The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-19

erizing the country, is one of the most noteworthy development 5 taking place in China. During 1927 much highway construction was done and prospects for 1928 are that even more roads and more motor cars will take their place in the daily life of China.
 Road building, although in mis- cellaneous areas and not co-ordi mated, is taking place all the way from Picking to Canton and as far west as Chengtu, capital of the province of Szechuan. The under takings are being carried out by military leaders. the roads being desired for military uses and also as source of revenue.
 A road will be built over a route varying from few miles to sev eral hundred in length, fleet of second hand automobiles will be acquired from local garages, and overnight complete transporta tion organization will come into being. Passenger carrying an1 freight transport by truck are flourishing in numerous areas by this means. and scores of military chieftains have discovered an ex- cellent way to bolster up theis sagging warchests.
 Since the arrival of the Feng- tien faction, of Chang Tso-lin in and about Picking in the province of Chihli, roads of the district have been improved greatly and motor traffic has increased The roads of the capital itself, while not comparable with those Of western capitals, are vastly better than year ago and continual work is going on in the surround ing country to prepare highways for heavy traffic.
 In addition to the increasing number of privately owned motor cars, a dozen motor buses riil daily the 80 miles between Picking and Tientsin, while numbers o, others ply frequently in all direc- tions from the capital, visiting places of interest and trade with in an area of 200 miles of Pc king. The fares are moderate, the traffic is heavy and the buses are always crowded.
 Authorities hope to bring about more settled conditions as re- suit of the opening up of the country by this method.
 South of Picking in Shantung there is an excellent motor road from Tsinan-fu along the south side Of the Yellow River to the north coast and then east almost to Chefoo. The course Is long one, we'll populated with cars, and brings in good revenue.
 In Honan, Hupeh and Human similar movements have been started. In Szechuan, far to the west. the militarists have acquired the road craze" and at present several foreign engineers are en. gagged in laying out highways to points.
 To the south in Fukien, along the coast, several good roads have been built by local authority and still further south in Wwangsi and Wwangtung and even into Yu- nan road construction is going on. mostly under supervision of for eign engineers.
 Labor for building the roads costs little. being conscripted by the militarists in many places Such roads are virtually private of the builders. A mon opoly is created and the profits are large. Although the roads may be operated under such man. agement at present, in the end they will form the nucleus for a system throughout China
 Secondhand automobiles of al- l most every description. bought in form the fleets" for the roads. The cars are driven until the wheels drop off" and | then more are procured, the old | heinz cast fo fha rnadeida