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THE 1 J j J j II ST It AT E D J J 10 13.
August 12, 1000.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Seventh I'ngc.)
tfinl ttr.nAftnftnfl nf Amntlrnn ffinltnl mltrtit
bo profitably Invested In tho building of
rallroadB In tho I'hlllpplno islands. I can-
not glvo accurato eetlmatcs of what rail-
roads will cost hero, but thero Is no reason
whv tlmv nhmilrl print nrnrn fhnn In Din
United Stntcw nnd tho lines that might bo
profitably constructed aro many.
Tako a look at tho Islands nnd you will
see something of tho enormous possibilities
of such Investments. Luzon Is as long as
from Now York to Plttaburg and wider nt
tho north than from Haltlmoro to Now
York. It la In shnpo llko an immonso bird
aquattlng down upon China, with lie groat
body toward tho north nnd Its long
neck, craw nnd head toward tho south.
It Is tho richest bird In tho aviary of the
universe. Its tall Is fat with tobacco nnd
coffee, Its bowels and stomach aro loaded
with sugar and rlco and tta neck nnd head
contain norno of tho richest hemp, atigar nnd
cocoanut Inuda known to mnn. Tho best
hemp of tho world Is raised In Its bill and
tho wholo of Its body la feathered In spots
with mountains of mlncrnls and moat vnlu
nblo timber.
Tho railroads already contemplated em
brace, I abould say, at a rough gucas, at
Icaat 1,000 nillcs, nnd tho probability Is
that moro than this could bo profitably
built. Tho pnescngcrs nnd tho freight al
ready In existence will mnko tho rnada pay
nnd nt tho snmo time they would bring
about such n development of tho cuiintry
ns to mnko their stock Increase In value
right along.
Only Itiillronil of I In- I,IiIIIiiIiicn.
At present thero la but one rnllrond In
Luzon nnd this Is the (inly ono In tho Phil
ippine Inlands. It Is li'O miles long, running
from Manila north through tho valley to
tlici (lulf (f Llngnynu. It taps ono of tlu
rich rice and aiignr-ralslng centers of the
Island, but one which la no better than
much of tho country south of hero and
which Is not ao fertile, It la said, as the
rich vnlley of tho Cayngan, further north,
Tho Mnnlla-lJHgupan railroad, ns ll Is
called, Is tho property of n syndlcnto of
London capitalists. It wns started with a
capital of 15,000,000, on which tho Spanish
government guaranteed an Interest of 8 per
cent, which gunranty tho company ox
pectn tho United Statca to continue. Tho
term of Its concession was ninety-nine
years from about 1888, nnd nt tho end of
that time It wns to belong to .tho gov m
imnt. Tho railroad 1ms not confurmed to
the terms of thu original concession. Tho
Hint company failed nnd It was not com
pitted ns ngrccd. It hns stneo Increased
Its capltnl to 117,000,000, nnd It probably
tan pny dividends on that amount. Tho
ronu is won mini, mil is now in very nnu
repair, nnving nocn lorn up ngain nnu again
during tho wnr. It Is now being operated
by tho United States army, two passenger
trains each wny passing over It ovory day.
Tho company domnnds heavy damages of
tno Americans ror tlio destruction cnuseu
by tho war, Its claims running up Into tho
millions of dollars.
Some I'onnIIiIi- Itiillrniiilx in l.ur.on.
Among tho railroads which will probably
bo planned ns soon as tho Islands hnvo
become thoroughly paellled nro lines from
Dagupnu north along tho west const to
Snn Fornnndo, Vlgnn, Long and tho ex
treme northwestern end of Luzon, nnd also
from Ilncolor or Manila through the prov
inces of ccntrnl nnd northeastern Luzon to
Apnrrl. Hoth of theso lines could bo easily
built. They would bo of Immense advan-
tago to tho government In n mil tnry way
nnd would probnbly pay from thu stnrt, as
they open up nomo of thu richest lands of
tho Philippines. They would bring tho
great tobacco fields of tho Philippines
within n day of Manila and would open up
territory which Is now worth llltlo bo-
causo It Is ho far from tho markets. They
would open some of the bust of tho timber
lands and also n rleh grazing nnd ngrl-
cultural country.
In tho southern part of Luzon ronda nro
being planned' In vnrlnus directions. Ono
of the most promising Is projected to go
from Manila to lliitangus nnd thence west
nlcng tho const to Cnpo Santiago Tho
main line to llntnngas would not be more
than llfty miles long nnd would bo llroiisli
a country nf wonderful richness. Uvutigas
was for yenrs noted as a cofTeu-rnl-lag
country, nnd if the coffee blight can bo
controlled It will again bo ono of tho insst
prosperous parts of tho Philippines.
Another railroad which would parallel
thlB a part of I he wny or which might bo
nn extension of It is projected from
Manila around the ureat lnkn at the enat.
Lngunii do Hay, running along tho tdiorus
through the towns of Calamba. Los llanos
nnd Santa Cruz nnd thence southeast
through the wholo peninsula to tho port of
Sorsogon In the bill of our bU bird of
Luzon. This railroad should be a gold
ttil.m in Itu ti.ll.lnwa Tim tf I II f V la ft Ml
beyond conception, nnd Its possibilities In
Mm i-n r nf Ii nm n nml ntlini mnnnv tirrwlllPta
are enormous. It would bring tho hot
mineral springs of Los llanos within easy
access of Manila nnd would mnko them a
rPHnrt. Tlin mlllhirv vnlnn nf tlin railroad
n,,nf l, nrn.ll..n.l
,WVM
HnllrouiU In MliMliuiiio.
As soon ns conditions have becomo settled
thero will bo applications for concessions to
build railroads In tho grenter Islands of tho
south. Mindanao, which Is ono of tho very
richest of tho Philippines, will bo slower In
having roads built than somo of tho Vlsaynn
Islands, on account of tho sparsoncss of Its
population, but tho government may think
It neccsitnry to construct boiiio lines as a
military necessity. They would undoubtedly
pay In time.
In tho Island of l'nnay railroads will bo
titnntiml .tirrillutt Itin I torn ithlcl unllntm nnn-
nectlng Hollo with Cnplz and Conccpclon,
whllo electric rallroada will bo built from
Hollo to Us two chief suburban towns-
Jaro and Molo on well aa In Hollo Itself.
Pnnnv Ih nhnlit llin ln nf Pnnnpntlrnf nml
Its population Is 830,000. It le now raising
nbout 2,000.000 pounds of tobacco and al-
most 2,000,000 pounds of sugar a year.
It has rich rlco lands, but Imports yearly
nbout r.0,000,000 pounda of rice. It la so
formed as to mountains and atreams that all
of Its railroads might bo run by clcc-
trlclty.
A railroad posnlbly might bo built along
tho const of Nogros, which Is ono of tho
richest of tho sugar-raising lalanda, and
noted for tho fertility of Its landa. Tho
TI1H HOT MINKHAI
HANOS,
,,,,, ,H IU0H l01Bi wth nn Iiverage
wlUh of thirty-six miles. It hns a chain
of low ,lu)Ulltns n,nnlng through Its ceu-
teri
c'ol)Ui Siunllr llm, Loyto nru alI rch tslnuilu
wuh much undeveloped riHourcw. Cebu Is
ft3 InMK ns Ncgros, but only nbout half as
wllIo. Samnr Is ns big ns Pniiay, but haa no
moro penplu than Indianapolis, nnd Ley to Is
nlnust tho elzo of Pnrto Hlco, with n popu
Intlon nbout ns great ns Cincinnati. They
are nil good fields for electrical develop
ment In the wny of railroad and factories.
FRANK Q. CAHPENTEIt.
Skeptic and Believer
HulTalo Enquirer: A young man who
0kcd us If ho might bo about 25 years
0d was Hitting In tho waiting room of tho
depot. On his kneo wns a year-old baby,
Presently tho bnby began to cry, nnd tho
awkwardness nnd helplessness of the young
man were ho marked as to attract general
attention.
At this point ono of tho waiting pas-
sengers, a fat and amlable-Heemlug mnn,
crossed tho room nnd said to the distressed
baby-tender:
"A young woman gave you that baby to
hold whllo sho went to Bee nbout her
baggage, didn't buo?"
"Yes."
"Well, now, I know It ns soon ns 1 saw
you. You expect her back, I supposoT"
"Of course."
"Ha, ha! You nro looking for her ovcry
minute, nlu't you?"
'1 think Bho'll come back."
"H. ha' Excuso me, but I can't help
laughing. A woman once plnyed tho same
trick on me. It wns in Chicago, You're
cnught young mnn. Sho took you for n
hayseed."
"Oh, she'll come back," nnswerod the
young man as ho looked anxiously nround.
"She will, eh? Hn, ha, hnl What makes
you think BO?"
"Why, becnuse slio's my wife, and 'this
Ih our first baby."
"Oh um 1 sou!" muttered the fat man,
nnd bo was In such hasto to get back to
the other Bldo of tho room that ho nearly
fell over a passing pug uog.
lJepOrtlliei) t Oil lJlat tOl'Ill
clllK lts Ho hud studied nil the
;' ,f courtesy la d down for conductors
lln'1 y lllu,- 1,0 m not ,ntond
1,1 uu -"""l unppuife.
"WllOt COr Is tlllfl?" asked tllO BWOOt yOUUg
thing.
,Jo aoffuil hg cnp ,, gllvo her chostor
fleldlan bow.
"Madam." ho said, "this Is car No. 319.'
"I mean," sho oxplnlned, "what is Its
destination?"
"Madam," ho answered with tho snmo
courtesy, "It affords mo pleasure to bo nblo
to Inform you that its dustluatlou is tho
enr barn."
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, SIMUNC1S OV LOS I
Too Accommodatinu
Chattanooga News: A guileless rustic
who wished to becoino attached to one of
,0,ur llwayB emerged from the exam na-
U" 41ro0ln., 1ai laJor,m?i t.ho "P001
, , tl,mt ho hnd fallcd t0 pa88 tho
, ,
Why, you Can t httVOl OXcIttlmed tho
f' Wa" ho",fl,c,d1 nt Ltho thought,
u ro 00 moro co,or bUnd than 1 am-
'HnPPMi not, but thoy won't have mo,"
nn8Wtjrcu tho rustic bitterly. "It all comes
0 trf,n to bo pollto an obllgln , ns you
Bal" 1 wns t0 bo '
"ut 1 cnn 1 800 how ,)olnB Pm oould
mn,0 nny dlfforcnco," quavered tho father,
"u m though," said tho rustic. "Tho
01,1 clmP ho,d something up an' says:
'T,1,B ,s tsreen, Isn't It? Come, now Isn't
11 Rrccn quite pienuing-iiKo, nnu. tnougn
I could bco It wor red, I couldn't find It In
my 'art to tell him ho wor wrong for foar
.ho might tako offense. So I simply said,
'It Is, yer honor,' an thoy bundled mo out.
No moro politeness for mo. It don't pay."
"Music Hath Charms"
Detroit Froo Press: Tho unmusical car
camo Into pnlnful promlnenco at a recent
gay gathering. Tho program Included
a choice assortment of elocutionary efforts
nnd muslcnl nccompllshments that wore
supposed to bo of tho highest ordor.
Among tho numbers was a duet between
tho professor and ono of his pupils. Each
hnd tho oxcluslvo ut.o of a piano, nnd tho
way thoy thundered and crashed would
have mado Padcrowskl, could ho have heard
them, rush to tho nearest barber shop nnd
shnvo off his personality.
When tho concert wns over and tho nudl
enco wns filing out a demuro young
woman, referring to this particular num
ber, remarked to her escort:
"Oh, dear, I can't see why people can't
do their tuning up at homo!"
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successful llfo Insuranco company, the
young but vigorous, growing und reliable
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foro wo nro preparing for another. We
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"Then tho frequency of our elections
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All our losses aro adjusted promptly and
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The Insuranco departments of tho vnrl'us
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"Wo hnvo n right to bo proud of our
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