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of m.Tcliiiiiilisc bctwtM'ii till' liours of 7 jiikI 11 1'. .M. iiml foniid l<i their surprise that 

 ilu'si' irnrks iiiiitii' four rniiiid trips i':i.li in (lir >p:i<r nl' these luiir huiirs. wlien they 

 were unable to (•(miplete iimre tliiiii t w n tri|ps e;i<li in eiuiil lionrs nf lhi> l)usiness day. 

 The wareiimises. or at l«'ast the lu-wer ones, are well eipiipped for the handliufi of 

 frei<:ht and the fault s(M>nis to 1k' with the jien«'ral layout of the wharves rather than 

 with the ('(piipMient to handle the freij:ht after the ships are alonuside. 



An interesting: coinnientary on tlie harhor eonjrestion niaintaininj;- here is tlie 

 arrival in llav.ina on July L'.'ird of the steamship "Tyone Star" t'lnm .lacksonville, Fla., 

 with car^o lor Havana. Ilavinjr learned of the jrreat ditlieultx in ohtaininj.' l)arges 

 here to etfe(»t discliar^'e, this steamer, wlneii is under charter to the .Ia<-ksonville Ship- 

 ping Corporation. liroULdit in tow a sixty-ton harj^e wliieli is used to effect its own 

 discharge. 



NEW INDUSTRIES: With a ca|iital of .i;i,(>(Ni,(MM> the Cuhnn Silica Sand Company 

 has heeii formed to i)roduce in larjre (piaiititit's a special sand used in the manufacture 

 of frlass. When it is rememheriHl that the Island of Cuha uses annually over 4<),(K)OXMJ0 

 bottles in its various indu.stries, and that these bottles are im]>erted mostly from 

 tlie States, the prospects for this new industry on the Island of Cuba would seem to 

 be very luiLihi. The Hepuiilic (llass Company, a glass mannf.ictnrinu- concern with a 

 capital of over $2.(X»0,<mm>, has lairchased a larjre tract of bind in the suburbs of 

 Havana and niachinery is now enroute from tlie United Stales for the jiurpose of 

 manufaciurin;; bottles to be used by the beer manufacturers and other bottliiii;' interests 

 of Havana. 



Fifty million is the cai)ital authorized by the Government to the "National Wharves 

 and Warebo\ises" Company which has been formed in Ilavsnia amonj; the largest 

 business houses on the Island. Such tirnis as Arellano & Mendoza. Zaldo, Salmon & 

 Co., Cortina & Cespedes. and Suarez & Mendoza are among the organizers of this 

 company, and it is stated on very good authority that this concern has an o]ition on 

 the holdings in Havana Harbor of the Ports Company of Cuha. Besides this, the 

 company conieniplates purchasing some 2,.300,(1{K> square nieters of waterfront in 

 Havana at a price said to be $7 per square meter. On this lai'ge water frontage the 

 comi»any has pro.jectetl extensive wiiarves and wareliouses with railroad connin-tions 

 and the necessary streets will be built at the exiiense of the company and city. It is 

 expected that .S1S.CI(h>,(i(ki will be spent in the completion of the work and that Havana 

 will have unsurjiassed wharf facilities for handling the increased inqKU-ls into the 

 Island. 



The rnit(Hl Railways of Havana have been accorded permission by the Railroad 

 Connnission of Cuba to improve tlieir freight handling facilities in the neighborhood 

 of what is known jis "Tallapiedra wharves." A warehouse with splendid wharf 

 facilities is to i»e erected. Double tracking of part of the Tnited Railways of Havana 

 lines has also been approved by the Railroad Connnission. 



HARBOR NOTES: The "Five Continent Line," operating a large nuiiiber of 

 steamers between American and European c(anitries, has decided to make Havana a 

 regular iioii of cjill for their freiglit and i)assenger Hners, and the steamer "General 

 Consul Pellison" will be the first vessel inaugurating this service to Havana. 



The line of stea.mers of the (*anadian (iovermnent that has been making regular 

 calls betwtvn Canadian ports and the Port of Havana has suspended its service until 

 port congestion here has been relieved. 



Santiago de Cuba is to have a new wharf for the reception of cargo to relieve 

 the congestion that has been manifest tliere for tlie past six months. The Secretary 

 of Public Works, Colonel Villalon, has pa.s.sed favorably upon the plans submitted, and 

 General Menocal. the President of the Re]iublic, has indicated that he will favor legis- 

 lation being enacted for the dred.ging of the harbor to make the docks accessible 

 for steamers of large capacity. 



Because of the strike of the stevedores now in vigor on the Poit of Havana docks, 



