The National tribune., 1902-07-31
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN LUzoN.

Of them cut up into small patches, which
are rented out for cropping to a multi
tude of tenants.
The Province of Pampanga is especial
ly rich in cane fields, and there are dis
tricts not reached by the road where great
quantities Of sugar go to waste annually
for want of transportation, or where an
immense increase in the product would
follow the construction of a railroad to
carry it to market. In the bordering
mountains there are dense forests of the
finest of tropical woods, which can only
be gotten out by means of a railroad,
since logging by water is scarcely prac-
ticable with such heavy timber. There
are also coffee, tobacco and chocolate dis
tricts yet to be reached by rail.
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO.
The finest tobacco is grown in the
provinces farther north, and immense
quantities are consumed in the home mar
ket. Imagine population of some
o,UooOO persons, each of whom, except
the small children, smokes from % to 80
cigarets day, and large proportion of
whom smoke cigars, and one can get some
idea of the consumption of tobacco. One
large factory in Manila, La Insular
was equipped at that time with machines
turning out 100000 cigarets daily. 1t may
be doing better now. 1t also had 500
hands at work making cigars Add to
this home demand the large Oriental mar
ket that is supplied and the possible mar
ket in the United States under condi-
tions Of trade that Congress will in the
end be compelled to establish, however
foohshly 1t may now be erecting tariff
wall between the two sections of what
are in fact common country, and the
possibilities Of future development in the
islands grow upon the mind
THE ARRIVAL.
When we reached San Fernando n
large crowd was assembled at the station
to greet "El LibradOr," as Aguinaldo was
afectonately called; but he was not to
arrive from MalOlos until the next train.
about noon time. An elegantly decorated
carriage, drawn by four white ponies, was
awaiting him, while the Gale Real-the
royal road, as all main thOroughfares are
called-was lined with soldiers stationed
at intervals OF about five yards and fac
ing In from opposite sides of the street.
Tor distance of about two miles from
the depot to the Government Building in
the center of the town. Our host had
gone up the day before and sent some fine
carriages TO meet us at the depOt and I'M
these we drove between the lines of SOL
dlers and under the beautiful bamboo
arches that spanned the streets at inter
vais, receiving awkward salutes from the
soldiers as we passed and being objects
OF intense curiosity to the crowds of ma
tlves who had assembled to greet the non
ular idol and most of whom had never he
fore seen an American.
1t was Indeed 2 triumphal procession
Inc entire route was lined with decora
uons OF colored paper on bamboo frames
ana the arches were works of art, being
constructed of bamboo frames interviewer
with strips Of the same material in grace
iul designs, as well as palm leaves. In
expensive and easily constructed, for
beauty they put to shame the heavy, elab-
crate and costly arches upon which we
spend so much time and money in this
country. On one of them stood Filipino
maiden dressed as the goddess of liberty
and holding in her hand the Filipino flag.
while on either side stood q Filipino SOL
dier in full bedtick uniform. gun i'm hand
The most significant feature of the dec.
orations was the blending of the Ameri
can and Filipino flags. Every short dis
lance was a pole bearing shield, OH
winch were the letters ~. s." at the top
and R. F." at the bottom, the latter
standing for "Republica Filipinas," with
the American flag depending from one
side and the Filipino emblem from the
other. The idea conveyed was that the
American Republic and the Filipino Re.
public were united. This was the idea
the leaders of the movement for indie
pendence desired to inculcate, that the
Americans were helping Aguinaldo estab-
llsh an Independent Government for the
FilipinOs. This was at that time his din
lomatic attitude toward the Americans
though at that very time he was organic,
ing an army TO fight us in the event we
took over the islands from Spain at the
treaty conference soon to meet in Paris
Acting on this idea, the populace greeted
US by exclamations Of "Buenos Amari.
canos," "Vive los Estados Unidos', give
Ia Republica Filipinas."
We were driven to the house Of our