14 THECUBAREVIEW 



CUBA RAILROAD: Mr. C. It. Iluilsdii, fur several years Vice rresideiit and 

 General Manaper of the Cuba Railroad, lias resigned and has been succeeded for the 

 present by Mr. A. C. Reed, wlio has been Chief Engineer of the Cuba Railroad and 

 Nuevitas and Caniaguey Railroad for years. Mr. Herbert C. Larkiu, the new Presi- 

 dent of the Culta Railroad, was recently in Cainaguey. 



STRIKE OF RAILROAD EMPLOYES: The uiuon leaders of the employes of 

 the United Railways of Havana have made a demand for 30 per cent, increase in 

 wages and the railroad has been given seven days in which to meet this demand, at 

 which time a general strike will be called of all the unionized labor of the United 

 Railways and affiliated lines. The railroad officials have offered a 10 per cent, raise, 

 but it is understood that the union laborers refused to compromise at that basis. 



NEW ENTERPRISES: The Ilershey Chocolate Corporation, whose headquar- 

 ters are at Ilershey, I'a., are expected to issue .$10,000,0<K) in bonds through large 

 banking interests in New York and Philadelphia, for the purpose of expanding their 

 already large interests. Among the contemplated expenditures Is $3,000,000 for the 

 purchase of the Cia. Azucarera del Rosario, which central has a capacity of approxi- 

 mately 75,000 bags of sugar per grinding season. 



The product of this new central added to the 44:iO.O(M> bag capacity' of Central 

 "Hershey" at San .Tuan P.autista, between Havana and Matanzas on the Hershey 

 Railroad, will ensiu-e an ample supply of sugar to meet the tremendous demand of 

 the chocolate interests of the Hershey Corporation. 



The Ilershey Railroad, which will connect Havana with Matanzas along the 

 north coast of Cuba, is expected to be put in operation for its full length within a 

 shoit time and will be the principal cause of considerable new development in this 

 fertile section of the Island. 



Rumor has it that a new wharf and warehouse company is to be organized by 

 the Ward Line and the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company with a capital 

 of nearly $6,000,000 for the purpose of building wharves and warehouses along the 

 waterfront of Havana to provide accommodation for the increased traffic of the.se two 

 companies. 



The Ward Line will make extensions to the San Jose wharves, which they ac- 

 quired some time ago. This building is to be five stories in height and of very modem 

 construction. Considerable attention is to be paid both passenger and freight accom- 

 modations, and electric loading and unloading devices will be installed which will 

 greatly facilitate the handling of freight over these wharves. 



The portion of the building which will be used by the Peninsular and Occidental 

 Steamship Company will be modern in every sense of the word, with particular stress 

 on the facilities for handling passengers. New ferry slir)S will be <-onstructed to 

 acconunodate the new ferries of the Florida East Coast Railway. 



It is stated on very good authority that Henry Ford, the automobile manufac- 

 turer, has made representations to the Cuban Govei'iiment to erect a large central near 

 Santa Cruz del Sur, if the Government will concede to his request to establish a 

 sub-port to be called Manoplas, to the port of Santa Cruz del Sur. for the reception 

 of his automolnle shipments to Cuba of knocked down Ford automobiles, and for the 

 shipment of sugar North. The Govonmient has acceded to Mr. Ford"s request and the 

 sub-port of Manoplas has been estaldished. The number of Govennnent employes to 

 be stationed at Manoplas and the salaries to be received by each have been stipulated. 

 Mr. Ford has intimated that he will erect a large warehouse for the reception of 

 merchandise and also one for sugar storage prior to shipment North. 



With a capital of $200,000 the Eagle Brick Company was formed in this city to 

 manufacture building bricks to meet the ever increasing demand for this commodity 

 in Havana. 



