Show CAPE TO CAIRO RAILWAY Catholic When Then it was ann announced some somo ten or twelve years ears ago that the tho longest railroad in the world would be he built buill from Crom Capetown to lo Cairo respectively at Dt atthe attile the tile southern and northern end of or tho the African continent thero were doubts expressed as to the roads road's ever be beIng being be- be ing big finished and the phrase Cape Capeto to Cairo was looked upon a a. a beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- alliteration an dream Work rork on the great route roule however ever has pr progressed steadily since then and F. F Von Van chief engineer of oC the railroad on a B. visit to the United States to inspect the great eat transcontinental of or this country gave It out that the road would be finished within three years Tho The road when completed will be mlle miles long of oC which miles have been completed leaving a a. stretch of oC 2500 miles yet to be bo built The cost of ot construction it is estimated win will ili exceed anti and the theline theline line will be the lon longest est in the world The Tho uncompleted portion of oC the road lies between Khartoum in the thc British Soudan to Broken Hill a point in Rhodesia In Iii an nn Interview printed In the New ew NewYork York Times when ho was in the metropolis metropolis me me- Mr irr pointed out that when the tho railroad is completed a traveler can journey from Crom Berlin or Paris to Capetown in ton Lon or eleven ele days Further than title tho the railroad will vill open up n a country countr full Cull of oC natural resources resources timber timber gold Jold sliver silver copper copper copper cop cop- per and diamonds Africa Is tho the ono one unsettled unexplored we wo might al almost almost al- al most S1 sty say continent on the earth and the building of or the tho Capo Cape to Cairo railroad will bring that wonderful continent more closely to the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of oC the business men and home- home seekers who are willing to brave th the tho terrors of an entirely new country countr No doubt tho subjugation of the InterIor in interior In- In tenor of or the dark continent will be brought much nearer b by the tho completion comple comple- tion of this railroad and no doubt I Ithe the coming centuries will find several nations established there which will rival al in natural wealth tho the older countries countries coun coun- tries hIe of or tho the world Truly the Africa of oC toda today Is not the same country It was In tho the days when Stanley and Livingston Liv Liv- ingston InSton penetrated into the unknown interior The genius of oC man seems able able to surmount difficulties which a afew afew I few years ago ngo seemed Insuperable In In- In deed |