The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-27

a Manila landlord Zoo 'uu. u m1f
lI# hHu.. a.U 10 800. located m fH.
1r..uDHUp district of san N...I Iu
vHa alrIu up % humuJa n.t nHt
didn't know No. THurn ur. people BOO
Manila who object Goo SAN N.UoI Iu.
ius termed thn district off Hr lUu.
Until th.a time iuu uuHuIH o,o. IurW
AMI majority wroI lo.a tnlt $40
uIl1 could boast really ur..Iupuuc
section Those who dld wU.D prDru.
hly uI Che American colony lyur boo
Erm.iH There Tine cream. Ul foo
speak Of ihU American contingent ru.
HlIuH thui iH tuo commanding general
ui thu Philippine division aud those
cot the bIn government salaries. and
% has always 0maE.nod i.sD'f thc nr.H.
tucuCy of tho city perhaps moro
through O. pouchunt o. hHa ior poyIus
about 600 per cont greater ront than
would Doc required elsewhere
ln Ermiia tho houses are huddlod
together like sumpodcd stoura iu "a
roundup. but the noaWpHa OF the son
shore nud the lunotu Nuuio'H Bola
dc BOuluEuo the cleanliness of the
district and. incidentally. tho high
rents, are what attract the American
10 this select Western center OF the
metropolis. But the landlord was
| quite correct iu saying IN his ront ad
| that his property was located In tho
urlHtocrntlc ncighborhood Of san Mi
/ guol. the literal translation OF which
is Saint Michael. for hero true cast.
orn nrislocracy what littlo there IL
la the capital. quietly resides.
The landlords o. Ermlta arc just
rich enough on tho average 10 own
expensive houses. but poor enough
to Mood 10 rent them when Americans
can be- found that viii pay double
what they are worth. But IN San
| Miguel the conditions are somewhat
/ different There the citizens are
wealthy beyond the state OF becoming
| landlords regardless of tho lone own.
or who wanted 10 hire out and who
was crafty enough TO advertise an
| hrIstocrutlc atmosphere as drawing
/ card 90 the susceptible Here tho
| RoXasoa. the brewing magnatos. and
| other families Of great wealth live
when not touring continental Europe.
or globe-trottIng In general Their
] vast wealth quito countorbalancea
the high rents paid boy tho aristoc.
racy Of Ermlta. ana then they have
ono other claim upon the title which
| handicapB the aspiring donlEons Of tho
sea shore barrIo This other claim
| lies In the fact that tho governor
general has his home thore-the
/ White House Of the Philippines and
has had since long before American
| occupation.
But 30 much Tor Manila's arlstoc.
/ racy and the homhro who brought up
tho subject through desire TO rent.
and 10 the subject Of the lnsular
! White House which Is locally known
as the Malacannn palace, located on
/ tho banks Of the paslg IN the heart
| of San Miguel Mnlaconan ~ ma.
/ tive name and means iu tDr7c English
/ the "haurout." or rendezvous of tho
/ fishes, but the exalted official who re-.
fIdu8 ihorc is far from being FISH In
/ tho sense that The American torn Inn.
plies Why thIs nnmo was given the
. nIaca o. not known unless n was
/ because of ltH proximity 10 Tho river.
. Tho executive mansion ut Malucn-
man, although popularity known as
. fho palace. would hardly Dee dlm'nod
f with the name 100 amy other country
uuIos iu some of The toy republics in
the Caribbean The now command
4 Iur generals residence recently
/ erected Goo Emlta at government uy.
uoneo ur oycrlH n .u exterior w1rul.
+ nc.ur, hut the interior and tho
grounds about me military mansion
can hardly flyOrably compare with
the d1mirle of the governor general.
But tho name of palace generally slF.
ninos rrlnd and imposing structure,
/ 90 Tor kings and their ilk yot ihis
cannot C1nsclontluusly be said Of
Malacauan The buildings proper arc
long and low sQuatty and Hat. but
covering O. vast amount Of ground as
lf 90 make up in area what they lack
I'm height An tho roofs are OF or.
binary implanted galvanized Iron or
OF rcd tile, while the walls are either
Of adobe stone or native hard woods,
the place thus giving. with its we'll.
kept lawns. shrubbery and drives
more the appearance OF shooting
lodge or some sporting prince than
anything else 10 which II can b com