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stored on wharves and in barges in tlie Bay of Havana during ttiese congested times 

 has brought a conference between President Menocal and Secretary of the Interior 

 Charles Hernandez, which has resulted in the doubling of the Harbor Police on both 

 day and niglit duty. Tremendous losses have occurred during the past six months 

 and representations have been made to the American Government in the premises. 



UNITED RAILWAYS CONSOLIDATION: Information that the United Railways of 

 Havana, the Western Railway of Havana, the Havana Central Railroad and the Cuban 

 Central Railways are to be grouped under one head is published as coming from 

 London, the headquarters of the different roads. Formerly each of the above-mentioned 

 roads had their separate management, but they are now to be consolidated and the 

 present general manager. General Archibald Jack, is to manage the four properties. 

 Double tracks will be laid on the United Railways as far as Santa Clara and the 

 Western Railway will also be partially double tracked. Great quantities of new 

 rolling stock, both passenger and freight, have been ordered and deliveries will be 

 made this yeai'. This new rolling stock will place the facilities of these railroads in 

 splendid shape for the handling of this coming grinding. 



BEEF PLENTIFUL IN HAVANA: In our last monthly letter mention was made of 

 an invesvigation of the conditions surrounding the failure of beef trains to transport 

 beef from the eastern end of the Island to Havana. As a result of the investigation 

 by Secretary of Agriculture General Sanchez Agramonte, General Manager Reed of 

 the Cuba Railroad and General Manager Archibald Jack of the United Railways of 

 Havana have agreed to give "Beef Trains" preference over all other classes of trains 

 running on their respective roads and to bend their efforts in an endeavor to assure 

 the City of Havana at least one train load of beef cattle daily besides the quantities 

 of beef that are received by steamer each month from other countries. 



CUBAN MISSION TO ENGLAND TO MAKE VISIT: The Mission appointed by Presi- 

 dent Menocal to visit England and return the visit of Admiral Bunsen, which was 

 recalled recently after it had proceeded as far as New York on its way to England, 

 will doubtless make the visit to England within the next few months. The differences 

 between the two Governments, about which very little has been made public, have been 

 settled and President Menocal will appoint a new commission to make the trip in the 

 near future. 



Havana's subway , seems assured: That the City of Havana is to have an 

 Up-to-date subway seems assured. We learn that Sr. Rene Sanchez Govin, who is 

 secretary and chief engineer of the Cuban North & South Railroad Company, has 

 just left for the North for the purpose of interesting capital in the project. It is 

 stated that the sum of $10,000,000 is to be raised for the project. This subway would 

 be an immense help to the congested streets of the City of Havana and the venture 

 would surely be a good paying one. 



PLAYA BATHING BEACH CLOSED: Much adverse comment has been caused by 

 the closing of the Playa Bathing Beach recently. The company which operates the 

 Casino in Marianao controls the Bathing Beach also, and recently removed the pic- 

 turesque bath houses from along the beach and the place is again bare and unoccupied. 

 The company hesitated long last summer before erecting the attractive bath houses 

 and as soon as the very hot weather had passed they were again removed. It is 

 intimated that there is a serious question of the legality of the title held by the 

 development company to this property, and little is being done in the way of improve- 

 ment vmtil this matter can be cleared up. 



