. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 1G THE CUBA REVIEW. Road to Batabano, Province of Havana. extending east to west, there are to be branch roads connecting the cities in the in- terior with the coast. The length of the island is about 740 miles, and the width varies from 22 miles at Havana to 160 miles in the Province of Oriente. Tbe total area of the country is about 45,000 square miles, the eastern and western section being of a mountainous character, while in the central Provinces the land is gently rolling. To cover all this territory with a network of roads, in accordance with tbe p
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 1G THE CUBA REVIEW. Road to Batabano, Province of Havana. extending east to west, there are to be branch roads connecting the cities in the in- terior with the coast. The length of the island is about 740 miles, and the width varies from 22 miles at Havana to 160 miles in the Province of Oriente. Tbe total area of the country is about 45,000 square miles, the eastern and western section being of a mountainous character, while in the central Provinces the land is gently rolling. To cover all this territory with a network of roads, in accordance with tbe project presented to the Cuban Congress, would require a sum estimated at $100,- 000,000, which is not now available. The Congress has already appropriated for road construction millions of dollars in smaller sums at various times, and there are now about 1,250 miles of good roads on the island. Work in all the Provinces progresses as appropriations become avail- able. The Cuban newspapers actively support the good-roads movement, and one Havana daily advocates the use of prison labor in making road repairs. Cuba has an abundance of lime and manufactures cement for road construction, but road- making machinery must be imported from the United States. The Automobile Club of Cuba, with headquarters at Havana, also co-operates in the road propaganda and issues a map of roads in Havana, Pinar del Rio, and Matanzas Provinces. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE DIFFERENT PROVINCES—WESTERN DISTRICT. Motoring for pleasure is chiefly done in the Province of Havana, where there is a greater mileage of paved streets and macadam roads than in any other part of. 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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