Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-26
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.


their stay here will bo limited 20 the
time that the through snst bound
train stop, o. they are dCiiious Of
taking view Of the Worlis Fair be.
tore tho removal OF the exhibits boglns.
Though the gentleman referred 20 are
not known here, cxcupi one who passed
through Salt Lake on q fotmst occasion,
they are msn of note go their own
land. Their names arc Messrs. delui.
ski, GvanaT and AllmoT eminent
civil engineers of Russia, and Mr.
Konlon, a large operator Of siberian
mines.
]. J. Gale, nj is the member Of the
party VINO has been hero b.ilfe. He r.
The superintendent q construction on
tho eastern division VI the great
Siberian ralIway--ihc most extensive
rr1lcc, IN railway building that ever
has born undertaken. when com.
plotted Il will pc more than $500 mile
long, and viii connect European
Russia, at the present terminus m the
uaI mountains, with tho port Of
Vlaiivos,ock, ono OF the Pacific ports
Of eastern Siberia. The route Ia 81.
IBERIA Is close along the h'ty.iiith
parallel Of north latitude from Iiatau.k
aud Niiask 10 the Ygncaei river.
There branch lines will connect with
the towns " romsk aud Onsk, while
the main road rurucs a southefly
course 10 lrSutik. 1, then runs along
the southern shore o. Lake BaiEai,
through the valley Of tbs Sesling river,
over the Lsaa ~ the Amor, ami
along that stream 20 a town called
Khabaroilka. There II will again turn
southwark along this right bank Of the
Ussuri, and on IN Nisdiyo,iock, on tbs
Sea Of Japan, In latitude % degrees.
The cost Of the r1a ranges from $50, q.
900 10 $4,000 por mile, the total rH.
peniiture being estimated ht 10000, q.
900 toublcs or about s2OO,OJO,-
900. There are great Engineering iiili-
uuitirs 10 be mot, which render the
work Glow and tedloul. The country
l. wild, with all the Jangets and in.
couveniencos Of such a condition. The
construction from VladivostoclS west.
ward was begun on the 24lh OF May,
1901, when the czirowits turned the
iirsl sod, laid the mrs. rail aud drove
the fir.t spike. When the work was
begun IL was the intention Of the II az
sian government TO complete II Ia 1885,
but in short time this was found 10 b.
impossible, and 1897 was tho date
Fixed. Mr. Gale,sEl has, however,
expressed the opinion thai II cannot be
completed till 1900.
The accomplishment OF thls vast
project was thomo to which the O. It
gave much thought Tor twenty years
before the work was actually DO.
gun. He considered that II would
become the great highway from the
East to Europe, aud notwithstanding
the high rate OF speed attained over see
uud rail by crossing the two ocaan'
aud America IN going from eastern
Asia To wts.ern Europe, there is still a
large balance + time I'm favor OF the
Russian enterprise. 1t now takes
thirly-fiye to lorty days on the quickest
Journeys from Shanghai to Van,
couver or SAi Francisco, across Amer.
lea anu over the Atlantic TO Europe
by way Of the suta canal T. GENOA
and Marscill,s requires iorty.three o.
to forly-six days. When complet.
ed the Siberian railway will
reduce the time to from ten Il
fifteen days. by this saving o
time Russia expects TO cut into IN,
business that now falls to the United
States, Canada, Grrat Britain, France,
Italy and Germany, aud TO divert "a
the czlr's domains much Of the trade
OF CHINA, japan anu C1r,a
Btsidrs the financial Wow OF th,
matter the construction OF the road b.
regarded boy Russia ns Of great strate.
Gle importance, aud as the car de
pguls largely ON tho military plws,
lhi. isp leading Incentive 10 bhililur
the line. Au.turr prominent object /.
the opening zap Of Siberia 90 settlrmun
! by emigration from European Ru.su.
which is greatly oy,rpopulateJ, rm,
latter fact D. one Of the chic
c,uaoB which prompt the eau
ia mia pg.u|.ilu of Iup law