THE CUBA REVIEW. 



AME'KICAN COLONIES IN CUBA. The road to the colony at L'Atalya, Harbor of Nuevltas. 

 A new manager, Mr. Henry J. Wlndle, is in charge, and active development work is promised. At 

 present there are six to eight families residing in the colony, but many more are expected this season. 



LA GLORIA. 



WE find the following items regarding 

 the colony in this section in the 

 columns of the La Gloria Cuban- 

 American, November 23. 



The American public school report for 

 October shows 36 children enrolled and an 

 average daily attendance of 32. 



The Cuban public school has 15 scholars 

 and the average daily attendance is 3. 



Instruction in Spanish is given the Am- 

 erican children one hour daily. 



Progress on the new road to Port Viaro 

 has not extended far enough to be of any 

 advantage, but before tne next rains it is 

 believed the road will be finished. 



The October and November rains have 

 made oranges and grape-fruit tender and 

 watery, affecting their shipping qualities. 

 Orange and grape-fruit picking is steadily 

 going forward and small shipments are 

 being sent to the United States. The de- 

 mand in Camaguey for La Gloria fruits is 

 strong and increasing. 



Rev. O. B. Hill, of Hill's Prairie, Texas, 

 is the new pastor of the Methodist Epis- 

 copal Church. 



THE Horticultural Fair begins January 

 6, at Prado 99, Havana. Planters 

 throughout Cuba will be asked to 

 send exhibits, which the committee of the 

 exposition will endeavor to have carried 

 free by the railroads; also will strive for 

 a half rate for visitors. It will last for 

 three days. 



ISLE OF PINES. 



Engineer Corrales, of the 



Isle of 

 Pines. 



Road and 

 Harbor 

 Work. 



Department of Public Works, 

 received recently for the de- 

 partment the two-mile road 

 uniting Santa Fe and Jucaro. This road 

 is the first to be built in the Isle of Pines 

 since the Spanish regime ceased in Cuba 

 and has been carried out by Contractor 

 Mahoney. 



The Department of Public 

 Works are planning big work 

 for the Isle of Pines. Roads 

 will be constructed which 

 will cost about $175,000 and 

 the necessary appropriations will be asked 

 for immediately. All the principal towns 

 and places will be connected by fine roads 

 good enough for automobiling. Two will 

 bisect the island. Twenty-two thousand 

 dollars will be spent in Nueva Gerona and 

 the bar at the mouth of the river will be 

 dredged. This on the authority of Gover- 

 nor Magoon. 



The government dredge "Comercio" ar- 

 rived at Nueva Gerona December 4 for 

 this work. 



The school superintendent of the province 

 of Havana has issued a call for teachers 

 understanding English, for service in the 

 four mixed schools situated at Santa Fe, 

 Columbia, Santa Rosalia and Los Indios, 

 all attended exclusively by American chil- 

 dren. 



