Show RUSSIAN RAILWAY tins SPRING tho government will begin to build a mile railroad across siberia it ii im menso undertaking and estimated that it will cost no 1 ian of course the oad is not to bo by syndicates iia is done in america in the railroads are built and worked by government the so this grand move may IQ looked upon EB a political move on the the part of the czar the russian government has been kept back on the west and south in the former place germaey is and in the latter england has been two shrewd iu forming diplomatic relations great britan haq watched very tho orient and the realms of the sultan to see that no undue encroachments encroach ments wore made as she realized that this depended tho safety of her indian possessions she has succeeded admirably so far in quashing all plans laid by russia in foreign lands but a few years ago the czar conceived the idea of constructing n railroad along tho caucasus mountains from the black sea to the caspain sea and the result was surprising at the time the road was under way not but a lot of nomadic burds kurds inhabited thi region and no wealth or trade whatever seemed to bo likely to result frodi the scheme however it went en as loussia had a political aim in view and that vas to facilitate the transportation of troops in case of need but shortly after tho load had baon completed nourishing towns and cities sprang into existence and a trado with persia was at once opened up that made the line a paying business ahat it answered the purpose for which it was constructed in a political sons can not bo bettor illustrated than by the fact that when the shah of persia visited st peters burg on his tour of the western countries of lurono last summer the czar told him plainly that if he made any concessions to england for ho was going for that country for a protracted sojourn within a week thousand russian would be landed in persia this world have been done over the railroad men in case the threat should have boon carried out this tillis rond as it is known in unissia gave tho czar great in choso oriental countries and has no doubt been an inspiration for the present huge schema of building a railroad across siberia |