The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-11-03
OTIS RULE.

gazing in Business in Manila.
Speaking Of colOnists going to the
Philippines to COLOMBO that country,
it should be carefully studied, for it
is a long way to leap. Let US take the
scale Of wages there. There is 126 miles
Of railroad on the island of Luzon-
composed of three divisions Thirty
locomotives are used in time Of peace
with 20 crews. Engineers receive $40
per month; conductors, so; fremeD,
SO; brakemen, s.. Section men receive
40 cents per day. Shop men get the
same as section men. Drivers and con-
ductOrs Of street cIrs receive SO per
month, but only a few are employed as
there is only one line Of street car
track in Manila.
The buildings in Manila are either
Of bamboo or stone, and very little car
penter work is done where it takes a
skilled mechanic. Men that work in
stone quarries get 40 cents per day;
stone cutters and masOns get from so
TO 60 cents per day. Cigarmakers are
all women and work by the piece, max
ing from 10 cents TO 40 cents a day,
Very few make more than 20 cents.
Servants get from 8 to 81 per month,
and the best cOachmen receive only s.
a month. I have known of Filipino
women working hard all day for 10
cents. Americans in business there
are mostly saIOOnkeepers. They en-
plOy FiIipinOs or Cinnamon, and their
wages do not exceed SO per month. If
there is such a thing as a hell on earth
the American dives (salOOns) Of Manila
are one. Gamblers and disreputable
women fill the saloons and they get
the soldiers money. You never see a
Filipino in a saloon unless he is a
servant.
Now what will this scale of wages
buy. The cheapest meal you can buy
costs 81; a 1O-cent cut of Horseshoe
tobacco costs IS cents; lemonade 40
cents to 60 cents a glass; beer 50 cents
per bottle, and everything in proper
ton except cigars or cigarettes. The
saloons sell sandwiches at . cents
each.
Since the fire in Manila houses are
scarce, and a cottage residence rents
for $40 to 500 a month. It is impos-
sible to get a business location.
Discharged soldiers are not allowed
to engage in business in Manila. a
friend of mine, a member of the Neb-
raska regiment, took his discharge in
Manila with the intention Of going in
the restaurant business at Malate, but
when he applied to Gen. Otis for lie
ense he was refused. He then went to
Sanfernando and tried again, but was
refused with the statement that the
buildings we're needed for troops. Il
can build my own building" said he.
"Can't permit that" was the reply.
"But what am I going to dO?" he in
guired. "JOin the army or leave the
country" said the officer. This man
stole aboard the Warren and came
home with the Colorado regiment.
Anyone doubling this statement, I will
furnish names and addresses Of other
such cases.
Immediately after the capture of
Manila cOck-hghting was prohibited,
but American gambling was allowed to
go on. To this the FiIipinOs complain
ed, saying they should have their sport
the same as the Americans. Lemonade
stands were abolished and American
saloons we're allowed IN their places,
and where We used to buy lemonade for
three to five cents a glass, we then paid
40 cents. This the FiIipinos complain
ed. Of saying it was not right.
But one Of the worst fakes I have
ever read was in the Topeka Capital Of
last week. In describing Gen. Funston
and his grand brass band marching
through the streets Of Hong Kong,
playing "a Hot Time" just as they did
in the charge at Manila, says the Capt.
tai This charge was made and the
tune played by the Colorado band just
four months before the noted Twen-
tieth left San Francisco, but that is as
near correct as many OF these expan-
siOnists get at the truth
The above prices are Mexican money,
our money would be just One-half this
amount. JOIN G. BUTTS.