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THE CUBA R E \M E W 



ISLE OF PINES NOTES 



"if the Isle of Pines is to be taxed, it 

 should have representation," says the 

 Afpcal. "We sliould have schools and 

 mail service. These are necessities which 

 are absolute." 



"The Isle of Pines is in serious need 

 of an American Consular representative," 

 it says further. "It is a great hardship 

 to the people to be compelled to go to 

 Havana when any consular business is to 

 be attended to. There are consuls and 

 consular agents in many parts of Cuba, 

 and there is no reason why the Isle of 

 Pines should not iiavc at least a consular 

 agent." 



The IsJc of Pines Xczi's, in its issue for 

 May 21st, said that the matter of a U. S. 

 consular agent for the island bad been 

 taken up with the Secretary of State by 

 Senator Nelson of Minnesota. The Secre- 

 tary decided that the government could not 

 send a consul to the island, as there were 

 not enough Americans there. 



of Havana, on May 13th, decided favor- 

 ably the petition made by Rafael Gaston 

 on behalf of the Isle of Pines Company to 

 l)c authorized to build a wharf and a ware- 

 house at Xucva Gerona. 



The bills contain beautiful marble, await- 

 ing the energy and enterprise to quarry it 

 and shape it into beautiful things. Pota- 

 toes of an excellent quality may be grown 

 on the island and still it is necessary 

 to import large quantities to the tubers 

 to supply the home consumption. 



A dredge and a large force of men is 

 at work on the Nuevas rivers, and present 

 indications arc that residents may soon 

 have tiie pleasure of seeing steamers dock 

 at Port ^IcKinlev. 



The agricultural lioard of the province 



Residents of the island are advised to 

 drink the waters of the Magnesia Springs 

 and to avoid well water at this season. 



Mountain of Marble, Isle of Pines 



