. The Cuba review. Major James Francis Case, recently elected vice- president of the Cuban Engineering and Contract- ing Company, carrying on the great sewer work in Havana, is now resident in the city and will oversee its completion. Major Case was chief engineer of Manila and later became director of public works of the Philippines, remaining there twelve years, during which time he built the water works and installed a vast sewer system. Progress is being made by the La Gloria Pure Cane Syruii Co. towards the erection of the plant for the manufacturing of pure food cane syrup, marmalade, an
. The Cuba review. Major James Francis Case, recently elected vice- president of the Cuban Engineering and Contract- ing Company, carrying on the great sewer work in Havana, is now resident in the city and will oversee its completion. Major Case was chief engineer of Manila and later became director of public works of the Philippines, remaining there twelve years, during which time he built the water works and installed a vast sewer system. Progress is being made by the La Gloria Pure Cane Syruii Co. towards the erection of the plant for the manufacturing of pure food cane syrup, marmalade, and by-pro- ducts of citrus fruits. The company ex- pects to have the mill ready to care for the crop of sugar cane in the spring of 1911. To Survey the "Maine" U. S. Government engineers soon will be sent to Cuba, to make a preliminary survey of the conditions of the battleship "; This was decided August 29th at the first meeting of the Board of Army engineers, appointed several weeks ago, under the authorization of Congress, to proceed with the removal of the wreck. Two objects will be kept in mind by the board in removing the battleship. The first will be to recover the bodies of the dead sailors who lost their lives when the ship was blown up, and the second will be to ascertain whether the vessel was blown. Equipo de alta potencia usado por el Departamento de Agricultiira de los Estados Unidos, que sirve para rociar los drboles de los caminos y precaver- los contra los estragos de los insectos. High-power spraying outfit used by the United States Department of Agriculture in treating road- side trees. up from inside or outside. The impression of the board, to-day, was said to be that the best method of accomplishing these objects was to raise the vessel in the open. This would be possible by the construction of caissons around the wreck. The contract is to be let soon for the finishing of the macadam road from La Gloria to Port Viaro, and it is expe
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