Interesting Address by American Engineer at Pan-Pai Association: Mr. Hsu Moh on China's Needs Mr. J. J, Mantel, adviser to the Ministry.of Railway', was the chit speaker on dune 7 at 2 meeting fof the Pan-Pacifc Association, beld the Astor House, when there wat 2 very large attendance. The muecting Was. presided over by Mr. How Mob, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, Prior to the introduction of the speaker "by Sri Hsu Moh, Mr. George A." Pitch, the secretary, announced that Dr. C. Tf. Wang ha coen elected to, and bad accepted, the presidency of the Association, which had been held by Mr. Tong Shao-yi since its beginning. Mr. Tong rad felt it necessary to resign owing his retirement and' accordingly had been made honorary president.
Dr, Wang expressed his. thanks and deep appreciation at the honour hic had been conferred upon him promised to do his best to up-Ehul promote the interests of the "yaid a high the secretary, Mr, Fitch, 5 the one mian who had done most the Antociation, IE it Bad not ai, ome engeved inow mush one would have bean of the Pa In season and cut, he had toe the Astociation and De, Wang. new from personal experience the great pains Me. Fitch had taken ivor after the Association and the time and energy he had put ito He desived poblily to sekno the pub excellent a Mes. Fitch were going of leave, ha ished to take the opportunity to bid Hie bon yave and a jand motor lorry, each taking its Place in the cconemie development the country.
America has the greatest railway Gevelopmient in the world, accounting for some 275,000 miles of the world's railway mileage. China is not unlike America with its long hauls and richness of agricultural and mineral resources, T expect tee the day that China will rank second in the world's "railway mileage. The great waterways here are mot unlike these in the United States, except our inland, coastwise and coast to coast trafic is hand! by American flag vessels handling American goods with the resultant benefits to the country as a whole I Delieve the day of the shallow canals is limited to the rate of progress made in indust and road development. class of transport worker will absorbed in industry and in moder an sport. I find the a the com: ive transport field, anned railway system and any of you who have. extended trips over the railways of China has found them to be nearly. all stone ballasted, Now, any structure depends on its founda and this is a very good foundation, The shops are fairly well located repair and overhaul its locomotives anid other equipment, lit due to the rear strain placed on the railing:
{0 the stress of military oper: Hions and taking of ordinary transport, they have not been able to put the can lipment through the shops for Mr, Mantell's Speech, onthe done on ann average what 1 re the paint on the str the China,"
DMantetl, who was me 'Mx. Hsu Mob, sai Mr, Sun Fo, the Minister' of Railways, asked me to come to China jv connection with invaders the Chinese Government Raile says, and after acceptance, and Vefore departure frum New York and on arrival here in Shang aly T received many reports from well meaning friends, who T thought were in a position to know. cord the general verdict was that thy) railway system here was an i task, decrepit, broken Tam very. much afraid Is were viewing the paint ind not the struc-
Himit of the condition of our railway system.
America hax made great at ink the past 25 years by intro ing modern methods railway systems, These cover many ideas along mechani equipment and accounting The result of these methods is. greatly reduced ton-mile cost. Ton tile cost, or fon-kilometre cost, is the governing scale showing itomatically a few days after the dose of each month on the eficieney of the operation for the nuenth. It is the intention to T have een here only a short time, however, clu this time, 1 have been able to maba complete and thorough inspection, of twa of the fines and a partial on of a third tine and have analyzed the reports. of ines made by American en-rineers and Tam agreeably suva It hae been estimated that about Speaking: of th structure itself one the very important parts of structure fe personnel. While foreign heads of departments have been employed, these officers have been in the employ of the railways for many years. China, to-day, is reaping the benefits of foreign education of the thousands lof the population ju some form of transport::
mother, Transport from the mack-laden coolie to the coolie earryme Toads slone on the ends of Lotta poles and sons and their sons for the 40 years, with the result that the Chinese railways have an efficient and well-trained personnel as h and minor heads of its several nents. Here in Shanghai! sted Nang: its. Thic University. has 0 stavlent ated by th tran ime youn erly 90 fam with ite With the great indust nent which will surely come to this ccuntey, there will be a_gradual boration ut thir class of labour he available for Tu the alf a great in: power fro ing and competing wit of the work eturings here in China the articles Anat should he manufactured here and trading with the nations of the se, friendly and This is what for any nation, A he great by the rand economic development of its transport aystem.
Mr, Sun Fo, the head of the Ministry of Raiiveays, has started a iijehway and all development on ned ern Hines. Time will not per-mie 10 attempt to outline famine. The programme, how: (ver, is not only constructive bet Tail, on economic Tines. which T alive in time will reduce the trans rert problem to three methods of namely, water, railway y experience on many years in different departments of a lary eastern trunk Tine in Amer eceupsing the position of president, the Chinese railways are the greatest earners their operatin:
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