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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 



CUBA R. R. CO. 



In an interview accorded a representative 

 of The Cuba Review, Mr. Whigham, President 

 of the Cuba Railroad Company, stated 

 that the many problems of congested traffic 

 were rapidly being solved, that the new 

 equipment needed by the road was now in 

 Cuba, the reballasting of the tracks was 

 ]iroceeding rapidly, and that, furthermore, 

 the new terminal facilities, docks, ware- 

 houses, etc., at Nuevitas, would be available 

 in February. This new connection between 

 Nuevitas and Camaguey would greatly 

 relieve the congestion of the main line and 

 at the various terminal points, notably, 

 Antilla. Mr. Whigham said that for the 

 six months, January to July, 1917, the 

 gross traffic revenue would, without douljt, 

 amount to $18,000 per mile. 



With reference to the recent appointment 

 of Mr. C. R. Hudson as Vice-President and 

 General Manager of the Cuba Railroad, 

 with headquarters at Camaguey, Mr. Whig- 

 ham emphasized the statement which was 

 made l)y Mr. Hudson to the effect that the 

 CuV>ans in charge of operating the Cuba 

 Railroad were deserving of great comm.enda- 

 tion in the way that matters were handled 

 during the season 1915-16, and that also 

 the Cuban railroad employes showed greater 

 aptitude for handling traffic than did the 

 Mexicans, for example. Mr. Hudson was 

 also greatly impressed by the opportunities 

 now ahead of the Cuba Railroad and thought 

 that the difficidties presented by the un- 

 precedented amount of freight to be moved 

 were to be quickly and efficiently overcome. 



scalf:s 



"Decision No. 7158. — In the City of Havana, 

 on August 4, 1916. at the regular meeting of 

 the Junta de Protestas, the following decision 

 was decreed. Whereas: Messrs. R. K. Carter 

 & Co. protested against the appraisement 

 made on page 66,311 of the Custom House 

 of this port, of an importation of a scale 

 for weighing sugar according to item 214 of the 

 Tariff, it being claimed that part 215 B is the 

 one that should be applied, as it was de^^tined 

 to the "colonia" of Sr. R. Angulo, situated 

 in Manati. The office of the Custom House 

 Collector stated that he confirmed the ap- 

 praisement as they considered that said bene- 



fits are, as determined by Law, for the In- 

 genios and not for the "colonias de cana''. 

 The said protest was sent to this Junta by the 

 Collector of the Custom House with letter 

 dated April 5 last. Whereas: When on ap- 

 pointing the daj' for making the protest, Sr. 

 Jose Fresneda appeared, and ratified the pro- 

 test and showed that this scale should be in- 

 cluded under part 215 B, inasmuch as what is 

 granted to the owner of an estate, who is 

 rich, should also be granted to the "colono'", 

 who is not rich. Whereas: The protest was 

 duly and forma Jy established. Considering: 

 That according to the papers in the case, the 

 merchandise whose tariff classification has 

 occasioned this protest, consists of a scale for 

 weighing cane to be installed at the "colonia" 

 of Mr. R. Angulo, situated in Manati, Ter- 

 mino Municipal de las Tunas, Provincia de 

 Oriente. Considering: That item 215 B of the 

 Tariff, a« modified by Decree No. 121, of 

 January 27, 1908, comprises apparatus and 

 machinery as well as integral parts of same, 

 which having various applications in industry 

 and agriculture are destined as auxiliaries for 

 the manufacture of sugar, provided they are 

 imported for or by the planters, who under 

 the Ordinances prescribed by the Secretary of 

 the Treasury, will give proof of the installa- 

 tion of same. Considering: That in the pre- 

 sent case it concerns a scale which is to be 

 used on a cane plantation, for which it is 

 necessary to recognize the right of its being 

 classified under item 215 B, provided that in 

 due time its installation is proven in accord- 

 ance with the requirements demanded by the 

 Secretary of the Treasury, inasmuch as ac- 

 cording to the papers in the case it can be 

 seen that the oath demanded by Cicrular Xo. 

 128 of 1901 has been given. In view of the 

 documents and the legal dispostions appli- 

 cable to the case, we unanimously resolve to 

 recogize the present protest as the classifica- 

 tion of the scale in question corresponds to 

 item 215 B; and to communicate this reso- 

 lution to the Secretary of the Treasury, to 

 the Custom House Collector of this port and 

 to Messrs. R. K. Carter & Co. for the purposes 

 of Decree No. 80 of January 25, 1909, and as 

 soon as this resolution is entered to return the 

 papers forwarded, making due note in the 

 respective files." 



We have quoted this decision in full because 

 it is interesting inasmuch as item No. 214 of 



