Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-08
Will DEVELOP LUZ0N|
Spanish Capitalists Completing Ar
rangsmsnts For Construction Of
Z New Railroad Line.
New Town to Rival Manila Pro.
jeoted- Nay Become Capital
Of the Island.

Alleged That Work Will Be Begun
as Soon as the War Per-
mits.
Chicago, Sept. S.-The Tribune prints
the following correspondence from Ma
Mia, under date of August 1:
/ Agents for a company of Spanish
capitalists. some Of whom live in Ma
Mia, announce that arrangements have
been completed for the building of
modern railroad in Luzon that will con-
meet Manila with all the important
towns along the west coast of the is
4 land as far north as Laoag.
The route is kept secret, but 1t is un-
derstood that 1t will be the same as
proposed in 1876. when the scheme for
4 government railroads in the Philip
pines was officially projected.
Three lines We're planned at that time,
only one of which was completed, the
present railroad, which runs from Ma
Mia to Dagupan, q distance of ISL miles.
IL 10 AtOS hAOWn 01lGlici tAAC AAS" YIN
4 pany will seek to secure control Of this
road or build another paralleling 1t tc
Dagupan, which will be the southern
north to Laoag.
When 1t is said that the company has
perfected all arrangements it is to be
! understood that it has probably done SO
as fully as the present circumstances
will narrnif ha nj ito Canf-
talization and probably selected officers
and board of directors. but with Agui-
naldo in control of the proposed right of
way the surveying of the road and the
actual work of construction is necessar-
lily retarded.
The company is keeping its move
nents secret to prevent the two or
: three companies that are said to be or
( ganizing in the United States for the
: purpose of building railroads in Luzon
: from anticipating 1T in securing the
: same route. AS yet proposed routes of
: railways through the island can only be
e studied by map and the first company
on the ground when the war is over will
r have its pick.
Besides capitalizing companies and
e discussing routes little can be done as
e Regards railroads until the war is salts
e factortly ended and speedy settlement
j, of the many perplexing problems of the
e Philippines is in sight.
4 1t is to be presumed that the COM
: panies said to be forming in the United
$ States to establish railroads in these
3. islands have somebody here looking af-
d ter their interests, although as thing.
are at present as much or more may bi
" done in the United States than here.
Al The Americans who have talked rail
n roads here generally believe that nev
Y town and port will be established eth
$, err on the north coast of Luzon or tn
Y, northern part of the west coast of tn
/ island as terminal of the railroad
This would save $50 miles sailing to Ma
Mia for ships from the United States o
: from Hong Kong, and with rapid com
h munication to Manila through the rich
:, est provinces of the island would b
!, reasonably certain to grow rapidly.
In fact, many Americans in Manila
: after carefully going over the groun
!. here, declare that they have decided t
= wait and make investments in the me,
town" They say that the new town
! is sure to become an important plao
. for the reason that it will be locate
= where there is a safe harbor and tha
~ voyage OF $50 miles to Manila, whel
- ships OF more than fourteen feet dra
y are obliged to anchor out in the ba.
They also declare that the enormol
- values at which property is held in Ma
- Mia prevents Investments here, and wi
naturally divert capital to the me
ne town"
~ The believers in the new town" PR
ject CONSIDERABLY consent to Manila r
=. manning the capital Of the Philippine
!, ~ but "all the business, all the American
ne all the hustle and push" are going to
hs in the new town" that is to spring |
in night like Guthrie or Cripple Cree
Other reasons that give an air
es probability to the new town" idea a
lr- that in the northern part of the islal
tai are the great unexpiored timber Ian
OF the island, which are expected to b
ed come one of the great sources OF veal
n in the Philippines. Many gold min
ng have also been found in that vicinit
and seekers for a new Ell Dorado b
me lieVe it will be discovered in northe
Luzon.
Coal and iron In enormous quantiti
have been discovered there, and alt
gether the prospects as regards u
known wealth and marvellous probabi
Ties dTe his diluTluH DIS lIlOSS VI many
49, our western states in the early days.
~ OF course 1t is probable that not o
new town but many will spring up
regions where vast tracts are still u
~, explored, but the believers in the" NJ
town mean one that will soon rise
Importance until it rivals Manila.
The first requisite of the new tow
or for the development Of the islands
in all directions, will be the railroa
rn- Those who wish to invest in timf
did lands or in mining property. even
err, they were willing to invest with no fl
will Their idea of what they are buying tn
hes. that furnished by unreliable ma
ties which, owing to the conduct of cert;
re- dark skinned persons with bola kniv
can is all that can be shown by real est
agents at present, would be still d
posed to wait until some idea could
,,,. gained of just what routes the new r;
w road arteries Of the island will follow
' &c. The Philippine railroads which w
.iie officially projected in 1875 by royal
10y cree included three lines. The first
ior to run north from Manila through