. The Cuba review. i6 THE CUBA REVIEW. Mr. Vaughan, the presi- Cuba at dent of the National Bank the American of Cuba, attended the nieet- Baiikers ing of the American Bankers Association Association at Atlantic City Meeting. and was surprised to find very much interest manifest- ed in Cuba and its affairs. He said it seems to me that they are awakening more tlian ever before to the resources of Cuba. It is a strange thing, however, how much accurate information is lacking among the banking men in the United States, and how eager they are to acquire information from a reliable source. They exp
. The Cuba review. i6 THE CUBA REVIEW. Mr. Vaughan, the presi- Cuba at dent of the National Bank the American of Cuba, attended the nieet- Baiikers ing of the American Bankers Association Association at Atlantic City Meeting. and was surprised to find very much interest manifest- ed in Cuba and its affairs. He said it seems to me that they are awakening more tlian ever before to the resources of Cuba. It is a strange thing, however, how much accurate information is lacking among the banking men in the United States, and how eager they are to acquire information from a reliable source. They express them- selves, in many cases, anxious to learn more of the possibilities of Cuba from every financial standpoint. Cuba was the topic this year more than it has ever been before, and it is now recognized as an im- portant factor in the West Indies trade. An American hospital was An opened in Havana Novem- American ber lo. Governor Magoon Hospital. and other prominent citizens being present. The new hospital is in the Vedado, and English- speaking people will be cared for by phy- sicians and nurses speaking their own tongue. Halsey B. Leavitt, until recently editor of the Havana Post, was acquitted on De- cember 6 by the Audiencia of the charge of criminal libel made against him by Frank Sreinhart, formerly American Consul-Gen- eral. Sr. Manuel Zabala, of the town of Pal- mira in the Santa Clara Province, has been granted permission by the provisional government to install an electric light and power plant. Work will be commenced at once on the A COUXTRY STOKE IN CUBA. TRADE GUILDS IN CUBA. EVERY person exercising any profes- sion, art, craft, trade or business of any kind must pay an industrial tax, says United States Consul M. J. Baehr, .Cienfuegos. The law goes back to 1839, when it was approved by the Queen Re- gent of Spain. It was modified by mili- tary orders during the first intervention and later by Cuban government officials. The island is divided into numer
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