Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-25
SILK WORM SUCCESSFULLY cUL.
1IvArEp, SAY GOVERNMENT
ExPERIMENTERs.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND
AoAPrABlLITY OF NATIVES
Homo Market Would Take All Silk
Produced For Some Time-PsopIs Of
Islands Being Taught All About In
dustry- Experiments Cover Wide
Range.
Especial correspondence

Washington, Aug. ga new USE ios
been discovered for the Philippines.
The possibilities of silk production
there have been under investigation
and announcement is made by the bu-
reau of science OF the government OF
the Philippines that the prospects 1or
the successful cultivation Of the SILK
worm there are satisfactory.
The obvious Importance of develop
ment of the silk industry in the orient
al possessions Of the United States need
not be dwelt upon. That attention 10
the matter is being attracted IN the
cast in indicated by a report from
Consul General George E. Anderson at
Hongkong.
Consul General Anderson says there
is no question that many portions OF
the Philippines are especially adapted
TO silk culture from a climatic stand
point The Philippines manner OF Nv
ing also suits the needs of silk culture
in all essential respects, particularly
in the fact that it renders possible the
light work of wome and children. SO
essential to the economical production
of silk 1t has been well-known lot
many years among the Chinese, says
the report that silk growing possloll-
ties in the Philippines are immense put
the Introduction Of the Industry py
Chinese has been prevented by the
Chinese exclusion act TO some extent
and also by the fact that Chinese LABOR
in the Philippines has been more val
liable for other purposes than SILK Gull
;ure The fact that a ready home mar
ket will take all silk produced for some
time to come offers exceptional advan-
tages to silk culture in the Islands ana
the possibilities OF it's future extension.
according to Consul General Anderson.
are practically without limit.
Question Under Investigation.
The question Of producing silk In the
islands has been under investigation
for some time. not only as prospec-
tive means OF increasing the produc-
tive possibilities of the islands gener-
ally but as a means Of furnishing SILK
for use in connection with industries
already we'll established. The Philip
pine islands for many years have been
famous for certain fabrics woven by
the people from native fbers, among
them. for example, being the we'll
known JUST or pineapple-f fiber cloth.
In the weaving of various forms OF
this cloth considerable silk Is used for
mixing fibers and for varying designs.
Imports of silk into the Philippines in
1910 amounted to s6S5.515. and are
steadily increasing. Most OF the sup
ply comes from China.
The experiments in silk culture IN
the Philippines by the bureau Of sci
ence, have been conducted under the
direction Of DR.. c. s. Banks. chief OF
the division of entomology. Experts
from various countries have looked In
to the matter including an expert
from Italy, who declared that the pros
poets of silk raising in the islands are
brighter in some respects than those
in any other country. even In those
now producing the worlds supply Of
silk The experiments in the islands
were first conducted with worms i'm
ported from Ceylon. where for several
years a peculiar breed OF worms has
been produced. the cocoons of which
are bright golden yellow. These
worms have been crossed with a Jap
anese breed. the cross producing "A
pure white cocoon ard giving a crop
nine times a year as compared with
two and three crops year by the usu-
al Chinese and Japanese breeds OF
worms
Dr. Banks is taking steps to teach
the people Of the islands all about the
silk industry and get it under way il
possible