Important economic developments: are taking place in Shensi, The Provincial Chairman, Shao Li-tzu, recently paid a visit to the coal producing districts of Pel Tungkwan and Hancheng and was greatly' impressed with the possibilities. Pel Tungkwan eighty miles due north of "Sian, and Hanckeng 100 miles to the north east. Two projects are on fast, with the object of developing the coal-mining industry in Shensi.
One, is to construct a railway from Hsienyang to. Pel Tungwan. This would make use of the Lunghai Railway bridge over the Wel River at Hslenyang, fifteen miles west of Sian. The other, project is to construct nother railway from Woman to Hancheng right through the great cotton and grain producing districts north of the Wel River.
This would make Welnan the great! distributing centre for the Northwest In cotton, grain and coal. It is understood that the provincial govern ment has already decided upon the frst project and has accepted a tender from the Lunghai Railway to construct the railway at a cost of $7,000,000, for which a loan will be raised. These two projects when completed should prove a very frultful source of revenue for the provin-lal government.
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