| Show EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC connections THREE days and four hours from parts paris to constantinople that to is now the schedule time by through train between those two important cities five days was waa formerly the shortest time in which the trip could be made railway enterprise bai made the change and the capitals ot of the french republic and the turkish empire are now within easy traveling distance this will greatly facilitate facilitates 1 commercial relations between europe and asia and suggest other connections that will bring the orient and the occident in much closer communion than ever before it may surprise many to bear that the chief mover in this shortening up of on the ibe european continent is much abused bulgaria it is Bal bulgarian garlan capital and push that have done the work the first through train reached sofia on the lust on its way to the famous port on the bos chorus and a grand banquet was then given in honor of the event prince ferdinand presided a at t the festive board and in an animated speech dilated dion aton upon on the importance of of this direct ans and rapid connection between the gay french city the representative of modern art luxury and civilization in general and the ancient capital of turkey on OB the far east of the european continent looking over info asia and surrounded surround undid cd by scenes associated with the grandest events of the old armco roman empire the little state over which so much intrigue and diplomatic wire pulling have been wasted is entitled to credit for its enterprise the next move upon the old world railway board will be a line from constantinople stantin ople to the persian G gulf this connecting with steamers at Basco rab will convey the trave traveler leron on to bombay my an aad calcutta AlC utta and thus the time f from ra england to india will be reduced t to 0 a couple of weeks journey plans have a been projected for this road and con concessions concessi sessions cessions ces oas from the sultan make them practical and probable of execution in the grand work of civilizing the world and bringing together th the various races of the earth in community 11 of interests the railroad figures as a most important and powerful factor |
