Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 26 | Subway Across Sahara Desert Advocated by French Engineer

I Subway Across Sahara Desert Advocated by French Engineer PARIS PAntS April 20 United Press The The camel caravans which for tor centuries have been the only practical practical means of bearing travelers across the the- sun-scorched sun wastes of the Sahara desert may at last be replaced b by cool and luxurious parlor parlor car car service A special committee of colonial and engineering experts under the chairmanship of Theodore Steeg formerly r resident general of Morocco lorOcco co Ce is now studying Just such a project to unite north an and equatorial equa equa- tonal Africa by rail The plan most favored ored was presented ed by the French engineer Paul Item Remy and provides for a subterranean line similar r in its Us principle of construction construe construe- tion to the subway tubes of NewYork New New- ew York and Jon London The trains and especially the tIme parlor cars would be equipped M. M with copious tanks of oC ice fee and electric fans to stir sUr up r refreshing refreshing- breezes The plan of M. M Remy is said ai to tobe tobe tobo be bo the only one so far lar brought forward forward for for- ward which will adequately cO cObat bat the torrid heat and devastating sandstorms of or the Sahara He lie has conceived the idea of ot constructing a colossal steel tube supported on heavy y pilings sunk deep into the moving ever sands of or the desert This structure he be s. s would not be damaged by siroccos nor windstorms which bury all before their ravages Besides sides having two sets of ot tracks ena enabling electric passenger trains to pass in ia opposite directions the plan provides for the installation of ot telephone telephone tele tele- phone lines cables cabel gas Jas pipes am and electric wires as well as a water conduit The These e additions it Is stated stated stat stat- ed ed would ouM give great Impetus to the work ot or the French government in the tho vast st tracts of ot the French pos possessions possessions' in this section of or Africa The line would cover cover a aI I distance of oC some ome 2000 kilometers f fi c li Jf L Jf II H 2