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year and a half for the construction of the 

 second pier. It need only construct a third 

 pier in ten years and a fourth in live years 

 after the third, but it has the right to do it 

 earlier. The lirst two piers which are the 

 largest, together with their quays and ware- 

 houses, form the most important section 

 of the works to be carried out. 



The situation given to the company in 

 the port is privileged, comprising the 

 greater part of the public qua}", where 

 nearly all general merchandise is being ac- 

 tually unloaded. It occupies the most ac- 

 cessible part of the harbor, that is to say, 

 the shore front of the custom house, along 

 the most commercial quarter of the city. 

 The piers of the company will offer to ships 

 every facilit}' for berthing and the rapid 

 loading and discharging of goods, and the 

 warehouses of the compan3\ both on the 

 piers and along the qua}-, will otter to the 

 trade modern facilities for the warehous- 

 ing of merchandise, which is so necessary- 

 to anj" large port, and which at present is 

 quite absent in Havana. 



The company does not propose to do (or 

 does not cater for) handling of raw ma- 

 terials and heavy material, such as coal, 

 timber, etc., which is being carried on in 

 another part of the port. 



The propo'sed works include most mod- 

 ern appliances — electric cranes, lifts, etc. 



For the construction of the works speci- 

 hed the company has entered into a con- 

 tract with the firm of ]\IacArthur Perks 

 & Co., Ltd. 



As regards the construction, the first 

 works will include the two lirst piers, the 

 largest of the four, together with all ap- 

 pliances, quays and warehouses. A contract 

 for construction for a fixed maximum sum 

 has been signed bv the contractors for the 

 works. 



The ]^IcArthur-Perks Company are the 

 contractors who have the work of building 

 these four docks, and have leased four acres 

 of land at Regla on the other side of the 

 harbor for a concrete plant to make the pil- 

 ings. This marks the first step of progress 

 in the building of the $3,000,000 piers. 



Scene at a sugar mill in Cuba during the grinding season. 

 I'ista iomada cii un ingcnio de Cuba durante la moUeiida 



