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Title: The Cuba review
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
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Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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tons in thecorresponding months of the preceding cropyear. SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE FROMSUGAR CANE The Department of Industries of India hasbeen giving much attention to the possibilityof greatly extending the crop of sugar cane.It seems that in certain districts in India, thesugar consumed was produced from palms.It is thought that the soil and other conditionsof these districts were admirably suitable tothe cultivation of sugar cane. The palmsugar that is now used does not furnish mo-lasses, so if cane sugar were cultivated, thequestionof the (Hs;)()sal of the molasses wouldhave to be considered. The prices of gasoline in India is high andbound to continue to be more expensive. Theobject of these investigations was to producea liquid fuel that could be used instead ofgasoline. Ethyl alcohol could be distilledfrom molasses. It would, however, have tobe denatured, and the best method of doingthis would be by addition of methyl alcohol,which is one of the products of wood distilla-tion.
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New Bank Building at Camaguey The National Bank of Cuba has contracted with the Purdy Henderson Co., of Havana, forthe constuction of a new bank building in Camaguey, at Cisneros and St. Ignacio Sts. This wiUbe of a similar type of building architectually as all other buildings constructed by this com-pany and will represent an investment of $60,000 including all improvements. The buildingwiU be ready for occupancy in six months and will give the National Bank a horne of its ownwith the required additional space for enlarging their banking facilities at this point. THE CUBA REVIEW 23: CUBAN RAILROAD MATTERS EARNINGS OF THE CUBA RAILROAD CO.. THE HAVANA ELECTRIC. ETC. THE CUBA RAILROAD COMPANYS EARNINGS The reports of the Cuba Railroad Company for the month of March and for nine months,ended )\Iarch 31, 1915, compare as follows: 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 March gross $588,628 $585,739 1460,740 $404,.344 $334,366 $291,486 Expenses 242,188 266,063 226,979 186,098 $169,112 136,750 :Mar

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