The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-12
PROMOTION FOR
THE PHILIPPINES
Cromwell Talks Of Resources.
Thinks Well Of Hands
Around Projects.

"we are going to do some heavy
publicity work In Manila In the next
few years, " said Ellis Cromwell before
sailing for Manila yesterday afternoon,
after vacation Of several months in
the United States. eve shall cooper.
ate in every way possible with the pro.
motion committee here and with the
Hands Around the Pacific organiza
tion.'
Mr.. Cromwell is one of the three
members Of the publicity committee
which has in charge the bringing of
the possibilities of the Islands before
the outside world. He is the govern.
ment representative on the committee
and appointed by Governor-General
Forbes
John S. Hord, president of Spanish
Filipino bank is one of the other mem
bers, and the third is D. M. Carmen.
This committee works in conjunction
with and under the auspices of the
Manila merchants association.
During the time he was in the city
yesterday while the Manchuria was in
port Mr.. Cromwell had a conference
with Secretary Wood of promotion com
mittee and with Alexander Hume Ford
of the ands-Around. the.Paciic Club.
He also had a talk with R. X. BONNIE
whom he hopes to induce to go to the
Philippines to take a lot of moving
picture films of the island life and
different industries. He has been in
touch with the promotion work done
by Secretary Wood for long time,
and was much interested in what is
being done by Hands-Around.
Favorable to "Hands-Around.'
When the objects of the latter or
ganization were explained to him, he
said he was heartily in accord with
tho work outlined to which Hawaii and
Australia had subscribed, and that he
felt sure the Philippine association
would come in on the matter of estab'
fishing a Pan.Pacifc bureau in New
York, according to the plans already
under way,
The matter of the transcontinental
train and the around the Pacific cruise
also struck Mr.. Cromwell as being two
objects which the Philippines could
well come in on, and he promised be-
fore sailing, to do all he could to bring
the matter to the favorable attention
of the merchants association of Ma
Mia.
Aims Are Different.
al have looked into promotion mat
tiers in different parts of the States,
said Mr.. Cromwell, "and have severa
new wrinkles to bring before the pub
licity committee when l get back tC
Manila. We want all the help we car
get from Hawaii and we are willing t.
do whatever we can in return. Our in
terests do not conflict in the least. We
want capital to develop the country
and Hawaii wants tourists
''Of course we want tourists also
but our prime need is for men will
capital to invest, and tourists are {
secondary matter with us. Then YOU
want small farmers while we want mel
with capital to swing hemp, cocoanu
and rubber plantations. We do no
need the small investor so much, TO
things out there must be done on
large scale.
az have been out of the country fo
several months, and of course am some
what out of touch on that account, but
l. Know IHdl ever lulAS 10 81 AAE ~ ~
there and the Philippines are the rea
country of promise.
Mines Are Paying.
'In all lines we are just commenc
ing to DO things and get returns FROM
the investments of few years ago
In mines, for instance, we are getting
right to the place where we can see
daylight and bright prospects in the
near future,
CON board the Manchuria is a min
ing engineer, H. c. Wilmot, who is
coming out to take charge of the plant
of the Colorado Mining Company or
the island of Masbate. Several years
ago few of us got hold of this prop
erty by grub'staking prospector 10
a trip into the Masbate hills, and witt
capital which we got from the United
States three years ago we are now II
good shape to develop this gold mine
ave have twenty-stamp mill il
operation and a cyanide plant of 10
tons capacity. The quartz runs thin
teen dollars to the ton, and with tn
expert management of Mr.. Wilmot, VIII
is going out for stay of three year
we believe there are great possibilitie
in our mine.
Have Boundless Resources.
"To get back to publicity, though
we want the outside world TO kno'
what boundless resources we have /
the Philippines and we want men wit
money 10 invest where there Is ever
promise Of more than ordinary return
10 get into the game and become men
bers Of the American colony In the
lands. The resources are there IN a
lines. mining. agriculture and lumbe
40 they need u the magic touch
capital for development 20 bring Il
islanda into their own 81 the richie
possession Of the United States 20
eluded ~ Cromwell,
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT
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