Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-17
EDWARD H. GREEN ON MANILA.
The Man Who Made Millions in the
Orient Talks of Manila and the

| East.
Edward H. Green is in many respect
the most distinguished citizen of Rocking
ham. He was born in this town, spent hi
boyhood days here, and during the past 81
years has spent a good percentage of hi
time here, especially since his retiremen
from business. He bought the house nov
occupied by NH. Farr on Henry stree
Tor his mother, and it was the Green hom,
tor several years. Mr.. Green has beer
identified with the town of Rockingham il
many ways during the last three quarters
OF a century, and he and bis distinguished
wife by reason of their residence here have
made the village Of Bellows Falls famous
the country over.
Learning that Mr.. Green passed 20 Of
the best years Of his life in Manila and
that section Of the East, and by thrift,
hard work and remarkable business ability
accumulated several millions of dollars,
a representative of the TINES made him
a call recently, and asked him to give
some of his personal impressions Of Ma
Mia for publication. Mr.. Green was in
bis room on the second floor of the Green
homestead, room he rarely leaves because
Of rheumatism and his feeble condition OF
health. He was smoking Manila cigar
and said he had smoked no others for years
One who meets him for the first time is
always pleasantly surprised. He is a man
OF splendid physique, fully six feet four
riches tall, and has mind that is alert
and well informed in spite of his years and
infrmities. No one can talk with him long
without knowing that be Is in the presence
of superior man.
When asked regarding Manila Mr..
Green said:
1.-The old city of Manila is surrounded
by stone walls 40 feet thick, and a wide
most, in part double. Each gate has
portcullis, and is approached by draw
bridge, and the top OF the wall is lined with
cannon said to be 200 years old. Inside
the walls are the cathedral, the arch
bishops palace, many governme mt Offices,
and converts and monasteries. 1t is the
seat and home of royalty. Outside the
walls are the suburbs and the thousands
who make the population of the city, Y
just now the government is perplexed
over the Philippine question. The inten-
ton seems to be to retain the whole of the
island OF Luz'n, the one on which Manila
is situated. This is by far the most impor-
liant Island OF the group. In area it is
more than l-3 OF the entire archipelago,
and mas about one-halt OF the entire popu-
iatlon OF 100000. Mr.. Green expressed
the opinion that the United States would
not desire to retain the whole group of
lands; Manila and the island of Luzon
are enough. He said it is true there
are about 1900 islands in all. Luzon
Itself Is the size Of Illinois, and has
a population of 100000. Mindanao has
an area OF $4,000 square miles and popu-
lation of 100000. About 5000, 900
more people are scattered among the other
1901 odd islands, some of which are only
nall an acre in area, and have only few
famiiles OF savages living on them. Some
zoo OF the islands, varying in area from
oO to 600 square miles, have never been
explored, and contain the fiercest and most
barbarous races on this globe. A dozen
distinct and different tongues are spoken
in the Philippines.
The Chinese in the islands number nearly
bali million. The true Spanish, outside
OF the soldiers and sailor, who come and !
60 every few years, never number more :
than 5000; the British are about 500 i.