Chapter XIV

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Resources of the Philippines.

At the Spanish conquest--Rice--the lowest use the land can be put to--How the Americans are misled--Substitutes for rice--Wheat formerly grown--Tobacco--Compania General de Tabacos--Abaca--Practically a monopoly of the Philippines--Sugar--Coffee--Cacao--Indigo--Cocoa-nut oil --Rafts of nuts--Copra--True localities for cocoa palm groves Summary--More sanguine forecasts--Common-sense view 129-138

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