The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16

SlnfS Only. anu y 10 -. s'N-~
81 that the truthfulness of SONG n th..Se'
first Impressions will nef7be1boIpf s1ie'S
subsequent Investigations and eNperlt,
ences. They must therefore be taken 'as
surface impressions and nothing more
First. then. the Pasig II is not unth
Won pass out of the bay ana INTO u"
PnsIr that YOU begin To realize that Nh
rila is really a large city. The size OF
Tn. bav and the relative scarcity OF SHIP
ming as compared with such ports as
SIugapore and Colombo conspire 10 disap-
roiutmsut: but once inside the Pasig ana
vou begin To- realize that there IS some
thing doing at Manila after all.
The Pasig river is not wide. certainly
not more than two hundred feet. but II IS
n great water highway running nSht
through thu heart OF the city. From us
mouth up the river for mi!e or 80
warehouses and public buildings Hn" the
LIFT bank. ON the right-hand Side going
up much space is devoted 10 the corriis
and warehouses OF the department oI
l-Id transportation. which had much In
i,rest for me the first day. because
knew il to be presided over 10y III Capt.
tan Archibald Willingham DE GraHen-
reid Butt. who has fallen from the Algh
estate II Journalism and has landed IN
the regular army. and who j felt sure
had mail Tor me There.
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lined up the great cascocs. which ar@
,he native freight boats and which differ
ftom any other boats | have ever sren
anywhere. The banco. which Is the t1ii-
,,.no rowDoat. is built very much on the
prlncIpi. II the Indian dug-out canoe,
being hewn from single log. They are
very narrow and more often than other
wise are equipped with oEiriSgefs on
10Th sides Ia keep them from tpp;hS
over This doubie ou;riegcr distinguishes
the bsnco from TIE Catamaran. boih 81
y hich have but q single outriggcr.
There is no danger II the casco upset
Ting. II is broad and iiat-hottomed ana
built 50 1S 10 rise high out of the water
The etSce,s are propelled by i1rans ot
poles Just Ike any other type OF Hat
iolt that v, find on the rivers back
home Aimos; invariably there Is a co"-
tring uf mating Over the bow and the
stern and across the middle oi tEes" his
hnats. for families are born and raised
and live out their ives upon tncin. ihe
c..scocs ar.. tha freight carriers along IN"
i.Vvr- They were lined up sometimes ave
and six deep a,cng the sea-wau. most If
tt,m loading or unloading some sort II a
cargo. There were many launcats. 4
large portion of than carrying the r'd.
Whit. aua blu. ana the black top. which
s. the distinguishing mark ~ the quarter
masters department. The river was
steamers and cascc's in an ever moving
throng. Al short intervals bancoes made
;hsir way across frcm one side to ,he
,tht-. being pilotcd with wondrous skill
hy the Fil.piuos. with their light paddles.
Ia tiie same space I have never come
acrCss :. bEsier scene.
Manila Crude and Disappointing.
AIy first day in Manila was devoted
largely 10 driving about the business
section of the city attending To a num-
Ter of important commissions. 1 have
Knocked about considerably since. ard
these impressions ar, in sense the sum
ming up of experiences the details OF
NHi IA would npt Doe Il much interest.
Tine appearance. of the city taken as
whole is "A distinct disappointment. and
so. ! may add IL. truth. Is the picturesque
r,ss 81 the populace over which some
writer's have raved. / suppose in order
To- see anything particularly picturesque
in this Manila life. one should be drop
PED down here direct from home. Then
all ~ IL might seem sufficiently novel TO
awaken some sort at poetic raVing. l
have heard people describe il with en-
thusiaSrn. ] am not hlasc nor | think in
aYprv-iative. hut 1 fail 20 see anything
PARTICULARLY attractive ia the people rs
yuu see them ON the streets of this big
Z city. nor. to tell the truth. iIt the city
sJstlf. At first I was inclined TO believe
f that this failure 10 euthuSe on my part
was due L. my having been spoiled toy
4 T., Ltact with the Moor saVagcs Of Mo-
. t"cco the highly cultured Maltese. the
Z brilliant types in Egypt. the Mohamme-
dan Arabs at Alden. the beautiful sin
nal,se and the mysterious lndiamen Of
CeyIon. and the wonderful conglomera-
ticn of types which were empti.d out
upon Singapore when thu tower of Babel
Was upset there: but upon maturer de-
E liberation / have come 10 the conclusion
{ that even had / not seen any of these !
would still be unable to go into rhapso-
I dies over the stuntcd little Filipino who
E goes about this town wearing an old
? Derby hat and with his shirt tail on the
outside Of his brceches.
I There are a good many thousand ma
4 tive Manila men who know enough TO
/ tuck their shirt tails inside their trousers.
I The high-class Filipino may he "A very
/ demonstrating brown man and often is;
/ but the Filipino. who is in the majority,
/ Is the man | have described and though
/ perhaps he may some day attain the dis
! iinction Of being JOY forever in Ameri-
can eyes. he can never be a thing of
I beauty.
II the visits I have made to the vari-
GUS spheres of British influence stretch
/ ing around from Gibraltar to Singapore
/ have had "A tendency to detract from
/ any enthusiasm | otherwise might have
| had for the people who comprise the
/ great majority Of the population OF Ma
| Mia, they have been va-rable i'm show