Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-05-14

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The development Of the trolley sys.
ten In New England. where Il has
made the greatest progress. Is begin.
ming to attract wide attention. espc.
cially ns Il promises to become a dan.
road system. Already rails OF the same
weight are used on the electric as on
the steam roads and well nigh equal
speed II made In rural districts. while
greater speed IL made inside city lin.
It's. The ears are being made nearly
as large II not so heavy ns those OH
steam roads, and In nearly all country
places mails ana light freight IRE car.
rled rs well rs passengers. Trolley
lines are connecting country towns
which only could be reached by
wagons. and by bringing them into
communication with railroad stations
are developing their business. Nearly
every State In New England can now
be crossed. north and south ana east
ana west by electric ears ana In some
cases cities as far apart as Portland.
Boston. Providence, Hartford ana New
York have been connected by "the
brOomstick train" One of the latest
Developments OF the system IL the use
for the first time by steam ana Il
trolley road of the same track. The
New York Central II to Use u stretch
Of track near oxford, Mass. about five
miles from Worcester. for delivery of
coal to II section II cannot now reach
easily. This track was laid and Is
used by the Worcester ana South.
bridge Street railway. The fact that
II locomotive and freight cars can he
run upon rails originally laid for troll.
ley cars Is opening up u wide field of
speculative possibilities among rail
road people. The Boston Advertiser
says that "the New Haven road has
already done something In the way
| of third rail- connections with steam
road track. ana Of course everybody
understands that the time will come
when steam apd trolley roads will he
run MS parts of one system. the street
railways acting as feeders to the main
line OF steam track"
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\ strong point made by the flour
mill magnates of the West is that.
when any considerable number of the
millions of China shall call for flour,
the entire wheat-grOwing area of the
world will not he sufficient TO supply
the demand, says the l,Ookloyers'
Magazine. Even II all Japan should
become II flour-eating people" he SAID,
"the whole available supply of lie
Pacific coast would provide this com.
modify for only 20 per cent of the pop.
ulaton of that kingdom.
There Is likelihood. too, that great.
cl portion of the inhabitants of Japan
will acquire the habit of using -four.
1t was represented TO the Mikado by
| Ills ablest advisers that, in modelling
the japanese army or the latest mill
tGry standard of the modern powers,
the important matter of diet had been
| overlooked,
Not only had all modern nations a
standing army, but the food of these
formidable hosts consisted in great
measure of wheat products. Rice. eat,
| ing regiments, II was feared, might not
be able successfully to contend with II
| foe whose sinews We're built of wheat.
Japan, to be up-tO-date. must maintain
not only big, well-equipped and we'll
drilled military force. but its soldiers,
like the men of arms of other lands,
must eat flour. So an imperial edict
went forth recently, and now every
soldier In the armies of Japan gets a
daily ration Of Oregon, Washington or
California Hour.
The ukase Of the Emperor will mark
the beginning of very important
chapter In commercial history, for this
mandate on the part of the Mikado