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THE CUBA REVIEW 



HandliriK cane by derrick from carts to cars. 



NEW SUGAR CENTRALS 



Among the list of new mills projected for 

 next year's poinding, ])articular attention is 

 noted to the large new mill to be erected by 

 Beola & Co., near Taeajo in Oriente pro\'ince. 

 The actual work of construction is to begin 

 in April and it is said the Honolulu Iron 

 ^^'orks will handle the order for supplies and 

 building materials. The new mill will have a 

 capacity of from 150,000 to 200,000 bags for 

 the season. A feature in connection with the 

 shipment of rolling stock for this proposed 

 new mill will be transportation of two large 

 locomotives from the foundry in Philadelphia 

 to Key ^^'est on their own wheels, Ana the 

 Ferry to Havana, and thence \na Cuba rail- 

 road to Taeajo, near Antilia, on their own 

 wheels. 



"Work is under way on the new sugar mill 

 near Pastor, along the Cuba RR., a short dis- 

 tance west of Bayamo. This new mill will be 

 named "Oriente" and wll have a capacity of 

 100,000 bags to be ready for next year's grind- 

 ing season. The company organized for the 

 building of this new central is headed by a Mr. 

 Hill and other Santiago business men. 



Another sugar mill is spoken of in Cama- 

 guey Province, between Santa Cruz and 

 Camaguey, with a capacity of 65,000 bags. 

 The name mentioned in connection with the 

 new enterprise is the Rodriquez family of 

 Camaguey . 



A new sugar central is projected in the terri- 

 tory round about San Luis in Oriente Pro- 

 vince. 



LABOR SUPPLY 



An abundant supply of laborers for the cane 

 fields is reported from the Bayamo district in 

 Oriente Province, while in other sections of 

 the same province the shortage of labor is 

 assuming alarming proportions, which is no 

 doubt due to the sliding scale of wages and 

 the high rates paid in some sections, also to 

 strenuous efforts on the part of certain labor 

 organizers to favor certain mills. The cane is 

 more than plentiful in all sections and the 

 weather is very dry in Oriente Province, as 

 a result of which numerous cane fires are re- 

 ported . 



