Arizona republican., 1901-09-12
.PAMPANGA PROVINCE.
One of the Most Important of
 the Philippines
Bigger, Richer and More Populous Than Many States and Territories. Its Agricultural and Manufactur- ing Resources.

Washington, Sept 11.-From material compiled in the division of insular af- fairs of the war department the follow
 ing abstract has been prepaTed coE- cerning the important province of Pam panga.
 l. Under the provincial orga aniZation act Pampanga was created a local politi- cal Jurisdiction in February last. under the general authority of the Philippine commission. It is one Of the most i'm portant of, the provinces in population, industry and trade. Its southern bor- ders contain iraif Of the great delta of the Grarde Pampanga river. which enters Manila bay through many out jets.
 The province contains 1.413. 760 acres, which make it nearly twice the size of the state of Rhode Island and within i5O square miles of the area of the state of Delaware. The country has every variety of surface. being mountainous ir the western part and nearly level in the center and south. The temperatu-e is cool and delightful
 All the towns of the interior are with in 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 or
  tive products with Manila. The Manila and Dagupan railroad crosses the prov ince from southeast to northwest ami brings many of its principal towns in communication with Manila bay and the gulf of L:rgayen. an arm of the China sea. The railroad is parallelei by telegraph line.
 The population rumber 223. .922 six times as large as the state of Nevada | nearly three times as great as wyom- ing. and considerably larger than Ari- zona, Idaho. Delaware or New Mexico. The inhabitants are the race from whom the province takes its name Pampanga. Tn the mountains are q few Negritos. remnant of the aborig- inal race of Luzon. This population is distributed among twenty-five towns. 92s villages ard 297 rural districts The capital. Bacolor. on the Betis river. not far from the head of the Pampanga delta is town of IT, 100 iu- habitants. It is well built, has fine court house and a monument to the memory of Anda y Salazar. governor general of the island in 1762-4. 1776. Arayat in the northeastern part has a population of 14,oGO Candaba near the western margin of the swamp of that name, 1000. Lubao on the delta II. .000 Macabebe on the Rio Grande Pam panga near one of Its outlets. 14.00o. San Fernando. the shipping port of Ba- color on the NJ & D. railroad, 14.O0O. There are twelve other towns with a population exceeding 5000.
 The agricultural products of the prov ince are quite extensive, the staples being rice. sugar. tobacco. cotton. corn. sweetpotatoes and indigo. The annual value of these crops is estimated at s1,- 21o,000 The annual value of forest products is S1S2. .3S0. The fishing inter- ests are also becoming very extensive In addition to the large occupation of the inhabitants in agriculture. grazing and fisheries. there is a considerable development of mechanical industry. At the time of the outbreak of the Spanish war there were 1257 looms in operaticn. and 654 sugar mills, AS being hand power, IF steam and the rest hydraulic. There were 365 stone mills. 15 carriage shops. besides pottery fac tories, carpenter shops, tool shops. bet factories, etc. large manufacture of sacks for commercial packing and sleeping mats Is carried on.
 Under the military organization in 1900. after the general campaign for the. suppression of the rebellion, the depart- ment of northern Luzon was created on May 4. 1900, under command of Major al l-oyu Wheaton, U- S- V. Brig adler General Fred D. Grant was as- signed to the command of it's fifth dis trict. Subsequent operations took place against the bands of outlaws which had taken refuge in .he mountains, and resulted in breaking up further opposi- ton to the United States authority
 The following provincial officers have been installed by the commission: Gov ernor. salary S1.600; secretary, salary S1,OOO; treasurer, s2.4O0, with bond of SlO.OOO; supervisor, salary 1900; fiscal. salary s1,350.
 The presidentes or alcaldes of the munlcipalitieS meet quarterly. The local civil government is meeting with great success. The inhabitants are be- ginning to realize the advantages of stable government and as conse- quence great advancement is being made in every branch of industry