. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 30 THE CUBA REVIEW CANE TRANSPORTATION IN PORTO RICO The conditions showni in the accompanying ilhistrations-will. in a measxire, account for the fact, in eight years, Porto Rico has ahiiost doubled its export of sugar, the figures for 1909 showing 244,257 long tons exported, while for 1917 the estimated figures up to Mareh 81 are 412,000 long tons. The figures given indicate not only a big increase in acreage l)ut also improved methods of handling the cane. These scenes were photographed at Central Constancia, Toa Baja, P. R. This plantation is the prop
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 30 THE CUBA REVIEW CANE TRANSPORTATION IN PORTO RICO The conditions showni in the accompanying ilhistrations-will. in a measxire, account for the fact, in eight years, Porto Rico has ahiiost doubled its export of sugar, the figures for 1909 showing 244,257 long tons exported, while for 1917 the estimated figures up to Mareh 81 are 412,000 long tons. The figures given indicate not only a big increase in acreage l)ut also improved methods of handling the cane. These scenes were photographed at Central Constancia, Toa Baja, P. R. This plantation is the property of the well known Compania Azucarera del Toa, San Juan. Under the presi- dency of Don Rafael Palacios Apellaniz, this company is kno^vn as one of the best managed sugar concerns in Uncle Sam's island Fig. i shows a heavy Koppel locomotive of 110 H. P. hauling a train of seventy-five sugar cane cars of 114 ton capacity each. These cars are of specially heavy construction and have been in service for a considerable period with highly satisfactory results. Although these cars are rated at 13^ tons capacity, their construction permits a much heavier Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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