M P , TrcaBonable , but
r rJKSJS. .
lean , for coconuts. nlco futlo flsb
, ' 'tof the town. >
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The rolatlona'Between tho'
command and the tp oplo ' { * „ ' rBUl ;
OurHlcrs protect ' , thd
autl as thsjr Boll inir futinn'formerly ) ob-
* sbldlcpp fit hlgn ° * to this > -rttd mio of the
tnlatd they r 'i\tVntIppjls ] , to U m. The
fc tagcs JurIOIt | , nlth'lBClty ( said yester-
ta iJHh' ' > fiplutor9 and the insur-
HHb n irlsl/nnd unkind and take
Jjiat they want and pay
American soldier Is kind
pjryining.
Ilifllt to the bamboo , which
' ' rapidity and is used In
of the Nlpa palm are used for
, flo covering of the roofs of houses.
j.women do a great deal of labor , and
Nt.ifY . 'nnd the men often wear hats made of
' + grass , palm leaves or bamboo , which nro
' 'Home thirty Inches In dlametor. These hats
, . . ' . turn \\ater \ \ and servo as an umbrella as
\\oll \ \ as to jirotucl the head from the sun.
I often OD WOIIHM-working in the Holds
with umbrellas llku trtVsn In use In America.
The migar mills nro very primitive , very
If the
localities
the amount of
sugar prodded \ thoVPhlllpplncs could bo
increased many fold. TUo exports of hemp
hfivo * reatly ; Increased.vn | the year 1882
1442PS ( long , of hemp wore exported , which
jua , Incrohsed until there was exported In
11897112,755 , > , tons and this output can bo
much enlarged.
/Pho shipment of coffee gradually Increased
until the year 18SO , when the exports
amounted to 7 337 tons , and from 1880 to
1S80 the shipments averaged about G.OOO .
onn a year , but from that tlmo they have
fallen off , and from 1SQ3 to 1897 the annual
shipments averaged only 200 tons.
I learn the following about cotton from
reliable sources :
"Tho cotton tree Is found growing In an
uncultivated state In many Islands of the
archipelago. Long staple cotton was for
merly extensively cultivated In the province
of Ilocos Norto , when , many years ago ,
largo quantltli's'of good cotton stuffs were
exported. This Industry still exists. The
cultivation of this staple was , however ,
discouraged by the local governors , In order
to urge the planting of tobacco for the gov
ernment supplies It has since become dif
ficult to rovlvo the cotton production , al
though an essay , In pamphlet form ( for
which a pil/o was awarded In Madrid ) was
gratuitously distributed over the colony In
18S8 with that object. Nevertheless , cotton
spinning and weaving Is still carried on , on
n reduced scale , In the Oloco pravlnces ,
Lu/.pn , west coast.
Wild cotton Is practically useless for
staple is extremely short ,
hybridization and careful
T5 culture might become valuable
to the colony. The pod Is cllptlcal and ths
cotton which bursts from It at maturity
Is snow white. It Is used for stuffing pil
lows and mattresses.
It Is a common thing to see wild cotton
trees planted along the high road to serve
as telegraph posts. Uy-tho tlmo the seed Is
fully ripe every leaf has fallen and nothing
but the bursting pod remains hanging on
the branches.
Railroads , Judiciously located , could be
built very cheaply , and \\lth \ \ the dense
population and the freight which must ex
ist where the production is so abundant ,
could make the railroads very profitable.
I think a light rail , fifty-six pounds to the
yard , would do very well , an 1 something
less than the standard gauge would bo best.
I bollovo the Manila & Dagupan railroad
has a gauge of n metro (39.37 ( Inches ) .
Sugar , rice and timber would give much
freight.
Domestic AiiliiiulH.
The native horses or ponies abound
They are small but swift and strong. The
domestic animal Is fed on rice , molasses and
grass. These ponies are also found wild
In the forests. The buffalo or caragoa Is
the draft and plpV animal of the Islands.
It Is powerful , docijo and easy to train and
manage. It is very slow and must be Im
mersed In water every day and during hot
weather two or three times a day. The
flesh of the caragoa Is used for food. When
wild It is dangerous and , even when tameJ ,
It Is dangerous if deprived of its water
baths. Sheep do not thrive , but oxen , goats ,
dogs , cats , pigs , chickens , ducks , turkeys
and geese are more or less abundant. A ,
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