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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



RAILROAD MATTERS. 



The Trinidad Railroad. 



"The .Ferrocarril de Trinidad," which 

 was recently opened to the public traffic 

 between Casilda and Trinidad, is the re- 

 constructed line of the railroad of that 

 name. It became government property 

 and the present company holds a lease 

 for seventy-five years and a further 

 franchise to extend its lines to Placetas 

 del Sur, a town in Sianta Clara Province, 

 located on the lines of the Cuba Rail- 

 road Company. 



The road is standard gauge single 

 track way between Casilda and Trinidad. 

 The laying of the track to Placetas del 

 Sur is being pushed right along. When 

 finished the extension will be 85 kilo- 

 meters and will touch at Condado, 

 Guinea de Soto, Sopumpa, Jiquima, Fo- 

 mento, Nazarino, Baez and Placetas del 

 Sur. The line passes two kilometers 

 from the '"Slantisima Trinidad" sug|p.r 

 central and a spur will connect the batey 

 with the main line. 



The track from Casilda to Trinidad 

 has been relaid and the rolling stock at 

 present consists of two locomotives, pas- 

 senger cars, flat and freight cars and are 

 all new and of modern construction. 



At Casilda the railroad owns its pri- 

 vate wharves and sheds and the station 

 at Trinidad is a substantial building built 

 of native stone and brick. Cienfuegos 



further west and Casilda are connected 

 by a line of steamers. 



Interior view of a parlor car of the Havana 

 Electric Railway Company. The woodwork which 

 is of a native wood called majagua is even more 

 elaborately carved than shown in the cut. The 

 table and chairs are of majagua wood, likewise 

 beautifully carved. The floor of the car is carpeted. 



Trolley Service for Santiago. 



The "Compania de Alumbrado y Trac- 

 cion de Santiago" began its trolley ser- 

 vice in the City of Santiago de Cuba a 

 few weeks ago. The company holds a 

 franchise, also, for public electric light- 

 ing, inaugurated at the same time. It 

 has invested in these two enterprises 

 the sum of $1,500,000 and is an incor- 

 porated stock corporation of which Sr. 

 Jose Marimon, merchant and banker of 

 Santiago, is president; Sr. Jose Bosch, 

 vice-president, and Sr. Dionisio Peon, 

 secretary. The board of directors is 

 composed of the following members: Sr. 

 Eduardo J. Chibas, Claudio Campono, 

 Jose Roig and Jose Martinez Badell. 

 Sr. Eduardo J. Chibas is manager of 

 the new company, and Mr. A. W. K. 

 Billings, who was formerly connected 

 with the Havana Electric Railway Com- 

 panv, is chief engineer. 



The cars, twelve now running, were 

 built bv the J. G. Brill Company, of 

 Philadelphia, and resemble somewhat 

 those used in Havana, only they are 

 smaller and have a capacity for twenty- 

 eight persons. The cars are single trol- 

 ley. 



The steel warehouses and freight de- 

 pot of the Havana Central which are 

 being built at the Arsenal, are now com- 

 plete and already freight is being moved 

 through. 



Jucaro & San Fernando R R. Exten- 

 sion. — The Railroad Commission has 

 granted the application of Jucaro ana 

 San Fernando R. R. & T. Co. to in- 

 scribe said company as a public service 

 corporation with its appertaining rights and 

 duties; approved its plans with some 

 variations for its prooosed extension of 

 eight kilometers into Jagueyal and or- 

 dered the company to deposit with the 

 Treasury Department the sum of $2,000 

 as guarantee that the work will be ear- 

 ner through. 



Cuban Central R. R. — The Commission 

 has also approved the project of the 

 Cuban Central R. R. to join its lines 

 with those of the ingenio "Rosalia." 



Jaragua R. R. — The branch extension 

 of the ■ Jara<?ua R. R. from San Nicolas 

 to Pamplona having been approved by 

 the commission, the Treasury Depart- 

 ment has been ordered to return the 

 amount of guarantee deposited by the 

 company. 



Sr. Manuel de J. Manduley has re- 

 signed as general counsel and legal rep- 

 resentative of the Cuba Company and 

 the Cuba Railroad Company. 



