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NEW CUBAN WARSHIPS 



Keels tor two new Cuban warships, 

 "Cuba" and "Patria," were laid at Cramps' 

 shipyard. Philadelphia, on April 20th. 



Commenting on this item, the Spring- 

 field (jNIass.) Republican says: "If Cuba 

 feels that a navy is really indispensable 

 to be in fashion, the 2,000-ton cruiser or- 

 dered from the Cramps seems to be about 

 the proper thing — large enough to be safe 

 in rough weather, and not ruinously ex- 

 pensive to keep up : a handy runabout, 

 like the automobile bought by people who 

 have to, but can't really afford it. The 

 need for the training ship ordered at the 

 same time is not quite so apparent." 



The Boston Advertiser thinks Cuba's 

 purpose is to train up a body of men to 

 support a future demand for more and 

 bigger ships. 



TOBACCO CROP NOTES 



Advices under date of April 29th speak 

 of plenteous rains in the tobacco districts, 

 ana that buying in the Vuelta Abajo is 

 going on at exorbitant figures. The cor- 

 respondent of the United States Tobacco 

 Journal says that a large p?irt of the 

 Vuelta, saved during the drought bv arti- 



ficial irrigation and which, when cut, 

 looked very choice, has developed a very 

 poor burn. 



Mr. H. Meyer, manager of the H. Up- 

 mann factories, is quoted by the same 

 publication as receiving information to 

 the effect that the rains lately have proved 

 anything but boons and blessings to the 

 growers, rendering the leaf yet uncut too 

 damp for handling. He thinks that if 

 buyers exercise more patience prices both 

 in Vuelta Abajo and Partido will recede 

 somewhat. 



It is understood that the La Barcelo- 

 nesa and i^a Eminencia cigar factories 

 have come under new control. The former 

 under that of Louis G. Smith & Company 

 of New York. La Eminencia factory is 

 taken over bv a London syndicate, the 

 controlling factor in which is the firm of 

 Tohn Hunter. Morris & Elkan, Ltd. 



The Department of Public Works has 

 approved the general plans for the paving 

 of the city of Camaguey, which is to be 

 done with funds from a recent appropria- 

 tion of congress. Camaguey will also get 

 a new pumping plant for her aqueduct. 



Packing tobacco in Cuba and device used. 

 Manera de empacar el tabaco en Cuba y aparato para el misino. 



