12 THECU BARE VIEW 



WHS Mppoiiirt'd l>.v Secretary of Coinmerce niul Lalntr Alexander, of the I'liited States, 

 to visit CiilKi ami assist in the solvini: of the itrohleiu of the congestion at this port. 



LARGE CENTRAL SOLD: Tlie sum of $14,<MKM)rMX(X> was paid hy the IMmta Ale- 

 jrre Suf.'ar ("oini>any for the luagniticent property known as "Central Kspafia." This 

 property was sold hy the Spaiush nuilti-niillionaire, 8r. Jose Lopez Itodriiiuez, and 

 it is claimed that Central Espaiia is one of the largest and hest sugar properties in 

 Cuha. 



EXTENSION OF RAILROAD LINE IN PINAR DEL RIO: Tile Western Railway of 

 Havana, a jiart of the United Railways of Havana, has heen granted permission to 

 exteiiil its lines in Tinar del Rio Trovince for a distance of approximately forty 

 kilometers from (tuane to Las Martinas, through the towns of Cortes and La Grifa. 

 A suliveiition of .Stl.rxio.lMi per kilometer has Iieen granted iiy the (iovernnient f<n' the 

 construction of this now line of railroad. 



CONSUMPTION OF FISH IN HANANA: .\n interesting commentary on the 

 li!iI»ortan<c of the lisli industry in Havana is fundshed in the following statistics 

 gathered on ilic suh.ii'ct : 



AMdCNT (»F FISH. ETC.. COXSl'-MKI) OX .7TNK 1".»TH ANT» 2t»TH 

 AND COST OF SAMK 



IJo.CU-l Ihs. Fish, valued at .*2!».2!n.S;.-) 



T.cr.u •• Sini'iips. valued iil 2.(iT7.."<t 



I'-', •• I'liiw II, valued at 2;>.(MI 



ISO <-:ises L.ihster. value<l at 1.440.00 



1.(11-1 Cral.s. valued at 2ti(;.0(» 



Total S:;3,09S.35 



When it is i-emi-iiihei'eil that this expiMidit lire represents but two average days 

 selected ofl"-hand, the imiiortaiice of the industry will he aiiiireciated. 



MARIANAO CASINO: The .Mariaiian t'asiiio, which has lieen in operation for 

 sevend months now. has heen constantly iiiider the from the newspapers, and recently 

 Lieutenant of Police Inchaustegui, who is ((iiidiictiiig an anti-vice crusade in Havana, 

 denounced this institution liefore the Deiiartmeiit of State. The Casino was erected to 

 offer entertainment to the tourists to Cuha and niaintaiiis a splendid restaurant and 

 hall room, hut it permits gamhling in the form of Roulette. It is stated that vast 

 sums of money have heen lost at the Casino by wealthy Cuhans, and the institution 

 is generally denoiniced as wielding a very bad influence on the Cuban public. In 

 his denunciation lieutenant Inchaustegui asks for jierinission to raid the Casino and 

 arn-st the projirietors as well as all itimates. hut since the Casino has procured a 

 license and pays its .stated iiroportion of profits to the City of Marianao, it is iin- 

 proh:d»le that any action can he legally taken against the place, unless the license to do 

 business be withdrawn. 



PRICE OF GASOLINE: The West India Oil Company has heen permitted to 

 increase its price on gMsoliiie from 47 cents i)er gallon to 52 cents per gallon, and 

 considerable protest lias been registered hy the chauffeurs of the public vehicles in the 

 City of Havana. The recent raise of taxi fares from 20 cents to 30 cents was entirely 

 lost sight of by the chauffeiu's when this increase of 5 cents per gallon was permitted. 



REAL ESTATE ACTIN'ITIES: Real estate continues very active throughout the 

 Island and particularly in Havana, where imiiortant sales have been negotiated during 

 this month. A sultdivi.sion known as "La Raraiidilla" was purchased by the firm of 

 Cortina & Cespedes for the amount of .«;i,40(».fM>i.OO. When it is remembered that this 

 "Ileparto" is not le.ss than fifteen miles from the center of the Citv of Havana, an 



