El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-12
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for the last twenty years has labored
| under many disc0uragements, and
] against manifold obstacles in the field
| of China's development, the Taku,
Tien Tsin, Shanghai-Kusn section of
| the imperial system has been per-
| fected.
Another more important extension
of the general Chinese imperial railway
system has also been recently complet-
ed-that from Tien-Tsin to Machiapu
"a point two miles from the Tartar
part of the city Of Pekin, whence a
short electric railway connection, ex-
tending to one of the principal gates of
the Chinese capital, Is already cons
truoted.
The line from Tien Tsin to Pekin
has been, from the earliest days of its
opening, In 1898, cor stantly overbur-
deDed with freight and passenger
traffic. Another scarcelyless important
section of the Imperial Railway is
found in line of about eighty miles in
length, extending from Lukouchia,
near Pekin, southwark to Pao-Ting-
Flu, the capital of the province of
Chilli.
The existing imperial Chinese sys-
tenn consists, thus far, of not more
than $40 miles of railway in opera ton.
Next in order was to be the uudertak-
ing of the American China Develop
ment company. with the construction
of the Hankow-Canton railroad. The
Belgians intended to build the road be-
tween Hankow and Pao.Ting. Flu,
the Lou Han line, or the trunk line be-
tween Hankow and Pekin.
The Russian railway, through Man.
churfa, Is being constructed, and will
probably be completed in 1902. The
main line will have length of $50
miles, and the South Manchuria
branch, to Port Arthur, $50 miles. The
Shsng al Wusung Railway of twelve
miles has been open for. traffic since
August, 1898. A line is also proposed
from Tien Tsin to Chinklang, scheme
of unquestioned importance and pro-
spective value.
At Kiaochou the Germans have
started line into the hinterland. The
British, ever alert and in the front
rank of the advance of business enter
prises In the orient, as elsewhere, have
chwang extension, and obtained a mort
gage lien upon the important line
betWe Tiea-Tsin and Pekin, the line
along which the international troops
are now advancing towards Pekin.
Another British group, known as the
British Chinese corporation, is said to
have secured a concession covering the
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Ningpo, while q still more recent i'm
portant British movement is reported
in the shape of a concession which ap-
pears TO have been obtained by the
Anglo Chinese Railway Syndicate, of
London, for q railway extending from
Canton westward to Cheng Tu Flu, the
capital of the province of Szechuau.
This latest road is designed to cross
the Yangtse at its junction with the
Miu river, near Sulfu, and ultimately
meet q projected extension of the
Burn ah railway system.
There have still been many other
concessions granted during the last
year and during the first months of the |
present year, but whether all these |
schemes will be realized with the |
present state of affairs in China, or |
even after the Boxer move |
ment shall have been suppressed, Ia an |
open question.
AT the end of the year 1899 the I'm
perial Chinese Railways had running
on their different lines seventy-two
ninety-six passenger care,
and 1872 freight cars. Most of the To-
comotives are of American origin.
During the last fiscal year we exported
no less than st1ty-one locomotives to
China, valued at 1892 PIP.
According to the latest telegraphic
advices from China the damage thus
far done to the railways represents
already a value of more than $50 000,.
600.