. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA REVIEW. HandliriK cane by derrick from carts to cars. NEW SUGAR CENTRALS Among the list of new mills projected for next year's poinding, ])articular attention is noted to the large new mill to be erected by Beola & Co., near Taeajo in Oriente pro\'ince. The actual work of construction is to begin in April and it is said the Honolulu Iron ^^'orks will handle the order for supplies and building materials. The new mill will have a capacity of from 150,000 to 200,000 bags for the season. A feature in connection with the shipment of rolling stock for this proposed
. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA REVIEW. HandliriK cane by derrick from carts to cars. NEW SUGAR CENTRALS Among the list of new mills projected for next year's poinding, ])articular attention is noted to the large new mill to be erected by Beola & Co., near Taeajo in Oriente pro\'ince. The actual work of construction is to begin in April and it is said the Honolulu Iron ^^'orks will handle the order for supplies and building materials. The new mill will have a capacity of from 150,000 to 200,000 bags for the season. A feature in connection with the shipment of rolling stock for this proposed new mill will be transportation of two large locomotives from the foundry in Philadelphia to Key ^^'est on their own wheels, Ana the Ferry to Havana, and thence \na Cuba rail- road to Taeajo, near Antilia, on their own wheels. "Work is under way on the new sugar mill near Pastor, along the Cuba RR., a short dis- tance west of Bayamo. This new mill will be named "Oriente" and wll have a capacity of 100,000 bags to be ready for next year's grind- ing season. The company organized for the building of this new central is headed by a Mr. Hill and other Santiago business men. Another sugar mill is spoken of in Cama- guey Province, between Santa Cruz and Camaguey, with a capacity of 65,000 bags. The name mentioned in connection with the new enterprise is the Rodriquez family of Camaguey. A new sugar central is projected in the terri- tory round about San Luis in Oriente Pro- vince. LABOR SUPPLY An abundant supply of laborers for the cane fields is reported from the Bayamo district in Oriente Province, while in other sections of the same province the shortage of labor is assuming alarming proportions, which is no doubt due to the sliding scale of wages and the high rates paid in some sections, also to strenuous efforts on the part of certain labor organizers to favor certain mills. The cane is more than plentiful in all sections and the weather is very dry in Oriente Pr
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