Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-09-08
THEPROv!NCEOF PAMPANCsAI
IT Is NEARLY TWICE THE SIZE OF
RHODE ISLAND.
Agricultural Pr0ducts-va-
ried Manufacturing interests
Civil Government q Success.

From official material compiled In the
division Of insular affairs OF the War De-
partment, statement 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
Of the provinces in population. industry
and trade. The province contains LAS, TOO
acres which makes 1t nearly twice the size
OF the state of Rhode Island, and within
$50 square miles of the area of the state OF
Delaware. The country has every variety
Of surface. being mountainous in the west
ern part and nearly level in the center and
south. The temperature Is cool and de-
lightful.
All the towns Of the interior are within
wagon road or trail communication with
the capital 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 native
products with Manila. The Manila ard
Dagupan railroad crosses the province
from southeast to northwest and brings
many Of its principal towns in communi-
cation with Manila bay, and the Gulf OF
Lingayen, an arm Of the China sea. The
railroad Is paralleled by a telegraph line.
The population number DOB 922, six times
as large as the state of Nevada, nearly
three times as great as Wyoming, and con-
siderably larger than Arizona, Idaho. Dela-
ware or New Mexico. The Inhabitants are
the race from whom the province takes Its
name Pampanga. In the mountains are
few Negritos, remnant of the aboriginal
race Of Luzon. This population is dis
tributed among twenty-five towns, 32S VII
lagos and 297 rural districts.
The Cities I'm the Province.
The capital, Bacolor. on the Belts river,
not far from the head Of the Pampanga
delta, is town Of II, 100 Inhabitants. It is
well built, has a fine courthouse and a mon
ument to the memory Of Anda Salazar,
governor general of the island In 1924
1776. Arayat, in the northeastern part, has
a population Of 1900; Candaba, near the
western margin Of the swamp Of that name.
II. 600; Lubao, on the delta, 1900; Maca-
bebe, on the Rio Grande Pampanga, near
one Of it's outlets. 1900: San Fernando the
shipping port of Bacolor, $4,000. There are
twelve other towns with population ex-
ceeding 5000.
The agricultural products Of the province
are quite extensive, the staples being rice,
sugar. tobacco, cotton, corn, sweet pota-
crops is estimated at 81, 10000 The annual
value of forest products is $1S2.380. The
fishing interests are also becoming very ex-
tensive. In addition to the large occupa-
ton of the inhabitants In agriculture. graz
ing and fisheries, there Is considerable
development of mechanical industry. At
the time Of the outbreak Of the Spanish
war there were 1857 looms in operation
and 654 sugar mills AS being hand-power
1T steam and the rest hydraulic. There
were 365 stone mills. Is carriage shops be-
sides pottery factories. carpenter shops.
tool shops. belt factories, etc. A large man
ufacture OF sacks for commercial packing
and sleeping mats is carried on.
Civil Government Successful.
Under the military organization in 1900
after the general campaign for the suppress
sion Of the rebellion. the department Of
northern Luzon was created on May 4, 1900
under command Of Maj. Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton, u. s. v. Brig. Gen. Fred d.
Grant was assigned to the command of it's
fifth district. Subsequent operations took
place against the bands of outlaws which
had taken refuge In the mountains, and re-
suited in breaking up further serious oppo-
sition to United States authority
The local civil government Is meeting
with great success. The inhabitants are
beginning to realize the advantages Of sta
bic government, and, as a consequence
great advancement is being made in every
branch Of Industry.