. The Cuba review. 30 THE CUBA REVIEW SUGAR ESTATE ACTIVITIES CENTRAL BOSTON Situated a few kilometers from the town of Banes is the central "Boston" owned by the United Fruit Company. The factory is capable of grinding 350,000 arrobas of cane daily. The last crop yielded 378,678 bags, from 46,712,648 arrobas of cane. This year the yield is expected to reach 440,000 bags. Four hundred and thirty employees work in the factory. The company owns 2,800 caballerias of land of which 850 caballerias are planted in cane. 175 kilometers of rail- roads traverse the cane fields and there are 80
. The Cuba review. 30 THE CUBA REVIEW SUGAR ESTATE ACTIVITIES CENTRAL BOSTON Situated a few kilometers from the town of Banes is the central "Boston" owned by the United Fruit Company. The factory is capable of grinding 350,000 arrobas of cane daily. The last crop yielded 378,678 bags, from 46,712,648 arrobas of cane. This year the yield is expected to reach 440,000 bags. Four hundred and thirty employees work in the factory. The company owns 2,800 caballerias of land of which 850 caballerias are planted in cane. 175 kilometers of rail- roads traverse the cane fields and there are 800 cars, 16 locomotives and 8 gasoline auto- mobiles in constant service. Daily the company runs a train over the Dumois branch to the Antilla branch of the Cuba Railroad for the public's benefit abso- lutely gratis. On the company's property is an electric plant, bakery, abattoir and other industries. During the crop the number of workmen aggregates 5,000. Central Lequeitio, in Santa Clara Province, closed its season early this month with an output of 150,000 bags. Had the weather been favorable, a yield of 180,000 or 200,000 bags would have been secured. Central San Francisco, Santa Clara Province, closed its season on April 15th with 270,000 bags. A SUGAR CENTRAL DESTROYED The "01imi:)o" sugar factor}^, located in Matanzas Province, and belonging to Manuel Carreito, was completely destroyed bv fire on April 23d. It was insured for $200,000. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin as two previous attempts recently to burn the factorv have been made without success. The loss is estimated at $500,000. Three new centrals are projected for Camaguey Province. There are no particu- lars obtainable. NOTES OF THE CROP Up to April 1st, and according to figures received by the Agrarian League of Havana, the following Centrals have completed the season's grinding: Central Nuestra Senora de Regla situated in Manacas in the mimicipality of Cienfuegos and owned by Sr. Feli
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