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THK CUBA REVIEW 



Matnnzas Corflnijc Conipaiiv, Mataiizas. 



MATANZAS CORDAGE COMPANY 



Xoarly every visitor to Mutaiiziis lias seen the larjre and modern tiuildings of the 

 Matanzas Cordage Company just opposite tlie railroad station, as sliown in the illus- 

 tration. This rope plant was founded thirty years ago in Havana. In order not to 

 deiiend too nnich on foreign raw material, in lOOn the Sisnl hemp plantations wen^ 

 started near Matanzas and as l)usine.ss increased .-ind llic Havana Ituildings liecaiiic 

 too sniall, this new and modern plant was erected at Mataiizas in I'.ilL', siiico which 

 time it has heen enlargi-d consi<leral)ly. 



The yearly i)roduction is something over lL*,<t<M>,(l(M> pounds. The liciiip is sold 

 Iirincijially in the Island of ("uha, hut some goes to the United States, where the, 

 "Key" hrand of < 'uhaji Bolt Hope has a most excellent standing with the trade. This 

 ro|)e is made of the finest long and white filire grown on our Matanzas plantations, 

 which are <-onsidered the very hest sisal lands <>ii the Island, and also this rope is of 

 special construction to give the hest service. In addition to the plantation at Mataii- 

 zas the comjiany has large acreages at Nuevitas, and :it Itaho near Cardenas. 



STOCK COMPANY 

 -V groui> of stock raisers on th(> lM)rders 

 of the Provinces of Santa Clara and 

 Cainaguey have organized a stock comp- 

 any, with a capital of .pi )0,00(). This 

 company projioses to import monthly 

 n.ftOO head of caltl.- fidin Costa Rica, 

 Guatemala, Salvador and Venezuela, until 

 a sufficient nuniher is secured for breed- 

 ing and fattening piu-poses. 



CIENFUEGOS DRUG COMPANY 

 According to the Bulletin of the Pan 

 American Union, a company known as 



the Cienfuegos Drug Company, Ltd., has 

 hwn oi-ganized in Cienfuegos with a 

 caiiital of .H;:;00,000. It is stated that this 

 com])any will maintain a branch in New 

 York. 



AGRONOMIC EXPERIMENTAL STATION 

 The Agronomic Experimental Station of 

 Cuba has discovered a new system for the 

 sowing of fine seeds, such as .strawberries, 

 etc.. and watering the same by means of 

 caiiillaiy irrigation, thereby preventing 

 the caking and hardening of the earth 

 upon which seeds are sown. 



