Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-27

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empress dowager took Gfuge after the
capture of Picking by the allied forces
during the Boxer. troubles in. l!n This
road is owned by a Belgian company com
posed very largely of the stockholders
of the Pekng- Hankow road. of which it
is an important feeder.
No. 6. The Shantung Railway.
\ German company has constructed a
railroad from Tsingtau. the German col
ony in the province of Shantung. to Isl
nanfu. capital of the province of Shan
tung 1t is about 30 miles long. with a
branch of about thirty miles to the coal
mines at Poshan and cost about S1I.-
Nn.tC0. 1t was built entirely of German
material by German engineers and con-
tractors. with Chimes" coolies for labor;
was begun in 1899. completed in 1909. and
is already paying per cent dividends
A concession has been granted for sew
eral branch lines but they have not yet
been undertaken. The traffic Is very
heavy and is almost entirely handled by
German merchants. Germany has deNel-
oped the resources of Shantung in quite
a rapid manner and is introducing many
important industries into that province
No. 7. The Teaching Railway.
The Taoching railway lies wholly in
Honan province. is ninety miles long. and
WAS constructed to carry coal from the
mines of TSinghWa to Taokou on the
YWei river. whence it is carried down by
water barges to Tientsin. The boats bring
back salt and other merchandise. This
road belongs to native syndicate. =.
No. 8. The Tsinanfu Railway.
This is narroW-gauge line. nine miles
long running from the east gate of Tsi-
nanfu to the banks of the Hsiao-HsinS
no canal. for the purpose of carrying
freight to the Yellow river. and although
very short is of great Importance.
No. 9. Kinchoufu. Line.
There is another short line in operation
to bring coal down from the mines to
the Pcking- Mukden line. a few miles
south of kinchoufu.
The above roads arc all north of the
YangtZe river. which is the boundary
between North and South China. The
following railroads are in operation south
of the YanStZe:
No. 10. The Shanghai-Wo osung
Railway.
This was the first railway built in China
to connect the city Of Shanghai with the
anchorage for large ships at Woosung.
at the mouth of the Yangtze river. II
was completed in 1876 by a British COM
pany. but was purchased by the Chinese
government year and a half later, and
torn up because the rails interfered with
the free passage of the Fungshuy-the
spirits of the dead-through the air. When
this superstition became obsolete among
the officials and business element of the
native population the line was rebuilt
and is now used for carrying passengers
to and fro between the city of Shanghai
l,a
go up the river on account of "A bar. 1t
belongs TO the ShanS Rail-
way Company. BrtfSh-Chinese corpora
ton, and is valued at about ssoo.UfO
No. IL. The misunderstanding Rail-
road
The city of Shanghai. the commercial
metropolis of northern China. is now
connected by railway with Marking.
the capital of the Chekiang province.
by the YangtZe river. and until re-
Gently commerce has been entirely car
ried on that stream. The railway. 175
miles long. was constructed by q Chi
neSe- British company consisting of the
HOngkong and Shanghai Bank and Jar
dine Mat herson Il Co, the leading COM
mercial and steamship concern n China
British. They borrowed S17.J.0. D0o at
, per cent for fifty years in England
and the road was constructed under the
VII etliol Ol f-llS llSll engineers. fOnf
regular trains are now running daily
between Shanghai and Chinkiang. 10
miles, making the distance in five
hours. and the regular service VIII be
extended to Marking very shortly.
No. 12. The Canton-Hankow Rail
road
In 1895 a concession was granted to
an American syndicate organized by
Ia ,}n Gal, -
construction of about 800 miles of rail
way from Canton. the metropolis of
southern China. to Hankow :he me-
tropois of interior China 10 connect
with the railroad built by the .aeigians
between the latter city and Pekiug
Only fifteen miles were constructed
when the Americans dropped the scheme
in most humiliating manner. ana they
have since sold ii to a syndicate of ma
tivcs. who are now operating the short
section that WAS built with great profit.
No. ID. The Canton-S amshui Rail
way.
This line runs between Canton and
the town Of Samshu a distance of
thirty miles in the interior. and was
built by syndicate of natives from
material furnished in the Unite. States
1t WAS opened in 1901 and has since
paid 80 per cent annual dividends on
its capital of 5000. 900 gold
No. IA. The Swatow-Chaofu Rail-
road
This is twenty four and one-ha If
miles long. and was built by /. wealthy
native between the foreign treaty port
of Swallow and the city of Chaochoufu
at Il cost Of about 50 100000 The ma
terialS were secured partly from Japan
and partly from the United States and
it is said to be the only railroad in
China built by natives without foreign
assistance.
No. Is. The Tonkin-Y unan Railway
This line runs between the frontier of ,
the French colony of Tonkin northward
toward Yunanfu. capital of the Chinese
province of Yunan. and built by
French capital as an extension of a gov
eminent railway in Tonkin. 1t is very
important road because it will give the
interior of China an outlet to the ocean
by a short route without taking the 300
mile voyage down the IaugtZe river.
The province of Yunan is in the extreme
south of China. bordering on Burma and
the French colonies The road is about
275 miles in length. is narrow-gauge, and
was built by French engineers with !
French capital.