Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
BIDS FOR RAILWAYS
PLANS FOB WORK IN THE PHILIP.
PINES.
Proposals viii Be Received Here and
in Manila Next November
Conditions Imposed.

The War Department has announced that
proposals for the construction of RAILWAYS
In the Philippine Islands, under the act of
Congress passed in February for that pur-
pose. VIII be received in Washington CITY
+ and In Manila November next An elab-
crate scheme or transportation Is involved
The Philippine government agrees to pro-
tect all the grantees against ladrones in
surgents, rebels and outlaws One-half of
per cent from the gross earnings is to be
paid to the Philippine government as taxes
The prospectus cites the provisions of the
law guaranteeing interest for thirty wears
at per cent upon thes first Hen bonds but
1t is provided that not more than 81 40 900
shall be paid in interest in any one year
Bios VIII be received only from individual
citizens or copartnerships of the United
states or of the Philippine Islands or from
raiiroad corporations organized and exist
Ing under the laws of a state or the United
states or the Philippines. The lines to be
CONSTRUCTED are as follows:
The Proposed Lines - ..-
From Dagupan. in the province of Pam
eastman, to Laoag. in the province of Ilocos
Norte, approximately les miles; from San
fabian, on the Lingayen gulf. via Twin
Peaks and the canyon of the Bued river, to
baguio, with the option OF continuing to
iiHiiudu' III the province OF Benguet, an
proximately 55 miles: from Dagupan or Ca
oanatuan. in Nueva Ecija province or from
any point between Cabanatuan and Dag,
pan having railway connection with Manila
extending northerly through the Caraballo
pass and down the valley of the Cagayan
river to APART, 260 miles; from Manila
northward to connect with these lines to
Laoag. Benguet and APART. 10 miles.
FROM Manila to Batangas on the Bay of
Batangas, approximately 30 miles in length,
with line from 1calambR,f TN the province
OF Laguna, to Santa Cruz. % miles, and an
other from Eipa or other convenient Juno
ton In Batangas, to Lucena, province of
Tayabas. 30 miles. making a total of 100
miles; from Pasacao, on the Gulf of Pasa-
Gao. to Ligao. province of Albay, with a
line from Ligao to Tabaco. and across the
Island OF Cacraray to the harbor of Batan.
ana with the main line extending to Legas-
pi. on the Gulf of Aibay. all approximately
lOo miles; from Iloilo in northerly direc-
tion, fork1ng to CapiZ and Bataah, on the
north coast of the Island of Panay, approx
lmately 100 miles; on the Island of Negroes
from Escalante westerly to Mammalian,
100 miles; on the Island of Cebu running
north from the city of Cebu to Danso.
the east coast, and south from Cebu to Ar
gao on the east coast, with the option of a
line across from Carcar or Sibonga to the
west coast, and thence along the coast be-
tween Dumanjug and Barih, % miles in all;
on the Island of Leyte, one part westerly
from Tacloban to Carigara. the other south
erly from Tacloban to Abuyog, 10 miles, and
on the Island of Samar, from Wright, for
meriy called Paransas, on the west coast, to
San Julian, on the east coast, 80 miles.
Provision is made for the acquisition of
the railroad from Manila to Dagupan. now
In operation. If satisfactory arrangements
with that road can be made.