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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 



coal eomjKinies in the city. Vessels must 

 bring an original and extra copy of the ship's 

 manifest, certified by the Cuban consul at 

 port of departure. Passenger lists must be 

 in quadruijlicate, in accordance with the pre- 

 scribed form. 



CUBA TO HAVE ENVELOPE FACTORY 



The National Knvelope Co. (Fabrica Xa- 

 cional de iSobres, S. A.) has been organized in 

 Habana for the piu-pose of manufacturing en- 

 velopes, and it is expected that the factory 

 will be in operation in three months. The in- 

 corporation papers were signed on September 

 21, lOlti. The initial order for machinery has 

 been placed with a New York firm whose 

 Habana representative is the organizer of the 

 new companj\ It will be the first envelope 

 factory to be established in Cuba. 



Three envelope machines will be used in 

 the beginning, and baronial, commercial, and 

 legal size envelopes will be manufactured. 

 Later it is exjiected to add other machines, 

 and it is probable that the company will also 

 imdertake the manufacture of blank l)Ooks. 

 There is a large demand in Cuba for baronial 

 envelopes, especially of the larger sizes and 

 in colors. This class of envelopes was former- 

 ly imported from Germany, but since the 

 European war there have been none on the 

 market and business houses have been com- 

 pelled to use the American style envelope. 

 The general imjaression seems to prevail 

 among printers and stationers that the public 

 will go back to the baronial sizes when these 

 are again obtainalile. 



The new company will have a tariff ad- 

 vantage on its wares of more than 4 cents per 

 pound over foreign competition. Under the 

 present law envelopes from the United Ptates 

 pay a duty of S9.10 per 100 kilos, or $4.13 per 

 100 pounds, and the rate on envelopes im- 

 ported from all other countries is considerably 

 higher. — Special Agent Robert S. Barrett. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED 



Guia para Estudiantes del Extranjero, pub- 

 lished by the Comite De Relaciones Amisto- 

 sas Entre Estudiantes Extranjeros, 124 East 

 28th St., New York, with the cooperation of 

 the Asociacion De Conciliacion Internacional, 

 407 West 117th St., New York, 1916-1917. 



This guide has been published with the aim 

 of giving practical help and advice to j'oung 

 students who come from Latin-American 

 countries to follow their courses of study in 

 the colleges and universities of North America. 

 This volume gives a great deal of u.seful in- 

 formation to the student. A brief sketch is 

 given of the sj'^tem of education in North 

 America and its requirements. There are 

 also a number of useful hints for the foreign 

 student, and the student is referred to various 

 books and publications which will a.ssist him 

 in adapting himself to the requirements of 

 life in New York City and in other parts of 

 the United States. 



PAPER 



American Standard Stock Sizes and Weights 

 Used. 



Book papers commonly used in Cuija are the 

 American standard stock sizes and weights. 

 Those in most general use are: Size 25x.36, 

 weight 40 pounds; size 2Sjf42, weight 50 

 pounds; size 25x38, weight 60 pounds; size 

 32x44, weight 70 poimds. The units of 

 measure are the same as in the United States. 



Paper pulp and books and similar printed 

 matter are dutiable on the gross weight, in- 

 cluding coverings and receptacles. Other 

 paper of all kinds is dutiable on the gross 

 weight, less an allowance of 10 per cent, for 

 tare when packed in cases, and 3 per cent, 

 when packed in other receptacles or in bales. 

 Packing should, therefore, be as light as pos- 

 sible with safety in carriage. .\I1 special in- 

 structions given by the customer should be 

 closely followed, even though there may not 

 be an apparent reason therefor. 



The paper trade in Cuba is well established. 

 Stationers and printers buy, in some instances, 

 direct from foreign mills, but more generally 

 from branches of large foreign houses and 

 manufacturers' agencies in Habana. 



Some Schoolbooks from Europe and United 

 States. 

 Many of the school books used in the lower 

 grade schools of Cuba are printed locally. 

 Books for use in the higher grades and the 

 University of Habana are imported from the 

 United States and Europe. About 70 daily 

 and weekly publications are issued in the city 



