The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-07
INTERESTING CHATS WITH
MEN WHO HAVE TRAVELLED


at the head of the bureau for the
past eight years, a great Improvement
Is to be noticed. In Manila sewers
have been constructed and the largest
cold storage ice plant in the
world has been erected as well as a
plant for distilling water. At present
it is possible for citizens, at nominal
cost, to obtain daily supplies of ice
and pure water, delivered at their door.
The lepers in the city have been seq
regated and placed il San Lazro hos
pital, where there are at present
about 200. A leper colony has also
been established ON the island of
Culion, in the southern part Of the
archipelago, to which point the Manila
lepers will be eventually removed.
There are now some 1900 people al
Culion suffering from the dread dis
ease, and the mortality 10 something
appalling, running as high as lou
deaths per month. But they till ths
land, raising all their own food, and
are apparently happy.
1.-THE improved health conditions OF
the islands are very marked. Dysen
terry is now practically unknown,
smallpox has been nearly suppressed
by means of vaccination, epidemics OF
cholera are very rare, and under the
improved methods of handling this
disease, the mortality has been re-
duced to the minimum.
i 1.-THE government has also accom-
plished great work along education
al lines. When the schools were first
established all the teachers were
Americans, but now you will find only
an American principal, the subordinate
teachers being natives"
''Are the islands in tranquil state,
Doctors' asked the reporter.
Practically SO" was the reply.
''The only trouble nowadays is caused
by bands of native brigands, called
ladrones, who hang about ON the ont
skirts of civilization and prey upon
unwary American travellers. But even
these cases are becoming rare, owing
to the fact that the military author
tiles have trained very efficient force
of native scouts and constabulary, who
make it their especial business to rouna
up this Glass;
| "Do the natives seem to be coa-
tented under American rule"
''As class, yes. Of course in the
Philippines, as well as in every other
country, there are q lot of loud
mouthed agitators who attempt 10
make political capital out of theis
complete independence talk, but they
comprise but small percentage of
the total population"
J. s. Wood Of Fresno, CAL, accom-
panied by his son, s. H. Wood, came
in on No. yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Wood was a resident of Humboldt
county from 1870 until 1882, in which
latter year he removed to the Califor
MIA city, where he has since been en-
gagged in the hardware and agricu'-
tural business. His father, c. b.
Wood. was pioneer of the county,
coming here in 1868 and locating on
ranch As miles south Of town, in the
Sonoma range of mountains. The elder
Wood spent his last days in the Golden
state, dying at Oakland some fourteen
years ago.
In conversation with Silver State
representative yesterday Mr.. Wood
said:
'This is my first visit to Winnie
mucca since / left here 26 years ago.
i expected to find many new improve
ments and faces, and in this respect
: have not been disappointed, but 1
also miss many of the old landmarks
and old faces. The change has been
SO great that I feel homesick.' -
How are times in California, Mr..
Wood!' inquired the reporter.
Very prosperous in our county, =
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