THE CUBA REVIEW 



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HAVANA 



The United Railways of Havana 



in conjunction with the Cuba Railroad, maintain a service of 

 two trains daily between Havana and the growing Eastern 

 city of CAMAGUEY, and one Express Train daily between 

 Havana and SANTIAGO DE CUBA, the "Dream City of the 

 West Indies." Buffet lunch is served on these trains. 



FOUR TRAINS DAILY 



in both directions between Havana and MATANZAS, which latter city because of its pictur- 

 esque situation and the charm of its principal attractions (Yumuri's famous valley and the 

 wonderful caves of Bellamar, has long enjoyed the distinction as the great "Mecca" of the 

 tourists, and it continues to gain in popularity. EXCELLENT TRAIN SERVICE is maintained 

 to many other places of great interest to tourists, all of which are fully described in "Cuba — A 

 Winter Paradise," a profusely illustrated 80-page booklet with six complete maps and 72 views 

 illustrative of this wonderful island, sent postpaid on receipt of 3 cents in stamps. 



FRANK ROBERTS, General Passenger Agent 



UNITED RAILWAYS OF HAVANA - - - 118 PRADO, HAVANA, CUBA 



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CUBA AND THE WAR 



The London Outlook says that British in- 

 vestors are so keenly interested in Cuba that 

 ne\\s as to the effect of the war on Cuban 

 undertakings is being awaited with consider- 

 able anxiety. The jjosition apjiears to be 

 serious, ancl the only bright spot is the in- 

 creased price of sugar, which will help the 

 })lanters and stimulate the cultivation of the 

 cane. This may save the commercial situa- 

 tion. 



Unfortunately, while provisions have been 

 rising in ]iricc, the ))urchasing power of the 

 dollar is lower, and the Government is having 

 to initiate relief measures on a large scale. 

 Indeed the lousiness outlook is distinctly 

 gloomy, and were it not for the sugar position, 

 would be almost critical. 



This is of course a slack time for the rail- 

 ways, seeing that sugar forms such a large pro- 



jjortiunof the traffic, and the new crop will not 

 be moving for several months yet. But a good 

 deal of general traffic is carried at this time 

 of the year, varying in volume according to 

 the degree of prosperity of the tobacco and 

 sugar planters. The poor returns of the rail- 

 ways indicate the position, and we fear that 

 the figures may make a bad showing din-ing 

 the next few months. 



HAVANA'S CIGAR EXPORTS 



The war and the consequent closing of for- 

 eign markets is shown in the great decrease in 

 cigar exports from Havana. 



The figures are as follows. 

 Total from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15, '13 124,();U,276 

 Total from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15, '14 94,736,925 



Decrease in S}4 months of 1914 29,897,351 



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