THL CUBA RLVILW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 

 An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 82-92 Beaver Street, New York 



MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE, Editors and Publishers 



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Vol. XII 



JANUARY, 1914 



No. 2 



Contents of This Number 



The Cover Page shows the beautiful Patio of the Camaguey Hotel. (Courtesy of the 

 Cuba Railroad Company.) 



Agricultural Matters: 



Cuban Farmers' Helpless Condition 24 



Future of Cuba's Fruits 25 



Native Consumption of Oranges 24 



Professor Johnson on the Cocoanut Bud Rot 24 



Baseball Club Changes 14 



Commercial Matters: 



Boston's Trade with Cuba 19 



Few Check-Writing Machines Used 19 



Havana's Customs Receipts 19 



Reduction of Duty on Gas Machinery 21 



Trade of Key West 19 



Kansas City's Exports 21 



Financial Matters: 



Cuban Security Prices 38 



Earnings of the Santiago Light & Traction Co 38 



National Bank Dividend 23 



Royal Bank of Canada Statement 23 



General Comment on Cuban Affairs 10, 11 



Government Matters: 



China Protests to Cuba S 



Cuban Ports Co. Matter 9 



First Cabinet Resignation 8 



Loan Made $10,000,000 7 



General News: 



Cuba Stops Voodooism (Illustrated) 12 



Death of Samuel M. Jarvis 13 



Hotel and Beach Enterprises 21 



Home Building Costs in Cuba 13 



Mazorra Insane Asylum Defects 21 



Natural Gas Well Discovered IS 



Return of Ex-President Gomez 15 



Railroad Expert for Cuba 15 



Lumber Imports of Cuba 16 



Mining Matters of Cuba 17 



Railroad News: 



Cuba Railroad Earnings 18 



Havana Electric Railway Earnings 18 



United Railways of Havana Earnings 18 



Sugar Estates: 



Central "Alta Mira" Changes Hands 30 



Jobabo's New Installation 30 



New Niquero Sugar Co. Issues Gold Bonds 30 



New Central for Camaguey 30 



New Central at Yaguajay 21 



Sugar Industry: 



Cuban- American Sugar Company's Report 28, 29 



Five New Centrals Will Grind 29 



Joaquin Guma on the Coming Crop 29 



Plantation White Sugar 33 



Sugar Review— Willett & Gray — English 35 



Sugar Review— Willett & Gray— Spanish 36, 37, 38 



Tobacco Industry Matters 22, 23 



