THE CUBA REVIEW 



15 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



HAVANA'S DRINKING WATER PURE 



The secretary of public works and sanita- 

 tion states that a new system for purifying the 

 water that is stored in the reservoir at Vento 

 has been inaugurated. The apparatus con- 

 sists of a filter of slater through which the 

 water passes. 



Afterwards a certain quantity of chlorine is 

 mixed with the water. 



By tliis method all possible infection is de- 

 stroyed and Havana will have a water supply 

 equal to that of any in the world. 



SMOKING AGAIN PERMITTED 



Havana's Mayor has restored the privilege 

 of smoking on the trolley cars of the city, but 

 confines it to the back platform, where, under 

 the regulations, eight passengers can be ac- 

 commodated. 



A string however is much in evidence, to the 

 effect that if one passenger makes an objec- 

 tion, smoldng must stop. Conductors are 

 obliged to enforce this rule. 



NEW INDUSTRIES FOR CAMAGUEY 



The city of Camaguey, according to the 

 local press, anticipates that in a short time a 

 new company called "The Camaguey Indus- 

 trial Association," will be estabhshed organ- 

 ized by important cattle owners of the pro- 

 vince. 



The activities of the new company will be 

 exerted in the establishment of the following 

 industries : 



A cold-storage plant; an ice plant; the man- 

 ufacture of preserves; an abbatou- with a 

 capacity of 200 cattle; a brewery; a tin-box 

 factory; a glue factory; a dairy, and a fer- 

 tihzer factory. 



ISLE OF PINES NOTES 



NUEVA GERONA CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS 



Cuba gets from the Nueva Gerona custom 

 house alone a revenue of between $22,000 and 

 $25,000 a year. From the Los Indios cus- 

 tom house nearly as much is derived. Cuba 

 therefore gets $45,000 and upwards in custom 

 duties from the Isle of Pines. The captain of 

 the Gerona port is allowed $3,940 j'early for 

 salaries and supplies, while a smaller sum is 

 alloted to Los Indios. — Isle of Pines Appeal. 



MOBILE— ISLE OF PINES SERVICE 



The Munson Steamship Line has arranged 

 a service from the Isle of Pines to Mobile. 



The port of entry wiU be Los Indios on 

 Siguanea Bay where there is deep water 

 wharfage. 



The first boat arrived at the Island on 

 October 7th, and regular weekly sailings are 

 scheduled, leaving Mobile on each Wednes- 

 day. Full Ust of saihngs on page 43. 



Through bills of lading will be issued from 

 each port of destination. Invoices and bills 

 of lading may be consulated by the shipper. 



Shippers of pineapples, grapefruit and 

 other products are enthusiastic over the 

 new Munson Steamship Company service, 

 says the Mobile Register. 



The treasurer general for Cuba has notified 

 the Isle of Pines bank that it has been ap- 

 pointed the national depository for Cuba in 

 the Island. The collectors of customs at Los 

 Indios and Xueva Gerona will report and 

 deposit their financial holdings and receipts 

 in the Isle of Pines bank. 



MUST HAVE AMPLE EQUIPMENT 



"A large percentage of the investors in 

 Isle of Pines real estate come to the island 

 with the expectation of securing their living 

 from the soil, either from citrus fruits, pine- 

 apples or vegetables," says the Isle of Pines 

 Appeal. It says furtlier: 



"These, in the majority of cases, fail and 

 return to the north disappointed. No 

 sensible person would consider starting in 

 the farming business in the States without a 

 team and sufficient implements to till the 

 soil and care for the crops, but many come 

 from the States to the Island with the ex- 

 pectation of raising fruit and vegetables 

 without capital or equipment. It is as im- 

 possible in the Isle of Pines as in the States 

 to gi-ow crops and farm profitably, be the 

 crops what they may, without equipment 

 and some knowledge of farming. 



"Many successful Island gi'owers began 

 work here as laborers for others and when 

 sufficient funds had been accumulated, put 

 in groves and pineries for themselves and 

 had made money, probably beyond any in- 

 come which they would have received in 

 an equal time and with the same efforts in 

 the United States, and have developed 

 beautiful homes in the fmest chmate in the 

 world. It takes money, however, hard work, 

 and perseverance to make a success on the 

 Isle of Pines, as it does in any other com- 

 inunity, although when once started the road 

 is far easier than in any other business in a 

 colder clime." 



The wireless mast at the Nueva Gerona sta- 

 tion is 190 feet high. 



