The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-27
Will HELP ROADS.
Federal Government Will Back Funds
for 4 ~s3o,O00,0oO systernsin the

Chicago. April a6.-Active railroad
construction in the Philippine islands
will begin within a veal Bonds ID the.
approximate amount of $50, 600, 900 are
to be issued by the syndicate which
contracts Tor tho hbiSiss..a ing nf the lines
and per cent. interest on the3f bonds
Will be guaranteed by the governments
The construction will approximate
loo ::essSSSs3 Seen hundred miles will
tks<sbniit b the island of Luzon. tSe
largest IF She philippine archipelago,
ana the remainder is to be divided be-
tween the islands of Panay, Negroes.
Cebu, LeSte and Samar in short lines
OF from 40 to 100 miles each.
While no definite announcements
have been made by the government
concerning, the plans, the information
has been. given by a person intimately
associated with the work that the Phil
ippine commission row is considering
t installation of q railway system In
the islands. Within as$week orTren days
the outlines being prepared by a Chi
cage engineer will be completed and
Will be forwarded to the Philippine
fpTaEcd@bias-wi for
along the Hires Sc :... andi fIf-thn-f,ross-
pectus. T4--
Is to Be al Up-to-Date System.
The advertisement will call for bids
for constructing comprehensive rail-
way system for the Philippines with
broad guage track and first class mod
ern equipment In every detail, based
upon American standards. The line to
be built is intended to be the finest I'M
any country in the orient.
The basis for the new railway sys-
tenn for the Philippines is the bill passed
by congress last February. This pro-
yfdes that for the purpose of aiding,
in the construction of such lines In the
islands as the insular government may
specifically authorize the commission Isl
empowered to enter into a contract
with any railroad company. 1t further
is provided that the total liability Of.
the government shall not exceed ami
annual amount of $780, 900 and thef
guarantee of interest is limited to thirty
years. n
F. A. Delano Working on Prospectus
+. A. Delano, recently elected vice
president of the Wabash railroad and;
formerly general manager OF the Bur-
lington system, has been at work dur
ing the past two months drawing up
the prospectus which will govern the
bidding, for the government contract.
His preliminary work is nearly COM
pleted.
The government has not gone ahead
with this preliminary work without
first being assured that there would be
plenty of capital forthcoming to build
the railroads. 1t is expected eighteen
or twenty syndicates will submit bids
for the work. Assurances have BEEN
received from financiers and capital
lists.
1t was argued by the advocates of
the new railroads that they will save
the government much money by lessen,
Ing the cost of transporting troops and
supplies, 1t was said the annual de-
crease in expenses on this score Will
more than equal he amour guar
anteed as interest should the lines be
unable to earn a cent beyond enough to
a the expenses of operating.
Supplies Must Be Imported.
Mr.. Delano explained yesterday that
the cost of building the Philippine
roads would not exceed 100000 a mile.
1t would not reach this figure We're it
not necessary to import most of the
supplies from the United States. Even
timber must be transported across the
Pacific and be cresoted in order to save
.Dt from the white ants which infest the
islands. AS an offset to the expense
Of transporting supplies is the cheap
ness of labor in the islands,