The Coconino sun., 1925-04-03

The Dutch and Yanks couldn't agree
on the name Of the place so compro-
missed on "Pen" for the Dutch and
Cyan" for the Yankees. Bill didn't /
mention it but / wonder what would /
have happened if the Yanks were try
ing to compromise with Pat Moran's
Nationals
Well, stranger, the Manila Rotary
club averages up with the Flagstaff
club-also with Rotary International,
which we consider a compliment in
any mans country. They are doing
the same things in much the same
way in their country that good Ro
tarians are trying to do all over the
country. They gave our ten members
from far and wide over a large
territory, a royal welcome and it pleas
ed ali of us. very much. Father Fran
els x. A. Byrne, S. j., president of
Ateno de Manila, made splendid
talk on the boys work he was doing.
A big outstanding New Yorker whosI
has been mainly responsible for the
electrical development of the Hudsons
river years past, Hugh Bengler, hap
pened to be an old-time friend, spoke
of his work and suggested that this
big, good natured, bright Irish 'Padre"
needed more books for his boys-the
boys he's educating to be real Ameri-
cans. He didn't want money but he
wanted books that could be used in
teaching them facts.
We ATTENDED" an embroidery fac
tory but found it was merely stamp
ing plant where patterns were printed
on the cloth and the cloth sent out
into the country districts to be worked
up by natives. That rather busted up
our curiosity as to this factory.
Manila cigars? Yes, they are good
and are made much as they are in
Havana. We bought some Manila
hats! Fine assortment, but the ladies
| took advantage of this assortment of
cheap lids and the very next day our
boat blossomed like rose. Many
new dresses of tender texture, but
tough of color flounced out on deck
suddenly after this visit to Manila.
I'm guessing that the majority Of
thinking Filipinos are not rarin' and
goin' hog-wild about immediate lnde-
pendence.
The Jones bill, which started out
to literally finance the islands under
Governors General Harrison sorter put
them on the bum financially. In other
words money was so free that this re-
serve fund promptly got tied up IN
cigar factories, hotels and few big
projects of that kind, much as smaller
banks did on cattle, ETC., in the south
west. This big fund of some sixty
million went fluidly into such credits
but the channel got plugged up so
there wasn't any return flow. Gov
ernor-General Wood has been sitting
on hot lid ever since trying to loosen
up things some. 1t will be quite
number of years before things adjust
themselves and their variety of cash
goes to par However, it's a great
place and is bound to grow on ac--
count of the boosters who live and
boost the place.
The Belgenlanders were somewhat
/ flabbergasted though the morning
/ they came in to be greeted with an
article in the Manila Bulletin which
openly intimated that the bunch on
the Belgenland were milk-fed bunch,
wet nursed by the American Express
company; they being allowed two
days only to be giggled at By the ma
tives while -on parade. Rather lnclln-
ed to think this is true, but here is
choice statement among all the rest:
"The Carromata ponies have been
curried for the last time, and maybe
for the first, the shopkeepers have
busted off the curio shelf, the baile-
rinas are well set for long night and
the motor car drivers are likewise,
gasoline tanks being full and their
pockets empty. Everything is done
on the part of the local gentry. It's
up to the Belgenland folks to supply
the demand and about noon time the
activities are going to start. Unless
this globe trotting horde wishes to
pay Manila prices for lunch it will
have the noon-day meal on board the
floating home as the Manila tourist
program as put up by the tourist
agency does not include lunch"
There was an editorial in the Bull
lletin welcoming the Belgenlanders so
we have to presume that at least
two men own the. paper and one OF
'em must have had the beliyache, for
his article went on to quite some ex-
tent Indicating that our fat bunch of
/ lunk heads were not over-welcome to
his temporary location. Whatever the
intent and purpose of the insult was,
it failed to convince the thinking mem
bers of the Belgenland passenger list
that time spent at Manila was lost.
They forgot the ill-advised article and
accepted the splendid hospitality of
fered by the big men Of the city. Pos
sibly this surly knock at local mer-
1 chants and crack at the Belgenlanders
resulted in less trade only. Naturally,
1 advertising your merchants as graft
ers does not tend to help their busl-
ness.
j Ample notice having been given
that our boat was to crayfish out
again at. 5 o'clock on Thursday re-
suited in the usual grand competition
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