The Washington times., 1901-09-08
THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA.
An Important Political JurtsdictiOn
in the Philippines.


From official material compiled in the
Division of Insular Affairs of the War
Department. the following abstract has
been prepared concerning the Province of
Pampanga:
Under the provincial organization act.
Pampanga was created a local political
jurisdiction in February last. under the
general authority of the Philippine Com
mission. 1t is one of the most important
provinces in population. industry. and
trade. Its southern borders contain half
of the great delta of the Grande Pampan-
ga River which enters Manila Bay
through many outlets.
''The province contains i.fi3.760 acres,
which makes it nearly twice the size of
the State of Rhode Island and within l5o
square miles of the area of the State of
Delaware. The country has every varie-
ty of surface, being mountainous in the
western part and nearly level in the CEN
tire and south. The temperature is cool
and delightful.
"An the towns of the Interior are with
in wagon road or trail communication
with the capita, which is Bacolor, and
thence to Manila, which is but thirty-five
miles distant.
THE rivers are also navigable and on
them is carried on a large trade in ma
tive products with Manila. The Manila
and Dagupan Railroad crosses the prov
ince from southeast to northwest and
brings many of its principal towns in
communication with Manila Bay. and the
gulf of Lingayen. an arm of the China
Sea. The railroad is paralleled by a tele-
graph line.
1.-The population number 223,92, six
times as large as the State of Nevada.
and considerably larger than Arizona,
Idaho, Delaware, or New Mexico. The in
habitants are the race from which the
province takes its name Pampanga. In
the mountains are few Negritos. a
remnant of the aboriginal race of Luzon.
This population is distributed among
twenty-five towns, 32S villages and 97 ru-
raj districts
THE capital, Bacolor, on the Belts
River. not far from the head of the Pam
panga delta, Is town of 1I.lOo inhabit-
ants. 1t is well built, has fine court
house and monument to the memory of
Anda y Salazar. governor general OF the
island in 1924. 1776. Arayat. in the north
eastern part. has population OF 14eoo
Candaba, near the western margin OF the
swamp of that name, 1900. Lubac, on
the delta, 4.000 Macabebe. on the Rio
Grande Pampanga, near one of its out
lets. 1900. San Fernando, the shipping
port of Bacoior, on the Manila and Dagu-
pan Railroad. 1900. There are twelve
other towns with population exceeding
5000
THE agricultural products of the prov
ince are quite extensive, the staples being
rice, sugar. tobacco, cotton, corn. sweet
potatoes. and indigo. The annual value Of
these crops is estimated at 81. .2l0000. The
annual value of forest products Is $751;
2s0 The fishing interests are also becom-
Ing very extensive. In addition to the
large occupation of the inhabitants in ag-
riculture. grazing. and fisheries, there is
a considerable development of mechani-
cal industry. AT the time of the outbreak
of the Spanish war there were R,51
looms in operation and 654 sugar mills.
AS being handpower. III steam and the
rest hydraulic. There were 1865 stone mills,
fifteen carriage shops, besides pottery fac
tories, carpenter shops, tool shops, belt
factories, etc. A large manufacture of
sacks for commercial packing and sleep
ing mats Is carried on.
Under the military organization in 1gGD
after the general campaign for the sup
preston of the rebellion, the Department
of Northern Luzon was created on May 4,
1900 under command of Major General
Lloyd Wheaton, U. 5. V. Brig. Gen.
Fred. d. Grant was assigned to the COM
mand of it's Fifth district. Subsequent
operations took place against the bands
of outlaws which had taken refuge in the
mountains. and resulted in breaking up
further serious opposition to United
States authority.
The following provincial officers have
been installed by the Commission: Gov
DOt. treasurer. salary S2,400; supervisor,
salary 81, 500; fiscal. salary 1850.
THE presidentes. or alcaldeS, of munich
palities meet quarterly. The local civil
government is meeting with great success.
The inhabitants are beginning to realize
as a consequence great advancement is
being made in every branch of industry"