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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



IMMIGRATION TO BE ENCOURAGED 



The Immigration and Colonization Com- 

 pany has sohcited the government for per- 

 mission to introduce into Cuba fifteen thous- 

 and famihes from Europe imder definite 

 stipulations to places aheady determined up- 

 on, and the company's representative, Mr. 

 Eugenio Mahach, has had several interviews 

 with President Menocal on the subject, the 

 prospect in principal receiving the approval 

 of the Cabinet. 



An interview with Dr. Manach by an 

 Havana newspaper, ehcited the following 

 additional details. 



Dr. Manach said he found his inspiration for 

 the scheme in the law of July 11th, 1906. In 

 this law the government promised to pay the 

 passage of all the families which might wish to 

 emigi-ate to Cuba, while the appropriation 

 lasted. 



Moreover, it conceded to the emigrants 

 all kinds of facilities in order to secure the free 

 admission of their chattels and household 

 goods generally. 



The project is not alone designed to en- 

 courage Spanish emigi-ation to Cuba, but also 

 men from other countries, Swiss, Danes. Bel- 

 gians and from Northern Italy. The Com- 

 pany will pay the emigi-ants expenses, will 

 give them a house, one caballeria (33 1-3 

 acres) of land, near a sugar factory, agricul- 

 tural implements, and will provide for their 

 necessities for the fir.st year after settling in 

 their new home with the understanding that 

 the succeeding years the settler must provide 

 for his own necessities from his holdings. 



The 1.5,000 families wiU be distributed in 

 colonies of 100 families each. Each colony 

 win be endowed with a school, drug store, 

 doctor, prie.st and church. 



To enjoy a relative autonomy they will 

 govern themselves by a council of the older 

 people, chosen by the members of the colony, 

 but of course all under the control and laws 

 of the Cuban govermnent. 



With the object of receiving the reimburse- 

 ment of tho.se advancing the money for the 

 colonies, the company will require from the 

 head of each family to take out an insurance 

 pohcy for one thousand dollars for ten years 

 at the termination of which the .$1,000 will be 

 transferred to the company by the insurance 

 firm, and the cabelleria (33 1-3 acres) wiU 

 become the absolute property of the family 

 and with it the house, lands and implements 



and other appurtenances that had been 

 provided. 



The scheme will solve the scarcity of labor 

 problem that has been overhanging the Cuban 

 cane fields for year. The contracts between 

 the newcomers and the mills will be made by 

 the company to prevent abuses. 



All the trade of the colony will be in the 

 hands of the company which will by trade 

 profits be reimbursed for the money expended. 



On December 31st, President Menocal 

 sent a message to Congress, recommending 

 the project of immigration and colonization 

 presented by Dr. Manach. 



CUBAN CENTRAL EARNINGS 



1914 



October 31 £.5,614 



November 7 6,106 



November 14 6,502 



November 21 7,032 



November 28 8,073 



1913 



£6,688 

 6,872 

 7,038 

 7,376 

 7,451 



CUBAN-AMERICAN DIVIDEND 



A dividend of one and three-quarters per 

 cent (1M%) has been declared on the pre- 

 ferred capital stock outstanding payable on 

 January 2, 1915, to stockholders of record at 

 close of business on December 15th last. 



Santiago's water problem bids fair to be 

 at last settled permanently. 



For years there have been complaints 

 from the residents over the quality of the 

 water, and petitions to the government to 

 remedy the conditions have been constant. 



At last the engineers of the Public Works 

 Departinent have made plans which wiU 

 improve matters. 



It is said that the water was so bad that 

 quite a trade was done in bringing water 

 from Jamaica and retailing it at a good profit. 



The Manati Sugar Company in Oriente 

 Province on the North coast , has purchased a 

 Spanish steamer which, in future, will be used 

 solel}^ for the sugar carrying trade. 



Watson, Laidlaw & Co., Glasgow, recently 

 secured the order of the Manati Sugar Com- 

 pany, for twelve centrifugals. These wiU be 

 electrically driven. 



ACIDO FOSFORICO 



Ahora es el tiempo para hacer un pedido para Uenar sua necesidades de Acido para clarificar el azuoa 

 Se de la atencion especial d todos pedidos. Escrlbannos en seguida pidiendo muestras y precios. 



BOWKER CHEMICAL COMPANY, 60 Trinity Place, New York 



