The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
ISLAND RAILROADS
REACHING OUT
Philippines See Construction
Work Steadily Co.
ing On.
MOUNTAIN CAPITAL ROAD
Work Being Confined TO Plans
Made a Year or
More Ago.

WAsuiSoroN, June 1.-the progrese
OF railroad building in the Philippines Is
outlined In a report from Consul General
George f. Anderson at Hongkong. China,
printed In the Daily Consular and Trade
Reports. Consul Anderson says:
Railway construction in the Philip
pines IL being continued only in line with
the plans and prospects outlined in these
reports about year ago and new enter
prises are not being undertaken. Within
the scope Of plans being realized the chief
interest centres in the approaching COM
pletion Of the Manila Railway TO Baguo,
the mountain capital. ON this branch the
grading has been practically finished and
the track has been laid up to the foot of
the first rack grade. where the cog road
section begins. This latter section
climbs II per cent grade for ten miles
through magnificent mountain scenery.
ON the entire branch there are to be Ave
tunnels approXmating a total length OF
O.922 miles. Of which the longest IL
0.262 mile. One tunnel Is practically com
pleted. the headings having been driven
through OH three and start made on the
NTH. All the material for the cog road
IL now on the ground and work started
about April /. 1t Is expected that the
road will bc ready for traffic In 1915.
other branches Of this line also show
progress. The branch line from San Fran
CISCO "a AfdAtt u competed 10 santa
Ana and will be finished by the end OF
April. Tn; branch from PaniQue to
Rusales, san Quintin and Tayug In COM
pletc 10 about eight miles from San Quln-
tin. North Of Aringay the track extension
IL delayed at the Naguilian River. eight
miles south Of San Fernando, where n
bridge Of eleven spans $50 feet each In
length, is being built II will be the
largest bridge in the Philippines. South OF
Manila, running In northeasterly d.
rection from Lucena toward Laguimanoo.
12427 miles Of track have been laid. the
expectancy being that the section will be
open to traffic in July. Between Lagui-
manoc and Siasi there are 5000 at work
grading
At Albay large forces of men are at
, work IN both directions on the Albay-
Nueva Caceres division. From Albay ana
I.cEaspi north To- Tabaco the track is laid
to Bacacay. Track has been laid 20 Ligao.
a distance OF 2i.S5 miles; lriga will be
reached In about "A year. The line
reaches rich hemp country. The COM
! pany has altogether about 49, 600 men at
work on the various extensions now In
course Of construction. The company Is
placing In service on its main line "A train
de luxe of the most advanced pattern
constructed in It's shops near Manila.
Work on the lines OF the Philippine
/ Railway Company, the second principal
system In the Islands. has not been
pushed very rapidly in the past few
months and at present is practically at a
standstlll and, in fact. the company re-
ports that no further extensions are con-
templated at the present time.
In this connection the probable extern
sion OF the use OF auto trucks and auto
mobiles as temporary arrangement in lieu
! OF railway lines is being discussed gener-
| ally. and the plan IL understood TO have
( the Endorsement OF the executive depart
,Ans ..ft ha oil man
| ent there Is considerable service OF such
vehicles centring in Tacloban, the capi-
tai OF Leyte province, where motor trans
: portation lines are operated connecting
that city with several important towns In
the interior of the province. The splendid
/ provlncla roads built since American
/ occupation offer unusual facilities for ex
tending such service. Railway projects
. In lloilo and Cehu at present are receiv-
Ing no further development and the situa-
ton on the whole II considered unfavor-
, able and unsatisfactory.