The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-26
GREATCHANGE
Conservatism Evidently Thrown
Overheard by the Chinese
Government.
Contracts and Concessions Being
Dealt Out With Almost
Lavish Hand.
One Of the Important Ones
Awarded to the Washburn.
Carey Syndicate.
Another Is a Valuable Mining
Concession to an Anglo.Ital.
ian Company.

New YORK, July 26.-The Tribune
publishes tho following from its corre.
spondent at Pekin. China.
The railroad situation in China 10
rapidly improving. Conservatism has
apparently been thrown overheard and
Tho government is dealing out con.
tracts and concessions with almost q
reckless hand. The only compile ted
limo In tho empire is that from Pekin
to Shan Bal Guam. via Tien Tsin, o dis.
tance OF about 25o miles, but the road
from Pekin TO Hankow, known as the
Lu Han railroad. because it connects
with the Pekin.Tien Tsin line at Lu
how bridge. is being pushed forward
as rapidly as the rails can be furnished
by the Han Yang iron works a, Han
kow. The private lines so far author.
lied are the Han kuany line, from
hankow 70 Canton. = valuable conces-
sion which has been granted to the
American Carey syndicate
OF New York. Then there is conces.
sion granted to DIR. Yung Wing to pro-
cure foreign capital and build trunk
line from lien Tsin 10 Shanghai. This
line will ultimately be the best bust.
ness venture In China. The latest road
authorized Is that granted 10 tho Russo.
Chinese bank. This road runs from
Tai Yam Fu. the capital of the rich
province Of Shansi, TO Chang Ting Fu.
on the Lu Han line. thus connecting
with the trunk line south.
shows a spiris OF Progress.
But OF far more Importance than the
mere granting Of railroad concessions,
as showing tho spirit of progress
awakened. Is the recent industrial con.
cession 10 the Anglo. Italian syndicate,
represented at Pekin by Chevalicr Luz.
zatti. This. the first industrial conces.
sion to be sealed in the Tsung Ii IA.
men. with the great seal Of the foreign
Office. grants to the Ang 10. Italian syndi.
cate exclusive rights TO the immense
coal and iron beds that exist in South.
ern and Central China, with the right
to build railways and cut canals
to nayigab.e rivers a year ago.
famous Russian traveller pub.
USneN MS OOServatlOus Oh tnis paItlCu. !.
lar field, which he characterized as be.
ing the richest in iron and coal OF all
spots III the world. The article was
published in The Kobe Chronicle Of
Jan. s.js9S
The Pacific coast will in few years.
il properly encouraged. be the market
Of a vast trade with China, and with a
hold upon the Eastern world such as
Manila would give. America, with Eng.
land, could command the CONNER.
cia. control Of Chinese ports.
II Russia and Germany are allowed
TO pursue the exclusive and selfish pol.
icy Of personal aggrandizsment, as Sc
far set forth in their occupation Of
Port Arthur and kiao Chou. with con.
troll Of large portions of Chinese terri
tory, to the exclusion Of other nations.
American commerce must suffer. The
Anglo. Italian syndicate has secured
the banner mining province OF China
rs its working field. aud proposes tc
use machinery and men largely from
America and England. Other provinces
aud other CONCESSIONS will follow.