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T FT ]'] CUBA REVIEW 



CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIANAO 



Number of construction licenses issued from 1909 to 1913 1,505 



Value of same: 



20 at the rate of 1 1,()()() pesos $220,000 



485 at the rate of 3,200 pesos 1,552,000 



1000 at the rate of 650,000 



TOTAL $2,422,000 



INVESTED IN HAVANA $59,115,000 



INVESTED IN MARIANAO 2,422,000 



' GENERAL TOTAL $61,537,000 



INVESTED INCREASE IN WEALTH 



$397,282,819 $226,430,123 



BOY SCOUTS IN CUBA 



"The Exploradores de Cuba," as the "Boy Scouts" are dubbed, comprise an organization 

 of about 110 children. The movement was initiated in Matanzas, with a membership of 50 

 on their national holiday, the Tenth of October, 1914. On that day the boys assembled before 

 the Statue of Marti, the "Apostle of Freedom," and marched to the barracks, where they 

 were entertained by the officers. , 



Every Sunday the little chaps are taken to the country and trained in campaign life, 

 riding, and even taught cooking around a camp fire, and other requirements for campaign. 



On the 20th of May, this j^ear, the "Boy Scouts" made a good showing on bicycles. They 

 were entertained by the Cuban Veterans and Mayor Freyre Andrade on that day. They now 

 number one hundred and ten strong, and are like a "crack regiment;" though somewhat lilipu- 

 tian in size, they feel as strong as David before Goliah and comprise the patriots of the future. 



The President of the "Boy Scouts" in Matanzas is Ramon Pages. The Secretary is Jose 

 Munoz. They have a voice in the press, their doings being chronicled in the "El Republicano 

 Conservador," and the editor of that journal encourages the "young idea how to shoot." 

 Thus patriotic principles are instilled in childhood and a love of country is fostered. 



