. The Cuba review. T M E CUBA REVIEW 2:5 niadc a close imcstiKiition and had t'nuiid the cane in j^ood condition in all uf the cane sections except in that section to the north of the line, from Regia to Santa Clara, where the cane showed the want of rain. The estimate was therefore reduced to about 630,000 tons. lUit he added in that in case there were rains in the next lifteen days he would stick to his oriL;inal estimate. The question was brought up in the meet- ing as to the advisability of using oil for fuel, and the chairman replied that as no oil is produced in Cuba and the question of
. The Cuba review. T M E CUBA REVIEW 2:5 niadc a close imcstiKiition and had t'nuiid the cane in j^ood condition in all uf the cane sections except in that section to the north of the line, from Regia to Santa Clara, where the cane showed the want of rain. The estimate was therefore reduced to about 630,000 tons. lUit he added in that in case there were rains in the next lifteen days he would stick to his oriL;inal estimate. The question was brought up in the meet- ing as to the advisability of using oil for fuel, and the chairman replied that as no oil is produced in Cuba and the question of duty being so important an item, it would be quite impossible at present to consider the use of fuel oil, however de- sirable it might be in many ways. With regard to the provision of hotels, the chairman said he hardly thought a rail- vva}' company should run hotels. In Ha- vana there were several good hotels, but he could not recommend a railway company to take up such business. The meeting approved the 4 per cent dividend, less the income tax. WESTERN RAILWAY S MEETING The annual meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Western Railway of Havana, Ltd., took place in London, October 20th. Mr. J. White Todd, the chairman, said during the meeting that they had reason for congratulation on the results of the past year's working, notwithstanding the unfavorable outlook in the lirst half of the year and the adverse effect upon the company's business of the severe cyclone in October last, says the Financial News of London. Their passenger receipts had increased, and on a line such as theirs this was a certain sign of increasing activity. The decrease in the working expenses was due, in a great measure, to the facilities for carrying out repairs to locomotives and rolling stock in their new locomotive shops, which were fitted with modern ma- chinery and appliances, and were now in full operation. The better conditions pre- vailing in the tobacco districts were bound to have a bene
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