. The Cuba review. 34 THE CUB A R E \' 1 E W" ISLE OF PINES NOTES THE LOS INDiOS DOCK The completion of the propert}- of the Los Indios Dock and Warehouse Company at Los Indios—dock, warehouse and ap- proaches—is expected by the end of this month. The dock proper, which has an area of some 15,000 square feet, is already decked over. Nearly all the frame work of the warehouse, which is 175 feet long, is up and a considerable part of the same is cov- ered. Also, work has been commenced on the approach leading from the wharf to the shore. The mile and a half of road leading to the wharf has
. The Cuba review. 34 THE CUB A R E \' 1 E W" ISLE OF PINES NOTES THE LOS INDiOS DOCK The completion of the propert}- of the Los Indios Dock and Warehouse Company at Los Indios—dock, warehouse and ap- proaches—is expected by the end of this month. The dock proper, which has an area of some 15,000 square feet, is already decked over. Nearly all the frame work of the warehouse, which is 175 feet long, is up and a considerable part of the same is cov- ered. Also, work has been commenced on the approach leading from the wharf to the shore. The mile and a half of road leading to the wharf has all been cut through, and parts of it have been graded and the bridge is completed. CATTLE RAISING NUISANCE In an endeavor to curb the prevalent cat- tle nuisance, Americans have petitioned the mayor to insist upon the rigid enforcement of the laws. The enforcement of the law is left with the various municipal officers. There is an old national law of Cuba which declares that the owners of cattle and horses must confine their stock to pastures or herd them if any agriculture is being pursued in the districts where the stock grazes. The law does not state that the planters must protect their crops; but the owner of the stock must watch his own cattle and horses. Supplied with rolls of wire and barrels of "parrot hardtack,'" B. Mayer will put in two months on the Isle of Pines cap- turing the young parrots, an industry he has followed, says the Appeal for the last twelve years. Mayer estimates that the catch on the Isle this year will be about 4,000 birds. The parrots are a nuisance to the Isle, as they destroy much fruit. The provincial council of Havana is now considering an application of the residents of the Isle of Pines for the construction of a central road through the island to Siguanea. Sunda}' closing for all the stores in the island is being vigorously urged, and mer- chants are consenting providing the ob- servance is made general and closes the Cuban st
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