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THE CUBA REVIEW 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



NEW SUGAR CENTRALS IN ORIENTE 

 PROVINCE 



La Independencia of Santiago states in 

 a recent issue that three new sugar centrals 

 are projected for Oriente Province. 



Sr. Federico Fernandez, a rich planter 

 of the province, has closed a contract for 

 the construction of a mill with a capacity 

 of 100,000 bags of sugar. 



Sr. Fernandez had 32 caballerias (about 

 1,067 acres) seeded to cane some time ago, 

 which will be ready to cut at the next 

 season, when it is expected the new mill 

 will be ready to begin grinding the cane. 

 The situation of the new central is near the 

 line of the Cuba Railroad between Jiguani 

 and Palma Soriano. 



The second central will be built by Luis 

 de Hechavarria, a well known lawyer of 

 Santiago, who for two years past has been 

 negotiating with the heiri of Schumann & 

 Co. over its construction. 



The situation of this central is near 

 Moron, twenty miles from Santiago, and 

 the owners expect to ship their sugar from 

 that port. Sr. Hechavarria is a large 

 owner of territory in this section of 

 Oriente Province, much of which is already 

 planted to cane, supplied during the pres- 

 ent season to the centrals in the neighbor- 



hood, "Santa Ana" and "Union." The new 

 mill expects 20,000 bags at first, 600,000 

 the next season and after that its full out- 

 put of 100,000 bags. 



Sr. Andres Duany will build the third 

 mill, which will be a very small one on his 

 farm known as the "Alto Cedro," which is 

 doubtless near the well known town of 

 that name. Much of Sr. Duany's caballe- 

 rias are planted to cane and the estate like- 

 wise possesses a fine irrigation plant. 



A new central is spoken of as projected 

 for Mayajigua, Santa Clara Province on 

 the finca Rosa Maria. 



CUBA S GREAT LABOR PROBLEM 



Greatest of all Cuba's problems in the 

 new situation to be produced by the pres- 

 ent reduction and early abolition of the 

 tariff on sugar is the problem of how to 

 procure the labor which will be needed 

 m Cuba's inevitable stimulated sugar in- 

 dustry. Already this year there is an in- 

 sufficiency of labor (and of mills) to con- 

 vert the unprecedented cane crop into 

 sugar, great as has been the increase in 

 mill capacity during the last two or three 

 years. General Menocal has voiced his 

 recognition of the fact that Cuba needs 

 more capital, more mills, more ships, more 



Map of Oriente Province showine location of projected sugar mills.— See article above. 



Mapa le la Provincia Oriente mostrando el sitio de los ingenios de azucar ideados. 



Vease el articulo arriba. 



