. <>s- I Smith, and Treasurer, Win. P. Field. This association has its 



headquarters in the Horter Building, the Secretary's office being Room :;.".•", Horter 

 Building, Obispo 7, Havana. 



Tin- membership is divided into three classes, active, associate and non resident. 

 Active membership is confined to any reputable American citizen, firm or corporation 

 interested in business in the Republic of Cuba : or any reputable firm or co-partnership 

 established in Cuba and inscribed in the Mercantile Register of the Republic of Cuba 

 over fifty per cent, of whose members are American citizens or over fifty per cent, of 

 whose capital is owned by American citizens; or any company, corporation or SOCiedad 

 anonima duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Cuba and inscribed in the 

 Mercantile Register of the Republic of Cuba, and of good repute, and over fifty per 

 cent, of whose directors and officers are American citizens or over fifty per cent, of 

 whose capital is owned by American citizens. 



Associate members are composed of any reputable non-American firm, corporation 

 or individual established in Cuba and inscribed in the Mercantile Register of the 

 Republic of Cuba, and in good standing and which firm, corporation or individual 

 acts as the accredited representative of an American business institution, or any 

 non-American individual representing in Cuba any American business house; or any 

 non-American individual, firm or corporation importing from or exporting to the 

 United States. 



Non-resident members consist of any reputable American citizen, firm or cor- 

 poration interested in business in the Republic of Cuba that has no branch office or no 

 representative in Cuba. 



The initiation fee for active and associate members is $200 and for non-resident 

 members $100, while the dues for the first two classes are $50 per quarter and for the 

 non-resident members $50 per year. 



BOOK ON PAN AMERICAN COMMERCE lists of those in attendance or represented, 



.,, „ , n , . . ,,, charts, illustrations, etc. 

 A report ot the Second Pan American 



Commercial Conference, bold in tbe build- The book contains more up-to-date in- 

 ing of tbe Pan American Union, Washing- formation on Pan American commerce 

 ton, D. C, from June 2nd to 6th, 1919, has than any other single volume yet pub- 

 been published in book form. Tbe book- lished. It is a symposium of both aver- 

 is entitled Pan American Commerce, Past- age and expert opinion. It covers in some 

 Present-Future, and was prepared by John measure nearly every phase of Pan 

 Barrett. Director-General of tbe Pan American commercial, financial and eco- 

 American Union. It is a summarized re- nomie conditions which must be consid- 

 port based on the stenographic record of ered and faced after the world war, and 

 the proceedings, addresses, papers and it reviews tbe past and discusses the 

 discussions, together with additional data, present. 



