The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-05
WEALTH
.oftfe Plhilippincs..The Uncx plor..
cd Territory
RICHEST y, IN KNOWN WORLD.


Estimate Of the Island in Report
Forwarded by General otis--Gcn.
y .rrai Greene Endorses Inc Statement
as Entirely Observation-Disclosures.
tnnitics for Enterprise and Capital,
Pointed out. n.
Washington dispatci, TO ST Louis
Globe prmcerat: wien the islands
j;sshail have been fully explored the coun-
:5G3trg viii probably be found to be the
riches. nrcxpIored territory In the
known world, !" 3 1, u
~ This Is the estimate pu. upon the
philippines IN statement which Gen-
3eral Oils hnS forwarded to the war
department. The maker, ot It is a resi-
dent o. Manila. whom General OILS de-
ss;sscribes as highly Intelligent man.
General Francis v. Greene indorses the
statement as fairly conservative and
thoroughly trustworthy. To the on
II clals OF, the war department this de-
Z. scription OF opportunities explains the
X Information tina: has recently come Of
the formation OF partnerships and as
4 sociations among the American soldiers
2 now serving there. having for their
4 purpose various development projects
in the archipelago. Considerable num-
! bers of these soldiers have banded to-
n EetherEwit the avowed intention to
IN tFNf I'm nInA lv,
q various enterprises. Some OF these
American soldiers viii send home two
y or three representatives to enlist capt.
Z tai In their respective communities.
p This movement among the soldiers has
X obtained sufficient magnitude TO be-
come the subject OF considerable at
4 Mention from the government The basis
+ FOR II Is shown In the statement for
ii Wardea by General Otis. In the way OF
which conditions hold
X out for. enterprise and investment the
= statement presents the following:
v. The River Paslg, dredged out to the
mouth of the lake, and With Its points
Il cut down TO make navigation easy for
: decent passenger steamer would i'm
z nedlately2 attract capital to, Put on
daily morning and evening service.
2 Then the people OF Manila could and
2 would avail themselves OF the service to
pass the. nights In the many cool spots
1 frlnglng the lake. No heat In, the day.
8 time would be felt ter cool night. III
= a very, short lime Lagudu de Bay.
miles by twenty miles In
4 It's greatest dimensions, would be
4 studded over with yachts and pleasure
K craft OF every kind to afford pleasure
able recreation TO all who could spare
u the time and expense
t5S"With capital and enterprise the
p nearest approach TO an earthly paradise
Is here at heck and call. 1t is perfectly
y amazing the strides made by progress
T within the last thirty years since the
q province steamers began to run In the
4 islands. Some OF the promoters OF the
enterprise can recall that as late az
y, 1868 It took two weeks or more for one
3of the small schooners then employed
q to bring in outside produce distance
Y OF $50 miles to the shipping ports. In
VI 1863 twelve capitalists. principally for
Z eigne:s. got together a capital OF 100000
& to bring out a small boat to make trips
= TO the open ports of Ilollo and Cebu.
X The result was SO perfectly satisfactory
I that boat after, boa: followed, until
&Ethere Is at the present time u line OF
fifty province steamers. large and
q small. running In the Islands
1.-THE short 190-mile railway put dowr
q by English capitalists gives but faint
: idea OF what network of railroads
.Hcould do, but II Is quite enough to show
3 what profitable investment some
y roads can be made in this country un-
Y der liberal, 'up-to-date government.
That which applies to LuZon applies
y equally 10 all the other Islands. where
the produce In many cases Is left to
s rot In the, fields FOR want of adequate
means OF conveyance. Roads. good
public roads and railroads. would send
these islands ahead by leaps and
4 bounds, and material progress would he
the sure precursor OF the light or civil
Z lization. sf.-.
a5zS''Why European governments. who
have for centuries been opening up and
cfvftfzfng the darkest countries. should
have overlooked the Philippines with
out having look into them. and, II
necessary. force reform upon the ruling
powers. seems inexpllcable @
: Take Luzon first, 10 give faint
idea OF known resources. In the north
4 is rich and extensive tobacco country,
where qualities equal to those grown In
z Cuba can be produced. Coming south.
two 1locos provinces comprise rich SUI
gar and rice lands. indigo also can be
largely produced, and with more labor
be increased in quantities and improved
{ in quality. -
I'm the long range OF mountains,
practically UNEMPLOYED, copper, gold and
other minerals are known to exist. and
without doubt in considerable auantlt-
ies. Copper has been worked for many
Z years In the mountains OF South Ilccos,
Mancayan and Lepanio, want OF com
Inunication being the great obstacle 10
mining on large scale. In this neigh
q borhood' we have the District of Ben
quot; over 1000 feet above the sea level.
n climate not 10 be beaten in Flu
rope. In winter 1t borders on frost.
and in summer II Is never over G5 de-
grees Fahrenheit
"Therc Is an extensive pine sores,
there, and exquisite potatoes and home
vegetables Of all kinds can be grown to
any extent. The Spanish government
had arranged to put up sanitarlum
there, TO save sending invalid troops