THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



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MATANZAS IMPROVEMENTS. 



The electrical plant now being constructed 

 in Matanzas will supply power for an elec- 

 tric railway and light and power for gen- 

 eral purposes. C. Hemple & Co. of Ha- 

 vana hold the concession, which is for 20 

 years. 



The cigar factory seems an assured fact. 

 It will afford employment to 600 men and 

 the payroll will be about $20,000 monthly. 

 As soon as the title is cleared, the work 

 will begin. 



A Glorieta is proposed for the Playa to 

 add to the entertainment of city dwellers, 

 where all kinds of refined entertainment will 

 be provided. There will be no side-shows, 

 but high-grade attractions only. The project 

 has the endorsement of first-class people. 



The Matanzas Railroad & Warehouse Co. 

 has a large force of men at work building 



The front of the splendid new edifice of the National Bank 

 of Cuba, In Havana. 



The temporary track. 



a second track at the base of the San 

 Severino fort. A temporary track is al- 

 ready in place designed chiefly for bringing 

 up construction materials for the real road 

 further inland. The old pier collapsed 

 some time ago, but will be strengthened 

 and reconstructed. A new pier will be built 

 in about three months. All the 

 I most modern machinery for 

 handling and storing sugar 

 I and other products will be 

 1 installed in the new store- 

 house as a measure of econ- 

 omy. A double track will be 

 built into the city and the old 

 drawbridge and tracks will be 

 used. Col. J. M. Tarafa is 

 the president, A, F. Blundell, 

 the general manager, and J. M. 

 Wright, the superintendent. 

 The company owns 12 miles of 

 water front. 



The city offered some strong 

 inducements to the Havana To- 

 bacco Co. to settle here, among 

 which are no taxes or rent for 

 five years, with privilege of 

 renewal, the city to buy the 

 building. The price asked 

 for the property was $20,000. 

 Some of the public spirited 

 citizens of Matanzas ad- 

 vanced a sufficient sum to 

 make the initial payment in 

 order to secure the property, 

 the balance of the amount 

 due to be paid in about seven 

 years. 



The business men of the 

 city have formed a Board of 

 Trade, which will exercise a. 

 stronger supervision in busi- 

 ness matters for mutual pro- 

 tection. The matter of cred- 

 its will receive close attention 

 and members will be prompt- 

 ly informed of slow collec- 

 tions and delinquents, infor- 

 mation that heretofore each 

 merchant has secured through 

 costly experience. 



