THE CUBA REVIEW 



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Ferrocarril inclinado para el transporte del mine- 

 ral de las minas de la Spanish-American Company 

 a la costa en Daiquiri En otra pdgina se hallara 

 una cuenta interesante respecto a un cable enorme 

 que acaba de hacerse en Nueva Jersey para este 

 Ferrocarril. 



Inclined railway for the removal of ore to the coast 

 of the Spanish-American Company mines in Dai- 

 quiri. On another page will be found an interest- 

 ing story of a huge cable just completed in New 

 Jersey for this railway. 



The Havana Central Railroad will estab- 

 lish a ferry service between Havana and 

 Casa Blanca directly across the harbor. A 

 station will be built at the latter place, 

 and the boats will leave the Luz Wharf. 

 They will be used mainly for the heavy 

 traffic in coal which is to be carried here- 

 after at Casa Blanca, where all the de- 

 posits and pockets will be consolidated. 



Trinidad's Railroad Connections 



U. S. Minister Jackson at Havana reports 

 that President Gomez has contracted with 

 the Ferrocarril de Fernandez a Placetas 

 del Sur, a corporation organized for con- 

 structing a 40-mile railway, connecting the 

 two places indicated in the company's title, 

 and has leased to it the old Trinidad Rail- 

 way, which runs from Casilda, on the south 

 coast, through Trinidad to Fernandez. The 

 railway company is to begin work on the 

 new line and the reconstruction of the old 

 by December 24th, and it is expected that 

 the whole line will be in working order 

 about eighteen months later. Trinidad will 

 thus be placed in direct railwaj^ communi- 

 cation with the rest of the island, being 

 the last urban center of any importance to 

 be so connected. The new corporation will 

 enjoy the benefits of the law of July 5, 

 1906, in regard to subvention. 



Another proposition which had been 

 made by the Cuba Railroad (Sir William 

 Van Home), to take over the old line 

 and carry it on to Sancti Spiritus on the 

 main line, within six months, was rejected 

 as being prejudicial to the interests of the 

 other terminal cities. The Ferrocarril de 

 Fernandez a Placetas del Sur is said to be 

 backed by French capital to the extent of 

 $2,000,000. 



Santiago's Trolley Extension 



The Santiago Traction and Electric Com- 

 pany in Santiago purposes to spend $300,000 

 in various improvements, among which is 

 the double tracking of the road to Vista 

 Alegre, a suburb of the city, and new lines 

 in other directions. 



The company is also building 20 cars at 

 its workshops, trimmed with Cuba's valu- 

 able woods, such as cedar, mahogany, ma- 

 jagua, etc. 



Direct trains between Havana and Cien- 

 fuegos will soon be running, obviating the 

 necessity for changing cars at Santa Clara. 



Edificio de donde se transmit e la fuersa mecdnica 



de la C ompania de Traccion y Electrica de Santiago 



de Cuba. 



Power house of the Traction and Electric Com- 

 pany of Santiago. 



