The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-15
sIBUA,s RAILROAD.
Russia's TnoBscontinental Line and Its
Advunlages to Americans.

A0vu48stS ~ -ht1ChaNohSs
nssion Transcript.
That Siberia covers an area OF 80 900
square geognphieal miles. twenty-five
times as lax1B as Germany and two and
a half times y large as European Russia,
is daily hrough, nearer 10 the confines of
commercial America, is fact that Is graf
ually dawning upon the American people.
but particularly should Interest business
mon In mapnfa cturing centers and par
ticularly mea engaged In railroading in
the broadest sense OF It's meaning. The
construction u the great Siberian railway.
" hich will uotie the most distant paris Of
Europe and Ash. win draw the old world
nearer to the new. aad Its beginning prac-
ticaily coinci3ed with the celebration Of
the four hun1fetih anniversary OF the dis
covary Of America. 90 htiingly observed
BY the stupcndols Worlds fair at Chicago.
But for this fair. more attention might
have been ever this wonderful undertake
ing. and Il isto be noted that the accom-
plishment Of MS magnificent and historic
task has fallen to the lot OF Russia under
the personal supervision OF the present
young emperor Nlcolai Alexandroyftch.
who iourneyed rs the heir apparent
through the Whole OF Siberia. and. when
on his return 10 Russia from his long
Journey east. landed on Russian territory
at viadivostock on the Pacific coast, on
May II. 1891. Ard fead there the immemo-
rial Imperial rescript OF March II. 1871
published at e. resers5ar<. VIZ:
Having now commanded the immediate
construction Of railroad through the ar
tire length ofkiheria. with the object q,
connecting these richly endowed prov-
inces OF Siberia with The internal retvo-t
OF European RI ssla. I COR mission you to
announce such As my will on your return
10 the Russian Territory. after having Wis
tied the foreign lands OF the East; at the
same time lar upon you the &C, OF n
aucuratinr The construction a, th, ex-
renss OF the e. cwn % the ussurl Sa,,.o,
~ the grand Sserlan railway at Viadiyos-
tcrk"
This decided the question OF the con-
structlon OF TIE great siberian railway.
which had occ'' opted the attention OF me
Russian govsrnmehi and nation for over
a third OF century. His imperial high
ness. the csarewltz then. now emperor ~
an the Russias In hts subsequent trim
through the entire lire Of the protected
railway -hecame personally Acquainted
with many az ths Immediate needs Of that
vast domain cseT which h.. rovy rules sn5
as the compisffs of THIS work neceS stat
81 ,,umero,< subsidiary works the c,.te-.
~ which was g. facilitate the actual e,,-
structien and settling 90 o. that sc.ii,n
ana developing szrie special courD,.tea
was instituted ~ 'he ems % iSss. Al 81 pe-
terSAurg. under tho t,sle COMMITTEE Of
siberian railSay. and iho present en-
peror then craroEltH. named by imperial
a.-re, ,,rrsi serf ~ TIE committee NJ -e-h-
meal and gecri aphi-al features % the
sresf siberian r,'sd
Tn, entire Iins of ;he Siberia, -.liNs,,
which consists - seven sections is 80
verfs-cna scrst eQ-ais naSa Fr~rtSh
,nlles-ths tosal appropriation being -
sie gSs r,shles. o7N rahie EQUALS about 81
cents ana slight variation This r,..f ,l,,,.
,,,anres NJ Nia8ivcStock o- the S5h..t..
Pa,ifc coast. running IN a nov, h.rt,- "a.
ryA,ticr - vsrs's 70 Grafzkaf. th.-rs ~
"a Khaharofka AMI strikes ,it vr...sy,-.i
north 81 Chtscse TariArN sU. v-rSts 10
Srvfyinsk. a h-ss siberian civ. a.
,..-sss ., Nysos sk - re-sts g., 1-....-s.-
another Imports = SioeTia1 cs.;er IL goes
.r,sir,t tire SOY shore ~ "a hl- 49,
R.fkai which svsnsuafiv ma, ~. -,
~, ho,t en- che sarse r.tn-ivi. "a t.s 60,
transportatioa trsnk uaes rim o.. ,Ns
American lakes
Fror, iskassk 8, soes nor.sves.~-i,. -
vr-sts 20 oes. an tae river l,, rb. 80,
49,. thence ! X tarrt4 p, ,-,.-. 49,.
,,.h.r,s Z, COME = sf,h t-. e,--.-,. -
,,,r,,ar.R tlSstSn eastern t4--,.-.-. ri, -.
sr.,l system q kass.su rs-,u.,s =, -,
k-,Os., IN AneaT a as f-e C-,-., $500.
srs t'Acsssrs a. - R'sssrs. an. On the an
.,s..,,f s.anltaI 81 s}lssls-N.s -,sr ,-.. -.
there 10 81 PIT sssarS - tse rer,arksnl.
,r,aA Sails daTirg tse ~ an ~ .,. -,
,.v.r,tfAsher e hr pry~er, - -
.h.,,s, which ~xfsls tae ars.-s,s ....-,h.
!, 40 ~s< ShcsE % Tie s.-,-.-,- =. -
he took rNisr an4 cCnr.-rst t,. -,
ancient, and rlo,ssra Sapttzis 80