New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
COLONEL HARVEY ON CUBA.
ENTERPRISES WHICH HIS SYNDICATE
HAS TAKEN UP.
TO EQUIP THE HAVANA STREET RAILWAY WITH
ELECTRICITY AND LIGHT SANTIAGO BY THE
SAME NrASs-rHE coroNELs IMPRESS
s,oss OF HAVANA AND CUBAN
CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS.
Colonial G. B. n. Harvey. the head OF one OF the
..,.l ,yndicates formed 10 acquire railroad
,,h,,rs ana other valuable properties and conces-
IONS IN Cuba. returned to this city on Iuesday
-. uavsnA During his stay In the Cuban cap
- colo7el Harvey signed contracts purchasing
49, ,s,,v which crosses the bay between Havana
"a R.cla and the Guanabacoa Railroad. street
w.,sn connecting the ferry with the suburbs or
uevana These two properties Colonel Harvey
-s,c,,. has already taken possession Of while
- 1Ar.ion rights have been secured for construct
a. electric trolley roads In the streets OF the city
's,,,,sover" Colonel Harvey informed Tribune
,.oo,ter yesterday. we have bought the street.
,s.,r system of Santiago. subject to an exam
,,t.r nv Mr. Pearson. chief engineer. who
- ,o-nerly connected with the Metropolitan
60, railway Company Santiago is now lighted
- ~ lamps but propose TO erect an electric
-, ard double the capacity OF the city's lighting
w. are Incorporating companies Colonel Har-
...v said In reply TO further Inquiries. TO take
- ard work the properties we have already ac-
,rsS A company will be incorporated In New
-, centralized at s. 900 900. and called the Ha-
80. T,srtric Railroad Company. TO operate the
$1,000 while the ferry will be handed over TO
a.Sa~ New-Jersey corporation with capital
Of 100000
ELECTRICITY TO SUPPLANT HORSES
.erh. railroads comprise a system OF about fifty
LES The cars are now drawn By horses but It IS
,-opOsed suppdnl inns dhNANDoI0N N4SN''O~
.,rset traction with electricity. Messrs Hartweh
go tearnev. who Until recently were engineers for
,he METROPOLITAN company. are making surveys
5o- tho direction OF Mr. Pearson, and as soon
e their specifications are ready bids VIII De asked
o., eouipp,ng the lines with electrical power ana
ron,ns stock. We hope 10 have the change com
,ls,ed in about a year. Captain Halett A Bor-
1--we who accompanied me TO Havana, Will return
here next week TO take charge Of the street rail-
roads" ,,.,
Rslsting his observations OF the conoltlons
,,svsiipg in Havana. Colonel Harvey remarked
What most impressed me there was the extT&or-
6,narv activity OF the people have never seen a
.,,v ~ similar size where so much business was
,-.rsscted In some degree this may be due 10 the
fact that there are now so many Americans III
Havana while our Army. which is eneampeo JUS.
On the outskirts OF the city. ADDS 10 the genera
llveliness Of things 49,
"Anoth.r condition which noticed with sur
,,,sa after ALI had read Of the dizziness OF the
~ vas It's cleanliness. General Ludlow has &C
compished wonders since he has been there ana
IN the business and hotel section OF the place 'ne
streets are as clean they are here in New-Aork'
The poorer part OF the city, that "hlch coiIe
snopds 20 our East Side. is not so well swept out
mis- Is mainly due to the bad pavements Taken as
a whole however. Havana Is cleaner 'o-ouE imam
Jersey City was.
Another delusion had was that havana was
poverty-stricken city. filed with reconcehtrao0s.
T3ut in reality the people havo plenty OF money anu
nlentv OF work OF course they do not need so
much money IN Cuba as we 40 here u the
C,ibsn capital are not in want, and spend lnelr,
money freely with the easy-going dlsposlLlo. ~
the Latin race IL cann95 se ana santa Clara
Gov instance there Is much suffering. Inc peoFR1.
~ these districts have not the same oPloI 49,
for earning money Their homes 6 Has OF the rst
rraccal duties that the United states
sbould perform is the relief OF this oesO'u'o''
WOULD PAY CUBAN SOLDIERS.
Another paramount obligation OF this country
,s the paYunent OF the Cuban soIoiers. II 'Hs'7
-. oo,ld only get the money due to them most
=, ,bero would go back 10 their farms ana re-
sumo peaceful work Our Government can Pu'
- s6,diers without burdening itself IN the least.
whatever money the United states aovanos" CHA
come back throug the taxes ana customs: o,,,s at
v5lI he able TO pay all its own bills Us IeSs I. 81
The nresent time is more than soo1VVV9 aIr -,
lhs ~ ~ indehteSness The cities have ther
bond obligations. Of course, but they are we" "0'0
10 take care OF these debts. o,,. o,,, that the
totei arcomr1oda tons OF Havana were ne O.tS
INADEQUATE hut costly. AID tnat any Ur o,,,S Ia
well repaid for his trouble 4 betyrenn cuba
Saveiopfnent Of business rela Tons Ds W.,
and this country. he 0ontended Was ,1nT,onoiv and
cabia rates one company held the He"1l,o's -
Esroed aO cents a word over It's me ol lhlc 49,
800 miles while the cost OF sendlhS a ~ -
The thousand mile cable 10 f'Hs''"O ~
oI W,e Senving mat there any ill-feeling on
,b~ mar, Of Cubans toward America, Solonr a.
ey.ir yelling pervaded the island. bur ne Suu5e,
n the same policy is pursued DS CTnrai Wood in
and Ludlow as was folowsa y! t pj,terness which
.s sSsc,,sd In the first instance by the Ies'Ialoa
put upon the Cubans would De pe'i'i""''''''
away.