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THE CUBA REVIEW" 



CUBAN RAILROAD TRAFFIC RECEIPTS 



Earnings of the Cuba Railroad 



The July earnings of the Cuba Railroad compare as follows : 



1911 1910 1909 



Gross $262,665 $233,440 $162,429 



Expenses 143,313 115,007 113,411 



Net Profits $119,351 $118,432 $49,017 



Fixed Charges 60,125 36,667 34,995 



July Surplus $59,266 $81,765 $14,021 



1908 

 $153,786 

 90,322 



$63,464 

 32,262 



$31,201 



Notes From the Isle of Pines 



LOS INDIOS WHARF ACCEPTED 



The big wharf at Los Indios is finished 

 and was accepted by the government on 

 August 29th. The dimensions of the 

 wharf, according to official measurements 

 of the inspecting engineer, are as follows : 



Length of approach, 2,027 feet; width of 

 approach, 13.12 feet; length of wharf, 

 255.84 feet; width of wharf, 45.92 feet; 

 length of wharf warehouse, 173.48 feet ; 

 width of wharf warehouse, 27.08 feet. 



Tracks have been laid on the approach 

 of the wharf, connecting the warehouse 

 and the shore. 



"For years," says the News, "we have 

 listened to the statement that 'the Isle can 

 raise the fruit, but where are the trans- 

 portation facilities to market it?' The 

 opening of this great dock to the vessels 

 of the world ought to effectually answer 

 their question." 



It also says, "that a number of vessels 

 belonging to the sponging fleets are fitting 

 out in the river here and at one time this 

 week five or six of the big sloops were 

 tipped on the sides to facilitate the clean- 

 ing and painting operations. By exerting 

 a comparatively small effort Gerona busi- 

 ness men could secure the location of the 

 sponge fishermen's headquarters for the 

 Isle, bringing a great deal of business here 

 and making this the seat of the largest 

 sponge fishing interests in the world." 



The house and outbuildings on the H. 

 M. Binckley finca south of Gerona were 

 burned to the ground September 2d, 

 nothing of value being saved. Caretakers 

 were in charge of the place. 



Mr. Binckley and family have been in 

 the States for several months and are not 

 expected home before Thanksgiving, pos- 

 sibly not this year. 



INFORMATION REGARDING MAILS 



Mails arrive at Gerona, Santa Fe and 

 Columbia Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednes- 

 days, Thursdays and Saturdays in the 

 morning on the steamer from Batabano ; 

 mails from McKinley, Santa Barbara and 

 Los Indios are forwarded by autos from 

 Gerona on the same days ; mails for San 

 Pedro are forwarded from Santa Fe on 

 same days. 



Outgoing mails leave the Isle in the 

 afternoon, steamer sailing from Nueva 

 Gerona at 3.30 on Sundays, Tuesdays and 

 Fridays and at 8 p. m. Thursdays. 



Many of the farms and orchards on 

 the Isle can rely on the streams in their 

 vicinity for a water supply at all times, 

 but others must depend on wells and the 

 sinking of these wells will be a new Hne 

 of business for the Isle. 



With the increase of population on the 

 Isle and easier access to the Havana 

 markets, vegetable and poultry raising 

 should become our foremost industries, 

 says the News. There is always a scarcity 

 of poultry, eggs, etc., in Havana, and a 

 good price can be obtained at all times 

 for these products. 



ARBITRATION BOARD ORGANIZED 



The first steps toward organizing an 

 Arbitration Board among the Americans 

 of the Isle of Pines were taken early in 

 August. Hereafter when any dispute or 

 difference arises between Americans, the 

 parties in question may lay their case be- 

 fore the Arbitration Board and avail them- 

 selves of the decision of its members to 

 adjudicate their grievance, instead of air- 

 ing their troubles in the local courts. 



