Garland City Globe | 1917-10-25 | Page 2 | Cocoanut Rafts

Cocoanut Rafts. H Coconnut phlins grow luxurlnntly In I many parts of the Philippine Islands and thero Is a large demand for tlio- fl nuts among the people who llvo In tho cities und towns. Tho method ot bring- fl lug them to the markef at Manilla Is both simple and picturesque. Tho co- H connuts nro brought to tlio banks of H the Hlvcr Paslg, a rough framework: H ot bamboo poles Is constructed, nnd on H this the nuts nro piled so as to form a H rnft. Threo or four men then polo the H curious craft down stream Into tho city H ot Manilla. Philadelphia Record. H