Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-01

An aboardi Let's col We're start
lne from Manila. the great picturesque,
A~mericnnlzed Oriental city. and win
travel By automobile 200 miles 10 the
north TO BaEuio. the sunmcr capital Of
the PhiilppiDea The trip can also be
made BY train
We have ahead Of ne one Of tho most
scenic. spectacular and thrilling auto
mobile trips In The world. We will
have excellent roads OH the way. The
Philippines are IN fact, . paradise foe
autolsts. possessing $500 miles Of nne
macacaml1ed roads.
The nrst part OF the trip II through
typical small towns and then across
the central plain Of Lu1on and through
several rich and fertile provinces.
where tropical vegetation is seen At It's
best. Hare one IL impressed with tho
great agricultural wealth Of the Philip
pines. which represents q Of the
East's greatest producing areas. with
the advantage Of immense natural re-
sources for tho development Of further
production. II in regrcttabiy M that
eron IN the Quilted stntss there IL far
from any real understanding Of tho
poscnualitien Of tbe lsiands
AT some points rice nelds. looking IN
the distance like the Treenesi Of green
lawns. stretch away as far as the eye
can see. n you want color. n you
want 20 feel the romano and mystery
Of an Oriental twilight. pass this way
a. the rod eyed nun At the end Of tho
dying day Is slowly sinking behind the
intending expanse Of green zelda AZ
lrst you cry out In ecataey Al the
gorgeous scene. But a. you ride along.
your eyes fastened on the panorama
Of tints and colorn. and with the TIM
poneirubly black Oriental night CON-
ing on fast. you become enthralled.
You no longer Try 20 express your feel
lnrA You cannot You realize that those
now fast changing. colorful master
pieces 10 tho heavens and on the land.
ucape are pictures that no man can adj
equately describe nor human hands du-
pllcnte. So what's the use Of tryingi
True. these are but impressions. but
mo ~trnveloguer considers himself jusii-
aed IN mentioning them. for they are a
part Of the trip 20 BaEuio and return.
Indeed. the gorgeous sunsets 10 all
parts OF the Philippines leave an I'm.
precision on the mind OF the tourist that
Ia everlasting.
We leave the palms and tropical
foliage and enter the xono OF rugged
pine. We pass from the soft. incense
laden cir OF the warm lowiands to the
crisp. Invigorailne ozone Of the TEN.
perute rome, an within = few houru'
tine.
For mile after mile the road nov FOL.
lows the lortuous course OF q river. the
road lying IN the bottom or on the
rocky sides Of a granlte cnnyon.
The Philippines are rich IN hydro
electric possibilities, This power 10 ma
cheapest power on earth And q n
everlasting. Your trateloguer h nrl'
thar a prophet DOR the son Of . proph'
e. but he predicts that one day there
win be innumorAbie Philippine govern.
ment owned hydro-eioctrlc plantn N
this canyon We I'M now passing
through. Think Of tho possibilities Of
such a proiecti Today the trip FROM
Manila 70 Raguio IL too expensive fni
fho average Manlln worter aud hii
family. many OF whom mag sirs AZ
ale without b~eholdlng The ucndroni
beauties Of their own island Of Luzon
Think uf what q blessing 4 would b
20 Filipino mothers and children d
fccl upon their fetcrcd hrors The coil
ln~sleomtlng hrec1cs Of The mouniall
lope. low 80 nesr aud YET 90 farl Will
the Philippine government owning "a
own electric railways and ~hydroolec
bic plants a would be possible 90 brlnl