The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-07
The RAILROAD TO MECCA
S,ITtN ~ ~ Rhfi ii>Ds ~
DiT.rICt ~ WORN.
New LsoklnE to the inndrl Tor 'un''s TO
carr, n ~ -oder> Mr'lal, 4" "n'
trtbut or. hi . the prsuits 30 : ar ua'"
u.,n sm M-Trrurt cen rttiter.

,r,bu, or. M , the r~sui,s - . ar ua'e
u..n IN M.Trrurh cen rst,ten.
The sultan q turkey hni~ many m
pedim.uts bon no" u - bu dung VI" fal-
load 10 M..,t. az 81 va undertaken asst
wear und,r no dirrc ; cou'r". e n" lufsi-h
C~oy.rnmu.u'. Thts PROJECT has teen
hetald,d 'lrougfout h" Noh"'nf"'lai
world A. a facility to l." pr"'.i"i '' i'-
GRIM 10 NJ lolv ci',, g''lur 'h''m 1i''N
and casv trai port arI,s~ ~" THIRSTY ''-.i'
~ A,al,ia Co. ,he -ncr u place tLa' all N"
faithful da-it" - N.r
N. CONSTRUCTION q ~" railroad hogan
l,., wear II Is g. r,t,u "a s~uufhvRfd from
Damascus through VI, disI 90 M'T'a "
di.,ar., Il ioU uI.. Following tho
,ar.vs sirtchin. rofia and south. and
,ro.s.ing A.. courarn''Ul y Lowell wa'"tl"~e
rlair. ~ western Arabia uu .argr trchnicai
dircul,ir- arc in,ulwd Tho undertaking
i. rrrf.riiv prur ,cabts T. you'd nm
d,uhtcdlv . a great b'av'u.' o." MANY
thousands - p~ilgrftl~ n -. Ssh Pm
rire ard Persia O. E A." r.'N
w.ek, Of '-iious. painful plodIuc through
nrid Af,lh. The rai.r, AL hu..t b." "'-
comrd hv al Mohaui sdsus '-~'rr NJ
will ,u,IIr the pilgf tins q Ni-f iu'. N.'0t
md Medina. urc the hu nal plar", "ri l"
other the lrrvlsce - Nuhlmu'. L."
are NOW al.. tu inrur H. cNt"n-e sld "i|
stand al. fatigue e visitru t'th place
Il. SII'au a~-.ftsd. when b" ila~i
the rrn..s' before tho faithful - all '1I-
tri,s. that b. Was go 10 Carried ont d"''
In tho Interest 81 tUr arnuA plgrgmh'"
20 Nl,s,ra II : we'll kuovn, however.
tina, IN tho rus' three ~ four wears no ha~
h4cn much iru,r,. 4 vl'h ~" practical
and military p%ur'auv' &C ttilroad-
and il il believed that. ia ~ present
scheme Il lurking narG-'~'~ o Mecca
he il not considering no" Interests - 'h'
pilrrims % much a- 10" dc-irdliltv 81
strengthening hi~ h.'i urTu ~" Arabian
p1oyiuces and facilitating "a" 'rar~p'r-
iation 81 hi- trrul- N"r' They may l."
needed. other north coy sluih
Tho northern part oi ~ rs'lr"sd was
actually ia cour-c 81 c,ns'r,tIon lat year.
IN. road I'd having i-ei prepared fer
nearly ~ mile-. hu' = ~cr''u' ,r..i> over
took tho enterprise l"'or" 'u" v"ar
was out, l. was the Su''nsls u'.tsf that
the necessary capital e AoIuo.s" uig1'
b. raised without great dlfi 'gl'N hr ~I'-
scrip;iou ia VI "a all l-ltru would 'tN"'
r,r- Tho result - tho suls"rip,ion '.u~
fa-. however. has b~sr moot happening
The amount subscribed ~ 20 NuN"mh.r
la-t v-s e stu 90 e vhirh orlv 500 49,
were mad M. Nj zine money u To" treas
urv Wa exhausted IN NpN -. a.d work
vas suspended
It va- also IrJurt~! q, lie sultan hat
the qualify cd vorh dom" in lrr's'ring 'h'
Tuadi-Si N.- ,"fE poor. .ui H-'. nat
the nor.g1 'rt'- along ne" uu' ""r"
Embarrassing 'ac 'U'"'p-t~" Geo e 'uh-'d-
cradle cNt"r'.
Tho nr-' tuius ID. 81" d,u" was 'p rruvii"
more money. and go thi- "u4 100" sultan
j. now looking 90 tu" tutd"i lie La see
CON. cuuViucvi that 'H' r'-'uro"- e Islam
arr wholly iuadr lua'o fHg carving out the
.nterpri-. a recent trad" makes u evident
that tie az i-tquC' e Ma" outside world
will 10 tolerated u stimulate Jhe z'ai
Of an -nr-.rH ..-. - whatever religion or
race. medals NAL tn distributed Iho-a
who nav into "a" treasury from lr 10 l.-eo
frame Nil r-C.iv" q nickel medal, -uh-
scriisrs co frNru L. 'o 2,2H frame Will L.
honorrd Wit , SILVER medal, AMI the medal
to tho-a paving prgcr sums viii i+ 'nado
81 gold Ihi- cvT-sii"u' -'-ws unlikely
to mako much impression W Wall or
Lombard -'r-'-. ar cough 'nc Sultan -ecm-
q regard - ~ q uriEu' business riea
Meanwhile 'N" fFef'h company mat u
building railroads N SYRIA has = g%ri"vanc"
II COMPLETED ~. 70 o. from Damascus -
Mclarb lu The south A. q cost = 8? .lJ0..H
ard j. roN ext" a. g m" road north "i
Damascus. through HAMA " Aei 20 1h'
project wiI add a gr.a' dcal e TERRITORY
IN III. Interior Of Svria go 'l- region already
tubutary TO Beirut. tl" bort e Ia mo- -.I-
Turkey refused tp ujUlI' M" French Ia
n the Northern part C IT, p al =" Mecca
and has is-.. builItrg q IaFalI"i Iu" lhl~
g Cout~r. viii luJU. UI-.v tN,-i th" bus.
ness II IA. Frr.Ch uairuad The COMPANY
appsal,d To- the French Gov"rnueut g
prot"ri o.. Interests. a.d the r"suit 81 'h'
diplomat correspondence thus TAR J. 'lA'
tho IufAi % G"t"ruWe'' lH- agreed Z
VA. p',..t rot go resume the budding "I
its Mecca line. 80 far a.. u Ia'ali"l- he
Trr.,h road. Iu' fo COZ fine IT. ai'"a'iuu 10
section. further south
The Nu-l"m World 4uduuli"liv r""n- q
railroad tu Nr,n1. t.i Or some way 'r the
the road viii Ir' iuif II !. another ~icr "i
The progrs-- 81 the iiv'- lnny".C'~ tIa'
have prevailed At ! Eu'uk'u, Harrar a.,
other -tru' ghuld~ ui ta' atheism. up"' ms
'ho-. pl,,"- Zoo western ideas and 'om
mcro". n.I D." t' ~Iuv,rful 600 tt Mecca
and - rate Will b." unlocked r"'"' '' l'
slos.si ayuIr .IDu arv Cr't. ur race