Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-25

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blood and from Chinese and European
residents have been entirely removed
and abolished.
For n tiuctuating and variable me-
dium OF exchange which made trade
gambling game and imposed heavy
losses on the great mass Of consumers
made up largely Of the poor and the
struggling. there has been substituted
a stable currency and a settled meas
ure Of value.
The policy has been established OF
constructing public buildings. as we'll
as bridges and walls. OF durable ma
terlal. preferably reinforced concrete.
III order that the work may endure
The harbor OF Manila was an open
roadStead' in bay thirty miles W de.
mind fine breakwater. with basin
dredsed ,hirty-one feet deep. with
Piers where large ocean steamer; can
finest harbors in the Orient.
MnniIn Hnrbor Improved.
The harbor works cost more than
s3.ooo.ooo. Freight is handled on
these piers with modern devices in
stead OF slow, primitive methods which
formerly existed. Inside the piers is
electrical railway connection which il
all over the city of Manila. whence it
is taken by rail or by good roads to
the provinces.
Improvements have been made at
the ports Of Iloilo and Cebu to the ex-
tent of 100000.
The city of Manila has been beau
tined and so improved in its sanitary
condition that the mortuary and health
statistics now very favorably compare
with many OF our American cities. The
city has been provided with plenti-
iul supply OF pure water. free from
all danger Of contamination. at a cost
of s2,5o0.ooo and modern sewerage
system has been constructed for remov
ing the filth and foulness of a large
city at cost of 100000
phppine 0f t6eTs eSs,e t 5hs
railroad. that from Manila to Dacu
pan pan approximately 100 miles in length.
.:nere have been constructed 2.523
miles OF first class, l,27s second class
o; steel and concrete bridges and thou.
sands of concrete culvcrts have been
QUIZ, \ general thorough system Of
road construction and maintenance. in
which the insuIar, provincial and mu-
nicipai officials cooperate. has been
put in operation.
ton and subsidized steamers. which
encourages Increased production and
opens up new markets to the farmer
and other industries, has been es,ab-
lishcd
Free MniI Delivery.
Eight hundred and thirty-two post
Offices nave been established through
out the entire archipelago Free de-
the city OF Manila. the entire force o.
IHtter carriers being natives OF the
towns where. the business does not
Justify tho salary of postmaster. per-
9ns are appointed pos;masters in ad-
slight extra compensation
The postal savings bank was open
ca IN 1905, and while first by far
opened by Americans and foreigners
the example set forth was highly edu-
ca;ive. as shown by the report o.
Number OF Offices ass
Epen accounts ............:....6 $3.50
Dcpositors:
J.nrnnoans ''''''...'.' ?S53
iul opcahS ................... ,3+1
S S1di '.................. ,2I6
S,onieileS '......... SO
The islands have been netted With
lines of telegraph. which furnish the
means OF communication to all parts
81 the Archipelago. There are 1887
kilometers of telegraph wires and
cables and 315 telegraph Offices. in
ciudlne wireless stations and ten wire
less stations in operation.
There has been established an hon
est and efficient Civil Service.
The Philippine trade. both with the
United States and with other countries,
has steadily increased since the Amer
lean occupation.
The volume of trade with the phil
ippincs. which In 1900 amounted to
about s4O,OO0.OOO. last year. 1918,
showed an increase to $233.7936a4
The total imports amounted TO sas-
59',2l2. and the total exports TO $685.
l3i.iS2.
Industries Developed.
"All OF the native Industries have
been developed and new ones intro
duced. Cigar factories. sugar centrals.
gold mining mills and other industrial
enterprises have been established A
cement mill near Manila has been es-
tablished on purely Filipino initiative
and with Filipino capital. Vegetable
OF! plants have been constructed and
mt in operation. 1t should be noted
that the export OF cocoanut oil from
the islands increased from a total OF
$50 in 1912 to a total of S2,619.l83 in
1914 and s3l.664,l59 in 1915. thia in
crease being due largely TO the mill OF
the Vegetable Oil Company in Manila
I'm no way has the policy of the
United States in the Philippines been
better maintained or more splendidly
manifested than in the admittance of
Filipinos to participant ton in their own
government The Filpinos have been
given practically complete autonomy
IN their municipalities.
THE officials of the provincial boards
and the employees Of the provincial
governments are Filipinos. The great
majority of the officials and employees
of the insular government are Fill
pinoS.
The Filipinos have their own House |
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