The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-13

y ETrER banking facilities, reform of the
IN currency the purchase Of the lands by
~ the fflars, electric and steam railways,
| electric light plants, more schools, the
| right ol appeal in certain cases to the supreme
court OF the United states, Si,OO0,OOo FOR local
| improvements in Manila. wider margin in timber
| cutting privileges, is Governor Taft's recapitu.
lation of the pressing needs OF the Philippines
| an China, according 10 our classification OF
| professions, the working man ranks higher than
| the merchant or tr1desm0n. Minister WI.
Cripple Creek gold production for January was
| S2O3O,O0O. The district now produces onotenth
| OF the worlds entire output. Its share in 1891
was S2OO,0Oo but by 1901 it gradually increased
TO s2i,Ols,oOO.
Natal Colony. South Africa, suffered first and
long from the Boor war, but is righting ITSELF
its imports for 1901 amount TO So 100000. against
S3O,0oO000 fur 1000 and its exports, $4,000 600
against Sj,G000D.
In the total tonnage Of arrivals and cleaianccs,
Chicago ranks fourth among the principal ports
OF the world leading all but Lotdon New York
and Hamburg. The figures for the year ending
December 81, 1900 Except in the casc of New
York. for which the figures for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1900 are giyem, are MS follows:
City. Tonnage
New YORK ...,...,..,................ 1602O,2gO
ihdlhDulg ''.......,....,.......... li,lOS,ST
'htagO H. lSO, lUO
antwerp lo,Oi5,lI2
Liverpool .'.''..'........,..,....... 1SlS,OOO
Nlarseilles oG2o,l14
SO far as the United States is concerned, Chi
cago leads all ports except New York in tonnage
and leads even that port in the number of arii.
walls and clcaranccs.
'rhc Filipino is attached, first to his town,
second to his province and lie is, think now
forming an attachment for the name of Filipino.
On that pride of country and on the Filpno's
desire for education. base my hope in the sue.
cess Of what we doing in the islands. Our
hope is III the educated classes. The $50 Amcri.
can teachers scattered over d55 towns are en-
gagged in teaching the Filipino teachers. One
great difficulty encountered is the fact that the
people OF the different provinces do not under.
stand the language one of another. Only five to
seven per cent. speak and write the Spanish Ian.
guage. Many of the American soldiers have acted
as teachers OF the islanders and have proved very
successful ''-Goyernor Taft.
The Illuminating gas industry Is not on its
last legs III this country, by any means The
census reports slow that there are 2,si2 central
electric lighting plants with a capital of $780,
OOO and .i2 establishments devoted to the manu-.
facturc OF gas. with capital OF $2jS, III 900,
turning ont a product OF SjG,s91 O0O.-Albany
Journal.
Governor TAFT said in praise of the natives that
he had never met Filipino who was not mll-
Sician, and he added: "All Filipino crowds arc
we'll behaved and polite and the people are cour-
tnous. The Filipino also shows capacity for
skilled labor, but he is negligent OF machinery
l wish it were true that the Filipino is as indus.
trous as is claimed but he is not. Indeed |
there are many OF them who might secure work
who do not seek it. This condition leads to a
demand for the bringing in of Chinese"
Governor Taft stated that in the islands there |
are about 100000 acres OF land held by private
persons and that OF this, 100000 acres are owned