Evening journal., 1900-01-03

Corn SHOWS very rapidly and the cars
reach their full growth about sixty
days from the time OF planting. The
provinces which are especially spoken
ol,as productive Of corn or maize ara
Viscaya. Isabelle, South Camarines,
Pampanga, pangasinan, Nueya Ecila,
Bulacan, Batangas, Albay and Albray
Wheat is grown in Batangas and san
lIsidro, Isabel and Ilocos sur.
There is a great abundance az very
valuable timber in these islands and
lmany varieties of beautiful hard woods
under native names, such as mahogany, |
black walnut and ebony. Gold, cop /
lper. coal. iron. sulphur, lead, building
/ stone. petroleum and guanO are found.
There are many different tribes liv-
ing in these islands, the only ones ~
NATIVE rebellion being the Tagalos.This !
TRIBE occupies some eight provinces in
| the nelghborhood of Manila, and their
association with Europeans has made
them more civilized than other tribes.
We are now seven or eight miles
from Porac, where an insurgent force
has been stationed for some time, but
laround here and through this vast val
lev. the people are actively engaged IN
planting rice. ] have been riding
laround the outskirts Of this place, and
the fields are dotted with men, women
land children planting rice Ihere are
lsome tribes, the Pampahgan ana some
others, that sympathize with ana adI
the Tagalos - q,
cavalry could easily travel through a
great part OF the islands.
Monkeys are numerous, the hylhg
leouirrol which has fine skin IS iound,
land also the' wild cat, the wild hos'
land the water buffalo. Inc non the
Tiger. the hycna, leopard ana the pear
larc found in these islands. IN variety,
plumage and charming singing tne
birds are said TO 'be superior 10 lnoAe
OF any other part Of the earth
Crocodiles. sboa constructors and liz
ards are found There are many dan
. reyous snakes. but in this densely
nonulaied district there are very rev.
e ana tho people tell me that very sell
dom Is any one bitten by them. They
7 also tell me that the natives under
stand how to cure the WoIse ol 'n'
I. bites by using herbs.
e Tho flowers Of the island are beauu'
y rul anv many years ago a priest col
q iecfed thousands OF varieties 'and
cow IN n conventia copy OF some book!
u Giving description OF each flower anC
y n painting Of the flower, apparently il
water colors, each painting occupying
i a large space. 4,
y filled with men, women ana chllurel
II with their baskets, and fruits ant
Pr other articles for sale Although Da
ne nenps and cocoanuts grow In on
Oh yards. we take care not TO modest any
En- thinr. but purchase Of the natives. a
IN FIRST prices were reasonable, but nov
W we nav about cent, Mexican, apiec
le for bananas and about five cents 10
y c0coanuts. ,,
p INC natives bring very nice littl
~ FISH to as, which they catch near IN
al town
ca Tho relations between the soldiers
~ my command and the people are mo.
81 cordial our soldiers protect them
n, every right. and as they sell mark'
i. products to the soldiers at higher rate
~ than formerly obtained, they appr'
~ oiate this as one OF the advantages OF
~ loccupation Is to them. The son OF u
'a lpresident of this city said TO me:
"The Spanish soldiers and the insu
I, rent soldiers are harsh and unkind an
.S take anything that they want and p;
~ nothing, but the American soldier
~ kind and pays for everything.
- There IS no limit to the bambo
"a which grows with great rapidity, and
We used in building houses.
~, The leaves of the nipa palm are us
80 for an outside covering OF the roofs
no houses. Tho women do a great deal
~ labor and they and the men often we
,,d hats made Of grass palm leaves or ban
80 boo, which are some thirty inches
hus diameter. These hats turn water a
ven serve as an umbrella, as well as to pl
re- tect the head from the sun. oft
asst see women working in the fields wi
: is umbrellas like those in use in Ameri
in The sugar mills are very prlmiti
and very much like those first construct
mint in Cuba, and other sugar countries.
per- the methods of cultivation now in I
In the Hawaiian Islands and louisa
20 were used, and II the improved mach
rnn cry which these localities now h;
mi were introduced, the amount OF SUI
not produced in the Philippines could
the Increased many fold The exports
r is hemp have greatly increased. In
zon. year 1882 44205 tons OF hemp were
and ported, which has increased until Oh
oday was exported in 1897 112,755 tons,
the this output can be much enlarged.
titan The shipment of coffee gradually
creased until The year 1856, when
they exports amounted to 1887 tons,
oil from 1880 TO 1890 the shipments az
cara LACED about 5000 tons year but II
their that time they have fallen of, and Il
ricel 1898 10 1897 the annual shipments a.
q nolaged only 200 tons.
ago. I learn tho following about col
mills from reliable sources; The cotton
d in is found growing in an uncultivi
5 has state i'm many islands OF the archip
luild- 80. Long staple cotton was form
rail- exclusively cultivated in the prov
and of Illocos Norte, when, many y
lg by ago, large quantities of good co
Ing IL stuffs were exported. This indu
just still exists. The cultivation of
staple was, however, discouraged
D, but the local governors, in order to
good the planting of tobacco for the gov
IN no ment supplies. II has since be,
give difficult 70 revive the cotton Pre-
( they ton, although an essay, in PAM
would form to-. 4rrhfrh f.rf1r srra- ,ura