Show COAL COAL IN THE PHILIPPINES J The United States government for some years ears has been at an enormous an nual expense In coaling In Japan the f trans Pacific transports war vessels and fleets pertaining to the Phil H e service Recently however the rich coal Z fields In ln Batan Catan and Islands In the Gulf of Albay Albay Al Al- bay have been placed In operation Late Latet jy ly Iy President Taft TaCt ordered that Mango and islands be added to the government reservation composed of Batan atan and antI adjacent Islands These Islands all a situated closely together though small are nevertheless rich Inh in a very fine grade frade of f coal coal- the amount U of i h ya which It Is known o n nw w will supply p all needs for many years to come v comprising Batan ani Island Is ls the tho largest arrest of ot the group the government coal reserves Half of the island Is owned by a a. vate tato c company which staked out Its claim some time before or the rc remaining half hair was set aside as a government reservation res res- This company is now workIng work work- Ing its holdings at a good profit disposIng lag Ing ng of ot Its us product to coastwise steamship lines I j The Tho Island of north of or f Batan and off oft the east coast of northern Lu Lu-j Lu ton Ion which is la by far larger than all the islands of or the government coal fields combined is said to possess coal beds the extent and quality of ot which are littie lit tie le known except to certain Individuals who are supposed to hold claims perhaps has the richest veins in the entire archipelago Cebu has one or two mines which produce produce pro pro- duce small quantities for local tion but so far as known one of the theother theother theother other fields is In operation and none of ot those being worked the except govern government government ment mines has anything like adequate or proper equipment I for P profitable opera opera- Monroe 1 Monroe n Woolley o in Cassler's Cassiers I Magazine Maga zine for February i |