The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
MOULD SHORTEN
| TIME To INDIA
Granite Project Involves Rail
nav Line From Europe
TO Calcutta.
MILL BE INTERNATIONAL
IN SCOPE AND PURPOSE
|Trieus Governments Agree on
Programme for Carrying
Out Great Enterprise.
BY GEORGE FRASER



ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. lat soor
IN bc possible 10 go by rail from Europe
"a Calcutta, II the proposition made by
/ ~ Russian engineers and financiers tc
x I'D the Russian and Indian railways
| u accepted by the Russian and British
E,ernmcpts, which now seems assured
| ne Russian promoters OF tie scheme
/ are been announced. They are. NJ.
| g,1akoff. cx-presdcnt OF the duma; NJ.
-mriszeit. chairman OF the Russian
! gsns Of External Commerce and a mem
/ ser Of the upper house: NJ BarclC, man
| ,cre director Of the Nolga Kama bank
VI fechkovski. chairman OF the Nladi :
hssas Railway company; NJ. NJ. Bungc
nd PalashlSovsEl. railway aud harbor
| tcrlnciorS: NJ. RafaloVitch, nephew OF
q Russian fIns ncial agent in Paris; NJ.
ishkon. senior partner OF Botkin. the
hrest leg and sugar house in Russia.
| ,bi mayor OF Moscow. and NJ. Zvegint-
| rH member Of the duma.
II Is intended that there shall be from
10 10 fifteen Russian founders and an
| Gal number Of British founders. In
Edition 10 Tho nine names given, il is
sIscted ,hs, there will be ono rcprcsen-
/ NIAt Dl llIf iNNlbll JnbJStTl, ono p' inc
| hEow and skin industry. and Ut least
C. Of the agriculture.
An International Company.
7hs agreement signed ny the Russian
| z'rlp provides. among other thin~s. %
| tzl The company shall he Internal tional:
q TIA, lis chief office shall be in some
psicTn city CJondou and Brussels have
he,b been proposed: 90 thc-dircction of
/ y linz must follow the shortest route
''n Calais Ia Calcutta. using existing
kss and going through Pers'l: ca the
Eeilsh and Russian interests must be
Nusl: to) tho pariicips tion Of French.
.<ruan. Persian and other groups will
y welcomed. but the amount Of their
7srt!cndiion miIst be decided later by
rllll agreement: o. fhe founders
| t@ns 10 recciv" no dividend until after
''e ordinary Shareholders have received
5 NJ cent
NJ Zycginstcf saws In regard TO the
s@ne that the capital required FOR the
tsetaklng is very much less than has
m stated. The length Of the line to-
onl!t 10 connect the existing Russian
~ ihq'an lines is only 1000 miles, and
longn surrey which has been made
ssas 70 the conclusion that FOR the sum
esVpn .o0n :he line could be completed.
soslns In this the necessary rate OF i'll
e'eN lor the Invested capital FOR four
.en ,tne period Of construct:on) would
E.ssStsie thr expenditure OF another
a+np."" This would neal Il total eX-
g7dl'ure Of $4,000 600. which the Rus
sa' sTnup think quite sufficient for the
4 Eztrprise
Success Seems Certain.
~ 70 The possible success Of the enter
ns from the purely financial stand
yml.. ya.. u Is hoped that given tho posi-
~ oi taxing passengers and mails
l london 10 Bombay in eight days.
/ III the very moderate cstIma ted
~ % tNeniy-Aieht miles per ilour. or
w speed Of ,hirty-threa miles in
/ - seven days. and With a daily
siF ihc transit traffic would be Gc-
4, y !, rom Its very first days. especial
Atn." remembered that the English
VT; ior tho purpose Of saving <our and
- nnAys. maintains Il special service
81, salais TO Brindisi 4 through
- 'oln London To Bombay for pas
sai NJ, " nc proposed system would
an 't sZUo for Il journey OF seven
1shis against $500 for a journey OF
g routn ~ 'he Lohooh-bfih-
.,. !:oNclusion. NJ. ZveSinsteR said:
4, isn, no mere scheme in the air. It
i al oh,..,iS iS1o"n tnat there are no Dolit!-
II sss,,. ~ a"ns. those concc rp.d with the
n n tb,y" hus'Ia have not proceeded un-
N scsu nave neep assured tina; they
l Is,jsl s,ne sa,. no 'IIndrance from the I'M
= te n,'hI'lcht N.Y., there. With regard
i >,t fran, slcp. II may be stated that
ah, 'n W. = POLITICAL and financial stand.
S~"' everything neccssarv mas hnn,
arsst !" Enssia. So far as the political
d. nv, y, INC project is concerned. we
y 1, S ,stSio no political objection Is likely
: raised IN London -