finally completed about seventeen years ago. The Baguio townsite was laid out, lots were sold to the public and a Government Center was established. In a few years, a full-fledged town had sprung out of the wilderness. A quadrangle of fine wooden buildings constituted the seat of government. Each hot season the entire American government personnel, from the Governor General down to the humblest clerk, was moved bag and baggage to Baguio. During March, April, May, and June, the government was carried on from Baguio. It was literally the summer capital. In those days the rank and

Filipino teachers spend the hot season vacation, at the same time holding gatherings at which prominent speakers from various parts of the world deliver addresses and conduct courses. Of late this feature of the Teachers' Camp activities has been somewhat neglected, but the Camp continues to be patronized by the ever-growing personnel of the government's educational insti tutions. Most of the campers live in tents, but there are a number of small cottages for the accommodation of guests. Meals are served in a large mess hall. Particular provision is made for sports and exercise of all kinds. A large

file of the government service were Americans, and the annual trip to Baguio did them a world of good. When the Harrison régime arrived in 1913, the summer transfer of the government was abolished. For a season or two there were lean times in Baguio and it looked as though the place were going to rack and ruin. But, strange as it may seem, Mr. Harrison himself became enamored of the mountain city. He was a frequent visitor to Mansion House, the Governor General's splendid residence, and in the course of time did more work in Baguio than in Manila. Prominent and wealthy Filipinos became interested in Baguio, acquired land there, built villas and established a fashionable and gay colony. Baguio became more popular than ever, and at the end of the Harrison administration it had grown in size and popularity, even though Harrison at the beginning of his régime branded it as a piece of "Republican folly and extravagance.

FORBES THE BUILDER

The real builder of Baguio, however, was Governor General W. Cameron Forbes. He was seconded by the late Major General J. Franklin Bell, who developed and beautified Camp John Hay until it is today the most beautiful army post under the American flag.

Governor General Forbes constructed Government Center. He established the Baguio Country Club and caused the beautiful golf links to be laid out. He also laid out a polo field so that he could indulge in his favorite outdoor exercise. It was during Mr. Forbes

from its porch is of overpowering grandeur. Adjacent to the General's residence is the natural amphitheater improved by Major General J. Franklin Bell. The remarkable acoustic properties of this spot make it a favorite scene of conventions, lectures, concerts, etc. It seats 4,000 people. No words can adequately describe the beauty of this wonder spot. The whole post is a model of the landscape gardener's art. Running through the valley is a golf course and there are concrete tennis courts for those who want more strenuous exercise. The Camp John Hay golf course has now been joined to the Country Club house, making an unsurpassed 18-hole course.

The Baguio Country Club is a rather unpretentious structure of nipa and wood having accommodations for about a dozen guests. There are also half a dozen cottages in which families can be accommodated. The dining and sitting room combined is a cozy enclosure with a fireplace at each end. One end, with the exception of the mantel piece, is made of plate glass, leaving the beautiful view over the Benguet mountains exposed at all times. The Country Club is the favorite gathering place of golfers, hikers and vacationists. Its cuisine is excellent and the Igorot boys, in their G strings, are welltrained servants,

TEACHERS' CAMP

In 1908 the Philippine government established Teachers' Camp in the valley between the North and South roads. Here annually American and

Social Hall provides facilities for passing the time pleasantly indoors.

GOOD HOTELS

Hotel accommodations in Baguio are excellent and adequate. The Hotel Pines, established about 16 years ago by Tom Jenkins, has been enlarged several times since then. It now covers a considerable area of ground and has accommodations that are unexcelled in the Far East. A spacious and attractive lobby, hot and cold water baths and showers, an excellent cuisine and good service combine to make it a desirable place to spend a spend a vacation. vacation. The rates are reasonable. Tom Jenkins is gone, but the hostelry which he established still continues to flourish-bigger, grander, and better than ever. There is also the Baguio hotel, down in the val ley, a smaller but none the less attractive inn. It is now under the same management as the Hotel Pines.

Baguio is the site of the Cathedral School for Boys established by Bishop Brent. This institution, patronized exclusively by American and European boys, is in charge of a competent head master and has accommodations for about 25 boarding students. Its graduates are accorded admission to most American colleges and universities.

recently constructed highway that leads into the La Union coastal plain. This road follows the divide of a mountain ridge instead of running around the side of the slopes as does the Benguet road. The railroad runs as far as Bauang Sur, La Union. Toward the end of the Forbes régime an extension of the Manila Railroad from Bauang Sur to Baguio was commenced and more than half completed. This would have made possible a through train service from Manila to Baguio. The Harrison administration, however, bought the railroad and immediately stopped all development of this spur.

Near the City Hall stands Constabulary Hill, called so because of the Constabulary Academy which occupies it. This institution is the training school for Constabulary officers. Young Filipinos of good education are eligible by recommendation of their representatives in the Legislature. Upon graduation they become third lieutenants in the Insular Police, as the Constabulary is often called.

Close by is the convent of the Belgian Sisters. This is an institution that should be visited by all who go to Baguio. The boys and girls are trained in various kinds of manual work and their products are attractive and reasonably priced. Here may be bought laces, silver souvenirs, walking sticks made of Benguet pine, cloth woven by the Igorot girls, lace dresses, gold ornaments, etc., etc.

The Easter School, on the road to Trinidad, specializes in cloth woven by the girls who live at this institution.

MIRADOR OBSERVATORY

Towering high above Baguio on a majestic mountain is Mirador Observatory, where the Jesuit Fathers have a meteorological station. On a clear day, Lingayen Gulf, the China Sea and the seaboard for many miles may be seen from the Observatory. It also affords a splendid view of Baguio and vicinity.

Not far away, on another mountain top, stands the Dominican rest house, erected by the Dominican Fathers in 1915 as a hot season retreat for the members of the order and also used as a school. This beautiful concrete structure has become a landmark and, like Mirador, affords a fine view of the Baguio township and the China Sea coast.

FRESH FRUITS and Vegetables One of the principal attractions of Baguio to many people is the fact that strawberries are grown there and can be had fresh at nearly all times. Temperate zone fruits and vegetables of many sorts are also grown at the Trinidad experimental farm, but strawberries have be come a staple of the average Japanese or Chinese truck gardener in the Baguio region. A trip to the Trinidad valley, about six miles out of Baguio, will prove decidedly worth while. Situated in the hollow of an extinct volcano, the valley has an extremely rich soil Baguio vegetables, mostly grown in this valley, are noted for their size and quality.

THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE

To those who like to hike, a trip to Sto. Tomas, a 7,500 foot peak near Baguio, will prove interesting and enjoyable. There is a good rest house at the top, where the night may be spent comfortably. These rest houses, erected and maintained by the government, are situated at convenient intervals throughout the Mountain Province. They are specially designed to take care of tourists and travelers over the mountain trails. Here a clean bed and good meals may be obtained at nominal prices. The caretakers are experienced people, whose specialty it is to attend to the wants of guests. Many tourists coming to Baguio take trips to the interior of the mountain country, proceeding on horseback and afoot. The country is inhabited by the non-Christian tribes that only 20 years ago were wild and engaged in a constant headhunting warfare. Travel through these regions is now perfectly safe. These people have not as yet discarded the G-string for the trousers, but they have lost their distrust of the white. man and are among the most loyal and friendly people in the Archipelago. They break out into head-hunting or spear-throwing expeditions among themselves once in a rare while, but they like the Americano and never harm him. About 40 miles from Baguio, at an elevation of over 8,000 feet is Haight's Place. Haight located there about 18 years ago when he was presumably dying of tuberculosis. His health was restored and he settled down permanently. Married to an Igorot wife, he runs a resort for

HEALING QUALITIES OF AIR

That the Benguet mountain air is particularly healing in the case of tubercular or lung affections has been the observation of many medical

and lay men. The writer knows personally of the case of a now prominent Manila business man who in 1910 came to Baguio suffering from tuberculosis. He was nothing but skin and bones and so weak he could hardly walk. He was determined to beat the Grim Reaper, however, and he did. He remained in Baguio for nearly two years, during which period he was completely cured. He is now in Manila, healthy as can be, weighing close to 200 lbs.

GOLD MINING

From a business standpoint, there is not much doing in Baguio, trade depending_upon_the tourist traffic and the Army post at Camp John Hay. Industrially, however, Baguio has big possibilities. Gold is found in paying quantities throughout the Benguet mountains and the most important and most successful gold mine in the Philippines, the Benguet Consolidated, is situated within a few kilometers of Baguio. Other gold mining properties are in operation in the same region. The mineral wealth of the Benguet mountains is as yet but barely scratched. Its extent is unlimited, according to geologists. Rich copper veins are known to exist, but their exploitation is delayed because of a lack of adequate transportation facilities.

The accompanying illustrations give only an inadequate notion of the charm and beauty of Baguio and the Benguet country. Only a visit to the former "mountain capital" can convey a correct appreciation of its bracing atmosphere, its healthfulness, its wildly beautiful vistas and pinoramas. A combination of the scenic beauties of the Alps with the social activities of Simla; of the intense sunshine of the tropics with the coolness and invigorating qualities of a temperate clime; of the advantages of the country club with the quiet and restfulness of

the backwoods-Baguio is the premier mountain resort of the Far East, and in the opinion of many, of the world. No tourist to the farthest Orient should fail to visit Baguio if the week necessary to make the trip worth while can be included in the itinerary. It is an experience never to be forgotten and something to talk about when reaching home, this ideal mountain health resort, where cheeks are red, and eyes are bright, and pine trees grow, and fires are lit nightly-in the very heart of the tropics.

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"Striking proofs of interest in the third fair have been received from Europe, the United States, Japan, and Australia, as well as from the majority of last year's exhibitors. This is a splendid opportunity for American and Philippine firms to enter into closer commercial relations with the Dutch East Indies-a relationship which should prove mutually profitable."

Advices recently received in Washington are to the effect that Australia's trade outlook is becoming brighter because of increasing exports, the high value of the pound sterling, lower freights, decreasing stocks of imported merchandise, improved banking conditions and easier credits.

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