"The automobile is, no doubt, ing to play a most, important' rile the geonomical development: of As it now appears that the internal warfare fs ceased the development of China will mainly depend upon a satisfactory solution the transportation problem. The natural resources of China are practically untouched; in the inter-enormous wealth in the foun [of minerals and fertile land is lying idle because there is. no adequate means of getting the products moved from up country dowa to the railways and ports. The richest coal mine in the interior worth practically nothing as long} as it is impossible to transport the coal to the places where it has market. A. product costing in Shanghai one dollar may often be bought at a comparatively. short distance from Shanghai for. ten cents. If an automobile road were opened the producer would probably
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