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COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN ORIENTE 



J-'roni data gathered bj- tlie provincial 

 guvernnient, the chamber of commerce of 

 Santiago and tlie miinicipahties in Oriente 

 Province, it has been ascertained that there 

 are in the province 1,()97 coffee plantations, 

 having 1,14S caballerias* under cultivation, 

 which yield annually 191,600 quintals of 

 coffee beans. The yield is divided into mu- 

 nicipalities as follows : 



Quintales 



Alto Songo 87,000 



Baracoa 13,500 



Caney 12,800 



Cobre 8,100 



Guantanamo 10,700 



Holguin 300 



Jiguani 1,000 



Palma Soriano 50,000 



Sagua de Tanamo 1,300 



San Luis 700 



Total 191,600 



No data is available regarding the 

 amount of capital invested in coffee grow- 

 ing, or the value of the lands in the prov- 

 ince, but it is believed to be large. The in- 

 vestor traveling through this rich section 

 will see many plantations. 



TO BREED FINE DOGS 



Captain X. G. Mullikin of Louisville, Ky., 

 is in Cuba and expects to be there possibly 

 from three to six months. He is in the em- 

 ploy of wealthy Cubans, who, having heard 

 of him as a breeder of fine dogs, wish him 

 to make some experiments with a cro>s be- 

 tween the bloodhound and the foxhound, 

 which Captain Mullikin has developed as 

 a hunting dog. Captain MulHkin believes 

 it probable that the cross, which will have 

 the keener scent of the bloodhound and 

 the speed of the foxhound, will make an 

 ideal hunting dog, especiallj'- in jungle cov- 

 erts like those in tropical countries. 



Beri-beri, in epidemic form, has broken 

 out among the prisoners at the Santa Clara 

 city jail, said the Nezv York Herald, ^March 

 17th. Two deaths from the disease have 

 already been reported. 



A caballeria is ?>o\ acres. 



The government purposes to reduce con- 

 siderably the telegraph tolls throughout the 

 island when the grinding season is over. 

 The new rates will be made public at once. 



In order that the government maj- ahvays 

 have a source of supply of operators, a bill 

 has been drafted providing for schools of 

 telegraphy in all provinces where high- 

 school courses are followed. 



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Coffee, cacao and banana plantation along the line of the Guantanamo and Western Railroad. 



A ride through this section from San Luis to Guantanamo showed a magnificently fertile region 



that will richly reward investment. 



Plantacidn de cafe, cacao y platanos a lo largo del Ferrocarril Guantanamo y Oeste. Un paseo 



p-.r esta seccion de San Litis a Guantanamo mostro una region sumamente fertil y que compen- 



sard ricamcnte la inversion dc capital. 



