Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-29
MAKING OF A PORT.
Oalny to Become a Leading Harbor in
the Far East.


incide exactly with diplomatic methods
as practiced by European nations in
dealing with foreign and especially will.
vastly weaker peoples, yet the success
which crowns invariably the slow and
persistent efforts of the Cars advisers
1ail to win our admiration. "All things
come to him who knows how to vait,,
might be inscribed very fifty above the
portals OF the foreign office in St. Pc
tefsburg. In the vast Russian empire
over which there seems to brood a letb
argyle stupor, it is but natural that time
should seem to be of no account; alike
IN public and private affairs the general
axiom is ''F'estina lente," and L.. "A
has been imbibed even by the droshl1v
steeds that crawl about the streets of
the capital. But just as the droshky
driver can impel his unkempt pony to
break out into headlong gallop for
the last thirty yards of the drive, so
When occasion arises, can the Russian
government put forward it's best foot,
ana work wonders in a very short space
OF Tune. Such an occasion arose when
Port Arthur and Ta-lien-wan were
DEFINITELY leased by China to Russia on
March u, 1898. The granting of this
lease settled the ultimate fate and
eventual classification of Manchuria
DID China-forget the saying of the
Car, Nicholas l., in 1851, to the effect
that wherever the Russian flag has
flown, 1t must never be hauled down."
In any case Russia began at once to
make herself at home in both places
enc of which was to become a Russian
fortified naval station, and the other a
commercial harbOr. Of course. it was
quite III accordance with Russia's euid-
ing principles that attention should be
devoted to Port Arthur in the first
place; such conduct bespoke plainly
Russia S peaceful Intentions and, more
over, commercial enterprise had not
such great claims on the Russian ex-
chequer as had those of the feverish
war party in st. Petersburg. AS time
went on Ta-lien-Wan came in also for
attention at the hands of its new mas
tiers. Naturally enough, the Chinese
name OF the port was a constant an
noyance to Russian ears, and by an
imperial decree the name was turned
into that of Dalny, Auglice, Far Off"
From time to time the outside world
has heard of the work being carried out
at Dalny, and the place came promi-
nently before the publ" during the re-
cent visit of inspection paid by NJ. De-
White, the minister of finance, to ST.
IBERIA and the tar East.
1t is evident that Dalny is destined to
become very soon one of the leading
harbors of the coast line of the far
east. Its position is admirable, for it
lies on the eastern coast of the Ia
ia pcI-Io in he
and protected Victoria bay while on
the narrow point of the peninsula and
at no great distance is Port Arthur.
The extra expenditure called for by
creating two harbors so close to-
gether was held to be justified by the
advantage of having the naval station
separate from the purely commercial
barbor. especially as such a suitable
sight for the latter was to be had with
in easy protection by the former. The
work Of creating Dalny was intrusted
to one man, an architect, who was al
lowed an extremely free hand and al
most unfinished money TO carry out his
task. The work of developing Dalny
under such conditions during the past
two or three years is really astound-
ing. Already the population numbers
nearly 1000 Europeans and $4,000 Asia
tics, though, of course, many of the
latter are Workmen engaged in found
ing the new town and port.
OF the protected quarters of Dalny,
that known as the administrative
town." is already completed, and 1t
consists of solid stone buildings on the
most approved European model The
Chinese Town" will be completed
shortly, and it contains a temporary
station, which will be used UNI
til the building of large central rail-
way station, in keeping with the i'm
portance of Dalny, is finished. The
various quarters of the rising town
have been laid out in such way that
they can be enlarged considerably, if
need thereof should arise. This fact
bespeaks the future Importance that
the Russians attach to the development
OF Dalny. The water supply of the town
promises to be admirable; Il system OF
pipes brings the water to the town from
the mountains. which are twelve miles
distant. and Dalny has been provided
with an enormous reservoir and
filter
Dalny is connected with it's hintcr-
ldlU DN IllcttllS VI Il ililC ~
which in turn is connected with the
Manchurian railway, and which IS m
tended to supply the port with the rlch
local productions; these are many
ores of all kinds and wood. Steps nave
been taken already to promote the sea-
borne trade of Dalny, for the authofl-
ties have resolved to establish SER
vice of fast steamers with Shanghal.
che capacious harbor has depth OF
thirty feet; this depth can be increased
by dredges, SO that the biggest steam
ers will be able to enter Dalny. On
the eastern side of the harbOr the I'M
mense moles are nearly completed, and
there is a project for erecting a break
water Stewards and across the mouth
of the harbor Then as trade increases II
is intended to construct a series OF IN
ner moles. but the Russians seem TO
have overlooked the risk involved IN
them of checking the force of the tlde,
and thereby of exposing the harbor TO
becoming blocked by ice in winter. All
the uuays and moleS have been
equipped with the most uD-to-date APP
paratus for dealing with goods and for
loading and unloading vessels, ana
therein electrical energy has been turned