Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05

| rice. Inere is a regular demand Tor IT,
| and II has its fixed prices I'm the mar
kets OF Europe and the United States
Some of the estates are now paying 81
| per cent,
RAILROADS AND ELECTRICITY.
There Will be many railroads built In
the Philippines within the next few
| years. Lines are already planned 10
| open up the greater part Of Luzon. and
one especially profitable road win be
alOnY the Laguna de Bay and down In
| to the southeastern provinces. This
VIII bring the hemp TO Manila, and give
o thickly populated and rich section
railroad access to the capital
There are also many opportunities
for electrical development. The whole
country Is one Of mountains and val
leys, and at some future time the
streams will be made to furnish the
electric power for the sugar and other
mills. Electric roads win be built, and
few Of the cities VIII have electric
lights and car lines
These roads viii throw open new
lands 20 sediment and here viii be
chance for speculation The Flllr i1o
Il as smart as the American as far
as his experience goes, hut he has no
idea OF the increasing values which
come from railroads. ana even after
the railroads are planned one win be
able 20 buy lands at low prices There
Is certain to be an increase I'm real es
tate value almost everywhere, and Il
one could get properties with good titles
he Is almost sure 10 make money. The
trouble, however Is that titles are Of
ten IN doubt. Many of them are dis
puted by the priests and consequently
have to be bought az much risk.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR POOR MEN.
There is one thing however that
should be remembered by all who think
OF going to the Philippines The coun-
try Is no place Tor those who have only
brains and muscle Go Offer The FIJI
pinos make excellent bookkeepers ami
clerks, and they will work for hall the
wages OF an American. Ordinary labo
is poorly paid. and between the Chi
nese and FilipInos there are few
chances for Americans who work only
with their hands.
The same is an with retail merchants
The trade Us almost altogether in the
cheaply and gell closer than We can
There are limited opening, for Amcd-
can lawyers doctors ana dantists, and
Ia fact for almost any of our profes-
slonal men who viii go IN the islands
expecting to stay there and grow ~
with the country
There Is plenty Of room for syndicate
investments Corporations and lndivd-
uals with large capital can easily place Z
money whore II win pay a big interest I
on long. time investments Yming /
men who have some mones and bust. I
ness brains can ind plenty OF chances /
10 make fortunes but thew must 60 .
out and look over the ground for them /
selves aud expect 20 make the Philip /
pines their home for eight or ten years
at least
Indeed, u seems 20 me that our new
Possessions offer a most attractive field
for such men, The Philippines are an
empire OF undeveloped resources. which
as soon az matters become quiet WIN
20 forward on the seven league boots
81 modern progress The most Of the
country IL healthful and In many parts
The climate Is better than that OF the
southern Unite. States. In the future
Every island VA be spotted with the
homes Of rich and well-tO-do Amerl-
ANS. and l venture that the society
here will be equal 10 that Of any part
)f the United States The American
population viii be rich II will have
rood schools at home. and will also
EDUCATE it, children abroad II viii,
n short, be somewhat like the best so.
iety Of the south in the days before
he war.