Title: The Cuba review
Identifier: cubareview07muns (find matches)
Year: 1907-1931 (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
Subjects: Cuba -- Periodicals
Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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THE CUBA REVIEW 11
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Scene at Isabella de Sagua, the port of Sagua la Grande on the north coast, and one of the streets. Important improvements are under construction here. An Important Work. The deepening of the Sagua river inaugurated May 2 is vitally necessary, for floods cause devastation in the en- tire district because the pres- ent channel cannot properly discharge the ac- cumulated waters in the rainy season. Ihe floods have been an annual occurrence and a great and populous section made prac- tically impassable. This section extends north and south of the main line of rail- way for leagues. Houses have been washed away, stock drowned and the beautiful steel bridge built high over the water damaged at such times. Serious sicknesses have usually fol- lowed the subsidence of the waters, and the government has been compelled to restore towns to former sanitary con- ditions. When the improvements are completed deep draught vessels can steam to the city itself.—Havana Post. The work of dredging the port of Isabella de Sagua will be done by the Department of Public Works and not by private contract. The estimated cost is $1,000,000. Senor Pablo Soler of Guardiola suc- ceeds Senor Ramon Gaytan de Ayala as Spain's representative to Cuba. President Gomez has authorized the organization of the Cuban Red Cross Society, which will be so organized as to conform to the Cuban laws. It was founded about three months ago. For the purpose of facilitating the work of shipping between Norfolk, Va., and Cuba, business men and shippers are circulating a petition asking the Cuban government to establish a consular office in Norfolk. At present it is necessary to make a trip to Newport News when such consular business is to be trans- acted. The Cuban cabinet adopted a resolu- tion May 6 joining with other Pan-Am- erican countries in asking that the Nobel Peace Prize be awarded the next time to United States Senator Elihu Root as a recognition of his services in behalf of peace while Secretary of State. New telegraph offices have been opened in Havana at the Hotel Pasaje, Hotel Sevilla and several other places. Messages wnll be taken for any part of the city at the rate of one cent per word, with a minimum charge of 10 cents.

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