The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-28

Reeites Some interesting Facts About
Philippines.

islands and placing all the interests
on a firm substantial basis 1t is the
object and purpose to make this com.
pany one Of the solid financial insti-
tations of the Philippine islands. The
field for development is greater than
the United States was one hundred
years ago. With the energy and bus.
mess management Of the American.
there is no reason why. in the near IN.
ture. this company should not stand
among the first in the Philippines. as
the opportunities are there awaiting
development Our company consists
of,genilemen who have made a hnan-
cial success in life. With their en-
ergy and judgment, together with the
stockholders who will go with them to
the Philippines, taking as they will
an actual part, arSses a successful
termination. Taken from MIR. Henry
Inns report to the Philippine Invest
ment Co
Transportation and Trade and Devel-
opment of the Islands.
The various islands are inhabited
by different tribes; there being eighty
six different dialects spoken. Many
OF the natives are fairly well civiliz-
ed, cultivate their lands and farms liz
their crude way Others are much like
the American Indian, as they were one
hundred years ago. their clothing be-
ing very limited; somewhat wild but
not dangerous, Their daily food con
sists Of rice, cocoa nuts. bread fruit
and bananas, the wild products of the
country. varied occasionally with a de-
licious repast of dogs and cats. They
are small in stature weighing from
100 pounds 10 $50 pounds. Their prin-
ciple occupation is chicken fighting
Their game or fighting chickens
abound, both tame and wild One of
the greatest desires of the Filipino is
to have little money whereby he may
be able to bet ca his chickens ON Sun
day, the great fsstal day The labor
question in the Philippine islands Is
yet to be solved as the native, when it
comes to this question is very similar
t. our American Indians; while he de-
lights in driving and riding carabo.
manual labor is an object of disgust.
The roads in that country are mere
trails rs they drive nndem. They
have a few ponies about the size of a
Shetland pony The American horse
does not do well The Missouri mule
finds a home any place on earth, there
fore he thrives in the Philippine is
lands. However, the government owns
most all therc,is on the islands The
caraboa being the domestic animal OF
the islands. It furnishes the milk Tor
me family. plows their land, carries
all sher products to market excepting
what the women carry on their heads.
The CoastWiso I1ws of the L. S. A..
take effect after 1904 That is % say,
no veseols or trading boats carrying
passengers or freight from one Amer.
lean port to another, can do so only
on American bottoms To fully illus.
trate at the present time, there is
scarcely any regular communication
among the islands. Any boat sailing
from one port to another, no matte
what nation, is obliged to carry the
mail Boats of any nation can now
load up and go Smong the islands and
trade. The coast-sgise laws will cor
rect this and only Americans bottoms
c2n do this business. Their trading
boats are a source of great profit.
Boats load up with every kind OF mer-
chandise imaginable. Jewelry. trink-
cts. watches, clocks, calico. beads and
all kinds of bright colored materials
Also chickens. eggs. in fact, every
thing imaginable. They viii return
loaded with rice, hemp, cocoa nuts
cocoanut meat in sacks, bananas. rub
Der. sugar. tobacco and all kinds OF
tropical fruits This cargo often clears
to the trader from $4,000 to $4,000
profit Among the productions are to.
bacco, said to be the finest in the
world. The same OF sugar cane and
coffee. These products are all produc-
ed with but little labor The rub
Der and guttapercha interests remain
undisturbed, while there are thousands
OF acres Of trees which have never
been touched, and the land had for the
asking Of it, Pearls is an industry YET
ia lis infancy. although the natives
have fshed them for years.
Timber
The timber grown In the forests o.
the Philippines has no equal there
being over two hundred varieties; all
hard wood with but few exceptions
capable Of retaining the finest polish
known It is not infrequent to see a
single board Of red OF yellow narrow
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