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RAILROAD BUILDING IN PALESTINE A correspondent from palestine sayf saya that hat since the completion of the rail road between jaffa and jer jerusalem aler more than three hundred house have been erected in tile th latter city including dwellings dwelling hotes coq and places of business and that the th country has been vastly benefited b bv V the enterprise the road Is laid through the valley of the sons bolas of hin nom and passes only a few yards aroln arnn the pool of bethesda buron ro roth th intends to found another je jewish wish colony near the railroad and has al ready commenced the construction of three hundred buildings to be used bv the colonists by y it seems to be only a question quentio D of brief time when the holy land win will be lined with railroads rail roada in every cireo tion with the center in Jeru jerusalem salera already the plan to is laid for a road to samaria and sidon w |
