. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA REVl E W. View of the "Simnatia" factoiy near Cienfuegos for niauufactuiing flat and half-round roofing tiles and hollow brick. Vista de la fabrica el "Simpatia," cerca de Cienfuegos, donde se lleva a cabo la fabricacion de tejas planas y curvas para tejados, a si como ladrillos huecos. MANUFACTURING ROOFING TILES IN CUBA. Just across the bay of Cienfuegos is the entrance to the Damuji river, and four miles up is the "Simpatica" fac- tory, a most complete plant for the manufacture of French flat roofing and half-round tiles, and holl
. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA REVl E W. View of the "Simnatia" factoiy near Cienfuegos for niauufactuiing flat and half-round roofing tiles and hollow brick. Vista de la fabrica el "Simpatia," cerca de Cienfuegos, donde se lleva a cabo la fabricacion de tejas planas y curvas para tejados, a si como ladrillos huecos. MANUFACTURING ROOFING TILES IN CUBA. Just across the bay of Cienfuegos is the entrance to the Damuji river, and four miles up is the "Simpatica" fac- tory, a most complete plant for the manufacture of French flat roofing and half-round tiles, and hollow brick. The river is navigable for 15 miles or more and here are located mai:y of the famous sugar plantations of Santa Clara Pro- vince. From time to time there have been attempts made in Cuba to estab- lish factories for the manufacture of tiles, as the importations from France are large and the local demand rapidly developing. As the principal cities, suburbs, and interior minor towns build up, and this is going on everywhere ow- ing to increased railroad transportation facilities, the demand for roofing tiles must grow with it. experience demon- strating that the tile is the proper roof- ing material for Cuba. There were over six million tiles imported from France in 1008. and these retail at from $ to $ per thousand everj-where. With an assured growing market at profitable prices it is strange that American investment capital has not yet seized hold of the industry. The "Simpatica" factory is owned by Balbis & Co., the company consisting of Mr. Copperi, one of the leading Span- ish merchants of Cienfuegos. It is situ- ated about two miles from the river front along which the property extends. A miniature trolley car meets the visitors at the Ijoat landing and carries them at a lively rate to the factory and clay pits. These latter are extensive, Mr. estimating the supply as sufficient for the few hundred years. The clay is of a parti
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