the Editor of the UNomnaccinna, Dany News sm—Owing to. the shortage "of funds through "the extreme reluct-nee' ofthe public, especially abroad, o"favest inthe eficintly-managed tha palitisrioon 'Chinese' Govern
tons should be restrict mes ment ravage any funnest Important. trunks lines, which would Deval the, genre vase ied Nelopmest ofthe. isolated.
Tenely ne-ductive interior altd, Shd'elding in the eventual unifeation the country. The present. effort Incompleting "the Canton-Hankow Tallwey andthe westward extension the Lunghai ne is on the Tight path and should be encouraged "and Pushed forward postchaste.
lis repeatedly reported that the railway' authorities are earnestly ne-Follaling'a oan to complete the sce-Kon of the SUN. Railway" between the Teao-Ngo River and Hal-shing on the opposite bank of the. Chien Tone River irom Hangchow. "The writer fas travelled. through that" section numerous oecesions before and Serv well acquainted with the.
Wiel scwel'as the. present SHEN, Tine itsett So far, the two abutments and the mid-river pier of the Taao-Ngo River bridge was. partly completed some Twenty Years ago while a small secs tion of "the embankment "and the forth-work between that point. and Shaoshing, were Taid at about the same time. 'Shaoshing $s about the only slznbie ity along the entire Stellon, When completed, the wide oilway wilt resemble a. two. Tong: fided ieiangle with the shortest third Hae' recesnted by ie vex route from, Shanghai to Niogpo. One' then wonders, would there be traveller Between these two points who prefer expensive 12 to 4 hour ride. a'dusty- and creaking train. than. the Comfortable. and roomy. over-night Steamers. at only a fraction of the oat? Furthermore, the. 'Shanghale Hangchow and the' Ningpo-Hsishing Innes are only a short distance apart and. run almost poral with ther until they. meet at the newly Projected. Chien-Tang. River bridge Could we, in our present stratenfinances afford to ave such west.
luxuries ae. rivalry. and. com: petition between two. fallways? Te ight be the intention of our' well-meant but misguided railway. autho: Titles to expect through connection with the Klangshan Railway. "it the Tntter is the ease, it would) awful nightmare when they do wake tup one' of- these days and discover {Mate—-a) The. Klangshan 'Railay' is very lightly constructed using 39 1b. Falls only." The bridges and. rolling. tock are all of very light. weight. would probably. require another" 10 o's milieu dollars to change over fud standardize the whole show before through trains could be operated When the Klangsshan Railway eventually ready for through service just Through connections: the pre to bridge the Chien Tang River that point. (3) Would the port Shanghai be the logical starting terminal point for freight consignments in preference to Ningpo? (4) If the sole object is to develop the other section, then the question of preference and ranking importance comes in. Besides, the present Ning po section of 50 miles has been for some years only earning an average ally gross receipt of not more than '$1,500 which Is hardly sumeient for Lits own operation and maintenance Further capitalization would only make the section more dependent upon the main line for support and Subsidy, and consequently, a further rain on its none too large earnings. The only salvation of this. section is te find newer and vi folds by extending southward into kien and beyond, Since the credit of the Shanghai Nanking and Hangchow Railway has been so much enhanced lately. that! the authorities are itching to make use of it, why couldn't it be utilized to the best advantage by extending the main line from. Hangchow for wards the productive but so far iso-Jated districts of Southern Anbu. The newly completed highway is very well located line; but the high cost of all motor vehicles and gaso-Tine Chats off to the proper authorities), make its utilization. prohibitive as a means of transportation for the poor working mass as. weill Yaw materials or even finished goods for that matter. The extensions should follow the "alignment of the: new highway to Hweichow.
1am willing to challenge the railway experts to prove either by figures or facts that the completion of the S. HN. Railway]
ween Tsao-Ngo and Chien Tang! rivers is a plausible and the wisest move and, at the same time, an me vestment which will pay.
A fmawese Ex-Rannoanen, Shanghai, Sept. 3.
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