Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-27
"UNHEALT HIEST PLACE ON
GODS GREEN FOOTSTOOL. !"
Says 0. H. KeinwOrt, Speaking Of the Philippines.
Has Been in Islands Since lSOO-.-At the Fall
Of ManlIa-.-Returned to Albuquerque

we havo with us always ! have been
in ll health for the past tour years.
and am here now 60 fcouucratc The
catiia have al died from pests and
diseases. and bog chorra Is rampant
all over the islands AZ a result. sou
can't get fresh milk for love or mont.
aud beer o. 30 CENTS a pint an drink
ing water hes So be distilled before
ihr0aahnut che Islands. except Do the
cities Marsh land is everywhere
M0auulf1s and other pests are as
thick as sand on on Arizona desert.
in June and July The hos choigfa
breaks out every year rhero'f no
getting rid Of g.
Rainy season.
"Tho rainy season opens Up early
Ia The spring and continues for AZ
least from five 90 elk months. I've
seen Il rain Tor weeks al a time.
steady downnour. heavier. one day.
perhaps. than others, bat rain. rain,
rain iuai the sane. I've seen au aq.
craze of % inches Of rain per day
Tor three aucceasivo days. Then %
let's up Tor a few days. The sun
comes out hot and bliaiarinR. the
steam rises from che damp gronndl
and you suftoosie and sweat, the mos-
Quit0a bite you. the files annoy yon.
dyaenicfy gets you, 20 does malaria.
and. altogether, you lead q miserable
life. Then Ia March, the typhcon be
gins 60 blow, and Il % q well known
fact that the China and philippine
coasts are the worst IN the world.
Reefs and rocks and coral beds ancun'sg
along the coast and many vessels are
pounded 20 pieces On the Philippine
coast every year. Then a little later
along comes the earthquakes, and ~
you have anythlng left. after passing
through the rest. the earthquake roba
you OF g. an houses are one story
AFFAIR." "A two or three story built.0R
couldn't stand the disturbances That
occur every year.
other Facts,
RATES ai the hotels ia Manila are
from 50 90 90 per day, gold. WAGES
are good. though. the smallest salaries
being from fI5 20 $50 per month, 10
the Civil Service. School teachers
make SO per month. But Il costs US
per month % live decently. and then
you can't. Tor you can get no veEe
tables. unless imported. Meats, fresh
from the cold storage HOUSES. coat
30 cents gold. per pound. The Ameri-
cAns live mostly On canned goods
The country n tho richest 10 the
world in hemp. c0coanuts and sugar
and u We had transportation facilities
30 We could SET our goods % the
coast. fortunes could be- made IN a
few years The finest hardwood 90
be found IN any of Uncle Sans poe
sessions are IN the Philippines. and
the supply 10 seemingly inexhausuhle.
Railroads are tho crying need or that
country at psssent. Sanitary condi-
lions are getting better every year.
but h viii take many. many, years
% make q healthy enough 60 live in
On comfort
snouidoring Voloanoa.
There are several active volcnn0s
On the islands the largest bclnG me
Mayon near I.agaapy 10 southern
Iuzou. This one smokes and smoid
hrs continually Another large one rs
the Apo. which the Moro tribe wor-
shlps Il % always "a eruption, 10 a
certain extent There arc about %
I different tribes 90 natives IN the
islands. OF which the Moros and IL
gorr0ies are the worst and most I'M
civilized. They live IN a barbarous
manner. and are continually at war
Win one another. The head hunters
81 the IggoFrotes are an that "a claim
Cd for them. and the half hes not betr
told"
/ Mr.. kleinwort will remain In Aihu-
! querque cor some time 10 come, until
he has fully recovered hia health He
has lett hls coffee plantation IN CHARGE
Of en- ovorseor. and will not return 40
the Philippines. for several months, ~
least He e making his home
with his brother, Emil Kielnworl. on
Atlantis = nue., during bis stay IN
the city.