. Railway age . Two Freight Bills of 1858; New York Central Railroad and Hudson River Railroad. cost of sending a full carload of flour from Chicago to New YorkIs about the same as the cost of sending these 35 barrels in IS08. The railroad in eastern China from Tien-tsin (the port of Pekin)south to Nankin seems assured. The Germans are to raise i^.,-000 for the northern 42.) miles, which will connect wilh Ihoir rail-road in the proviiuo of Shantung; and the English . forthe 250 miles norlh of Nankin. The road, however, is to lie a gov-ernment enterprise, the tJermans and i-Ingli
. Railway age . Two Freight Bills of 1858; New York Central Railroad and Hudson River Railroad. cost of sending a full carload of flour from Chicago to New YorkIs about the same as the cost of sending these 35 barrels in IS08. The railroad in eastern China from Tien-tsin (the port of Pekin)south to Nankin seems assured. The Germans are to raise i^.,-000 for the northern 42.) miles, which will connect wilh Ihoir rail-road in the proviiuo of Shantung; and the English . forthe 250 miles norlh of Nankin. The road, however, is to lie a gov-ernment enterprise, the tJermans and i-Inglish having inspectingengineers and accountants to assure that the security for their loansis adequate. The bonds, bearing 5 per cent., are offered at 98. Thisline will be nearly iwrallel with the existing Pekin-Hankow Rail-road, and will l)e nowhere very distant from the Imperial Canal,which tinites the Yang-tze and the Hoang-ho, passing through athickly peopled and productive country, which has suffered terribly
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