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Show uu A, W. M'CUNE WINS IN LONG STRUGGLE Salt Lake, Jun 1 A. W McCune's long struggle to secure the indorsement indorse-ment and financial support of the Pe ruvlan government for his proposed mns-Andean railway, and also his efforts to establish tho project in the flnan -iul markets, have been success ful after years of arduous. Indefatiga bo;-, according to a Christmas cablegram received bv Mrs McCune from Lima. Peru iv,r years the need and value of the railroad projected by Mr Ml I une lias been apparent, and the Ides was conceived bj n Peruvian engineer, itudecindo Carrido, as earl) a A road built from Lima toOroyil up the mountain divide has been In oxis tence for several years, th- Peruvian Central, with which Mr McCune's Ceno de Pnsco mining roud hai bi in connected. It s fn., th. ju.,, of the two roads that he proposes continuing down the eastern slope of the Andes lo headwaters of the mighty Amazon, with ms countlcs-i treasures of all kinds, within easy reach of ihe j.-reat commercial cen ters of the United States something that will be especially Important af ter the completion of the Panama us rial Moreover, the value ol the project pro-ject to Peruvian commerce will be almost al-most beyond computation Further details irorn Mr. Mclune regarding the big enterprise will be awaited with interest here. |