, 1875-05-02

lie. Imagine my surprise 1t observing hardly I
ves1ige OF life OF cultivated land all that drearJ
distance Of $40 miles TO Atlhhabod- Every 20 OF
50 miles we passed 4 small railway station, viii
its pretty 1ltsls garden blooming with flowers,
but the villages We1e. few and very far be-
! passenger in the train with us, who
hal resided thirty years in India, and asked hin
xhe .bese teillo4 800, 90 900 Kept themselves
We're tho. Of flesh and blood ike ourselves, ol
we're thew creature8 Of the Imagination only :
: he informed me that the central provinces oi
India, aud especially that portion through which
We pass from Bombay to AllAaabai, wers yer1
sparsely populated, but that IN The North gest
Provinces and 'he territory along the banks oI
the Gauges IN the Bengal Presidency, ahonld
ind my doubts removed
After passing the Ghsnt range we came upon
| dead Level country. which extends ali the way
| to Allahabad. The Indian jungle Of which 1e
hear and read 20 much, consists, a. far AZ va
could perceive. Of only few scattering ehrubs
and stunted buBhea with here and there scatter
Ing patches Of hard food timber. The scenery
reminds me mucn Of portions Of the Btats Of
| Oa1o.
We are very spt in Ame1ica to boast Of the
| great extent Of
THE RAILWAY SYSTEM
Of cur new and growing country but here, away
on In Tar away 1ndis, are gigantic trunk-ltuas OF
railways which bid fair to eclipse even our own.
| The length Of India from north to south may be
taken 1t l. 800 miles, and it's average width q.
! perhaps 1000 miles. Yet within this ares have
been constructed, In the short space Of eighteen
years, 20 less than 6,5oo. miles Of railways.
tho total cost Of which has not fallen
short Of $500, ,00o, 600. The average cost per
mile has been s35.t00. These rosds have been,
should judge, we'll and thoroughly construct
and ,asas ass nearly IL Gazing good dva'nds h'1 Is
private Eng'iah companies. G. c. Coffin 10
! his interesting book, soar New Way Round
| the World" tells Us that the Engl,sh
| Government aided these companies, by making
over the land for term Of ninety-nine Years,
| and also guaranteeing per cent tnteres: during
the same period on the money spant in con-
strnciion. AL income is paid into the Govern
| mens treasury after meeting the working ex-
penses, tne remainder Is devoted to
repaylug the per cent interest guaranteed
one-half ia divided between the stockholders
aud tha Government, that for the Government
being for arrears OF Interest accumulated while
tbs road waR under construction. When al
10 Per cent, bat, should the income exceed that
rate, the authorities will have power to lower
the fares. The property is to revert to
tho Government at the end Of n1nety-nine
years. Either conpany might su1regder ,ts
franchise after three months operation, and the
Government must take the road st its original
cost" This system Of building railways has 80
far here in India proven success. Who knows
but what the aame would work eq1aIy well in
the United Btates7 The Indian railways are
vel and economically run and managed, and
nearly all paying good dividends. Last year the
leading line, the Eaet Indian Hallway. which runs
from Calcutta away ncr-h to Delhi and oTus
and controls ], 500 miles Of railway, eatned Is
per cent, OF which two-thlrds went to the Gor-
erpmors under the Law jus. detailed; but last
year ita receipts We're exceptionally great, ow-
ling to the enormous shipments made over its
llnes to the famine districts. Railway travelling
IN India at this season OF the year Is not fatigu
lng, and may eren be termed luxurious. The
6rst and SECOND clasa cars, or wagons, are
large, c]ean, and airy, quite double the siza
OF English or French RAILWAY compartments.
aud IN general internal arrangement on the
swiss system. Althoughthe faraous Pullman |
have to describe daily to inquiring fellow-travsl
ers, have never been introduced here, Jet each !
n1Bs-class compartment on the Indian railways |
can, By letting down few straps. be converted |
into fairly comfortable sleeping cara. No linen |
or bedding is furnished, but clean and wel-sept |
Washing and retiring rooms are attached to each |
fi:st-cass compartment. The main profit |
OF the railway companiea comes from
their third and fourth class native p.a--
sengerh All the natives. rich and
lie in these low-class wagons> and every train |
appears loaded vita them. was told that were |
. fifth or even sixth class car furnished they |
would seeK it for econorn7's sake.
eve were very fortunate in arriving ut A11aha-
g1~nGo p.rvTsa uzer,r, |
A],shah,a Ies At the inncfion of - tuo ore.t
sacred atreams Of 1n1;s tha Jnnna "a ths
Grnpea Mart In Renares towar A., -. c.n1
ees. Il ia the snot The most ssc,ed ~ tha
gortd tn tha f1evont Hi;,doo ~ - tE;s
,itv m m Re,r.rea ha dra1s bia vaa-
and enfeebta3 Tmhs or 10 h1orobt bv 81.
raIat;rea snd fr;anda r. dia and fro,1s han,a ~
aonl. "a tIav thinE viii On straieht n heaven a9
Va 1syaNf r. 1$14x SIa AE~n |
ota r. vata ~ e,r,v y, u,toaeo thas. 1n ~ suo
me- hsth;no scsnsa m tTa sacraJ r;.ar. uCn sn5
fa;}bfni to hjs ,,s+rnct;ons ~ na,e .,,eaas
mi ~ had st In, d,;va ~ -,;,es
7rnneht na ~ ~ tnnct;o,, - ~ -. ae an5
;angss ana Iara az ~ 10 a,rsrnnst u .nd an, a
1sa9sat;nsx ~ e;-.Sto e"t snu 81 H. suu oss
hs Es1@es a2 a;,har s;ds ~ a;stan,a tao o1As
n;las I.s5.. ;.s jnn.,on 1 ao4 nith .hs " 1oao
sare suarminp With naked lin W." w. of hotb ee4
H. It ia no exaoeeratiop to say rnat there we7e