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oxprcssiiiii cf the sroit i-stot'in in which tliis Isliuid lu'hl the j^rcat statesniiiii. This 

 iimoiiiit hits iu'en forwanh'd to Wasliiii}j;ti)ii, D. ('.. wlicn* the hi'adiniartfi-s of the 

 Assocjatioii are located. The Cuhan people pne frenerously to tins wortliy fund to 

 perpetuate the ineiiiory of Theodore Roosevelt, who did so imich lor their cause in 

 18!)S and later, wlieu lie was I'resident of the T'nitiHl States. 



NEW CUBAN GOX'ERNMENT TAX LAW: Kff.M-tix c January 1st, V.r2\, 4 per cent, 

 will be coilt'<-ted from all coinpaiiies doinjir business on tlie Island of ("ulia. Tins tax 

 will ai»ply on the gro.ss earnings of all companies an<l is intended to partly defray the 

 -extra costs of the Government incurred with the recent sulistantial raise in salaries 

 affordetl by its employes. Considerable connnent has been caused liy this anni>unce- 

 nient by busine.ss men here representing foreign concerns, as to whether or not this 

 4 i>er cent, tax will be collected from foreign firms who merely have representatives in 

 -Cuba. The (Jovcrnnient has l)een asked for an explanation of the application of this 

 law, but we .-irc not able to find the subject has l>oen made cl(>ar. 



HEAVY FINES ASSESSED AGAINST DAIRIES IN CUBA: In an attempt to protect 

 •the health of the Cuiian population, and especially the younger generation, the Sanitary 

 D»'partment of Cuba has collected tines in the amount of .'^10:>,421 during the past two 

 j-ears from owners of dairies throughout the Island. These fines were assessed for 

 failure to compl.v with ordinances passed with regard to the handling of milk and the 

 adulteration thereof. Owners of cow stables are recpiired by law to take measures to 

 protect the milk consumed in Cuba from tiles and otlier soiu-ces of impurity and the 

 Sanitary department of the I{(>p"'dic has been endeavoring to enforce these laws and 

 redine inlaut mortality on tlie Island. 



MEAT FAMINE IN CUB.A INXESTIGATED : Willi a view to receiving tir.st-hand 

 information on the shortage of meat in Havana, Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce 

 and Lj'.bor Agramonte sent an inspector of his contldence to Camaguey recently to make 

 a full and complete report on the situation. This inspector reports that there is an 

 abundance of cattle in Camaguey and Oriente Provinces, but the transportation facili- 

 ties are in:ide(|uate to k«»ei) the supply constant. His report lays Idame on the Cuba 

 Itaiiroad for not maintaining at least 200 cattle cars in good condition for the trans- 

 portation of these cattle and also hints that money has been distributed among the 

 railroad employes by Havana cattlemen in an endeavor to delay the shii»ment of 

 cattle to the Capital and thereby discourage the shippers, permitting the cattle im- 

 porters at this end of the Island to take advantage of this shortage for their own 

 benefit. IMices were formerly fixed on cattle, but the Government has recently 

 rescinded the Price Fixing Order No. 474 in order to encourage shipment of this much- 

 needed commodity. An investigation is under way at the present time which should 

 clear up the difficulties experienced by cattle shippers and permit them to renew 

 business in this traffic. 



ISLE OF PINES STONE BEING USED IN ROAD BUILDING IN CUBA: Large 



quantities of stone have been shipped from the Isle of Pines recently which are being 

 used in the building and repairing of Cuban highways. This stone is to be used princi- 

 pally in Pinar del Rio Province. This is another mineral resource of the Isle of Pines 

 that should show considerable development. 



GO\T,RNMENT PETITIONED TO CHANGE PRESENT LOCATION OF CUSTOM 

 HOUSE FROM CAIMANERA TO GUANTANAMO : A petition to the Government has 

 been submitted l>y tlie emiiloyes of the Custom House at Caimanera (which is the 

 port for Gucintanamo) wherein it is requested that, since most of the Customs employes 

 live in Guantanamo and b-ave to pass back and forth between that city and Caimanera, 

 a distance of about ten miles, the Custom House be moved to Guantanamo. Tlie Guan- 

 tanamo v\: Western Railroad have advised the Government that if this is done thev will 



