The Delta independent., 1899-06-02
FRon THE PHILIPPINES.
A. Interesting Letter frso . Former
Delta hoy.

To the Editor Of The Independent.
MANILA, Philippine Islands, April 70.
--Iu regards to the letters / received on
the last mail steamer from San Francis
CO via Hong Kong ! will endeavor to
write the editor Of The INDEPENDENT
- near as possible the situation and
chances for a young man who wishes to
in the Philippines.
At the present time hos;ilities exist
betweea the "Dagos" or rather the
natives and the American forces. and
until peace is declared would advise no
ooe to come 10 the Islands. But after
the trouble is over would say this for
young man that has tl5o0 in gold. that
e Is good place TO invest it and make
Q fortune. 10 that amount in American
eprency = slasost equal to 5000 Asx-
The money used here is Mexican and
Spanish silver and an American dollar
10 worth tao Mexican dollars. or rather
tho pay OF a private here 10 s3l 20
lDeteou OF tlo.N
A man with money can make for
tune 10 q short time IL he will stick to
business and not close his place OF busi.
uess in the the heat Of the day: that is
one thing they do here that in the
States would break m-n IL he did it.
4 man with enough money to buy land
could make money by raising rice. sugar
hemp. aad there will be plenty Of land
here at the Disposal OF the United States
Government after its soldiers get these
insurgents killed of
Now. ! will say for the benefit % the
person Who Wisi cs TO prospect, well
here is a grea; amount OF good lOnSinE
rock here an | believe that there will
be some good mines o3eael up IN the
Islands later.
Now, for the benefit o, the one who
wants a job. stay Tar. Tar away uuless
you know What you are going To do
uhee you leave San Francisco. 4 la
boring man would not have any uo-e
show in this country Tor a job than a
SNOWFALL has in the regions that arc
warmer than this.
The labor here is doae by Chinamsn
uhs work from morning until night AMI
received in payment ten To fifteen cents
aad tee fellows that drive bull carts
receive aSout Hyr dollars IN our money
per month. Toe government pays the
chinamcn ard natives that work around
the sanitary department. si2 Msrican
per month. but when the Spanish were
here they received oaiy - dollars MeHi
can. -, you can see that Al America
v ,uId stand NJ show whatever here.
u man could get Job herr as 'oreulan
o a sh p or come government position
1t would IA, very well bu, they are fes
add far bet yeen and there are many
diechargei soldiers here that have the
reference. l believe ! nave told as near
ss puesib,r the chances frr sbpriiy
man. \ man With a few hundred q J.
l,rr can make CONSIDERABLE Inuney u he
hss hrains TO back i'. hut one thing h.,
uld not make living 10 he drpcnl'-'
o, the natives Tor trade as they eat ry
little and wear very srw clnthe- amt
some don't wear any at sll. thrrcf'rr
a man sith a storc wnul hsSr IT, carry
q stuck u Anrri.,h shi Fr-i n gcpls
Nv sdvice to those with m ichc iii ~
rs" % p,enty oe money is to come when
the siegefs are killed Oh aud the man
that ess,s job to s,sy away.
IL sAe editor gill alive me few more
lisss e Ais valuable space I siIl give
20 sAst description os the natiSes
ssa aAsD hov the Insurgents scrap.
u ysss Dolly pspess you probably -
40 esstsss hesdlise<i, -Fps 1nsureents :
To sAsy ssS pcoe sod 70 they get in
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