. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 24 THE CUBA REVIEW. GENERAL NOTES. Interesting Items from Various Sources Regarding the Island's Activities. Mrs. Palma's Home Saved. Mrs. J. Estrada Palma, widow of Cuba's first president, was surprised on arrival at Central Valley, N. Y., to learn that her old homestead, which she sup- posed had been sold, was still her prop- erty, says the Utica Press. When General Palma went to Cuba seven years ago to become its president, he placed the homestead in the hands of Carlos Zaldo and O. A. Zayas, business men of Havana, to be sold. In due time Mr. Palma r
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 24 THE CUBA REVIEW. GENERAL NOTES. Interesting Items from Various Sources Regarding the Island's Activities. Mrs. Palma's Home Saved. Mrs. J. Estrada Palma, widow of Cuba's first president, was surprised on arrival at Central Valley, N. Y., to learn that her old homestead, which she sup- posed had been sold, was still her prop- erty, says the Utica Press. When General Palma went to Cuba seven years ago to become its president, he placed the homestead in the hands of Carlos Zaldo and O. A. Zayas, business men of Havana, to be sold. In due time Mr. Palma received a check for $10,000 from the United States Mortgage and Trust Company, ostensibl}^ from the sale of the Central Valley property. It was more money than he had expected for it. The real fact was that these two friends, as a mark of appreciation and friendship for the unfortunate former president, paid that $10,000 out of their own pock- ets and took over the property, all with- out General Palma's knowledge. Then they placed it in trust with the United Motoring in Cuba. States Mortgage and Trust Company for Mrs. Palma, during her lifetime, and 'Sir. H. S. Firestone, president of the thereafter for her two daughters, Can- Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, delaria and Luz. Akron, Ohio, and Mr. James Cousons, secretary and treasurer of the Ford Motor Co. of Detroit, who are enthusi- astic over the subject of good roads, recently completed an extensive tour through Cuba, he says : "While in Cuba we did considerable motoring and found most excellent roads for motoring in the western part of Cuba. There is no place on this side of the Atlantic where the pleasures of motoring are so great. The government seems to be alert in extending the good work begun by the United States in building splendid thoroughfares of the highest class throughout the island. The roads are mostly made of the coral stone formation which works down into a hard surface almost like ;.
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