Show CAPE OF CAIRO LINE PAYING IN Its SUDAN The Tho last section of the Cape Capo to Cairo railway from tho the north viz from Khartum to Wad Madani about miles was waa opened ou on January 3 1 and the tho traffic durin during the first half years year's working has surpassed all expectations The amount of produce secured from this new s section has bat been a u revelation to every one ODe The freight returns forthe for forthe forthe the first months month's working were From most parts of or the Sudan hitherto served by the tho railway one or two atrain- atrain trainloads trainloads train train- loads a week would bo considered good On this new section a every every every ev ev- ev- ev ery day h has s hat hardly ly been sufficient to carry down lown downall all aU al tho the stuff chief chiefly native t corn gum and cot cot- ton The Tho fourth class native nativo passenger passenger I ger er traffic has produced almost enough to pay the working expenses of the section sec sec- sec sec- tion This is tho the first portion of the railway railway rail rail- railway way to leave tho desert part of tho the Sudan and break into the tho cd edge e of the tho tholand theland land and naturally fertile without artificial irrigation If f the success of this first miles i is i any index to tho the possibilities ties of tho the rust of tho the country to the tho south it would appear that tho the most sanguine forecast of ot the country's commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial future were about to be bo be real real- The rail head is now some distance dig dis- tance fart farther her south and the section will r probably blY b bo f o id cl d to traffic t f next ext ext win win- n I t gr r. r 1 |