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THE CUBA REVIEW 



in the latter. It is evident from the large 

 and increasing European l)eet crops that the 

 industry can survive a lengthy spell of unre- 

 munerative prices, and the present rates 

 made for sugar shipped to this country, 

 coupled with the devastation in the beet fields 

 of certain of the European belligerents, should 

 stimulate the production in other parts of the 

 world. — From TJw Produce Markets' Review, 

 London. 



SUGAR PRODUCTION IN SPAIN 



Consul Robertson Honey, of Madrid, re- 

 ports that statistics of sugar production in 

 Spain for the period from July 1, 1914, to 

 February 28, 1915, show that there were 

 812,113 tons of beets on hand in the factories 

 of that kingdom as contrasted with 1,462,105 

 tons in 1913-14, and that 110,721 tons of 

 sugar were packed against 179,158 tons in the 

 corresponding months of the preceding crop 

 year. 



SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE FROM 

 SUGAR CANE 



The Department of Industries of India has 

 been giving much attention to the possibility 

 of greatly extending the crop of sugar cane. 

 It seems that in certain districts in India, the 

 sugar consumed was produced from palms. 

 It is thought that the soil and other conditions 

 of these districts were admirably suitable to 

 the cultivation of sugar cane. The palm 

 sugar that is now used does not furnish mo- 

 lasses, so if cane sugar were cultivated, the 

 questionof the (Hs|)()sal of the molasses would 

 have to be considered. 



The prices of gasoline in India is high and 

 bound to continue to be more expensive. The 

 object of these investigations was to produce 

 a liquid fuel that could be used instead of 

 gasoline. Ethyl alcohol could be distilled 

 from molasses. It would, however, have to 

 be denatured, and the best method of doing 

 this would be by addition of methyl alcohol, 

 which is one of the products of wood distilla- 

 tion. 



New Bank Building at Camaguey 



The National Bank of Cuba has contracted with the Purdy Henderson Co., of Havana, for 

 the constuction of a new bank building in Camaguey, at Cisneros and St. Ignacio Sts. This wiU 

 be of a similar type of building architectually as all other buildings constructed by this com- 

 pany and will represent an investment of $60,000 including all improvements. The building 

 wiU be ready for occupancy in six months and will give the National Bank a horne of its own 

 with the required additional space for enlarging their banking facilities at this point. 



