THE CUBA REVIEW 



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TRAFFIC RECEIPTS OF CUBAN RAILROADS 



EARNINGS OF THE CUBA RAILROAD CO.. THE HAVANA ELECTRIC, ETC. 



Earnings of the Cuba Railroad 



The report of the Cuba Raih-oad for the month of January and for seven months ended 

 January 31, 1915, compares as follows: 



1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 



January gross. $544,891 $478,179 $460,322 $368,471 $315,783 $256,793 



Expenses 227,479 240,722 208,223 176,216 166,890 129,607 



January net $317,411 $237,456 $252,098 $192,254 $148,893 $127,186 



Fixed charges..- $70,959 $66,791 $66,791 $65,125 $59,625 $36,667 



January surplus $246,451 $170,665 $185,307 $127,129 $89,268 $90,519 



From July 1st: 



Seven months' gross $2,551,349 $2,651,753 $2,409,274 $1,951,136 $1,577,719 $1,276,059 



Seven months' net 1,184,329 1,219,384 1,075,202 876,567 669,095 474,290 



Fixed charges 492,313 467,541 467,263 425,875 279,625 251,877 



Surplus $692,015 $751,842 $607,938 $450,692 $389,470 $222,413 



Earnings of the Havana Electric RaiWay 



EARNINGS OF THE CUBAN CENTRAL 

 RAILWAYS 



Week ending: 1915 1914 



February 13 £19,847 £18,380 



February 20 21,077 20,108 



February 27 23,339 19,557 



EARNINGS OF THE WESTERN RAILWAY 



Weekending 1915 1914 



February 13 £5,469 £5,550 



Februarv 20 6,055 5,252 



February 27 5,481 5,119 



PROPOSED BEET SUGAR FACTORY 



IN ENGLAND 



(Consul J. S. Armstrong, Jr., Bristol, Feb. 9.) 



Although no definite steps have yet been 

 taken, the subject of cultivation of sugar beet 

 and the inauguration of a factory at Glouces- 

 tersliire, was recently discussed at a largely 

 attended meeting of farmers of the Gloucester- 



shire Chamber of Agriculture. In view of the 

 adequate water facilities for both carriage and 

 washing purposes and ample railway accom- 

 modation, it was suggested that the proposed 

 factory be erected at Goucester, a city of 50,- 

 000 population, on the River Severn. The 

 estimated cost of the factory is $725,000, and 

 it is proposed that the Government be peti- 

 tioned to guarantee the stock, the preference 

 shares being taken up by the landowners and 

 citizens and the ordinary shares by the farm- 

 ers. After paying 5 per cent interest, the 

 profits are to be divided among the holders of 

 ordinary shares iu proportion to the quantity 

 of the roots delivered. 



A feature of the proposed industry is that 

 sugar beet can be grown by contract atafixed 

 price and sold when other roots are a drug on 

 the market. Twenty-five shillings ($6,083) 

 per ton, with delivery within three months, is 

 the price the farmers would anticipate. 



(A movement for developing the sugar-beet 

 industry at South Wilts and Worcester was 

 mentioned in Commerce ReportslNo.^9,*of 

 January 12, 1915.) 



