THE CUBA REVIEW 



17 



ANTILLA IMPROVEMENTS 



NEW WHARVES TO BE BUILT AND OLD ONES EXTENDED — SUGAR WARE- 

 HOUSE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 



The new hotel at Antilla, built of concrete. The lower right hand corner is occupied by the 

 Royal Bank of Canada, recently transferred from Mayari. 



Great improvements, involving an outla}' 

 of over one million dollars, are contem- 

 plated for Antilla, Nipe Bay, by the Cuba 

 Railroad Co. The old freight whari will 

 be extended 100 feet into the bay, and the 

 1,000 piles, on which it stands, given a 

 concrete sheathing as a protection against 

 the ravages of the teredo, which attacks 

 the piles and rapidly weakens the whole 

 structure. On the southeast, additional 



docks, 600 feet long, will be built and (JOO 

 feet of wharfage will be added on the 

 south side, bringing them within 200 feet^ 

 of the present piers. 



The new arrangement will permit of the 

 discharging of many boats at the same 

 time. The handling of coal will be the 

 chief use of one of the new structures, and 

 storage capacity for 50,000 tons will be pro- 

 vided. 



View of Nipe Bay at Antilla. The trains approach the town over the trestle in the background. 



