. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVI EW. Tch'phoiic histallation. Captain W. M. Talbott. head of the Cuban Tele- phone Co. of Havana, was in Cliicago late in November to complete arrangements for the installation of a new and modern telephone system throughout the island. In a New York Herald interview he i> quoted as saying: "W'c are now for the first time installing a long distance service all over the island. We are building approximately 1,200 miles of long distance lines that will be completed within two years. It will reach all towns worth reaching, about ninety in number. The ini
. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVI EW. Tch'phoiic histallation. Captain W. M. Talbott. head of the Cuban Tele- phone Co. of Havana, was in Cliicago late in November to complete arrangements for the installation of a new and modern telephone system throughout the island. In a New York Herald interview he i> quoted as saying: "W'c are now for the first time installing a long distance service all over the island. We are building approximately 1,200 miles of long distance lines that will be completed within two years. It will reach all towns worth reaching, about ninety in number. The initial expense will be about $5,000,000 and the work will be completed in two years.'' Plans are being made to carry the sub- terranean cables to Jesus del Monte, Cerro and Vedado, all important suburbs of Ha- vana, and their construction will begin shortly. The underground cables for the city itself are being placed and connections are made direct with subscribers MORI A DELGAD'O. President of the Senate and Leader of the Negro Party. Director of Ports and Tele- Ne7<' Cuban graphs Nodarse is also pre- Telegraph paring an issue of telegraph Stamps. stamps, the telegraph service in Cuba being a state mo- nopoly. During the first intervention cash was only accepted for telegraph messages; later common postal stamps were used. The new issue will run in the same de- nomination as the postal stamps, except that there will be no $1 issue. The one-cent telegraph stamp will be of violet color and will have General Bernabe. 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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