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THE CUBA. REVIEW 



\'iew along tlie line of the Cuba Railroad. An outdoor laundry in full operation. 



per cent for 1911-12, after, of course, dis- 

 tributing the usual 5V2 per cent on the 

 Preference capital and meeting Debenture 

 interest charges. The United Railways of 

 Havana has raised its rate of dividend 

 from 4V2 to 5 per cent for 1912-13, and 

 generally speaking the accounts made a 

 good showing. 



THROUGH CAR SERVICE TO HAVANA 



The contract for a $500,000 steamship 

 for the railroad car ferry between Key 

 West and Havana was awarded November 

 2.5th to William Cramp Sons of Philadel- 

 phia by the Florida East Coast Railroad. 

 The ship is to be completed within four- 

 teen months. Its capacity will be thirty 

 passenger or freight cars, and its speed, 

 sixteen knots an hour. 



GUANTANAMO & WESTERN RAILROAD 

 NOTES 



On December 14th the road increased its 

 service by adding another passenger train 

 between San Luis and Guantanamo, and an 

 additional mixed train between San Luis 

 and Boqueron. 



This road has also completed a new fifty 

 car siding at Manantial and another for 

 forty cars at West Belona. Also it has re- 

 placed over 2."), 000 ties on the main line, all 

 of native hardwood. This is the only rail- 

 road in Cuba laid with SO lb. rails. 



SANTA CLARA S NEW CENTRAL 



The Central "Algodones" Company, a 

 new sugar mill enterprise, was established 

 on December 5th at Sancti Spiritus, Santa 

 Clara Province, with a capital of $1,000,000. 

 The new mill will be built at Majagua. 

 where the new company owns 400 caballe- 

 rias. The new estate expects to begin 

 grinding in January, 1915. 



The officers of the company are as fol- 

 lows : Sr. Manuel Garcia Rubio, president ; 

 Sr. Florencio Mendcz Machado, vice-pres- 

 ident ; Dr. Benito Celorio Alfonso, secre- 

 tary. 



The company has contracted with Messrs. 

 J. E. Dunn & Co. and the Ford Brothers 

 of New York and Philadelphia for the 

 construction and installation of the new 

 mill, which will have a capacity of 1,300 

 bags daily. In January work on a branch 

 railroad to connect the batey with the Cuba 

 Railroad will begin. 



CUBA AND JAMAICA SERVICE 



According to recent advices the Cuba 

 Railroad Company intends to provide a 

 really first-class service between Cuba and 

 Jamaica. A fine 20-knot steamer, the 

 "Prince Rupert," has been bought by the 

 company, and will make her initial voyage 

 on the route early in January. 



The boat will make three voyages each 

 week. The single fare from Havana to 

 Kingston is $35.00 and the round trip $60.00. 



