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province has not had more than ?, per cent 

 of new construction work, and a large por- 

 tion of the territory is without adequate 

 railway intercourse. A strong petition is 

 being presented to secure more favorable 

 government consideration of the interests 

 of the province. 



NEW BRANCH LINE OPENED 



The new branch railroad of the Culian 

 Central Railways between Ojo de Agua 

 and Cumanyagua in Santa Clara Province 

 was formally opened for public service on 

 January 20th. There was great rejoicing 

 on the part of the inhabitants who are now 

 placed in direct rail communication with 

 Havana and .Santiago. 



BUYING A LOCOMOTIVE 



The Reading Railway Company has sold 

 one of its locomotives to several brokers 

 who own a large plantation near Havana. 

 The number of the engine is 1453. It was 

 used for some years on the Chester alley 

 and Catasauqua and Fogelsville branches 

 and later in the Reading yard. It was re- 

 built in the local shop and the parts boxed 

 for shipment. The engine will be used in 

 hauling materials, truck and sugar cane. 



Permission has been given the Havana 

 Central to construct a new branch line from 

 San Jose de las Lajas to Jaruco and from 

 thence to Santa Cruz del Norte, Havana 

 Province. 



Station at llolguin and train of tlie Holgitin and Gibara railroad. Tlie visitor to Chaparra 

 transfers at Iberia for the great sugar estate. 



Cuba's Lumber Imports 



PITCH PINE EXPORTS FOR THREE YEARS 



(From the Gulf Coast Record) 



Lumber sq. ft. 



1913 142,017,764 



1912 107,607,030 



1911 115,252,529 



The quantity forwarded to the island of 

 Cuba exceeded that of the previous year by 

 nearly thirty-five million feet. 



Cuban business is fairly brisk, but the 

 rush of last January is wanting. — January 

 10, 1914. 



Cuba was a large importer all through 

 the year just ended, and consumption of 

 lumber was active, but the yards are well 

 stocked, and further business will be 



gauged by the manner in which use is sus- 

 tained. — ^January 17, 1914. 



Cuban trade does not display especial 

 impulse, and yet out-go is seasonably ex- 

 tensive. For months more lumber has 

 moved to Cuba than general sentiment in 

 tlie trade would indicate. 



Cuban shipment was smaller, the total 

 being but about 1,200.000 feet. — January 24, 

 1914. 



Cuban business is not proportionally as 

 strong as that of other islands, but a fair 

 amount of stock is moving and in view of 

 the large Cuban shipment in 1913, current 

 trade is well sustained. Cuban shipment 

 was again of moderate size, and mostly 

 from the port of Mobile. — January 31, 1914. 



