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Show THE ANATOLIAN AND BAGDAD RAILVAYS From tho annual reports of tho Anatolian Ana-tolian and Bagdad Railway companies we get the Idea of the extent of the railroads now traversing Asia Minor from north to south and connecting Constantinople with Syria and Mesopotamia Meso-potamia Altogether 1.032 kilometers of the Anatolian railway and 200 kilometers kilo-meters of the Bagdad railway are In working order. In a few weeks tho forty-kilometer section from Bulgudlu to Uluklschla will bo opened for traf-flc. traf-flc. Further of tho traverse line of tho Adana plain is (n fair progress, and the section from Doralc to Delr-men-OdJak will bo in working ordor by tho end of this vcar. It is a great advantage for the future development of tho traffic that the main line from Constantinople to Bagdad will be conducted con-ducted directly over Aleppo, tho important im-portant emporium of Syria. Tho growth of traffic on the lines of the Anatolian Railway company Is remarkable. In 1910 the number or passongers rose to 2.C66.C000 from 2,-400.000 2,-400.000 In the previous year. The receipts re-ceipts for tlckotB rose accordingly from 13 3-4 to 16 3-4 piastres, gold. Much largor still was the Increase of the freight traffic From 251,023 tons the quantity rose to 552,167 tons, and the freight revenue from 20,000,000 to 33,600,000 piastres, gold. Consequently, Consequent-ly, the guarantee monev to be paid by the Turkish government, was lowered low-ered from 2.500.000 to 500,000 francs. As regards the Bagdad Railway company, com-pany, the revenue rose from 1937 francs to 2571 francs per kilometer, so that tho subvention of tho government could be reduced from 509,905 to 3S1.-130 3S1.-130 francs. Both companies declared a dividend of 5 per cont. Closely allied with tho Anatolian Railway company is the Haldnr-Pasha Port company at Constantinople and Berlin. Tho traffic of this harbor at the north end of the railway system of Asia Minor rose from 115,926 tons " 1909 t0 226.692 tons, I. o., by almost 100 per cont. Tho Turkish government govern-ment entrustod tho building of the now harbor, Alexaudrotto, in Syria, to the same company, while the Bagdad railway company I8 to connect this harbor with IU station, Osmanyo, or HU8,t?.pha Bey by a branch ln of 0 kilomotors. Altogether, wo see that the railway system of Asiatic Turkey is progressing favorablv Continental Con-tinental Correspondence. |