Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

jasis to the mills of Moscow and other
manufacturing towns OF Russia. 1t will
De carried by steamers to Astrakhan
and there transshipped 10 barges to
be towed up the Volga river. There
are immense quantities of wool and
hides in bales destined for England,
Germany and even for the United
States, for cotton and wool are the
chief products of Central Asia and the
most profitable. There Is much rice
also, but this is nearly al consumed
J. the cities around the Caspian sea
| notice n good deal of railway con
,ifuction material piled up along the
locks. which indicates that the sys-
EN- is being extended, and there are
.nmors of new tracks being laid from
certain points upon the main line of
The Russian military railroad TO the
hoTders of Persia. Thibet and Afghan
ia an. But that is a secret which the
Russians are trying to conceal. be-
cadse England is so jealous of her
isiatic territory and is almost fright
sned out of her wits whenever she
sees the cap of a Russian soldier ap-
groaching the central boundary lines.
Immense quantities of sugar, coffee,
hardware, furniture, cotton fabrics and
the other necessaries of life are ship.
bed in to Asia by Krasnovodsk, for
his is the only port of entry for a vast
territory and the only outlet for the
products of between $1,000 900 and 15,-
100000 people. The natives are be-
ginning to need modern merchandise
they are acquiring taste for foreign
goods, and are thus providing mar.
Set OF great value for the manufac.
lures of Russia, which is, of course. a
very important conside sasion for a gov.
eminent. And thsre are at least @.
100000 Russian emigrants living on
he line of the Genital Asia railway
whose wants must lie Supplied.
Therefore, Krasnovodsk is busy
al well as an important town, and one
Of the most important in all Asia, al.
| though II is only a railway terminus
md military station AID has r.IL
| ing hut manufactured water TO drink
1t WAS created Tor a single purpose
'nG no one would live here Ga,cs5 lie
| vas compelled to do so. The lah3l,ng
| element are Persians and Tartars, and
| they make good hands. They are ener.
setic, muscular and willing and work
for about 30 cents day in our money
fhe machine and repair shops of the
| railway are manned by Russians and
Armenians, more than 1000 in mum.
Der Nearly all the cars used on the
central Asia railway are made in the
shops here, but the locomotives are
| brought from Moscow in sections.
There is garrison of about 5000
men which constitute almost one-half
the population During working hours
when the laboring element are busy
almost every person you meet upon
| the street is soldier. There are
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are sold, and the people get as much
pleasure out of existence as they can.
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