THE CUBA R E \' I E \V 



NEW DEPARTMENT 



Dr. Frank Menocal, Commissioner of Im- 

 migration, is planning to construct a new 

 department of ))aths connected with the 

 Triscornia quarantine station, to cost approxi- 

 mately ?4,000. 



ROAD CONSTRUCTION 



It is reported that land o«-ners and others 

 residing in Oriente Province have started a 

 subscription for the collection cf fimds to 

 repair roads of that region, and to build por- 

 tions of roads badly needed. 



Santa Clara is also planning for road re- 

 pair in a similar manner. 



MARIANAO 



Public bids are to be asked for the con- 

 struction of a residential park at ^Marianao 

 Beach and also a park which is to be devoted 

 to amusements. 



COUNTERFEIT MONEY 



It is reported in the press that the United 

 States Secret Service has discovered that 

 coimterfeit of American money is being made 

 in Cuba, the coimterfeit money being sent 

 to Vera Cruz, Mexico, where it is easily cir- 

 culated on account of the lack of faith in 

 Mexican paper money. 



CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS 



In the first half of the calendar year 1916 

 the customs collections for the entire Republic 

 were S17,119,S0S, an increase of ?4,6So,740 

 over the same period in 1915. 



CANADIAN POTATOES 



Considerable shipments of potatoes from 

 Canada to Cuba by way of Boston are re- 

 ported and it is stated that the Cuban demand 

 for Canadian seed potatoes will be about 

 80,000 barrels. 



PANAMA CANAL 



The Panama Record states that the S. S. 

 Jalisco arrived at Cristobal on October 21st 

 and proceeded through the Canal bound to 

 the West coast of South America. This 

 steamer was the first ship flying the Cuban 

 flag to go through the Panama Canal. 



HAVANA HOTELS 



.V recent article by Mrs. Mary Roberts 

 Reinhart appeared in the Saturdmj Evening 

 Post. This article is entitled ''The Pirates of 

 the Caribbean," and is exceedingly flippant, 

 to say the least, and a portion of the article is 

 in questionable taste. This should not have 

 been taken seriously, Init imfortunately the 

 Cuban press and, we understand, many of the 

 Cubans have taken the article literally and 

 resent what they consider imwarranted impli- 

 cations. The word "Pirates" is applied to the 

 Havana hotel keepers. It is to be regretted 

 that this frivolous article has been brought 

 into undue prominence, but it is quite true 

 that in the "Winter season there are not suffi- 

 cient hotel accommondations in Havana to 

 acconmaodate the large numbers of tourists 

 that visit that city. Regardless of the prices 

 for accommodations, American tourists have 

 been greatly inconvenienced by the lack of 

 sufficient hotels. The toiu-ist trade is verj' 

 important to Havana and to Cuba generally, 

 and if this traffic is to be properly taken care 

 of in the future, adequate and reasonable 

 hotel accommodations wiU have to be pro- 

 vided. 



We note that the Havana Pod has an- 

 nounced its intention of providing a bureau 

 to be placed in charge of competent persons 

 who will look after tourists and provide them 

 with accommodations in private houses if it 

 is impossible to secure rooms at the hotels. 



OUR UNPRECEDENTED TRADE WITH 

 CUBA 



The foregoing figiu-es for the ten month 

 period ending with October show an increase 

 of 75.389^ in the export figures this year over 

 last year, and a gain this year of 128.o09c over 

 the same period in 1914. Also a gain in oiu- 

 imports of 23.25'^ c for the period this year 

 over last year. For the month of October 

 alone the figures for this year show a gain of 

 over 100':"^ in the imports from Cuba to the 

 United States, and a gain of almost GO'^c in the 

 export figiues to Cuba over the same month 

 last year. 



These figures speak volumes for the very 

 favorable trade which is now developing be- 

 tween the United States and Cuba, and with 

 the continuance of the present conditions for 

 another twelve months it is not easy to fore- 

 cast just what the ratio of increase will show 

 for the next period. 



