THE CUBA REVIEW 



29 



MOVIES SHOW ORANGE INDUSTRY 



The California Fruit Exchange is using 

 a novel method to advertise a well known 

 orange. The scheme that is now being used 

 in unprecedented in the fruit and produce 

 line and is the first attempt at this form of 

 advertising. 



The owner of a large circuit of vaudeville 

 houses has booked an act over his entire 

 circuit which shows the transit of the orange 

 from the tree to the consumer, including all 

 the intermediary operations, picking, pack- 

 ing, shipping, etc. Two of the performers 

 show the audience how 12G oranges are 

 packed in a box in one minute and 58 seconds. 



This is the first time in history that the 

 stage has been used to advertise the fruit 

 industry just in this way. Its advertising 

 value is beheved to be very great. 



RICE IN CUBA 



The Cuban Secretary of Agi'iculture has 

 sent 100 pounds of rice seed to the various 

 experiment stations of the island. The seed 

 is of all varieties and comes chiefly from Japan 

 and Honduras. 



A test of these seeds will be made scientifi- 

 cally in order to ascertain what kinds are best 

 adapted to Cuba's soil. 



Regardmg the chances for American rice 

 being used in Cuba, owing to the impossi- 

 bility of securing a supply from the usual 

 foreign soiu-ces, the Galveston (Tex.) News 

 says that "recent advices from England as to 

 the state of the rice market indicate that the 

 price of rice is so high that the United States 

 may get into Cuba with its low gi-ades at a 

 very high range of values, while there is no 

 possibhty of foreign rices competing with 

 American rices below a basis of $4 a barrel for 

 Hondm-as, and close to that figure for blue 

 rose and Japan." 



At present Louisiana rice of the inferior 



nds which have no market in the United 



States, can be delivered in Cuba cheaper than 

 the Rangoon rice. A big rice merchant in New 

 York said on October 21st, that the demand 

 from Cuba was prompt after the European 

 war began, but shortly afterwards slackened 

 somewhat, because of rumors of large ship- 

 ments on the way from India which had es- 

 caped the German cruisers. 



"Cuba," he said, "does not buy America's 

 fancy rice, but an inferior grade, that is inferior 

 in size of gi-ains and in appearance, but which 

 compares favorably with the Rangoon prod- 

 uct and which at that date could be laid down 

 in Cuba at2J^2 to 2% cents, whereas the fancy 

 American rice was quoted at 53^ cents. 



This cheaper rice, however, is just as nutri- 

 tious as the higher priced product. Advices 

 as late as November 2d from the offices of the 

 Louisiana State Rice Milling Company in 

 New York, were to the effect that market 

 conditions had shown improvement, and that 

 there had been a material advance in prices 

 owing to the receipt of large buying orders for 

 export, especially at their New Orleans office. 



Prices are fully one-eighth to one-quarter 

 higher than the quotations previously given, 

 and indications point to a stiU fm'ther advance. 



The Spanish minister, Marques de Loma, 

 has given out to the press of Madrid the in- 

 formation that the legation in Cuba will be 

 raised to the status of an embassy in the near 

 future. 



A complete water supply system has been 

 installed for the town of Belona. This is one 

 of the most attractive towns in a rapidly de- 

 veloping territory along the Guantanamo 

 and Western Railroad. 



In future all employees of the pubhc works 

 department who receive injmies while on duty 

 will be paid full wages while away until their 

 return to their duties. 



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