Directory_and_Chronicle_1938 — Page 1793

Agencies

ILOILO CEBU

Sperry Flour Co.

Commonwealth Insurance Co. China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.

Law Union and Rock Insurance Co.,

Ld.

Pearl Assurance Co., Ld. Sea Insurance Co., Ld.

Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of

Hartford, Conn.

Tokyo Marine & Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Fuso Marine & Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Yangtse Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Nippon Yusen Kaisha Cunard-White Star Ld.

Prince Line. (Far East Service)

Bibby Line

Silver Line

Silver-Java-Pacific-Line Kokusai Kisen Kaisha

Mirrlces, Watson & Co., Ld. Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Ld. Iloilo Warehousing Corporation

D73

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. R. & J. Dick, Ld.

John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,

Ld.

Imperial Airways, Ld.

WHITE PAGE & Co.-Masonic Temple,

Teleph. 412

WISE & CO., INC., Merchants- Melliza;

Teleph. 23; Cable Ad: Sapiens

فيد

Y. M. C. A. Aznart; Teleph. 608

ZUELLIG, INC. F./E., Merchants Progreso

Teleph. 6370l

European Representatives: F. E. Zuellig A. G. Zurich (Switzerland) -Cable Ad: Fez

F. E. Zuellig, president

CEBU

This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks as the second port of the Philippines. Its situation is latitude 10° 8' North, longitude 12410 East. Population about 120,000. For many generations it has been an inportant centre of Roman Catholic Missionary enterprise, and in this connection it may be mentioned that the present Seminary and College of San Carlos was founded by the Jesuits in 1595 as the College of San Ildefonso. The Redemptorist Fathers have a mission at Cebu. Cebu is a well-built town and possesses fine roads. The trade of Cebu con- sists principally of hemp, sugar, copra, maguey, lumber, tobacco and coconut oil. The neighbouring islands of Leyte, Mindanao, and Camiguin possess extensive hemp plantations, a large proportion of the produce of which finds its way to Cebu for ship- ment. There are some very valuable and extensive coal deposits in the island of Cebu, but only a few mines are being worked. The Naga Cement Works, situated about 20 miles from Cebu, were completed in 1922 and have a capacity of 1,000 barrels a day, which is more than enough to supply the Philippine Islands.

Cebu continues to grow in importance as a trade centre. Vessels drawing up to 28 feet can load alongside the wharves with perfect safety. There are suitable berths for six ocean-going vessels at one time and a seventh could be accommodated if the draft were not over 20 feet. Owing to the increase of steamers making Cebu a regular port of call, additional wharfage area has been constructed. Pier No. 1 has now been completed and is equipped with a fine cargo shed, two vessels drawing up to 26 feet can be berthed with safety. Pier No. 2 has also been completed and is constructed on the same lines as Pier No. 1. Pier No. 3 completed but without a shed and will cater mostly for local vessels. Besides the foregoing there are private wharves belongingi to the Philippine Refining Corporation, Standard Oil Co., Asiatic Petroleum Co., and Texas Oil Co. (P.I.) Inc. The annual total production of hemp in the Cebu district is between 45,000 and 55,000 tons. The production of copra is important. Large quantities of copra are exported, 275,000 to 300,000 tons annually; previously, the local oil-mills bought up practically all available supplies. The town possesses a fine reinforced concrete Customs Housc, indeed, the major portion, of the business district is now built of concrete. Work on the new reclamation scheme is completed and has added a large area to the water-front for warehouses, many of which have been completed and others are under construction. A fine now Capital Building is in course of construction at a cost of P500,000 and will be the finest building anywhere in t the Islands outside of Manila.""

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