. Railway Times . f the railway are at Nairobi. THE DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA. A statement by . li. II. M. , who is anauthority on Uganda and British Ea^l .\frica, was recentlypublished in the Morning Post, and as it gives some interestinginformation regarding the cotton industry which the Railw;iy is expected to foster we reprint the subs-lanccof it. .Major Leggott says that the development of Uganda,particularly in respect of cotton growing, has shownthat interior rommunication to |Xjints further wasnecessary. In 1905 that Protectorate produce
. Railway Times . f the railway are at Nairobi. THE DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA. A statement by . li. II. M. , who is anauthority on Uganda and British Ea^l .\frica, was recentlypublished in the Morning Post, and as it gives some interestinginformation regarding the cotton industry which the Railw;iy is expected to foster we reprint the subs-lanccof it. .Major Leggott says that the development of Uganda,particularly in respect of cotton growing, has shownthat interior rommunication to |Xjints further wasnecessary. In 1905 that Protectorate produced 50 bales ofcotton, and in the following year 500. In 1907 the British Coltoii Growing .\ssiKiation l^-gan totake an interest in flie matter, with the result that the outputfor the year increased to 2,000 bales, and since then the figuresarc: 1908, 4,000 bales; 1909, 5,100 bales; 1910, 12,000 bales;and 1911, 19,000 bales. Since every bale of cotton that goesinto Lancashire means a full years work for an employee,. Raihrays Map of British East Africa and Uganda showing Railways. Phililt .t- Sun, Lid. pany of a railway from mile 282 to the Magadi Lake, a distaiuoof 106 miles. A site has been granted to the company onGovernment land at Killindini (adjoining Mombasa) for a portwhere the company will erect a pier to enable them to shipthe soda from the soda Lake. To the Uganda the full amount of soda expected, the Treasuryhas agreed to provide a sum not exceeding ;£35o,ooo to equipthe main line with buildings, rolling stock, engines, etc. Theengines to be .adopted will be of the Mallet com|K>undtype. Wood fuel has hitherto been used on the railway, butcoal, it is expected, will soon be largely substituted. .\t March31, tgii, the number of vehicles included in the coaching stockof the railway was 232, while the wagons, etc., included undergoods stock numl>ere<l 955. There were 70 locomotives, ofwhich 36 were .American and 34
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