New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
CONNECTING CEYLON AND INDIA.
THE SOUTH INDIAN RAILWAY TO BUILD A
ROAD FROM MADURA TO PAUMBAN.
From The Times OF Ceylon.

Arrangements for the construction OF the Madura-
tween the seareary Of state and the south Indian
Railway Company. The proposed formation OF
line has been -etoed, and the construction work
will be inlrusted to the South Indian Railway Com
pany itself The capital required will not, how
ever be raised by the company In the open market,
but Will be provided by the Government: The
ginning Of the next financial year l. q, at the
beginning of April. by which time the South Indian
construction work. The alignment for the proposed
railway has been ensaging the ATT, attention of the
Two routes have been under consderation one
route starts from point on the South Inu'ai'
mic or so to the norm of Madura Station; and
volyng some nine miles extra length, until the rye:
Nagai r. crossed. follows the south bank OF that
Ser " Us On if IT'S sea South " end and
tnues on the south side of the vagai River to the
shorter for all through traffic than the former In
endeavoring to arrive at decision as 70 Wnlcn
the Madras Government had to consider first. the
Interests OF the through traffic With Ceylon interests
South Valgai route account Of It's shorter length
secondly the neress Of ,oca b nossh
or desirable in deciding the location OF the line,
to influence in one way or other the solution or ina,
sh6rf-circutins Of the South Indian Railway by
southwark to Junction with the Madura-faun-
Thi, last consideration formed the subject OF
cor'fnl iuGuirv on the part OF the Madras Gov
eminent which. In common with the agent OF
the south indian Railway Company. recognizes
that it probably Is inevitable that at some future
Tine a connectNg link should be made between the
southern end Of the Tanjore District Boards lines
Of railway and some point the Madura- Paum-
uilearc Of the South Indian Railway OF much Of its
present traffic. Tho agent of the south Indian
Hallway made. in this connection. certain pro-
posa.s in regard 70 the route the projected Pa
dukota Railway should take as also the mode In
which this and the Mayaveram- Mutupet Railway
should be- made to meet the Madura- Paumban
line so that a part OF the ensct OF this Inevitable
short circuitinC of the South Indian Railway In the
future might be neutral!zed. But the Madras GOV
ernment decided that such proposals could not DO
entertained. and that the alignment OF me Ma
drra-Paumban Railway should be settled with sole
reference 10 local conditions " , =,
IL accordingly came TO the conclusion that. In the
interests not only OF through traffic, but also OF
local development not 10 mention convenience and
economy Of railway working. the South Naigai
route should be adopted in lieu or the alternative
course But the Government Is OF opinion that. for
the fun local utilization of the Madura- Paumban
railway the country north OF the Vagai River
should be brought from the first into touch with
the railway BY the construction Of an eight or
nine mile branch 10 Svaganga. crossing the Val
gal at Mutanandal. 1t only remains to state that
the branch In question would be constructed slinuI-
toneousiy wi the main line.