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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 



Santa Cruz del Stir on the soutli coast about 

 80 kilometers (50 miles) ; another extension of 

 about 90 kilometers from Placetas to Ciego 

 de A\ila; an electric line from Habana to 

 Matanzas, skirting the north coast, about 90 

 kilom.eters, to be built by Mr. M. J. Hershey, 

 Prado, 33 Habana ; and a considerable exten- 

 sion of the Habana Central Railway line, an 

 inter urban electric system with headquarters 

 in the terminal station, Habann. (This com- 

 pany has also been granted a concession by 

 the Cuban Go\ernment to construct a new 

 ferry slip in Halxma Harbor, to establish 

 communication with the opposite side of the 

 bay). A railway line of about 60 kilom.eters is 

 projected from the port of Cienfuegos to 

 San Lino, and a railroad of about 47 kilo- 

 meters from the town of Pinar del Rio to the 

 port of Esperanza, a concession for which has 

 been granted to Mr. Jorge A. Belt, Calzada 

 95, Vedado, Habana. The United Railway 

 of Habana, whose offices are in the terminal 

 station, also proposes to double-track its ex- 

 isting line between Habana and Matanzas. 

 Other projected works are a line of about 300 

 kilometers from Caibarien to Nuevitas in 

 which Jose Miguel Tarafa, of Habana, is 

 interested, and a line from Bahia Honda to 

 Cohsolacion del Norte in the Province of 

 Pinar del Rio. 



Important Maintenance Work Expected. 



The heavy traffic movement of both sugar 

 and general nierchandise is expected to oc- 

 casion the necessity of important mainten- 

 ance work on the lines of tne Cuba Railroad 

 Co., whose headquarters are at Santa Clara, 

 in the Province of that nam.e. The increase in 

 the movem.ents of the ports also renders 

 necessary extensions of wharves. In the port 

 of Habana works are under consideration by 

 the Port of Habana Docks Co. and the San 

 Jose Wharf Co. amounting to $2,000,000. 



The tourist traffic and the increasing com- 

 mercial importance of Habana require the 

 construction of modern hotel buildings, and 

 valuable sites already have been purchased. 

 Mr. Regino Truffin, of Buena Vista, and Mr. 

 Andres Gom.ez-Mena, Manzana de Gomez, 

 Habana, are interested. 



The drainage of the extensive swamp on the 

 south coast, known as Ceinaga de Zapata, 

 surrounding the deep-water harbor known as 

 the Bahia de Cochinos, is another important 

 project authorized by the Cuban Government, 



and a, concession for this work has beeri 

 granted to the Ceinaga Zapata Co. The New 

 York representative of this company is Mr. R. 

 G. Ward, Herald Square Hotel, New York. 

 A new modern garage building, to cost about 

 $200,000, is about to be constructed on the 

 water front overlooking the sea, and the site 

 has been purchased by Mr. Manuel Carreno, 

 Zulueta, corner of Teniente Rey, Habana. 



Military Hospital — Construction of Hippo- 

 drome. 



The Cuban Government proposes to build 

 a military hospital at Cam.p Columbia, on the 

 outskirts of Habana. A concession has been 

 granted to Mr. Charles T. Henshall, Hotel 

 Plaza, Habana, for the construction of a 

 hippodrome and general amusement park 

 within the city limits, and a movement is on 

 foot to provide Habana with a large stadium 

 in view of the effort ' to have the Olympic 

 games held there in 1920. Mr Richard Grant, 

 director of athletics in the University of 

 Habana, has tne project in hand. 



A terminal railroad line is projected from 

 Cardenas to Punto de Hicacos Peninsula of 

 about 31 Idlometers to facilitate the com- 

 merce of the port of Cardenas. This is the 

 third port of the island, having exports of 3,- 

 000,000 bags of sugar and about 200,000 tons 

 of general im.ports. It is claimed this project 

 mesns the hfe of Cardenas, which is affected 

 at present by the local port charges maKing it 

 expensive for shipping, when it should be one 

 of the most economical ports of Cuba. It is 

 nearer to snipping points in the United States 

 than any other place on the island. Pedro M. 

 Mederos, of Cardenas, has the concession and 

 has made application for a subsidy from the 

 Cuban Government. 



DELAWARE CHARTER 



Cuban Industrial Ore Co., cany on busi- 

 ness of mining, $1,000,000; Herbert E. Latter, 

 Norman P. Coffin, Clement M. Egner, local 

 Wilmington (Del.) incorporators. 



ECUADOR 



The value of Ecuador's total imports from, 

 and exportj to, Cuba during 1914 and 1915 

 was as follows: 



Imports from Exports to 



1914 1915 1914 1915 



$3,514 $799 $41,397 $92,548 



