The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-15
DUTCH PLAN MORE
INDIAN RAILROADS
Extensive Programme of I'M
prOvement for Islands An
nounced by Government.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE Neither
a definite programme for the extension
and Improvement of the State railroad,
tramways and roads In the Dutch East
Indies for the next ten years, according
to report received from United States
Consul J. r. Jewell at Batavia, Java.
and given out to-day by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce as a
tip to American manufacturers and con-
tractors interested in such construction.
According to the Netherlands East
Indies Governments programme, the
plans for Java include double lines for
those portions of the routes where the
traffic is most crowded Improvement,
extension. or rebuilding of important
railway yards; new railroads In
North Cheribon, in the Preanger resi-
dency south of Bandong; In the south
and east of the Preanger In the resi-
denotes OF Batavia, Bantam, Kedu,
kediri Pasuruan and Bezuki altogether
up to about 900 kilometers (kilometer
/ equals. 90 mile) of new railways.
The plans for Sumatra include COM
pletion Of the south Sumatra lines,
namely, the whole OF the route from
! Oostenhaven (Telok Betong) to Palem-
bang from Muara Enim TO Lahat and
| from there TO the Bengkulen highlands,
and in the Djambi direction up to Klingi
| territory: extension of the line from
Lahat to Tebing Tinggi, Surulangun.
Muara Tebo, Teluk and on up to Muara
Kalaban and Pakanbaru; line also to
connect Benkulen with the coast; in
| Djambi line from Surulangum through
| the Oil fields to Muarabahar, which will
be the junction of six branch lines; a
railway from Sibolga to Padang Sidem-
| puan. thence extending to Penjabungan
and connecting the Deli railway with
Pakanbaru a line from Padang to
Pasir Pengarajan by way of Lubuksi-
kaping, and line also from Padang
into the Ophir district: altogether up
ward of 1900 kilometers Of new rail
ways.
The plans for Celebes are as follows
A line from Takalar to Macassar and
Maros, this to be extended to Pare-Pare
or Sungkang; a further extension from
| Pare-Pare along the Gulf of Handar as
/ far as Tube; a line connecting Palapo
| and Malili by way of Iowa, with extern
sions to the Cuffs Of Tolo and Tcmini
and branch lines to southern Boni and
/ .Takalala in northern Celebes n net
work of railways in the Minahassa dis
trict altogether upward of 100 kilo-
| meters.
The plans for Borneo are as follows
! line from Pontianak to Samoa, with
| a branch line to Banka jang line from
! Pontianak to Sarawak by way of Meraoe
with branch lines from Ngabang to
Sanggar and Ngambang to Perigi: from
| Pontianak to Pematangtudju by way OF
| Sungeikakap: from Bandjermasin to
Tandjung by way of Martapura. and
from Martapura to Pagatan by way OF
Pleihari; altogether upward of 1900
kilometers.
In Bali Lombok, Banka and Billion
railways are projected up to about 500
kilometers altogether. Plans for the
whole of these lines are now in course of
preparation.
Besides it's railways and tramways
Java has a good number of fairly well
kept roads. The plans for these include
the construction and Improvement of
two high roads running lie gthwise
across the island, with five side con-
nections. These fit in with the district
road plans.
The other possessions are badly off in
the matter of interdistrict communion
ton. In the meantime. however a gen
eral programme for the construction OF
roads has been made for Sumatra, in
Guiding plans for something like fifty
four roads. aggregating a total length
of 1000 kilometers. The intention is to
connect those already existing and to
open up new roads to outlying districts
as far as necessary.
For Borneo. Celebes. Bali and other
islands plans for roads have also been
devised and partly executed. Prepare
tory measures. too, are being taken to-
ward improving the navigation of such
rivers as serve as ways of communica-
| ton.
| Much attention and energy Is being
devoted to the Improvement of the
means OF communication in the other
possessions. This will do away with
one of the chief distractions to the de-
velopment on modern lines of the natu-
raj wealth OF these places.