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THE CUBA REVIEW 



dwellings, suitable for rental at moderate rates, and two or more apartment houses 

 have been constructed recently. Extensive development and enlargement of the resi- 

 dential districts of Habana, especially those in the outlying sections, which will ulti- 

 mately do much to improve the city, were commenced in 1920, but had to be generally 

 discontinued on account of the financial crisis, leaving much of the work uncompleted 

 and, in many cases, falling into decay. This includes many costly houses, parks, drive- 

 ways, and the like. 



Immigration and Emigration 



During the years 1916 to 1920 approximately 400,000 immigrants entered the ports 

 of Cuba. The great majority of these were laborers required for the sugar crop. It 

 is difficult to say how many of these persons remained in the country. The statistical 

 figures published by the Cuban Government show that from 1916 to 1919 274,000 

 persons left Cuba as compared with total arrivals of 415,000. 



During 1920, 44,787 passengers arrived in Habana from the United States, including 

 20,488 Americans, 7,669 Cubans, 11,277 Chinese, and 5,353 of other nationalities. In 

 1921, the number fell to 29,765, of which 16,423 were Americans, 4,934 Cubans, 4,949 

 Chinese, and 3,459 of other nationalities. 



The following table shows the nationalities of the immigrants entering Cuba during 

 the period 1916 to 1920: 



Immigrants Entering Cuba During Five Years, 1916-1920 



Nationality 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 



Number Number Number Number Number 



Spanish 37,615 34,795 14,293 39,573 94,294 



Haitian 4,922 10,136 10,640 10,044 35,971 



Jamaican 7,133 7,889 9,184 24,187 27,088 



Chinese 6 3 237 1,236 9,203 



English 326 367 255 745 1,320 



American 1,209 1,013 771 1,227 1,065 



Portuguese 1,227 805 395 1,005 629 



All other 2,683 2,089 1,546 2,471 4,651 



Total 55,121 57,097 37,321 80,488 174,221 



Loss of Mail for Cuba 



Owing to the sinking at sea of the hydro- 

 plane Columbus, which left Key West Sat- 

 urday, January 13, six sacks of letter mail 

 for Habana city, aggregating 183 pounds 

 in weight, were lost. The mail consisted 

 of letters received at Key West from 

 United States points on the morning of 

 January 13. 



Independent Coal Corp. 



As of January 1, 1923, Messrs. Rafael 

 Rios, Joseph W. Long, Louis H. Hollender, 

 have severed their connection with The 

 Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., to engage 

 in a general coal business under the name 

 of Independent Coal Corporation at 25 

 Broadway, New York. Cable address: 

 Indecoalco, New York. 



Buyers for Cuba 



Mr. Charles W. Hutchinson and Mr. N. 

 Crosby Jaquith have established a pur- 

 chasing agency under the name of Hutchin- 

 son & Jaquith, 30 Broad Street, New York, 

 where they will act as resident buyers for 

 Latin-America. Mr. Hutchinson has had 

 a wide experience in Cuba, and is thor- 

 oughly acquainted with the Latin-American 

 market. 



U. S. Holdings in Cuba 



According to a memorandum published 

 by Mr. Henry Rubino on the sugar sched- 

 ule, approximately two-thirds of Cuban 

 production is American owned, chiefly by 

 companies incorporated in the United 

 States having many stockholders located in 

 the United States (approximately esti- 

 mated at 224,000), and in some instances 

 the factories are owned by Americans in- 

 dividually. 



