Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-21
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IT RAIL ENrERPRI.

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Its gratifying to- see that with the return of
peace in Europe Russian enterprise IS turning
its attention toward ttle development of the re-
sources of that great country Among the new
enterprises are several for the construction of
extensive lines of54ilroai Only two lines, as
yet exist. one from st. Petersburg TO Poland and
the Austrian frontier. the other from St Peters
bsr.s, by way of Moscow, to odessa-of which
latter the Southern terminus IS approaching its
comRletion. These lines, hoTeyeF, ara Oniy.i
tended to form the principal arteries, whence q
great number of branch roads are to run to the
different provinces of the vast empire. In, adai-
ton TO these, SAINT Petersburg correspondence.
brought by the Ni5gnra, mentions project for
continuing tho Riga DunaboFg line up to KurSk,
by which the fruitful centre of Russia viii be
put into rapid connection with the western pro-
vinces and seaPorts, aud thus secure the inhabi-
tantS of those districts from the return of dearth
from which they frequently seller. Two other
lines are proposed ono .fiom Odessa to Krom-
entSchug, and the other from Theodosia, in the
GFimea, to Moscow. 1t Is understood that the
Emperor Iayors these enterprises, and will ex-
tend every needfu facility to capitalists to carry
them forward to completion.
Tnese lines of road when completed. will ex-
ert . magical effect ii developing and putting to
active use the wealth of the country; and they
viii also be precursors of quite as remarkable a
change lii tile habits aud character of the pee
ples I5trIl0tu, tirtluy S9tiSldSESQ uLlHlSe anu
unjust by the Emperor md large aud Inhuen-
tial portion of tie R,;ssian people, viii speedily
be superseded, and between nifty and sixty nil
lions of people will be raised from the condition
of slaves TO that of freemen. As mere works of
defence, in military sense, those Ines of road
will be worth more to Russia than a Thousand
Cronstadts or SebaStoPols.
Few persons, we imagine, have any idea ofthe
extent to which railFoadSare now being hid down
ia British India. From recent debatcs in Parlia-
ment, we learn that railway to DAihi, 9UUInies
Ia length, has been sanctioned. of winch 5G miles
are already completed and 900 mites contracted
for, To be finished toward the end of 1855; that
the great India Penilsiilar Railway CNortheas
tern ExtenSiUnA has also been authorized, c0l-
tracted for, and nearly completed; tat tue South
eastern Extension, 90 mics III length, has been
sanctioned to rOokah, aud his partly under con-
tract; that liue from Madras TO the southwest
is to be opened toward the end OF the present
year, and that the Sci's,i Railway has beei sane
Toned from the narbOr of Curuchce u the Indus
u distance of 4 ID mites The com. ~ having
charge OF this latter r0a,l, it is aso stated, are
ut present engaged III cUtiecting the cal .itui and
completing the surveys. Besides tuose mention-
cd another road from BaralV u Sdrat, l63 miles
loiIg has been sanctioned. Thus ,26U miles of
railroad arc either in process of construction, or
SOON to DC contracted for.
III a1iitOn to tileSe extensive enterprises, long
lines OF rsIOal nave OSeH pINJeclsU III LUZ cJ'
to be constructed by the aid vi British capital,
and railroads have been commenced il Egypt.
The railway system of Germany, which was
checked by the war, wi, i nov probably be extend
ed. Italy, also is now being penetrated by this
! great improvement. Piedmont has one or two
lines; the Pope, we believe, has sanctioned aiine
in the Roman States; and only few weeks ago
a line was opened in Naples-u country whose
government has until quite recently, Setits face
against railroads and nil other great public ilm-
provements.
/ Our own extensive railroad system has for
the last five years, been extended at an average
rate of 1913 miles per annun. Its oti.nproba-
bic that at the end of the next twenty years the
United States will have hundred Thousand miles
of railroad.
This immense extension of the railroad system
of the world will require mountains of railroad
iron, and we ought TO do our till Share of the
work required for its manufacture.