THE CUBA REVIEW 



And Bulletin 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



A SMonthly cMa.ga.zine, 'Published a.t 82-92 '^ea.'ver Street, c^Cenu York 

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Vol V* 



MARCH, 1907 



No. 4 



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Contents of This Number 



AGRICULTURE. Pages 13 and 23. 



Cuban bananas bring high prices. Grape-fruit marmalade and jelly. The true 

 tropical paw-paw. Jamaica works for an early orange market. Prof. F. S. 

 Earle discusses the fruit and vegetable situation in San Cristobal with different 

 systems of pineapple planting, on page 23. 



COMMERCIAL. Page 14. 



Cement blocks manufactured in Santa Clara. A new cable line between New 

 York and Havana ; it means a decrease in rates. Havana Custom House 

 receipts. 



CUBAN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Pages 23 and 24. 



A review of prices. 

 FINANCIAL. Page 11. 



Cuban railway securities during 1906. 



"Cuba the wealthiest small country in the world." 



W. A. Merchant looks for heavj' investments of foreign capital. 



MINING. Page 14- 



A short history of mining operations in Cuba, the kind, the output and the yield, 

 also the mining laws. 



NEW BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION WORK. Page 12. 



Roads and bridges being built in all parts of Cuba. ;\Iuch in Havana Province. 

 La Gloria to have a road to Camaguey. 



POLITICAL. Pages 10 and 11. 



Interesting notes regarding the political situation and the coming election. 

 RAILWAYS. Page 12. 



New electric line for Havana. Recent election in the Havana Electric Railway 

 Co. gives Cuban interests four directors instead of one. 



SUGAR. Pages 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22. 



List of the active plantations of the island. Chart of prices for 1905 and 1906. 

 An interesting summary. Willett & Gray review the sugar situation for the year 



on page 25. The new mill of the Nipe Bay Co. at Preston is described and 



illustrated on pages 7, 8 and 9 . 



SPANISH DEPARTMENT— 



A review of the sugar prices of 1906 by Willett & Gray. Page 26. 

 Cuban fruits and vegetables. Page 24. 



MANY INTERESTING ILLL'STRATIONS. 



