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VESSELS ARRIVING IN HAVANA DURING FISCAL YEAR: A.(nnliii<r to statistics 

 complU^l in tlu- otHco of tin- Captain of tlie rort, 2,81tO vessels eiitertMl the harbor of 

 Havana ilurinfr tlie fiscal year wliidi ended on the a<>th of June, T.^lio. I»ininfr the 

 saune period of 1'.ns-1!»11t there were ll.l'On vessels entcrini.' Havana. Tliis is an in- 

 crease for til.' .ve:ir V.tl'.t-l ".»:.'»» of •MiT vessels. 



Five Feet Below Sea Level. 



SPANISH AMERICAN IRON COMPANY 

 DEVELOPMENTS AT FELTON 

 Work is now inuler wa.v l».v the Span- 

 ish-.\nienfan Iron Coniitany at Felton to 

 extend its developments. The tirst im- 

 provement on a larye .scale is the addition 

 to the pre.sent power plant of a 2o00 k.w. 

 turbine enjrine at an estimated cost of 

 $4<X),(H)0, includinj; huildiuKS and fittings. 

 This new addition is expected to be in 

 operation about September 1. 11(20. From 

 the photofiraph sh(»wn here the dilticulties 

 encountered in pla<-inp a foundation for 

 this extension will be seen. It was neces- 

 sary, (jwiniT to the nearness of the power 



plant to the sea. to sink a concrete and 

 stone foinidatioM for a depth of seven 

 feet below the low water level. This 

 was accomplished by American engineers. 

 The foundation work is now comjilete and 

 the construction work will proceed rap- 

 idly. 



The Felton ore jilant has a daily ca- 

 pacity of 3,000 tons of ore and will be 

 e(|ui|>ped to ship ."»0,(MK) tons of nodulized 

 ore monthly when the i)lant begins oper- 

 ations alxiut Augu.st 1, 1020. The new 

 extension work is in charge of Mr. Frank 

 Kramer, who is also acting superintend- 

 ent in charge of the entire plant. 



