THE CUBA REVIEW 



33 



SUGAR CROP CONDITIONS 



[From United States Deputy Consul General 

 Henry P. Starrett, May 14th] 



The outlook for a large crop of sugar 

 cane for the present season is very good, 

 especially if the present dry weather con- 

 ditions are maintained for a few weeks 

 longer. The extremely favorable weather 

 of the past two months is responsible for 

 the continued grinding and consequent 

 larger output of sugar. Up to the present 

 there has been a total production of 

 1,487,081 tons of sugar with 150 mills still 

 grinding. Last season at this time there 

 was a total production of 1,302,552 tons 

 with only 37 mills grinding. In view of 

 these figures and reasonable weather it 

 would seem that Cuba's output of sugar 

 for this season should easily reach 1,750,- 

 600 tons. [Weather conditions in Cuba 

 up to June 3d have continued favorable. — 

 Editor Cuba Review.! 



CUBA CROP ESTIMATE 



Up to the week ending June 11th, total 

 receipts of sugar totalled 1,708,604 tons as 

 compared with 1,373,478 tons in 1911, and 

 1,652,814 tons in 1912, when the entire crop 

 exceeded 1,800,000 tons. Up to Alay 31st 

 there were 28 centrals grinding as against 

 9 in 1910 for the same period. Willett & 

 Gray accordingly increase their original 

 estimate of 1,800,000 tons to 1,850,000 and 

 expect a further slight increase if condi- 

 tions continue favorable. 



Enrique Pujals, manager of the electric 

 light plant at Batabano, has been authorized 

 l)y the national government to establish a 

 telephone Hne between his plant and the 

 town. Presidential permission is a very 

 necessary provision in Cuba as three Amer- 

 icans found to their sorrow when they 

 were sent to jail on the Isle of Pines be- 

 cause they neglected to obtain this per- 

 mission and put up a private line of their 

 own. 



CANAL THROUGH CUBA 



A $90,000,000 trans-Cuban canal for 

 shortening the distance between Atlantic 

 ports of the United States and Panama, 

 is being considered by certain engineers 

 and promoters in Cuba, reports the Amer- 

 ican minister at Havana. The necessary 

 bonds are to be floated in Havana and the 

 enterprise kept an entirely Cuban matter. 



According to reports published, it is 

 planned that a sea-level canal shall be built 

 from Cardenas on the north to the Bahia 

 de los Cochinos on the south coast, of the 

 same width and depth as that traversing 

 the Isthmus of Panama. The canal would 

 cross one of the widest parts of the island, 

 but the formation of the country is said to 

 be such as to more than compensate for 

 the increased distance over other possible 

 routes. 



Among those interested in the enterprise 

 are Joaquin Chalons, tintil recently secre- 

 tary of public works : Louis G. Estefani ; 

 and Dr. Carrera Justiz. 



Lockjaw is one of the greatest dangers 

 of the Cuban soldiers in the field against 

 the negroes because the slightest scratch 

 oftentimes results in that disease. 



The number of French citizens who 

 have made claims of damages since the 

 uprising of the negroes started has de- 

 veloped that there are quite a few French 

 subjects scattered about Cuba. The total 

 number is said bj- the government to be 

 2,840 of both sexes. Of this number 1,430 

 are in Oriente Province. 



On account of the rapid growth of Xipe 

 Bay as a port of entry, the Cuban govern- 

 ment has decided to build an immigrant 

 station and other buildings necessary for 

 a port of such importance. The station 

 will be built at Ca\-o San Juan Vicente. 

 The contract for the buildings has been 

 let for $129.911. .50. 



METAL AGUILA BABBITT 



EL METAL BAB- 

 BITT "AGITLA" es 

 iin metal antifric- 

 tion esnieradanientc 

 rundide y de larga 

 (iiiracion. Es has- 

 tante rigido y tenaz 

 para dar resultados 

 satipfactorios hajo 

 la mayor presion y 



grande 



a la nuis 

 vclofidad. 



Lo recomendamos 

 cspecialmcntc para 

 maquinaria de moler 

 cana do aziicar. 



Prec'io, 15 cts. la 

 libra. 



HOYT METAL COMPANY - - NUEVA YORK 



