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country fair track, the course was banked and im proved. A grandstand was constructed on the southern end o f the track and a two story ju d g es’ ftand. The race track was inaugu rated in 1914 and an unforgettable festivity was ushered in. Racing events
w ere broadcasted in approved fashion by means o f billboards sensationally designed to at'.ract attention. The events w ere among the most m em ora- ble ever seen in the history o f local horse racing.
THE SESSION ROAD IN 1921 ( Continued, from page 103)
the incum bency of A. D. Williams as city engineer, mayor, and district engi neer all in one. Frank T. Ryan was Mr. W illiam ’s efficien t forem an. Outstanding achievem ents during the administration o f A.D. W illiam s were the follow in g : the laying out o f the city cem etery; grading of Burnham Park; opening o f a race track: w idening most o f the roads: in
stallation and improvement of water supply; building of the Naguilian Road; solving the sanitation problem which was then a m ajor headache of the gov ernment.
Regarding the governm ent machinery when Baguio assumed the status of a chartered city, the city functioned through five members of the city council includ ing the mayor and the vice-m ayor. The The Valles Stahles
Igorot Advisory Council was composed of five members while the board of A p praisement was then composed o f three members. The city treasurer handled ad ministration cash, accounts, registration, internal revenue, and collection. The city health officer took care o f health and sanitation while law administration was in the hands of the Citv A ttorney’s Of fice and the Justice o f the Peace Court.
The fire department, traffic control and city jail were handled by the Chief o f Police. The two mem bers o f the cou n cil w ere elected by popular vote. A ll other officials were appointed. The ma yor acted as city engineer a»id district engineer simultaneously fo r efficien cy and to save salaries. The city treasurer was also the citv assesor and mining re corder fo r sub-province o f Benguet. The The old stone market pictured in 1925. Note bull carts from the Mt. Province and distant lowlands converged with merchandise for sale at the market place.
View of the Mountain Supply Store before the outbreak of W orld War II. It was destroyed during the bom bing of the city.
and Atok Mines to the point o f almost M ountain Supply Store,
m onopolizing the business along the line. He was survived by his three daugh- It took another war to ruin his business ters and a son w ho inherited his bus- assets. In 1944, he died. Determined to iness knack.
perpetuate his name in the business Tim e passes on but his m em ory will field, his children opened the Sunshine be kept alive as a “ Chinese-Filipino ci- Bakery with a combination o f grocery tizen w ho is a counter-part o f B agu io’s and hotel on the old site o f the form pr nm eress
The Sunshine Bakery forerunner of the Mt. Supply Store is now being managed by the heirs of the late L. K, Ling, Sr.
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BUILDINGS THAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN city attorney was acting as the prov-
vincial fiscal. The post o f vice-m ayor was designated to ranking U.S. Arm y officer. One cou n cilor acted as superintendent of the Philippine Constabulary.
Baguio which is known by various epi
thets as show window of tourism, city in the hills, dream city, “ Little A m erica” and others, was form erly a municipality that comprises the follow ing barrios; Pugo, La Union, San Pascual, Acupan, Tuding, a part of Itogon, a part of Tuba Partial view of Baguio in 1930
and Baguio proper. Baguio proper was a part of Guisad Valley which was the main town during the Spanish days. Ses sion Road, Old Lucban, Irisan, Guisad, and Loakan w ere the old Igorot villages o f yesteryears.
The present site of the Session Thea tre was a penal colony composed of about 500 liberty prisoners. The Happy Glen Loop area was the camp site for laborers of the Bureau o f Public Works The Post O ffice site was once a consta hulary barracks and later a convent. Other reminiscences of what was once Baguio include the follow in g: Boy Scouts Headquarters site was formrely the site o f B cgu io’s hospital and later a post o ffice until its demolition when the Benguet Auto Line occupied the place; the road entrance to the La Salle cor- . ent from Legarda Road was a cem etery
used during the Spanish and Am erican regimes; Teachers’ Camp athletic grounds was an and O.d Lucban w ere form erly catlle ranches o f the Carantes fam ily; the Carino ranch extended from Camp John Hay to Burnham Park. Constabu lary Hill was form erly ow ned by the Rom eros during: the Spanish rule and later sold to the Government. The first catholic schools w ere the St. Patrick School for boys and the Saint Louis School for girls.
The all time most colorfu l Baguio carnival was in 1915 when Chainus, the charm ing Igorot girl from Bua, was che sen queen. The only one w ho could run against her was Josephine Ryan.
As to public holidays, Rizal dav was the one most generally celebrated with a big parade. The Fourth o f July ran
a poor second.
BAGUIO CARNIVAL AND EXPOSITION IN 192:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Baguio Carnival and Exposition, 192:!. Standing from left to right: H. T. Hayakawa, Ceferino Floresca. Deputy Gov. Juan Gaerlan. Mr. James A. Wright, A. V. Jacinto and C. A. On. Sitting from left to right: Jose Castro, Director General. Col. F. E. Taggart. Dr. Teodoro Arvisu, First Lieutenant Howard Edmunds and Mr. V. Valle.
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