The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-12
PHILIPPINE RAILWAYS
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION
 ARE INVITED.
An Elaborate Scheme of Transportation InvOlved--Agreed That Grantees Shall be Protected From All
 MOIestatiOn.

Washington, June 1.-The War De- partment has made public the, invta- tions signed by Secretary Taft for pro posals for the construction of the rail ways In the Philippines under the act of Congress passed in February for that purpose.
 An elaborate scheme of transporta- tion Is involved. The Philippine gov ernment agrees to protect all the gran tees against insurgents, rebels and outlaws One-half of one per cent. from the gross earnings is to be paid the Philippine government as taxes. The prospectus cites the provisions of the law guaranteeing interest for thir- ty years at four per cent. on the first lien bonds, but 1t is provided that not more than $1,20O,000 shall be paid in interest in any one year. Bids will be received only from individual citizens or o-partnerships of the United States or the Philippines or from railroad cor porations organized and existing un- der the laws of State of the United States or Philippines. The lines to be constructed are as follows:
 From Dagupan in the Province of Pangasinan, to Laoag, in the Province of 1locos Notre, approximately one hundred and sixty-eight miles; from San Fabian, on the Lingayen Gulf via Twin Peaks and the Canyon of the
 
 of continuing to Trinidad, in the Prov ince of Benguet. approximately fifty five miles; from Dagupin or Cabana Tuan, in Nueva Ecija Province, or from any point between Cabanatuan and Dagupin having railway connection with Manila, extending northerly through the Carabelle pass down the valley of the Cagayan River to Aparri, two hundred and sixty miles; from Ma nila northward to connect with the lines to Laoag. Benguet and Aparri, one hundred and twenty miles; from Manila to Batangas, on the Bay of Ba- tangas, approximately seventy miles, with line from Calamba, in the Prov ince of Laguna, to Santa Cruz, twenty five miles, and another from Lipa or other convenient junction in Batangas to Imcena Province of Tayabas, thirty five miles, making total one hundred and thirty miles; from Pasaco, on the Gulf of Pasaco, to Ligao, Province of Albay. with a line from Ligao to Taba- co and across the IslaEc Of Cacraray to Harbor of Batan. and with the main line extending to Legaspi, on the gulf of Albay, all approximately one hun dred miles; from Iloilo, in nortnerly direction, forking to Capiz and Bataan, on the north coast of the Island of Pa nay. approximately one hundred miles; on the Island of Cebu, running north from the city of Cebu to Danao, on the east coast, with the option of a line across from Carcar or Sibonga to the west coast and thence along the coast between Dumanjug and Barili, ninety five miles in all; on the island of Leyte, one part westerly from Tacloban to Carigara, the other southerly from Ta- cloban tc Abuyog. fifty-five miles; and on the Island of Samar, from Wright, formerly called Paranas, on the west coast, to San Julian, on the east coast, fifty miles
 Provision is made for the acquisition of the railroad from Manila to Dagua- ran, now in operation, If satisfactory arrangement with that road can be made.