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THE CUBA REVIEW 



of goats in Mexico. During the past three or four years they have been furnishing food to 

 the roving bands of different contestants in that unfortunate country. 



If men interested in the industry would take pains to look into this matter, the advantages 

 which Cuba offers would be manifest. The hills and mountain sides of this Republic are 

 clothed to their summits with underbrush, whose tender shoots furnish excellent food for 

 animals that browse, and yet the raising of goats has never been considered here commercially. 



Under the management of men who are familiar with the raising of goats for their hides, 

 and above mentioned by-products, there is no reason why this industry should not assume 

 importance in Cuba, especially since these animals are invaluable for cleaning out under- 

 growth, economically and effectively. 



Cuban Cattle 



CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 



CUBAN ELECTRIC-POWER CO. 



All the interests of the Cienfuegos Electric 

 & Power Co. have been taken over by the 

 Cienfuegos, Palmira & Cruces Electric Rail- 

 way & Power Co. The purchasing company 

 (until about a year and a half ago practically 

 the property of an American) was organized 

 under a charter of the State of .Maine and is 

 now said to be owned and controlled by 

 H. Upmann & Co., Habana, Dr. Julio de la 

 Torre, acting for Dr. Orestes Ferrara, also of 

 Habana, and Cardona & Co., of Cienfuegos. 

 The Cienfuegos Electric & Power Co. was 

 reorganized by local Spanish capitalists about 



five years ago, secured the street lighting con- 

 tract, and has been making preparations for 

 supplying electric current throughout the day 

 as well as night, but to date this new service 

 has not been started. No further details are 

 obtainable at present. 



It has also been learned that a contract has 

 been signed by the above-mentioned railway 

 company with the Carlota mine, Cumana- 

 jagua, transportation of product being the 

 object. This contract will necessitate imme- 

 diate inauguration of construction of the pro- 

 spective branch between Caonao and .Mani- 

 caragua, with switches to the mine. — Vice- 

 Consul George B. Starbuck, Cienfuegos. 



