TIIR CVn.\ RK\'IKW Aii.l P.uIIrtin 



'"Siicli lias alwaj's hicn her liislnry 

 since the time of Coiumbus. Her foun- 

 dation is on the naked rock. It cannot 

 be shaken. 1 am positive that the credit 

 of the island has been completely con- 

 served. 



NEW BUILDINGS 

 AND CONSTRUCTION WORK 



Appropriations have been made for pub- 

 lic works and a road will be laid between 

 Manzanillo and Calicito. 



Another highway will be laid from Santa 

 Clara to Camajuani, and SV. Vicente Abreu 

 has given a piece of land for this purpose 

 belonging to his estate, San Antonio. 



The ports of Cienfuegos and Matanzas 

 are going to be very much improved. Gov. 

 Magooii having authorized a credit of 

 $194,000 for that purpose. 



The naval authorities in Cuba have been 

 officially informed that wireless stations 

 have recently been opened at Fisherman's 

 Point (Guantanamo Bay) and at Guan- 

 tanamo City also. 



Postmaster Fernandez of Havana an- 

 nounces that excellent communication has 

 been established by wireless between the 

 Isle of Pines and Cabaiias. 



The new postoffice in Havana will be 

 built on the lot where the Marti Theatre 

 now stands. Major Black, Major Greble 

 and Major Kean will make arrangements 

 to have the work finished as quickly as 

 -possible. 



.\ "memoria" issued by the Provincial 

 ■Governor Emilo Nunez, is dated December, 

 1906, and is devoted to a description of 

 ininor public works completed during the 

 year. 



In the main these reports are of new 

 highways, streets, fences, drains and bridges 

 in Havana Province. The illustrations 

 accompanying the memorial, show these 

 roads, and also some very pretentious 

 bridges, spanning rivers and ravines. It 

 is the intention of the government to con- 

 tinue these improvements wherever needed. 

 The Cuban Central Railways, Limited, 

 is considering the construction of a 

 wharf in the oort of l.a Isabela similar 

 to one built by the same company in 

 Cienfuegos. If this scheme is carried 

 out big ships may anchor near the wharf 

 and take on and discharge cargo or 

 freight more rapidly. 



The Provisional Governor has author- 

 ized a credit of $50,500 to lay a cart road 

 from La Gloria to the Viaro wharf in 

 the province of Camaguey. Orders have 

 been issued to build bridges across the 

 rivers Sagua la Chica and Camajuani, 



along the higlnvay between Camajuani 

 and Santa Clara. .\nother bridge will 

 be placed over the River Hauabanilla. A 

 prf)ject or plan for the construction of a 

 cart road from Matanzas to Canasi was 

 recently passed upon favorably, and also 

 a plan for a bridge across the river of 

 the same name. ."Ml these improvements 

 will cost over $70,000. 



Santa Clara has petitioned Governor 

 ^lagoon through a deputation of planters 

 to make needed improvements and bet- 

 ter the communication between that 

 Ijrovince and Cienfuegos. The Manicar- 

 agua Vallev is a beautiful region of gar- 

 dens, and most fertile, but there are no 

 telephones, telegraphs or cart roads to 

 connect that region with Cienfuegos or 

 Santa Clara at present. 



The telegraph station at Cifuentes in 

 -Santa Clara province is open for busi- 

 ness. 



RAILWAY MATTERS 



Romualdo I-"ernaiulez has proposed to the 

 city council a plan for the construction of 

 a new electric line, fares of four cents in- 

 stead of seven, as heretofore. The current 

 would be supplied from the Havana Gas 

 and Rlectric Company. 



H.^VAN.X ELECTRIC R.MLWAY CO. 



At the adjourned annual meeting of the 

 Havana Electric Railway Company, held 

 March 6 at the company's office at 52 Broad- 

 way, New York City, an entirely new 

 board of directors was elected and an in- 

 vestigation of the financial condition of 

 the company by e.xpert accountants was 

 ordered. This is a victory for the Cuban 

 interests in the company, which have been 

 represented here by Frank Steinhart, Con- 

 sul-General for the United States at Ha- 

 vana. Instead of being represented on 

 the board by only one director, they now 

 have four of the eight directors. 



The new directors are : Warren Bicknell, 

 a traction man of Cleveland ; David T. 

 Davis, Robert Mather of the Rock Island 

 Railway ; Walter G. Oakman of the Guar- 

 antee Trust Company ; James Rattra}' of 

 Speyer & Co.; Samuel San .Miguel. Henry 

 Runken Carlos Zaldo, and Frank S'tein- 

 hart, the last four representing Cuban stock- 

 holders. H. L. Ashley, who was secretary 

 and treasurer of the old board, was re- 

 elected. The directors will meet at a later 

 date to appoint the new officers of the 

 company. The old directors were Edward 

 Hanson, president ; W. L. Bull, vice-presi- 

 dent ; E. P. Bryan, George B. Hopkins, 

 William Grav, and N. Gelats. 



