The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26

Much OF the money goes to the owners
of the camels and the leaders Of the
caravans. These men are Bedouins.
many Of whom have been EMPLOYED in
me construction and in supplying the
other laborers with food. Now that the
me rs nearing its complE ton, the Bed
ouins have lost their jobs They are
objecting to the railway ana have
torn up the tracks in many places.
They arc opposed by the soldiers of
the Turkish government, and the re-
suit Is great unrest which may cause
a revolution
Pilgrim Cnrs.
The traffic on the Constentinople-D a :
mascus and Mecca railways Will large
iy be made up Of pilgrims on their
way to worship at Mecca and Medina.
As it is now with nothing but camels
to carry them, it is estimated that
something like four hundred thou
sand so there every year, and i, is
| believed that the railway will increa sc
the traffic from 90 TO 100 per cent
F.! Christians and other unbelievcrs will
though they may make tours to Petra
/ ana other parts OF Arabia.
] rms Mecca railway will have speciai
/ accommodations for AlohamincGans
( Certain Of the carriages will be Atted
f! no as mosques, so that the ira yclers
| may perform their devotions during
/ the journey. The praying carriages
! WI! be luNuriously furnished. The
J. floors will be covered with Persian
/ carpets and around the sides will be
! ?ainted verses from the Koran in let :
!, terS OF gold. y chart will indicate the
/ direction Of Mecca, so that one can al
ways turn his head the right way when
ne prays. and there Will also be Z,
. ninarct on the top OF the car. SIX and
= hatf feet high. These cars, an,
ioid, are being built AT Consiantinnple
the Mecca road is a narrow gauge
! with French rolling stock The ma
iterial has been Imported from Eurone
the tires being of iron to withstand
ne white ants, Uhich eat anything
+, Woodc,-. One OF the great difficulties OF
construction has been the lack OF water
| through the desert, AMI mank of the
trains carry tanks TO supply the en-
CINE
| by Rail 20 Damascus
| travelled over part OF This Mecca
| ROAD on my way from the HOLY Land
| north TO Damascus. Leaving riberias
| IN the early morning.i was rowed by
| lehr iustN Syrians across the Sea OF
| ,ialllee to Samach, which is the station
on the lower end Of that sea and the
/ place wherea branch line runs off ia
| iiaita. Feom there northward we
shi!tcd the cast side of the Sea Of
oisiilce passing the hills upon which our
| saviour preached and where lie drove
1 ne "evlls into the swine. We rode IN
! the valley OF the Yarmuk stream
| almost as large as the Jordan, which
roses itself in ihc Jordan farther south
/ " G climbed the foothills OF Leban on
| AND a; about three thousand feet above
lthc surface Of the Sea o Gnlilce reach
lcd the rich plain of lIauran tbs. great
/ Dread basket Of the Bcdouins IT grows
wheat and other grain, and the land
near Inc track was covered with pop
| PIES, golden daisies and wild red holly
/ io'hs We could see Bcdouin calnps
| rVerNWherc. They arc made an OF
FROM tents five OF sin feet high and
! are SO low thai the peorlc have "a
X S'ocp 70 cot In outs side each Htiir
4 Se'tlem"nt was an inclostrc FOR the
S'occk' ana on the lands nearby cattle
! ana camcis We're grazing As VIC
,,rdNs'ed we could SCI great focks Of
,'nce goats feeding on the sides Of the
l.eoandon mountains They hung &c
ne ciins. a.d looked much like flies
q Nc wall There We're also drovcs
tof hleek cattle, and many focks OF
White s'ieep each carrying TAIL OF
'nc siHn Of sofa pillow witch hung
low IKE an apron, haH lidng liz
The cars were crowded w,,b Turks
SNWahs gnd Bcdouins bu, on tic ad-
4 .icc 81 9 friend gave the conductor
I n9lar ana in return had a compart-
iEent Z u 10 myself Rakshocsh vii
W anything in syria As Shanrmas
ny guide puts IL: The frame IS tn,
Mu.oi upon which the world gocs