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Punta Saa Juan Dock on Buenavista Bay, Puiita Alegre Sugar Mill 



The entire property is provided with fresh running water by means of an aqueduct 23 

 kilometers in length. The water comes from the Chambas River, which traverses the southern 

 end of the property and is filtered and sterilized before it is pumped into large storage reservoirs. 



The Batey is the outcome of careful planning, so that the hygienic conditions of the place 

 should be of the best. The quarters for the bachelors are commodious and comfortable, while 

 the married men are provided with houses that are ideal for the purpose. Besides, there is a 

 considerable supply of small houses for married laborers. 



The officers of the Punta Alegre Sugar Co. are: President, Edwin F. Atkins, Boston, Mass.; 

 Vice-Presidents, Chas. B. Wiggin, Boston, Mass., and Elie L. Ponvert, Hormiguero, Cuba.; 

 Treasurer, Robert W. Atkins, Boston, Mass.; Secretary, John E. Thayer, Jr., Boston, Mass. 



The directors are: Galen L. Stone, E. V. R. Thayer, Frederick R. Ayer, Jr., Chas. B. 

 Wiggin, E. B. Dane, Richard F. Hoyt, Ralph Hornblower, all of Boston, and Geo. H. Frazier, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. and W. de S. IVIaud, Havana. 



To the energy of these men and to their belief in the future of Cuba, is due the conception 

 of this enterprise; to the skill, pluck and determination of the men under them, is due the ac- 

 complishment; and the organization which will make for success in the future is the result of 

 much painstaking thought and unflagging effort on the part of the active managers of the 

 Punta Alegre Sugar Company. 



BEET SUGAR IN SIBERIA 



A committee of the Society of Siberian 

 Engineers proposes to experiment with the 

 cultivation of sugar-beet seed in Siberia with 

 a view to ascertaining if it is possible to 

 develop this industry. It is planned to make 

 the experiments cover a period of three years, 

 and a specialist has been engaged to look 

 after the ex-periments on the plantations. 



CUBAN CIGARS 



According to El Tohaco, Cuba, during the 

 year of 1916, manufactured 390,126,959 

 cigars. They were produced as follows: 

 Havana, 222,772,259; Pinar del Rio, 12,561,- 

 575; Matanzas, 21,983,475; Santa Clara, 

 56,954,075; Camaguey, 8,088,200, and Ori- 

 ente, 67,767,375. This production was larger 

 than any in recent years. 



