Show AMERICAN CONTRACT Russias Great Road Being Negotiated Negoti-ated for by Eastern Men 1ltHadclpliia April 13K F Walker 1 of this city and J H McCIcary oC Klchmond representing prominent capitalists of Philadelphia and Tilch niond sailed today from New York on thi steamship New York for Southampton II South-ampton They arc authorized to pledge bonds for any amount of mono necos ary i to secure the contract for build Ing the projected railroad from St Petersburg Pe-tersburg to Odcsta which will traverse trav-erse more than half the Russian empire em-pire from north to south The American agents will go to Lon doe where a conference will be held wih KusBlan military ofllclals They will then proceed to Paris and Berlin for conference with other Russian officers I Is understood the new road cannot bo constructed at a cost of less than 590000000 Should the contract tome to this country the responsible Positions In the actual construction of the railroad will bo tilled by AmerJcaiiB All headB of departments for the planning plan-ning and all foremen required for the la lnS of the railroad will he taken from offices ard workshop and only American material will be used |