Note 8 — Maize—Cacao—Coprah, Etc.
Reading edition
Hardwoods.—These Islands are remarkably rich in valuable timber-trees. For some of the details which I will give of the properties and applicability of the varieties in general demand, I am indebted to Mr. H. G. Brown (of H. G. Brown & Co. Limited,8 steam saw-mill proprietors in Tayabas Province), admitted to be the most experienced person in this branch of Philippine trade.