Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-26 | Page 3 | Predicts a Population of 1,500,000 for Manila

PREDICTS A POPULATION OF FOR MANILA Inspector-General Inspector Breckinridge Returns From heI the heI I I Phili Philippines pines With a Most lost Encouraging Report SAN FRANCISCO Feb Peb 26 BrigGen Brig Brig- Gen J J. J C C. Breckinridge Inspector Gen eral of the United States army returned re returned returned re- re turned today on the transport Hancock from a tour of inspection of the Philippine Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine islands In discussing the situation situation situa situa- situation tion In the Philippine islands he said The islands cannot be said to be en en- en- en pacified for foi a certain amount of guerrilla warfare is on The military military military mil mil- forces are not operating to any great extent Just now as this is the rainy season After the rains are over I expect the soldiers will wili penetrate to the interior and bring about peace I visited forty different t posts and found that there is room for great improvements improve improve- ments The e signal corps has done glorious work on the island That branch of the service has lost more mor more men than any oth other r department The climate of the Islands islands' is s enervating and the men generally generally gen gen- genI generally I fall off in weight but It is amazIng amazing ing how they keep up In nerve for for all that As for the two Gen Brigadier et als Smith and Rell Bell I have seldom seen officers with affairs better in hand Gov Taft has made great advancement advancement advance advance- advancement ment toward placing the Islands on a peaceful and substantial industrial footing I I think that the day Is not far distant distant distant dis dis- dis- dis tant when Manila will have a population population population tion of a million inhabitants yes Inhabitants yes a million and a n half It Is a great seaport seaport seaport sea sea- port and the Philippines are mast valuable valuable valuable val val- possessions