Directory_and_Chronicle_1940 — Page 1772

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ILOILO→ÇEBU

Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of

Hartford, Conn.

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Fuso Marine & Fire Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Yangtze Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Nippon Yusen Kaisha Cunard-White Star, Ltd.

Prince Line (Far East Service) Bibby Line

Silver Line Silver-Java-Pacific Line Kokusai Kisen Kaisya Ben Line

Blue Funnel Line (U.S.A. Service) P. & O. Line

Ellerman Line (European Service) Sålen Line

Madrigal Line

Mirrlees, Watson & Co., Ltd. Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Ltd.

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. R. & J. Diek, Ltd.

John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,

Ltd.

Iloilo Warehousing Corporation Sperry Flour Co.

Imperial Airways, Ltd.

WHITE PAGE & Co.-Masonic Temple,

Telepli. 412.

WISE & Co., INC., Merchants → Melliza;

Teleph. 23; Cable Ad: Sapiens

Y. M. C. A.—119, Aznart; Iloilo City

ZUELLIG, INC., F. E., Merchants-Progreso;

Teleph. 637

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 0° 8' North, longitude 124° 10' East. Population about 120,000. For many generations it has been an important 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 2,000 barrels a day, which is more not enough to supply the Philippines, and plans are on foot so to increase the capacity to 4,000 barrels per day.

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 eight ocean-going vessels at one time. Owing to the increase of steaners 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 belonging to the Philippine Refining Corporation, Standard Oil Co., Asiatic Petroleum Co., and Texas Oil Co. (Philippines), Inc. The annual total production of hemp in the Cebu district is between 35,000 and 45,000 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, but now only the Philippine Refining Company is running. The town possesses a fine reinforced concrete Customs House, 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 new Capitol Building at a cost of P500,000 is now in use and is the finest building anywhere in the Islands outside of Manila.