| Show RAILROADS IN CHINA an innovation that will ne be a ne in Tax IOU senses it is probable that within ten years asia will be crossed by a tr ti gentil railroad built by the from the present terminus of the line which is already some hundreds of miles cast of the ural mountains to thence to lake balkan and down the valley of the amoor to or some borne other port open to deep sea navigation navi aaion in the meantime china is also to be gradually opened up to civilization by means of seven lines of railroads for which plans have already been made and on which work will soon bo be commenced this change in the exclusive policy of the empire is due to the fact that marquis tseng has imbibed some of the spirit of progress 0 during his long k residence in europe and liia has added liis his influence to that of L li hun hung cli always liberal in inducing the fa T V of the young voting emperor to consent the moteo is rather strategic than commercial the need of railroads to reinforce the garrisons of a ion long 0 extent of seacoast having Z been made evident during the late war with france it is the design to connect taku at the aba mouth of the pi ho with pekin peking and ami to build a road front from peking rekina to canton connecting connection Z it with branch lines to chefko shanghai roo chow amoy and such other ports as may seem necessary y it s soend ems to bo be uncertain who is to build these roads it was first stated that th 1 t the he t co contract n t r to t to t 0 build that from rek peking in to t taku had been b c en given give to a french frencic syndicate it has since been stated that the work would be given to ta chinese contractors alone though this seems improbable the competition has been active between the representatives represent athes of french german american and en english fisli companies to open the chinese empire by means of railroads will be a revolution in more senses than one it will make alic th e whole population uneasy will render the coast of the empire accessible ces sible and probably set in motion a wave of binig emigration r aaion that way may destroy the industrial equilibrium of the world if it does not have results absolutely clang dangerous erous to its general peace sara san francisco chronicle |
