The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
SOUTH MAECHURIA RAILWAY
American Rolling Stock in Use
Throughout Line.
Great Benefits Expected 10 Follow
Improvement of Tracks and
Management.

OEciaIs Of the Department Of Com
uerce and labor are in possession Of in
formation that the South Nauchuria Rail
way has been standardized and that new
American rolling stock has been put In
service thereon. from which great bene-
fits are expected 10 follow for the trans
portation business in that part Of the
world. A report on the subject was re-
Gently forwarded by Consul Roger s.
Green from Daluy. in the course Of which
he says
As previously reported. i was decided 70
defer using the standard gauge material
on the South Maachuria Railway until
the whole line was standardized This
work was finished in May, and during the
fve DAYS from the I'd 70 the 26th the new
American rolling stock was substituted
for the old along the whole line, begin
ming from the north The service is now
being regularly maintained. on a slightly
altered schedule. with the new material
The change was effected without inter
ruptiug the passenger service. and Il was
only necessary 10 suspend through freight
shipments for about a fortnight. which
was done without great inconvenience, as
the busy freight season is now practically
over The old rolling stock viii gradually
be returned 10 the japanese railways
from which il was taken during the var.
The new equipment set up tested, and
ready for service az the time the change
was effected was as follows Locomotives
I IZl. combination first and second class
Z passenger cars. 10. seCOnd-class passenger
Z cars. n; third-class passenger cars ttem-
I porary). 70. mail and baggage cars. Is;
[ box cars. s53; gondoIa cars. go; fat cars.
1g7: cabooses. 100; water-Jank cars. ).
There VIII be no regular frst-ciass pas
I senger cars until the end Of the sumner,
/ and possibly no sleeping cars til well into
I the fall. but q temporary tTst-class has
! been arranged with chairs, which : at
rached to the one through train that Is
row run each DAY. leaving Dalny at : in
( the evening aud KwancheEgtzu at 7.55 in
/ the morning The new second-class really
/ corresponds 10 the old third-class. and
the new third-class 10 the old fourth-class
| consisting OF box cars without seats for
I the cooIie traffic the fares remaining ap-
proximately the same fOr short distances.
/ For long distances fare nave been raised
Z slightly. as they are now based on Fixed
rates Per mile. whereas formerly the long
I journeys were made relatively cheaper
I The passenger mileage rates are as fol-
lows Per mile FirsJ-class, SUD ser
[ j3.025 cents; second-class. p sen Q-S4i
! cents, third-Class. Is sen (-S96 cent?
( Already it is found that great economy
I viii result from the broader gauge, and ac-
I cordingly a new freight tariff IS shortly
/ 10 be issued which is expected to DO much
3 10 encourage trade
{ The time reIaains practically unchanged,
I ard il IS not expected that any faster
/ trains viii be run before next yea.-. Much
I better connections than before are rCw
made with the steamers running bctB zen
/ here and Japan, and the railway COM
psny IS. moreover. negotiating with the
: Nippon Yusen Ksisha for the opening OF
/ a weekly service between this pOrs and
/ Shanghai with a frst-class passenger
/ steamer
This may not only help % attract the
I European passenger traffic 10 this route
Z by Offering a reduction ID time of more
than two days. compared with Jhe Tladl-
vOstok route, but. what is far more IN
{ pOrtant. Il may encourage Chinese and
! foreign trade by affOrding regular and
prompt freight connections with that in
l portant depot Hitherto steamers have
I Iy, as the volume Of business Las not beer
! sufficient 70 make 4 regular service at
/ tractive 20 unaided private enterprise
! II Dally is made the most convenient
I port Of entry for Manchuria, as such con.
/ nections viii help 10 make it, 4 solid
( foundation for future growth VIII nave
been laid. and buyers and sellers vii
/ come here in greater numbers.