THE CUBA REVIEW, 



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RAILROAD NEWS AND TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. 



Havana Electric Railway. 



Weekly Receipts. 



1909. 1908. 



Week ending Nov. 7 $45,022 $37,272 



" 14 40,816 34,636 



"21 39,091 35,501 



"28 38,397 34,873 



Receipts from Jan. 1. 



1909. 1908. 



$1,744,523 $1,614,434 



1,862,82/ 1,719,444 



1,824,430 1,684,808 



1,785,339 1,649,307 



United Railways of Havana. 



. Weekly Receipts. 



1909. 1908. 



Week ending Oct. 30 £13,840 £12,516 



Nov. 6 15,183 13,972 



" 13 15,630 13,486 



"20 15,638 13,050 



Receipts for Fiscal Year. 



1909. 1908. 



£244,805 £213„957 



259,988 227,929 



275,618 241,415 



291,256 254,465 



Western Railways of Havana. 



Weekly Receipts. 



1909. 1908. 



Week ending Oct. 30 £4,971 £5,904 



Nov. 6 5,357 5,611 



13 5,789 5,565 



20 5,371 5,538 



Receipts for Fiscal Year. 



Cuban Central Railway. 



Weekly Receipts. 



1909. 1908. 



Week ending Oct. 30 £4,485 £4,440 



Nov. 6 4,622 4,143 



13 4,634 4,373 



20 5,514 4,533 



Receipts for Fiscal Year. 



Cuba Railroad Improvements. 



The saving in working expenses for 

 1909 is attributable mainly to extensive 

 improvements in the railway and equip- 

 ment made within the past three years, 

 and which are being maintained. The 

 pine cross ties, upon which the rails 

 were originally laid, have been replaced 

 nearly throughout the entire line with 

 hard wood ties. 



Among additions and improvements 

 is the construction of a large concrete 

 freight house at Santiago and a large 

 passenger station at Camaguey, now al- 

 most completed. About 2,670 feet of 

 temporary bridge work have been re- 

 placed with hard wood structures of a 

 more permanent nature, and 87 wooden 

 bridges, with an aggregate length of 

 4,610 feet, have been replaced with steel 

 and concrete structures, while in nearly 

 every instance work on the 71 new 

 bridges, which have a total length of 

 4,155 feet, is nearing completion. 



As an aid to the construction of lines 

 from San Luis to Palma Soriano (12 



miles), Marti to Tana (6^ miles), Tana 

 to Palma Soriano (121J4 miles), and 

 Bayamo to Manzanillo (33 miles), the 

 Cuban government has granted the com- 

 pany a susbidy of $8,000 per mile to the 

 extent of I54i^ miles. The district to 

 be served by these new lines is one of 

 the richest and best populated sections 

 in Cuba, and a supporting freight ton- 

 nage and passenger revenue is certain 

 from the beginning. The total track 

 mileage in operation in June, 1909, not 

 including sidings and spur tracks, was 

 444 miles, of which 356 miles comprise 

 the main line from Santa Clara to San- 

 tiago. — From the Annual Report. 



The Camagney Company, Limited. 



The following is a comparative statement 

 of earnings for ten months to October 31, 

 1909: 



1908. 1909. Increase. 



Gross . . . .$97,428.58 $110,787.99 $13,359.41 

 Net 44,547.50 50,890.69 6,343.19 



