The herald., 1898-07-26
RAILROADS FOR CHINA
Rushing Lines Through to Head OH
Russian Entertainment

| NEW YORK, July 25.-The Tribune pub
| fishes the following from Its correspondent
at Picking, China:
The railroad situation In China Is rapid
ly improving. Conservatism has appar-
emily been all thrown overheard and the
government Is dealing out contracts and
concessions with almost a reckless hand
The only completed line in the empire
is from Picking to Shanghai-Kuan, via Tien
Tsin, a distance of about $50 miles, but the
road from Picking to Hankow is being
pushed forward as rapidly as the rails can
be furnished by the Han Yang Iron Works
at Hankow.
The private lines so far authorized are
the Han-Kuang line from Hankow to
Canton. valuable concession, which has
been granted to the American Washburn-
Tarry syndicate of New York. Then theVe
is a concession granted to DR.. Yung Wing
to procure foreign capital and build
trunk line from Ten Tsin to Shanghai.
This line will ultimately be the best bust
ness venture in China. The latest road au-
thorized Is that granted to the Russo-Chi-
nese Bank. This road is from Tai Yum Flu,
the capital of the rich province of Shan ST.
to Chang Ting Flu, on the Lu Han line, as
the road from Peking to Hankow is known,
thus connecting with the trunk line south.
But of far more Importance than the
mere granting of railroad concessions, as
showing the spirit of progress awakened,
Is the recent industrial concession to the
Anglo-Italian syndicate. represented at Pc
king by Chevaler I.uzzati This, the first
industrial concession, bound and sealed
in the Tsung Ii Yamen with the great seal
of the Foreign Office, grants to the Anglo
italian syndicate exclusive rights to the
immense coal and iron beds that exist in
Southern and Central Shan 81, with the
right to build railways and cut canals to
navigable rivers. A year ago a famous
Russian traveller published his observations
on this particular field. which he character
lied as being the richest in iron and coal
Of all spots in the world. The article was
published IN the Kobe Chronicle Of Janu-
airy s, 1898.
The Pacific WILL in few years, II prop
ery encouraged, be the market for vast
trade with China, and with a hold upon
the Eastern world such as Manila would
give, America, with England, could COM
mand the commercial control Of Chinese
ports.
IL
pursue the exclusive and selfish policy Of
personal aggrandizement, as so far set
forth In their occupation Of Port Arthur
and Kiao Chou, with control OF large por-
lions of Chinese territory, to the exclusion
of other nations, American commerce
must suffer.
English sentiment, so long criticisfng
Americas every move, has at last, owing
to their own danger from isolation, turned
in favor Of America. and one now hears
nothing from Engtshmen IN the asst but
the great advantages Of an AngIo-Saxon
alliance, or at least an Identical policy on
commercial lines, that would prevent Rus
sia or Germany from excluding any part Of
China from the rest of the world. The
Anglo-Itatian syndicate has secured the
banner mining province Of China and Ats
working field. and proposes TO use ma
chinery and men largely from America and
England. Other provinces and other con-
cesSionS will follow