THE CUBA REVIEW 



And Bulletin 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



A SMonthly cMa.ga.zine, 'Publtshed at 82-92 '^ea'ver Street, cNs-w York 



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VoIV. 



JANUARY, 1907 



No. 2 



Contents of This Number 



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AGRICULTURE AND LABOR— 



Fibres in Cuba, henequen, native jutes, the value of banana fibre, are all touched 



upon by Prof. Baker, on page 7. U. S. Consul Baehr, of Cienfuegos, discusses 



henequen in an ofiicial report, and gives valuable data regarding output, demand 



and cost of production. Our readers v,-\\\ find this on page 8. 

 Fruit and vegetable industry at Herradura. Hints for clearing j;ra33 lands. Items 



about Poles coming to Cuba as laborers and another of Porto Rican immigrants 



will be found on page 15. 

 Another planter will try Greeks for field work, page 16. 

 Mr. Rafael Sanchez gives his views on pages 16 and 17. 

 Mr. Adam Gray tells of his success with oranges and grape-fruit and in extermluating 



the orange scale and other insect pests, pages 18 and 19. 

 Urner-Barry's report on the month's market in Cuban fruit and vegetables will be 



found on page 21. 



FINANCIAL. Page 14— 



American currency is wanted in Cuba and a commission has called upon Governor 



Magoon with this object. Soldiers' savings accounts are invited by the National 



Bank of Cuba. 

 The Nova Scotia Bank has a new home. 

 The Royal Bank of Canada has opened two more branches. 



MILITARY NOTES— 



A map on page 20 shows the position of the American troops in Cuba. 



NEW BUILDINGS, AND CONSTRUCTION WORK. Page 11— 



Two new hotels in Havana, with modern improvements, are almost ready. A 

 new high school is provl'ded for. 



POLITICAL. Pages 12 and 14 — 



Governor Magoon's Cuban election programme. Santa Clara's new governor. Governor 

 Nunez trying to form a new party. 



RAILWAYS— 



The United Railway's important improvements; an extension of the Cuba Eastern 

 to Maya; a new railway of the Havana Central, are noted on pages 10 and 11- 



SPANISH DEPARTMENT— 



' Willett & Gray's sugar review is on page 24. 



The Urner-Barry fruit and vegetable review is on pages 24 and 26. 



SUGAR— 



Willett & Gray's review will be found on page 22. There is much interesting 

 information as to the year's production and prices. 



