THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



LA GLORIA COLONY. Tlio innin street of the village as it Is to-Uay. 



LA GLORIA AFTER SEVEN YEARS. 



La Gloria is the oldest American cuiony 

 en the island, for it is now nearly eight 

 years old. Much has been said and writ- 

 ten regarding this pioneer settlement. The 

 hardship the first settlers endured were 

 mj.ny and severe, but American pluck and 

 determination slowly but surely bettered dis- 

 couraging conditions year by year until to- 

 day with a population of about 800 Ameri- 

 cans and 200 Cubans, it is a thriving set- 

 tlement, with hope and confidence in the 

 future in every heart. 



Knowing the interest in the north con- 

 cerning the progress of the La Gloria com- 

 munity and the desire for information as 

 to its present condition, The CUBA RE- 

 MEW interviewed Mr. L. F. Wilson, the 

 president of the Cuban Land and Steam- 

 ship Company, whose interests are largely in 

 this section and from him the following 

 facts were received: 



The long awaited highwiays are coming, 

 for the government is diligently building 



the road to Port Viaro, and others, open- 

 ipg up the interior, which will place 

 La Gloria in communication with other cities 

 and towns, will follow. The water way to 

 Nuevitas and northbound steamers has like- 

 W'ise improved, and the sailboat of former 

 days has given place to a trim little steam- 

 er for at least a part of the way, and when 

 the Zanja is deepened, a public improve- 

 ment many times promised by the govern- 

 ment, and now near realization, there will 

 );e speedy communication between La Gloria 

 and Nuevitas and the markets of the 

 United States. 



There are now probably 2,000 non-resident 

 La Gloria land owners, said Mr. Wilson, 

 and their lands are being cared for by the 

 residents, who manv of them earn much 

 money each year in such services. Some 

 of the finest plantations in La Gloria are 

 owned by non-residents. The plantation of 

 the Rev. I\Ir. Stuart, of London, Ont., is 

 one of these and will yield this year about 



A coli.iiiits garJtii in La Gloria 



