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Title: The Cuba review
Identifier: cubareview07muns (find matches)
Year: 1907-1931 (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
Subjects: Cuba -- Periodicals
Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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THE CUBA REVIEW. 15
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A wind-blown Cuba ti rth coast of Cuba. Una ceiba derribada per el viento en Cuba. Este arbol es muy abundante en las Antillas. Su madera no es aprovechable para casi nada, pero si se la sumerge en agua de cal bien concentrada, dura por bastante tiempo convertida en tablas 6 tejaniani. Wood of Silk Cotton Tree. The wood of the silk-cotton or ceiba tree, so well known in the West Indies, is soft and subject to attack by insects, which make it unsuitable for most in- dustrial uses. In his paper "Timbers of Jamaica," appearing in the West Indian Bulletin, Vol. IX., No. 4, Mr. W. Harris, F.L.S., states that if steeped in strong lime water, the wood of this tree will last for several years, when made into boards and shingles. Improving Havana's Hotels. The hotel proprietors of Havana are very much alive to the necessity of providing modern conveniences which are looked for and required by American travelers, and are planning important changes which will entail the expenditure of considerable money. Tourists and business men will in a short time find their stay at the Havana hotels much more comfortable than heretofore. A good winter season is anticipated, and reno- vations of some of the leading hotels are being rapidly made. The Hotel Inglaterra is boarded up, but workmen are busy build- ing an additional story and changing the interior to permit of more rooms and bath- rooms. The Hotel Pasaje is likewise under- going extensive changes. The management expects to spend $60,000 in important im- provements, adding a bathroom to every room and rearranging the interior. The ground floor will be transformed into nu- merous handsome stores, and guests will find everything they need on the premises. The work at the Pasaje is being done with- out disturbing the guests, and though some- what hampered by these circimstances everything promises to be ready when the season opens. The Hotel Inglaterra is closed, but it is anticipated that the changes there will be completed by January 1. The Hotel Plaza is in good shape, with private rooms and bathrooms in plenty, a roof din- ing room, telephones and other conveniences familiar to northern visitors. The Hotel Sevilla will also make some alterations which the first season's experiences have shown to be necessary.

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