The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-06-25
RAILRoADTHa TE RUss1A

Ehs Strafghtest Road IN ehs ygo-fd Isuiit
to the order o. tho Czar.
AZ the time OF the Crimean war, Russia
bad In al It's vast empire In Europe less
than 800 miles OF rqilway. Now it hos
more than 1900. II II lad had 1900
miles Of RAILWAY then the Crt1desn waE
would either have been terminated by the
defeat OF the Allies, OF II would have con
tiuued as many years a. is did months be
fore Russia could have been forced 70 surTenr
der For il was then compelled @ convey
its troops and everything necessary fog
their support. * well * TaOst If the
munitions Of war, immense distances 10y
the slowest and Tudest means Jf tFanspUH
tation. OF that less tLau 500 miles of
railway more than 100 constituted tho hne
connecting st Petersburgh tie modern
with Moscow the aIUiput and geluiua,
Russian caVitaI At the present there
are through connec5inus 10y 6rst-cless
carriages al TIC way from St PetersbuTgh
to BcFliL and from Moscow TO central
Europa Indeed ore could go thus IA Sc
b8stopOl, Odessa and 20 thc sJutheT1 ez-
trsmity Of the empire.
The carriages On these lines are as good
as n any part Jf Europe, tkOurh The sped
Is not worry great " many uf tho r1a1s
! 8 % I S mile -u bCsT 81 the avcrulrc, end
30 mil tho highest -ttalELllgIt II express
lines The Ca--Va-gi1s c1L EruGT1uy Lc
StaGJls lLlls thl line are uuEDlEcus aEb
tie stops &tl frequent and q slcud1i sups
ply Of good Isod aud teHs UuEuTDls sscf IN
the gOTbL- con be obtained st the bslICt-
On the principal lines 4 saVc1eE in dc
Tending tLr sloWlesz Of speed Fly5s 'zrhc
English and Americans uust rguemheE
that NuasI-Lz zzC ruraLy iu O Eurry, and
Ike TO hH-o ireIleu. opportunities q Cat
fLg and lTtukiEE LlLLus5la tiuo q not
money; Il i uerl. every subject Of tue
CEaE would hlv, "a large stock O; ready
money on hand and would often have
great dI1nc0lty In sp0nllug IL"
The Tllway from 81 PetsrsburEh To
Moscow Is probably tha ssraighJesu Tine IL
the world. Il has been Quilt ~ tie CEOW
flies pays no a-tslti 10 e. towns, lud s-ts
ont tho passengers 0Eho are going u plr~
ticUlar places at railway sc1tious SUP
rounded 10y 1iells On inquiry tSa uEfoT>
tL1-aUc wL-hL LNrls tins the 511-flu may
b several miles frOl the town which 10
must EezCh or foot iU wagons OF stages
according u the lCSoUll. .LEt1a1A Tie
explanation OF this peoulLEgiUy & Of COR
sideruhle historic Interest," and ucEo1tz
/ much light On the sru3trury ulGtbcls pro
yluinE ia Russia. The only r-ssga Why
. Ll-ls railroad ignores cycry town hltr~5aa
. ST Eet0rsluT-h and Moscow, Cy-CsPt 600
+ small place cz5lel TveF, which LapyeuGd
to b ueur tbs syTuIEh. Inc, g. thar o. the
.
/ When tie proEElinlry survey vSss bo1H-
/ made Nichols lotrL.ns thet thG officers
intrustod ,VIsL tic ta-E-a1d the Jnfnistcr
I X ways GDl uoLls IL tlre DUubcr-yyeJe
being Influenced b. porsdlal rather thsG
. BY technical considerations. detaguined TO
] clE tll1 G1rllau Euaa IA true imperial
/ stv3n When the minister laid usflrs him
, tie map with III Lual---Lu uf e--pl1uiug
( the intended Culte, Lc tZ-.k q Iuloy ll1
ana drew q s-ruLgtz Inc from ono ts--lli.
u-s 70 tbe ySlDr, and remarked t. q tone
, thar p1ecUdcl oh 5taggsz.gu. e You ysIu
. cuuEtU1at the l--e zl, o. Thi= uBcl - bs
. Ii1i.uled. and cited 10 show the evIE o. O.
6espotlc form # roserlUeaE but public
Qpiuilu has ULtc--oIg O. CLauEe. II Is
c,usidgrld chat great ldTLltle.s Ccccr g
Russians ar a whole through the short.
ness Of this line, and thst though rie towns
have suffered 8 great deal tAe construct.
Ion OF branch hues 70 such es need thau
viii, In tho end, remedy the difficulty
while tho great beDsslLs OF Usirg able q
carry by far tho greater part OF the goods
and pGsseuEeye that 90 tLg whole lengtl
OF tic line IN "a shorter time yztD Us-uGin
-{Christiau AdvucH-o