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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Rats as Human Food.

A successful rat show was held at
Cheltenham, England. recently. There
were sixty exhibits of black, gold,
gray, white, piebald and tan rats. They
are not yet part of the live stock OF
the farm, but as dormice were fatten-
ed by the ancient Romans a British
farm journal thinks there is just a
chance that rats might be bred for
table use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

The wonderful tonic medicine that removes
all congestion and disease from Vita organs.
tissues and blood One tablespoonful, once a
daV ,nmcdiately relieves and absolutely cures
Indigestion. Flutulency. Constipation and
Catarrh of the Mucous Membranes. It's pos
itiye specific tor CongeSted Liver and Kidneys
and Inflammation OF Bladder tones the Arpe-
tite and Nervous System. and puriies and
eurichcs the Blood.
Seventy five cents at Drug Stores for a large
hottie usual dollar size. but trial bottle Will
be sent free and prepaid to every reader OF this
paper tho needs it and writes for II To Drake
Formula Company Drake BuildiE>. Chicago. Ill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Funeral Of Sacred Elephants.

Curious ceremonies are witnessed
in Siam when one of the sacred white
elephants dies. It is given a funeral
grander than that accorded to princes
of royal blood. Buddhist priests off,
ciate, and thousands of devout Siam
ese men and women follow the de-
ceased animal to the grave. Jewels
and offerings representing some thou.
sands of pounds are buried with the
elephant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Three spectres that threaten baby's
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery,
diarrhoea. Dr. FOWler's Extract OF
Wild Strawbe never fails TO con-
uuer them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Accidents come with distressing
frequency on the farm. Cuts, bruises,
stings, sprains. DIR. Thomas Electric
Oil relieves the pain instantly. Never
safe without it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Twilight Reflections.

Every morning we wake up with a
new chance of life. Be careful that
With the passing hours Of the new
day you do not neglect, Slight or des
pise some opportunity. II at the close
of the day you can say you have been
strong. kind, merciful, helpful and
considerate Of others, you MAJ rest
content M. Stowe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Lions Lack Lung Power.

Lions and tigers have little endur-
ance. and their lung power is remark
ably weak. They can outrun man
and equal a fast horse in speed for
a short distance, but they lose their
wind at the end of half mile or SO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Arkansas bested Georgia in the con
test for the biggest watermelon al the
worlds fair. This state already leads
~ the premium apple and cotton bust
'Iees, and now if If will capture the Ell
bcrIa peach premium, il will be in a
class by itself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Aids Antarctic Exclorers,

Through the liberality of an anony
NOUS donor the Scottish national ex.
petition to the Antarctic regions vii,
be able to continue its researches in.
stead CT returning home at an early
date.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
GA TO ozIA.
Bears thu 4 lie kiRd You Have Always Bought
Signature st XeZZzZu
Goa! in Eastern Asia.

Eastern Asia is one of the richest
nSal fnel regions in the world The
a Of al the paying coal layers in
re comprises only 22.760 square
-. an area equal to that in one of
2uesian Erovinces-the Kazan
vince
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Halt the Ills that man is heir to
come from indigestion. Burdock
Blood Bitters strenthens and tones
the stomach: makes indigestion i'm
possible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
SImplon Tunnel.

OF tire Simp!on tunnel, uniting
Italy witl Switzerland only 1865 me-
ters remain to be bored; the number
OF meters completed is over $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Richest Educational Institution.

Richest Education5T INSTITUTION.
The wealthiest educational institu-
ton in the world. the Leland Stan
ford, Jr., University. is located at Palo
Alto. Santa Clara county. California.
It has an endowment OF over 10000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
lord Writes for PAPER.

Lord Brooke, the earl of War.
"ick's eldest son, is in Belgrade act
ing as special correspondent for q
london newspaper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
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British Birds.

OF the 391 different kinds OF British
birds, only 140 are resident all TO
'aa-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
BRAKES Palmetto Wine.

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
PORT ARTHUR SUFFERS.
Shells Bursting in the Streets
Denolish Houses and
Kill Women.
j. (By Associated Press,

: z . . T.
PORT ARTHUR. Friday. March H.
List night passed without incident. / no
Japanese squadron. which disappeared
after Thursdays bombardment and naval
fight has not returned. The Russian
SQUADRON proceeded to sea this morning
md returned this afternoon. 1t Is un-
der,tood that no Japanese ships were
sighted.
Although during the bomba rdment a
number ct shells from the japanese ships
burst Ia the streets Of the town the dam
aRt 10 the buildings was comparatively
slight
The new town sustained tEe creates
damage. A Shell burst a few yards from
the house OF NJ. sidorski, lawyer. whose
wife rs daughter of Colonel Baron
Frank. NJ. ssdorski and his daughter
were killed on the spot, the latter's head
being blown off Nine. Sidorski was In
jured by fragments Of the shell, and a
4 cir, named Wtler!tch was wounded and
died soon afterwards in hospital,
A Chinaman was killed aud several
g Cinnamon were wounded. Genera; Stoss-
sci. the commander of the Russian
troops at Port Arthur, and his staff,
while watching the bombardmcnt from
battery. were peppered by spllnters from
q shell, bat sustained no injuries.
On Golden Hill, Lieutenant Wachtin
and one soldier were wounded
Two sentries on Electric Cliff were
wounded.
A Japanese iron-clad was struck by
Russian shell and slowly withdrew
The bombardmant, which was severe,
only ceast,. at l2:46 in the afternoon,
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WARLlKE AT SEOUL.
Koreans See. Preparations Being
Made Hourly for Coming
Conflicts.
fEY Associated Press.l

SEOUL, March 12-Detachments Of
Korean soldiers marching up and down
Il he main streets IN the neighborhood OF
The palace at all hours of the day and
evening. give an air of martial activity
10 this city but few Japanese soldiers
remain hare. All have Como north. and
the foreign legations continue TO be
guarded by marines, The American 10
gallon las thirty-tive men on duty in
tho grounds and others arc CHARTERED
at American business houses for tho
sake OF better accommodations. For
e.eners. however. feel perfectly safe, al
though there is more real business ac-
tvity at Chcmuipof
The Japanese authorities treat foreign
ers very cowteously, and have Just
given American Minister Allen permission
TO 90 TO the front with n passage on q
transport to Chinampo, whore he Is ea'
pecled to arrive to-day
War preparations continue here meth
odically, while about 1900 Koreans pur-
sue their normal every day life free from
excitement. The funeral OF the late En-
press Dowager will take place on Monday
next
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gir N.
i Yho,iaas,fa 81 persaiis who lined the Rev
my nrosptct and tho approaches 70 tu !!
nj Nicholas II, X. station Wed with the higf.
8 esi PERSONS III the empire II Elvil,g veilt
sgf 4 ~ t,r essioiis or condolences in tho new
Il rnnn1rr,der, who Is to lend the l1nnper'
{ or's armies to Z Victory {. I,
u Modestiy ana without the nccompanl..
,neni 81 music or escort, the general
"a .irnve "a the station iii an open cnrrlage:
@Ii,s Va ssnSe down the broad bouleva,r 7 q
wns Followed By a storm Of cheers, wnlo y y
nrew louder az tho crowd grew denser
& near Tho station. Here the enthusiasm
broke out into mighty shouts I,
AS General Kuropntkin reached inc n ls,,d
- fthn stairs General Eggrestoff, white
haired and trembling with cnotion' p,! Is
snntef him with small linagc Of AleS W !;
4 t,eneral Kuropatlin knott reverentiS ana ana
K accepted The talisnlails . q, -
r,sneral Kuropatkin' then stepped io .,r
ward. His strong personality vas sa ..!N
]. ,,,ai,. iilnstrated lin the way he moved
t,,Sn,,rh Inc room. Ills gllszled beard
, Al nlercing eyes suggested a rese elr, dance
q ~ Grant. He greeted oil present, eln
bracing and kissing OLD conra'aes aii'
sha king hands with officers
Tho Korean minister TO RUSSIA, VIZ w.
1yns present, was as enthusiastic rs IVY ,
russian and seemed to REGARD Gune .r,.
t,,ronatl,in as the saviour OF his county.
Z Il r - p,Ished aud struggled hard to get near
ano,,sh to shake the generals hano aho
.,ish him every success Several laules
,vho ,yere present could MT REFRAIN lro gu
5r,ssinr tho hero OF the hour and the ny
teniion Of which he CALAMITY reclpr
SAs ne train slowly gathered neauMny
oye,.v voice In tho vast multltuue ptoAo
nnt into 4 roar of cheers and dressings. e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
yAPAN's WAR FUND.
Patriotic Citizens Subscribe to
It -Four Times
Over.
tBy Associated Prcss.)


TOXIC, March i1o.-.Practtcally compete
figures with F'ormosa and some districts
Of Japan missing. show that the first
issue Of the 100000 yen Of eNchequer
war bonds has been subscribed four and
one-hal: times. The subscriptions record
cd by the Bank Of Japan amounts TO
i51,Ot0OOO yen. This proves the correct
ness of the preliminary estimate that the
government would be able to raise 5oo,-
100000 yen or war purposes from do
nestle sources.
Tho cabinet and elder statesmen con-
ferretl for four hours to-day. They dis
cussed the financial situation and the
war tax measures to be submitted to tho
special session OF the Diet, and decided
to realize $4,000 900 by postponing ths
government undertakings and S35. 100000
by war tax. 1t is understood that a
plan extending the government tobacco
monopoly, SO as to INCLUDE manufac-
tursd tobacco, and the creation Of a salt
monopoly, was considered. Russias ex-
tersive military programme makes an
extension of Japan's financial programme
imperative, SO the monopoly measures
possibly may be submitted to the spe-
cal session Of the Dict.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
PEANUT TRAIN LOAD,
Leave for the West in a Special
Of Thirty-three Cars.
ispecial To THE 1'l'Imes-Dlspa

iSpectal Ia The Times p spatch.l y 4
SUFFOLK, VA March l2:-fhe SOLID
trainload OF peanuts reported In to-day's
Times Dispatch lef, here to-day for the
far West by the Norfolk and Western.
This trainload is composed Of thirty-t hrce
cars Weighing $4,000 pounds net. and IS
worth about $4,000 The train will go I'M
broken on special schedule to g. Columbus " BUS
Ohio, and twenty cars VIII then De tor1
warded direct INFO Chicago. Some OF the
cars are for consumption on the PACIFIC
Coast, while Others stop In the West ana
\ Middle West
freight Soliciting Agent ~. r. johnson,
Of The Norfok and Western, a li !, tl rs
Columbian Peanut Company uff2lk
branch), lumms and Company tic
Balp I,eannt Company aid the Suffolk
Peanut Company contributed lin making
tho full trainlond. sf
This Is the largest single shipment eyer
made Of peanuts. Rnd nearly two-thlrda
viii be sold by thy peanut Yender with
his rooster, ION the corner"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
AMATEUR DRAMA.
Will Celebrate Completion OF
New Water Works, &
Special to The. Timcs-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times ispatch,)
WEST POINT, March 1-,--Thc enter
tainment given at Masonic Hall last night
for the benefit Of the Public School Library
was great SUCCESS from every point Of
view It opened with play In one act
"a Rose and Thorn The dramatic
personnel were Misses Inez Palmer. Mat
tic Lewis and Myrtle Carr. A drill OF
small boys and girls and "the Bootblack's
DIM" were specially enjoyable,
At recent meeting OF the Chelsea
Lodge. No. 50, knights Of Pythlas, thu
chancellor commander, A. Julian Bagby.
presented II. /. Lewis, past chancellor
commander. In behalf OF this order, q
very handsome ring, lnlald with symbolic
emnlcns
Mr., Lewis received the ring ana 70,
sponded In his happiest vein.
The new water works are about fin
l'ished and will be handed over to tho
iowa next Wednesday Yith special de-
monstratiops. There win be a procession
and bontirea. practical drill OF the fire
company and speeches, and later In the
evening the Tdewater Mlnstrels, of Wes,
Point will give an establishment for the
benefit OF the FIRE company.
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above dispatol, is possibly the Same as
the, one reported from TOXIC under da,s
OF March 10th, which, however. made
no mention OF casualties.
WHAT TEN TsIN HEARS.
Another Account of Boinbard-
nlcnt- Correspondents Not
Welcomed.
(By Associated Prsss.)

y
E ITEM 6TsIN, March .s.--The first crcdi-
bio reports 81 the effect Of the bonn
bardmcnt Of Port Arthur from midnight
on Wednesday II past noon Thursday
last, which have been received here, ar
rived to-day. Eye witnesses say that the
japanese FIRE. which was Indifferent In
previous attacks, showed marvellous &C.
.curacy. The Are came from the direction
IF Pigeon Bay, where the Russians
reported sighting double the previous
number Of Japanese vessels, and y is
supposed that transports of various kinds
accompany The fleet. II Us reported that
the Retvizan. which. It ts understood was
then inside the entrance Of the harbor,
was struck several times and that there
were fatalities among the crew. It Is also
said that the Golden Hill forts were
badly damaged and that there were many
casualties among. the remaining non
complaints In the new town, which suf-
Tered most One building IN the rear
of the war bureau was DESTROYED and
elsewhere a she'll annlhIleted an entire
family IA
The Russians are suppresslng the clrcnr
lation Of foreixr newspapers. and any
person suspected IT being correspondent
Is ordered out Of thetr lines. ", l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
MAPLE SUGAR-MAKERS.
Contract Awarded for New
Hotel at Monterey.
(SpeciaI 10 Tho Times. tch. >

ts5peGldl 10 Lug
MONTERREY. Va. March lo,--Tbe su-
gar season. though somewhat belnted,
opened up In fine shape early, in the
week, and the usual hustle and hurry
necessary to save the luscious flow ls now
the order of the day on many n Highland
plantation The prospect for n long sea-
son, however, Is not propittous, as the
present date is regarded as u late one
for the opening. Whether due to me
prolonged and continuous freezing or 20
( other causes. the water Is said to be I'M
usually swes md from two different
camps your correspondent has the re-
port OF one gallon Of syrup from thirty.
five gallons OF water. Small offerings OF
the confectioner's stump are beginning to
come In. y. Sg. ,#
ARROGANT Brothers, with several assist
ants, hayesthIs week been engaged In re-
modelling the telephone lines In town and
removing the central station from tho jail
building to the Sllumatc House. near the
public spring. W.
A mlschievols tlloughtlcss boy, tin
bucket, grayels, d big, worthless, delln-
quent dog and two runaway teams were
the chief attractions on Main Street Tor
about five minutes yesterday morning,
and brought out nearly the entire poplua-
ton. The result. Two orosen wagons,
two mad farmers, a scared boy and.a dog
gone, nobody knows where,
Mr.. S. w. crummett has force Or
hands clearing the site for his new hotel tl
The contract has been awarded TO luls-
Ter Brothers, OF Augnstn county
Mr.. TInrper Beverage, the young Illsll-
lander who had his leg terribly crushea
In the West Virginia lumber woods seven
months ago, was in town yesterday on
crutches, but With the injured limb IN
tact and improving,
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MORM0NS
CONTROL POLITICS
CONTINUED From FRS. Page.)

j.. CONTINUED from First Pageo
opposed a certain amusement hall. a
case before the high council OF the
church. In which, the parties were Jen-
son w. Dietrich Land and Live STOCK
Company, and certain water lltlgatloE
between Salt Lake and the West Jordan
canal The witness was asked concern
Ing a statement In former testimony
that a Mormon committee dictated Iesis'
latiop In tho first session OF the Legtsla-
ture. He was asked for a list OF the
committee, and he gave the followlng'
G. ", Penrose. W, W. Rite, James
Sharp. William Fl. King. F. S, Richards
and James M. Tanner.
Judge Ogden Hiles. In prefaclns his
testimony. he said. he had drawn more
indictments and prosecuted more cases
Of unlawful LIVING than any other Official
In Utah under the Edmunds-Tucker act,
Judse Hies said for the first two years
the people refused 10 uhas tho law, de-
spite the fact that opportunity Was given
offenders to escape punishment II tiley
would promise not to violate he laws IN
regard to polygamous life. Tut the
people" said the witness SAID they
must obey the law Of God raiAas than
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

tho law Of man They seemed TO thlnK
It an act OF apostacy to 30 counter TO
tho Church rules even In obeying the
laws Of the land.
Ednunds- Tucker Act.
Then came the Edmunds-Tuckor act,
which made adultery an offense and
provided heavy penalty f2r v olations.
Wo began to prosecute polygnmists Tor
adultery. The cases were pressed hard,
and then the people begar to promise
to obey the law. for they were poor,
could mot payithe fines. and conse-
duently it became generally reported
that the practice OF polygamous living
vas breaking up. lie said there was q
disposition nntsto prosecute cases when
tho law EenerAlly was obeyed. but that
ffter the manifesto It was seer the Nor
mons had returned to their old practice.
Id said this was evident from the new
crops of &children'' from poygamous
families 8whlctfsrontInued to spring up.
In the crnss-examination. Mr.. a Van
colt brought out great deal Q { testi-
.niony regarding church Influence for the
election or Reed smoot for the Senate,
and Judge Hiles stated positively: Isl
Mr.. Smoot could not, have been elected
10 the United States Senate II HIS can
tlidacy had not been approved by the
Mormon Church" ;,t9
.Do you mean that If MIR. smoot had
been a lay member Of the church that he
would rot have been elected. or that II
ne had been an apostle and had not the
endorsement of his quorum he could not
have been elected?''
Mr.. Smoot2could not have been elected
without being ar apostle and without
the consent8of the church
Mr.. Vancott5 asked the witness how
lie accounted In view Of the testimony
he2 had gwen for the Mormons sending
non Mor.rons ITO the I, Ser te. E',5 VI .sS
55 81. RaWlins Nm or1non, y
&"How about Joseph l.. Rawlins?.phe
asked. HE is. not q Mormon
Joseph !. Rawllns? OH yes, no is
d Mormon"
3,s''What! Rawlins a Mormon 2"
''He was borr into the church, OF Nor
mon parentage.'
'But surely. you9do not mean to say
that because n manisis born Of Mormon
parentage he is always a Mormon?"
Pretty close to it,
The witness said his basis for be-
lieving that pJlyga<ny was more flagrant
since Utah was admitted as a State was
that more polygamous children were be-
Ing born Senator Hopkins asked num-
Der OF questions to find out If Judge
Files knew whether there had been any
polygamous marriages since tho mani
festo, and hP said The dtd not. Witress
said he believed thai such marriages
had taken place.
Mr.. Taylor stated that they had a
great deal OF evidence to offer that plural
marriages had taken place since the
manifesto
There being no other witnesses to ex-
anime, the committee adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
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UNCLE SAM TO GET
!. PANAMA VERY soon
Attorney Cromwell, Of the Canal
Company, to Bring Officials
Back From France.
(By ASS ISOLATED Press.)

55f t6y Associated 5FFeSs.) iEI NJ
E NEW YORK, March 12--Willlan Nell
son Cromwell. counsel for the Panama
Canal Company, sailed for Frarco to-,
day on the steamship New York TO arr
range for tho lnal transfer Of the proper
tics and records OF the company to this
government
~ will attend to all the formalltles."
he said the holding of final meetings
and the getting ready OF tho archives OF
twenty years, and All necessary papers
for the final transfer, 4 Will also ar
range the details so that the turning over
Of the property will be simultaneous with
the turning over OF the property and
rights on The Isthmus, will bring Jack
the deeds OF transfer and they viii be
formally turned over to the Attorney
General and the Secretary Of the Treas
uyy In New York." 4
Things are in such shape on ne
Isthmus, he SAID, that Admiral Walker
and the commission, which sails from
New York on March 18th VIII be ~ q
position TO undertake the work leading
to he actual transfer, and he had given
ordets 10 lie coppany's agents ~ FaI'-
anna to afford 10 the canal commission
every facity 10 examine ard STUDY, or
for such acton as They desire tp lake,
tie same a8 though the canal WAS fpr-
mally in possession az this government. 3
Mrs. Celia kass has returned from the
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II met In n friendly spirit, such as the
cltizcns OF Ronnoke are now evii'clilS.

cltizCnS OF Roanoke are now eVlI'cl'S.
THE ROUTE. Sy
f 10 outline this briefly. Connecting NJ
and jnoar the State boundary with lines
Of the Decpwntcr Railway, q West Vir-
$gintn corporation, owned to conslde ruple
extent by parties Interested n THIS ana
which has been located for Some nlnetv
miles directly through one OF me best
coal areas In this country. and now uh l
der rapid construction, and Win severn sever
other western connections Rapailapie, Wy. ~,
ride ter tracks will follow the trougi =
ar New River. uI,- The east side, through
the county OF, 6 lies to the mouth Of rom =
Creek. In Montgomery. and ifons thas
point along he waters of rom I Creeh
to and across the divide, near Blacksouis,
and In the anthracite fields now on me
eve OF development. to the north lor OH, I. olli
Roanoke River; with that to lts junciloii
With the south fork. and thence down INC
north aide OF the Roanoke. through
N1ontgomery and Roanoke counties. 10
8rry, ara nch. where the Norfolk and West
ern crosses TO ilte north side. and wnerc
the new road viii take the south SIDE ot
Roanoke Riyer.S4
THE BELT LINE,
was the purpose to CONTINUE on ina''
side, an ideal grade for heavy tfe'ents'
With d passenger branah OF spur w iun.
nlng into ihs city Of Roanoke, eu' me
b narrow passway between the rlveF ann
lie Bluffs has been taken up by the right
OF way for q belt line, which was protected
pDrtIy around the city some fourteen
Years ago by the Norfolk and WESTERN
Railway Company. but never built
AS soon however, as the Tide"a!er
engineers had established their lire
through the defIle. necessarily Interfering
with Inc abandoned right OF way Of tho
Norfolk and Western that company Us
covered tho necessity for Its use, and,
tearing up the stakes and putting on
day and night forces Of several nv ndred
mel, effected the laying OF a track Whlch
exclusively occupies the pass. W mere,
.,,,o,l the people OF the city have taken
In the matter and undertaken to at1ord
n / assagc through The corporate II nlts,5
5i,, which case tho north side OF the Roa-
noke or staunon River may be followed
down further depending somewhat upon
the comparative cost OF rights OF way on
Al1c two Sides her being available.
And SO OF tho route below, the charter
giving the right to take either sde OF
any stream and to pass through the coun-
ties OF Franklin. Bedford. Lunen-.
burg, Nottoway. Brnnswick, Dinwidd;e,
Greenesvllle, Sussex, Southampton, Isle
OF Wight. Nansemond and Norfolk to
harborage at or near the city OF NOR
folk. So that the line will accommodate
a long belt OF Virginia counties row
without such facilities as II will afford.
Its construction will mark new era
of prosperity In that section.