Title: The Cuba review
Identifier: cubareview11muns (find matches)
Year: 1907-1931. (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
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Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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32 THE CUBA REVIEW THE SUGAR INDUSTRY NEW SUGAR CENTRALS IN ORIENTE PROVINCE La Independencia of Santiago states in a recent issue that three new sugar centrals are projected for Oriente Province. Sr. Federico Fernandez, a rich planter of the province, has closed a contract for the construction of a mill with a capacity of 100,000 bags of sugar. Sr. Fernandez had 32 caballerias (about 1,067 acres) seeded to cane some time ago, which will be ready to cut at the next season, when it is expected the new mill will be ready to begin grinding the cane. The situation of the new central is near the line of the Cuba Railroad between Jiguani and Palma Soriano. The second central will be built by Luis de Hechavarria, a well known lawyer of Santiago, who for two years past has been negotiating with the heiri of Schumann & Co. over its construction. The situation of this central is near Moron, twenty miles from Santiago, and the owners expect to ship their sugar from that port. Sr. Hechavarria is a large owner of territory in this section of Oriente Province, much of which is already planted to cane, supplied during the pres- ent season to the centrals in the neighbor- hood, "Santa Ana" and "Union." The new mill expects 20,000 bags at first, 600,000 the next season and after that its full out- put of 100,000 bags. Sr. Andres Duany will build the third mill, which will be a very small one on his farm known as the "Alto Cedro," which is doubtless near the well known town of that name. Much of Sr. Duany's caballe- rias are planted to cane and the estate like- wise possesses a fine irrigation plant. A new central is spoken of as projected for Mayajigua, Santa Clara Province on the finca Rosa Maria. CUBA S GREAT LABOR PROBLEM Greatest of all Cuba's problems in the new situation to be produced by the pres- ent reduction and early abolition of the tariff on sugar is the problem of how to procure the labor which will be needed m Cuba's inevitable stimulated sugar in- dustry. Already this year there is an in- sufficiency of labor (and of mills) to con- vert the unprecedented cane crop into sugar, great as has been the increase in mill capacity during the last two or three years. General Menocal has voiced his recognition of the fact that Cuba needs more capital, more mills, more ships, more
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Map of Oriente Province showine location of projected sugar mills.—See article above. Mapa le la Provincia Oriente mostrando el sitio de los ingenios de azucar ideados. Vease el articulo arriba.

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