Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05

the FEW colonies 81 the world which
have no public debt They take in
more than they spend every year and
none OF them owes a cent The rev
cnuc ~ Perak amounts 10 something
like $4,000 600 and its expenditures are
less than 100000 Seldagor takes
I'm over Si0000.000 per annum and IL
costs only about S. 100000 20 run the
state. Nigri Sembilan has receipts of
f2.20D0O0 and spends about s.. 1000. 900.
The only state which runs at all be-
hind is Pahang. and II IL yet on the
edge OF It's development. The govern
mcnts are managed for the people and
the money raised goes back 20 them.
The new railways are almost self
supporting. Their receipts last year
were &5.2O00O0 and their expenditures
just about 500 600 dollars more This
in connection with the new tracks
which are building and the fact that
railroads are practically now 20 the
country, ls surprising. The customs
receipts last year brought in over Si2.-
100000 and licenses almost 5000. 0O0
the latter being largely made up from
gambling. opium and pawnbroking re-
ccints. The government spent last
year over S5,000,000 on public works,
and il BE- encouraging the development
~ the country along the lines Of agri-
culture. In all the colonies plantations
tural estates started. have before me
list Of those now under operation In
Sclangor They embrace such crops
as rubber. coffee cocOanuts, cloves and
pepper and they are largely owned
by syndicates and other associations
Many Of these estates are Of thousand
acres, and some OF 10000 and 20. 900
each.
Among the chief crops OF he MaIays
are rice and cocoanuts The Chinese
grow sugar and the government has
started pepper plantations. and there
are many good pepper farms The
British have also introduced silk
worms and have expended large sums
on the Introduction OF Arabian coffee.
rubber and tea, as well as cinchona
The cinchona failed, but the tea and
coffee succeeded. and eventually plan
tatluns ~ this kind win be set out.
have already written as 20 rubber
Many Of the new plantations are OF
para trees. which begin 10 yield prof
IL OF 800 per acre per annum az seven
years and which should produce 5000
per acre at "a years. Il is estimated
that when the trees are 20 years old
the profits will be $3.50 per acre per
annum. The trees grow well and yield
abundantly. At 10 years old one re-
Gently gave 25 pounds Of rubber al "A
single tapping. That tree was 90 feet
nlgh, ana az three feet from the ground
IL had a girth Of IS feet
At present the planters find IL hard
10 get laborors. The Malays are not
anxious 20 work. The Chinese are
miners. and 10 has been necessary to
go 20 India 10 find workmen for tho
plantations. These are brought here
iu large numbers and seem 10 thrive.
THE DRONEs OF THE ORIENT.
Indeed 7 doubt whether any civlliza-
tion viii make the full-bl0oded Malay
an Industrious man. This is true Of the
Philippines. and you will find few
steady workers among the Malays of
the Straits Settlements or the Dutch
East Indies. These people do not he
licye I'm laying up money where moth
and rust win corrupt. They want only
enough To- support life, 10 dress In good
style and 70 give a feast when their !
children are married. Their needs are
few, and when supplied they lay nff !
until want comes. Some Of the rulers i
tell me they cannot get their own sub [
iects 10 work their plantations. and the |
sultan OF JohOre, who governs the state /
ln the mainland opposite Singapore,
says that he has to get Chinese coolies |
10 DO his work, fof his own men will /
not labor.
HOW THE MALAYs LIVE.
/ have visited some Of the Malay vii |
ages. Their houses are scattered about /
under the trees near the roads They !.
are usually huts about IS feet square |
made Of bamboos or boards with
hatch OF palm leaves. The average i