Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-02-22

/ level again. "a ss
The most valuable timber within
easy reach on the coast has been out,
tleaving the Inferior grades, but there
HIS stIll a quite a little frst group tim.
ber inE the interior.
4 The two staple products Of the
islands are copra and hemp HemI
4 grows wild on the slopes Of the inter.
1 lior Samar could be well in the lead
4 III the slumbering natives could oe
Induced to wake up and cultivate these
two crops. yis
The Governor General stated, ait 4
public meeting, that Sannar Is Arts
4 years behind the rest of the islands
Such a condition appears to have ex
listed since white men knew them
magellan landed on d small island OF
the south end Of sanlar, but he found
the natives SO lazy, shiftless and ais
honest that he dubbed them .Ladron
les hove anchor and sailed on TO Cehu
where he made his first settlement
From all reports such a B procedure
would be warranted at the present
day. ME- II II
Tie Island Is fairly pacific at pres,
ent. The Constabulary have just ex.
terminated the last chief of the Pula.
hanes, Otoy, and can now recommend
the island as a safe one to live IN, as
far as outlaws are concerned. The
worst feature about the .bosque' is
the Chow. An American has to car
Try all OF his provisions with him 81
else live on rice, chicken, eggs and
I.dried fish. Usually only one Of these
articles can be found in a locality and
sometimes nothing at all can be had
to eat. The water is universally bad
and doctors advise boiling before us.
ing.
Leyte is quite different from Samar.
It's topography is more regular, In
the manner Of Philippine topography,
It's people are more energetic than
those 5of Samar and it's resources are
better developed The population of
Leyte is 3SS, ,922 or 1923 per square mile
es against so per square mile In Sa-
mar. The greater part of the country
IS covered with timber, but there are
some open stretches. II Tac!ohan, the
}scaritaL orS the east coast is connected
with Carigara on the coast by al good
road, and a road is under construction
which viii ultimately connect the cap
tai with the west coast. Tasloban has
an excellent harbor, while none Of the
important towns in Samar have this
essential attribute. It was, at one
time. third in importance in the Is
lands as a shipping point. Taken all
together. Leyte is the more desirable
location Of the two islands s3 4s
"a great deal of Information concern.
ing roads was published In a report
OF the Bureau Of Public Works, dated
January, 1909, under the title, Present
Condition Of Roads in the Philippine
Islands and Proposed Betterment. n 1T
gave complete tabulation Of all oi
the roads at that time, an estimate Of
the amount of money that would be
available for construction and outlins
ed a complete system of roads for the
whole territory and plan for their
construction. 1t was estimated that
the system could be economically
completed in 17.2 years. At that time
Leyte had 10 kilometers Of first class
road and Samar had none while at the
present writing Leyte has 65 kilo-
meters and Sanar 80. Il.
Roads are divided into three classes
| First class roads are those having q
solid roadbed and snrfacing Of either
crushed rock or screened gravel, rol
| led in two layers and filed with bind
er. Second class roads are built In
4 the poorest sections of the country
/ where traffic is light and half as much
/ expenditure is made on the surfacine
as for first class. Second class roads
may beydeveloped into first class with
a small expenditure. Third class
4 roads include all Of the remaining
! roads and also trails which may even
tually develop into first or second
II t..H .yf
4 class roads
There is apparently little need Of
roads In Samar at the present. There
are very few draft animals and fewer
vehicles. 1t is anticipated that the
eonstruction Of a few good roads will
teach the people their value and heiT
to develop the country. The Islands
are well adapted to baroto traffic
which is the mostSpopular method o.
transportation. During the Pulajanes
trouble, the destruction Of the barotos
of the outlaws paralized them and led