The Washington times., 1901-09-11
THE PROVINCE CT TAYABAS.

From official material compiled in the
Division of InstiIar Affairs of the War De-
partment. the following abstract has been
prepared concerning the Province of Tay-
abas, which occupies the western of the
two great peninsuas which terminate
southeastern Luzon. 1t has an area Of
2.34 square miles. with an acreage of
l,isS,75t. or over twice the size of Rhode
Island, and but twenty-six square miles
less than Delaware.
There is Il main central chain of noun
| tains, which sends out lateral ranges to-
ward the Pacific Visayan and Mindoro
sea COZ SITS, and ranges in elevation from
| 100 to $50 feet >he Tayabas River, the
largest stream. has from six to twelve
feet depth near its nouth. and is frequent
cd by the prahos and cascos used in coast
wise trade The shores of this province
are indented by three of the largest and
finest bays in the arc hipelago. that of
Lamon the Pacific side, opening thir-
ty-one miles to the ocean, and extending
twenty-five miles inland, being well pro-
tectod by the islands of Calbalete and Al
abat, which lie off its entrance; Ragay
Bay. with a frontage of fifty miles. and
an inlanC trend of seventy-five miles. is
indented with smaller bays in which ves-
| sells may find shelter; Tayabas Bay, the
third, opens eighty-three miles along the
south shore. and entirely within the limits
of the province. 1t also has a number of
| smaller bays along its coast.
Its population is I09, 7So-more than Wyo-
| ming, nearly as much as Delaware and
| three times Nevada. The inhabitants are
/ Tagalog and Bicols. both languages be-
| ing spoken. There are twenty-three
| towns and i25 villages besides rural set
| Elements. The capital, Lucena, a port of
| entry, telegraph and military station with
population of 10,712, the second in size
| in the province, is well built. 1t lies on
the northwest coast of the great Tayabas
| Bay and is in road and telegraph commu-
nication with Manila. Attimonan is a
port of entry, telegraph and military sta
| ton Tayabas, the capital under Spanish
| jurisdiction. telegraph and military sta
| ton eight miles north of the present CAPT.
tai, established by the Philippine Com
mission, is the largest town in the province
| having a population of 1890 There are
eighteen towns with from 1900 to 1000 in
| habitantS
| There are eight department islands-Al-
! abat, the largest, being sixty square miles
! in area. The numerous fertile and we'll
| watered valleys which descend in terraces
| from the mountain ranges have many
! plantations of rice, sugar cane, and cof-
lee, WnlCN the staples. A special pro-
| duct is seed called lumbar, from which
1 is made a dry oil.
Indications of coal are found in sew
! eral parts of the province Among many
l valuable woods, the dumgal may De men,
TONED. This tree produces a bitter wood
| from which cups made, and has a
medicinal value. Water standing In the
| cups in a few hours acquires taste and
| effect similar to quinine.
! The inhabitants are largely engaged in
the manufacture of hats. cigar cases. and
! boxes More than 300 looms are operated
! in weaving hemp and pineapple fibre
! There are also forty mills engaged In
| making oil from the cocoanut. Many OF
| the towns have dock and boat building
| facilities
| The operations of the expeditionary
I brigade by Brig. Gen. Theodore Schwan
! U. S. ". commanding in the provinces OF
/ CaVite, Batangas, Laguna, and Tayabas
| January to February s, 1900 accom-
/ plished. in addi,ion TO the dispersion of
the insurgents. the relief of the American
and Spanish prisoners held at Guinayan-
( gan After the organization of the De-
partment of Southern Luzon April T.
1900. Tayabas being in the First district
+ the active movement of the troops was
/ devoted to the breaking up of the guer-
+ rilla bands which had taken refuge in the
| mountains. This put an end to organized
! resistance in this province.
| The province of Tayabas was created
by enactment of the Philippine Commits
/ sion, dated March u, 1901 with the fol-
/ lowing provincial officers: Governor
| 81 500; secretary, s1.i00; treasurer, 81 200;
supervisor. 1900; fiscal. s., $50.