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ALL AROUND CUBA 



Mr. Leonard Brownson's Villa on B Street, Veddo, Havana 



CONTRACT FOR NEW BRIDGE 



The eliief engineer of the Provmce of Ma- 

 taiizas has informed the Secretary of Public 

 Works that the contract for the building of 

 the new bridge at San Luis has been awarded 

 to the fii-m of Snare & Triest of Havana. 



CUBAN SPONGES 



COTTON GOODS TO CUBA 



The manufacturers of cotton piece goods 

 seem to have paid more attention to the 

 Cuban market. Out of a .shipment of 8,128 

 packages of cotton domestics, week ended 

 July 3d, 425 pieces were shipped to Cuba. 



ELECTRIC PLANTS 



The Government has authorized the fol- 

 lowing persons to install electric power and 

 lighting ])lant in Cuba: Emilio del Real (at 

 Reniedios, Santa Clara), E. P. Mahony (at 

 Jaruco, Havana), R. D. Martinez (at Tapaste, 

 Havana), and H. de Stefano (at San Cristobal, 

 Pinar de! Rio). 



IMMIGRATION FROM SPAIN 



Spanish iinmigration into Cuba din-ing the 

 year 1914 amounted to 19,084 which is 

 12,941 less than for 1913. 



Recently inquiries have been received by 

 the State Dejiartment of Cuba from sponge 

 importers of Italy asking for information in 

 regard to the Cuban sponge market. 



CUBAN HOSPITAL AT TAMi^A 



It is reported that the Cuban Benefit 

 Society, known as "El Ancora," has under 

 consideration the plan of erecting a hospital 

 at Tampa for the benefit of the many Cubans 

 ernployed in that (aty. 



The commission appointed by the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture for the study of plant dis- 

 eases proposes to place the results of their 

 studies and recommendations as to the treat- 

 ment of plant diseases in the form of a treatise 

 to be distributed to those engaged in agricul- 

 ture. 



It is proposed to erect a new hospital at 

 Santiago las Vegas. A commission has been 

 considering a desirable site, and it is expected 

 that construction will begin as soon as author- 

 ized by Congress. 



