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Show Progress In Sanara. The limits of the great arid wastes of the Sahara desert are slowly being narrowed by the Invasion of windmill and motorcars. The oases are being linked together by good motor highways high-ways and the sinking of wells Is greatly great-ly increasing the tillable area, The soil Is fertile and, wherever water can I be obtained, tropica! fruits, millet and other cereals may be raised. A trans-Saharlan railroad has been , proved by the French government, but there are many technical problem to be solved In the construction of sucn a line. The desirability and value of rail connection across the desert between be-tween southern Algeria on the north and western French Africa on th south Is obvious. |