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THE CUBA Ri:\lH\V And lUiUctin. 



Railways and Public iUorks 



The Long Beach of Cardenas. — A com- 

 mittee of Conservatives want Gov. Ma- 

 goon to authorize the construction of a 

 road from Cardenas to V^eradero. This 

 latter has one of the finest beaches in 

 Cuba, and is tlie summer dwellinjr place 

 for many of tlie leading families of Car- 

 denas. Many elaborate structures have 

 been built in the past year and many 

 more are contemplated. Tliey also want 

 a highway from the northern boundary 

 of Matanzas province to Havana by way 

 of Jaruco and Aguacate. 



Several appropriations have been sup- 

 pressed, namely, one of $20,000, voted 

 last July to construct a highway between 

 Remedios and Camajuani; and two 

 others, for $2,oco and $1,000, for public 

 works in Chuchicastro and tlie construc- 

 tion of a highway from San Diego to 

 Esperanza. 



Appropriations amounting to $97,293 

 will be used for the construction of 

 bridges between Santa Clara and Cama- 

 juani. and for sewerage construction. 



The purpose of the provisional govern- 

 ment is to devote $108,000 to the build- 

 ing of bridges and sewerages between 

 Cienfuegos and Manicaragua. 



The Department of Public Works has 

 submitted plans for improvements in the 

 water supply in Regla at a cost of 

 $20,350. 



It is the opinion of competent observ- 

 er.^ that what Cuba needs for the de- 



velo])ment of lier great resources and the 

 maintenance of order is an extensive sys- 

 tem of railroads. If railroad lines had 

 been running over and through the island 

 a few years ago the republican govern- 

 ment there would have possessed vastly 

 greater stability. — Boston Globe. 



demand in CUBA FOR CEMENT. 



Consul M. J. Baehr writes that Port- 

 land cement is in good demand in Cuba, 

 one dealer at Cienfuegos receiving 600 

 barrels monthlj'. The consul says: 



During the fiscal year of 1905-6, 31,749 

 barrels of Portland cement were im- 

 ported through Cienfuegos. 29,389 coming 

 from the United States, 1,279 barrels from 

 I'rance, 639 from Germany and 442 from 

 Spain. Concrete is not yet extensively 

 used in the construction of buildings. 

 It is becoming popular, however, in 

 bridge building and in the construction 

 of pavements, sidewalks and sewers. Last 

 year this city contracted for a modern 

 system of waterworks and sewers, and 

 something like 50,000 barrels of cement 

 will be required for this contract. The 

 present selling price per barrel ranges 

 from $3.75 to $4 Spanish gold, worth 91 

 per cent, at present. Cement comes in 

 wooden packages only. The duty on a 

 barrel of 100 kilograms from the United 

 States, including the cost of the barrel, 

 is 30 cents. The freight rates from New 

 York, New Orleans or Mobile are alike 

 and range from 48 to 50 cents per 

 barrel. 



CCHAS K.\1LWAY .ST.XTIoNS. The C'ristina depot of the Western Kailways at Jesus del Monte. Havana. 

 LAS ESTACIONES DE LOS FERROCARRILES CUBANOS. La EstaeWn Cristina de los Ferrocarrlles del 

 Oeste en JesQs del Monte, la Habana. 



