New-York tribune., 1906-02-02

nroduotiop of sugar under Spanish sovereignty was
last fiscal year was only I250o0 short tons. which
included considerable amount held IN warehIusTs 1a
from urevous years Controlling reasons are clear
Iy and convinengly set forth as to Wny the totai al
output Of beth tobacco TS asd sng here would be 30
insignificant a proportion of the total amount OF
fhe5e tTo that they could not BY any possibility
disturb the home market The oniy enect g, S,, ,as
on tobacco and sugar, either now or for years 70
come is said to be simply to enable the producer
In previous reports the commission has repeated,
harsh and needless restrictions imposed py a the
present law, and now again strongly recomnenus nus
the repeal of the obnoxious section by whicn one @
person corporation may hold only one clam IN ON
given vein or lode and this not 70 faos that no
large investment will be made. x-,.,,,,,,r.,
banks established for the primary purpose OF ad-
vancing money to agricuturists mainly on security
have no money With which to purchase the
tial animals and agricultural machinery and lmpie.
present compelled 10 pay 10 to 40 per cent or more
per annum for borrowed money.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Under the present law not more than forty acres
OF land may be sold from any portion of the pub
lie domain TO any individual. and not more than
$500 acres to any person. association, firm cor
poration. These limitations were undoubtedly in
tended to to the Filipinos solely the right
practically no entries by Filpinos of homesteads.
nor have any applications been made by them Ier
establishment OF plantations Of considerable size
by tipinos and Americans of intelligence ana
means and to successfully cultivate hemp, cocoa
nuts maguey coffee cacao. sugar and tobacco. 1t
is recommended that the amount which may be
purchased by individual be increased 10 not
more than 1000 acres. and that the amount which
and it is said that 10000 acres would be the min
imum amount which corporation could well
afford to establish an up-to-date plantation
equipped with modern mills. machinery and imple-
ments.
The request is urgently made for assistance in
the work of coast and geodetic survey. a topo-
tionaI lighthouses. quarantine service. etc. While
the character of the services which would be rem
waters pertains directly to the insular government,
yet it is of enormous benefit to the commerce OF
the world at large which finds it's way to the
Philippine Islands The coast line is eleven thou
sand miles long, and with the resources at hand
the work cannot possibly be completed in less than
Until general topogra phical survey Of the
islands has been made there be accurate
general mapping of the lands OF the archipelago,
factory conditions arising from issuing patents for
tracts of land which not connected with
% pon the position & 1f rn which mas Defn mi
ii is stated thae il is obviously beyond the means
OF the nsular government either now or for years
come, to undertake and carry out this work.
While lighthouses are being established rapidly
as possible, the many which needed canno:
possibly be built for many years to come, in view
of the limited resources available.
1t is recommended that the act Of Congress ap-
proved April Is, 1901, entitled IAN act to regulate
States and ports and places in the Philippine
Archipelago, between ports and places In the Phil
ippine Archipelago, and for other PURPOSES be
and 2 be suspended until July l, 1903.
Legislation is asked authorizing the Philippine
Commission to make reductions in duties imposed
present future schedules whenever il shall. in
its opinion, be for the public interest to do so.