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Shortage of railroad cars and the Inability of the Cuba Railroad to handle 

 adequatelj all the manganese ore during the drj season, when traffic is beaviesl 

 because tbe cane-grinding season also falls In this period, is also a serious handicap 

 to the output of ore. For a time during the spring of 1918 a shortage of ships per- 

 mitted <»re to accumulate al the docks In Santiago faster tban 11 could be removed, 

 hut it is understood thai conditions there are better aow. 



The marketing of ore bj small producers is attended bj more or less friction 

 between buyers and sellers over sampling and analyses, n has hem suggested thai 

 the United States Governmenl detail two men, one of them a chemisl and the other 

 ;i man who has bad experience In sampling ore, to act as umpires al Santiago in the 

 sampling and analysis of manganese ore. 11 is believed thai their work would en- 

 courage small producers to steadier efforts, and thai the service migbl be made self- 

 supporting by Charging the cost to the interested parties. 



The production of manganese ore seems to have I □ handicapped by the attitude 



f s ,. owners of lands and leaseholds, who have raised the price Of royalties so 



high as to discourage operations. In tbe course of its trip the Government party 

 heard complaints of many forms of sbarp practice, which undoubtedly are not con- 

 ducive to a hearty cooperation between property owners, miners and buyers of 

 manganese ore. 



SUMMARY 



Despite tbe handicaps outlined above tbe operators of manganese mines are 

 striving to increase their output and there is a strong interest taken everywhere in 

 Cuba in developing manganese prospects. 



If railway cars and ships are provided for transporting tbe ore, food for the 

 mine laborers, and explosives for blasting, the outlook for a steadily increasing pro- 

 duction in 1918 and 1919 is good. It is believed that the total output for 1918 should 

 he between 110,000 and 125,000 tons, more than 90 per cent, manganese, the remainder 

 being of still higber grade. After the completion of a narrow-gauge track to cer- 

 tain important mines east of Cristo, in the Santiago district, in the summer of 1918, 

 an increased output in 1919 is assured. 



Tbe reserves of manganese ore in Oriente Province are estimated at 700,00<i to 

 800,000 tons, more than 85 per cent, of which are in the district northeast of Santiago. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED tions showing steel structures wbich the 



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Law. New York, has published a booklet 

 entitled Trade-Marks. Tbe work is de- 

 signed to serve as a convenient bandbook, 

 presenting in concise form for ready ref- 

 erence tbe features most necessary to be 



United States and abroad, the catalogue 

 contains much information useful in quot- 

 ing on foreign inquiries, as well as valu- 

 able tables in English and metric units 

 covering all classes of structural ma- 



., , , t t * , terials, with notes, 



available to lawyers and manufacturers „ „ 



.... ,., , , , ,, A domestic edition ol the catalogue, 



to enable them to readilv understand the . , _ . . 



.,,.,,, , ,. with additional illustrations and data, is 



leading points ol tbe law and practice on . , 



... .. , . . . ., announced for issue in tbe near future, 



tins subject matter, and to take the neces- 

 sary steps to secure protection for this 

 class of property. 



EXPORT FINANCE CORPORATION 



The Belmont Iron Works of Philadel- Tbe Export Finance Corporation, 40-42 



pbia and Eddystone, Pa., has issued an Wall Street, New York, announce the 



attractive catalogue in folder form printed opening of a branch of their business in 



in English, French and Spanish, for ex- Cuba, in association with Allen & Mosko- 



port trade use. In addition to illustra- witz, Havana. 



