Your correspondent has recently made a trip overland from Cheachow to ha to the besd waters of the North and down the river to anton and Hoogkoog. Southern Honan is down the river apd as far forty and Gfty li these that only the common pir sed, for they decay very easily and ~com to be unfit for the baildiog of a gond road bed.
North of Taochonfa good quarters have been built for the surveyors and officials of the road and south choafa in many placer coolies are at work grading and preparing colverta, Traios ron now from Canton to Pachiangku about fifty miles and the ran wade in two hours and forty-five minutes, By taking this railroad from ngku five or six dayx In Hunan the taxes are being increased to raise money for the railroad. For every tael of taxes one dollar is To some! quarters there is good deal of opposition and at Kisho there was considerable agitation against paying this extra tax.
There seems to exist a good deal of uncertainty among the people as to whether this money is actually for the baildiog of the railroad or for some other pa The foreigner has been asked many times what he knows about it. Theoretically at least. this seema to be a very good way to raise the necessary fands, though it comes pretty hard on the poor, waar oF THE FUTURE?
Iso much speculation as to be running late Hunan, Tt is reported that the bridge across the West branch of the river at Tanchonfa will take five years to complete; bat! ferries could be used for a time at least.
Some say that in two years the road will be built into Honan, others say
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