The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Tourists in Philippines.
Hotels TO Be Built for Their Ac
cOmmOdatiOn Along Railway.
Fron the For Eastern Rerietp.

From the Far Eastern ReuieiU.
The lines of the Manila railway as
now operated offer travellers and sight
seers an opportunity at moderate cost
and within limited time to observe at
close range practically every phase Of
provincial life in the tropics. For the
northern trip the Baguio express leaves
Manila station daily at s A. NJ. The
first important stop is at Malolos, the
seat of the first Filipino republic. After
Malolos the line extends through the
heart of Pampanga, sugar producing
province where cane fields are largely
in evidence. Modern sugar centrals are
projected and in course of construction
which will materially increase the all
ready heavy traffic over the company's
lines The extent to which this may
develop is best realized when we con-
eder that the Pampanga acreage suited
to growing sugar cane actually exceeds
the total cane acreage of the Hawaiian
group.
Continuing his journey the traveller
passes through Tarlac and Pangasnan,
the granary of the Philippines and. the
source of the company's greatest rev.
enue. At Mangaldan the Benguet auto
line connects with the express and
lands the traveller in Baguio well be-
fore dark. If he chooses, however, he
may continue to the railroad terminal
at Bauang and then proceed to Baguio
over the scenic Naguilian road. This
course takes him through the tobacco
fields of La Union. second only in ex-
tent to those of the Cagayan Valley.
OF the branch lines the Cabanatuan
extension is by far the most productive
in revenue for the company. This line
will eventually extend into the Cagay:.n
Valley through Nueva Vizcaya. with
the construction of the Cabanatuan
branch the province OF Nueva Ecija
had an influx of settlers, became second
in the production of rice and promises
TO surpass Pangasinan in the near fu-
ture. Travellers can now make the trip
to Cabanatuan without change and re-
turn to Manila the same day. In the
harvesting of rice modern machinery is
there used and extensive areas are cul-
tivated in single tracts, making the trip
of special interest to tourists.
The main line south offers a special
attraction for tourists in that the route
extends through n veritable cocoanut
forest embracing the provinces of Laguna
and Tayabas. When the lines are COM
pleted through to Legaspi and the tour
ist can be brought through the wonder
land of palms and cocoanuts to the base
Of the beautiful Mayon volcano. one Of
the sights of the world, it will undoubt-
edy provide an added inducement for
visitors TO spend more time in the
islands. With this in view the railway
directorate has determined upon a plan
to construct a chain of hotels along its
lines for the convenience and accommo-
dation of the travelling public.
The company recognizes that by pro-
viding good hotels at the remote and
beautiful places along IT'S routes many
tourists and holiday makers will be at
tracted to points distant from their
homes, and increased passenger traffic
will result. Because of the Objectionable
features of noise, vibration and dirt II
IL planned to build apart from the sta
tlons, away from the tracks, and not
abutting directly on the railway lines