To the Editor of the "Norra-Curna Darry News."
Smr,—Our attention has recently been called to the article published in your issue of December 22, 1922, concerning the Chinese Eastern Railway. We, therefore, beg to! supply you with the following brief information and ask you to publish this letter in your paper and to thank you beforehand for the courtesy In spite of the very hard conditions of work, most of—which lie beyond the sphere of influence of the Chinese Eastern Railway, the latter has obtained good results concerning the technical and financial matters during the last two years,(the protection of the Railway~ and the town and settlement's police are not! under the control of the Railway. This has been recognized by a number of experts and has quite recently been witnessed by the distinguished representatives of a number of foreign banks and technical experts, who came from Pekiing with the special purpose of getting acquainted with the conditions on the Chinese Eastern Railway.
We are pleased that your correspondent pays tribute to Mr. Ostypumoff, oun general manager, for his exceptional energy and ability, but we must state, however, that the improvements attained cannot be attributed to any one person. The chiefs of the different departments and their assistants, both Chinese and Russian, have contributed in a great measure to the good results of the railway.
The very selection of Mr. Ostroumoff to the post of manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway and appointment) departmental chiefs and their assistants is the result of the new Board of Directors which consists of five Chinese and five Russians. The joint work of the Chinese and Russian members of the Board of Directors has been going on harmoniously, and it is by their common efforts that considerable reduction of the expenses of the railway has been made and its revenue increased. The Board of Directors has given full support to the manager of the railway when it is proper to do so.
It has also; exercised a great deal of supervision and control so as to guide the actions of all in the right direction.
The conditions under which the! railway has been working since 1917 has changed little. The joint working of the railway by the Chinese and Russians began: since October, 1920, prior to; which the railway had been managed by the old Russian regime. All the changes, both good and bad, which have been made since China assumed supervision in 1920, are the results of the joint efforts of all concerned. Nothing has con-
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