The detractors of the government have neglected to mention that the cost of its construction and maintenance have been met from the private funds of Mr.Forbes.
Returning now to the story of the growth of Baguio, the next step forward was the construction of an official residence for the governor-general, for which $15,000 were appropriated.

Mr.Forbes had not the slightest personal interest in this appropriation.

When it was made he had no knowledge of the fact that he was later to become governor-general, and his private Baguio residence was decidedly more comfortable and commodious than this official one.

His subsequent occupancy of the latter building involved a real personal sacrifice.
In 1908 a modern hospital and the governor-general's residence were completed.

No other government official is furnished a free house.