. The international development of China . or three hundred square miles betaken up as national property absolutely for our futurecity building. If within forty years we could developa city as large as Philadelphia, not to say New York,the land value alone will be sufficient to pay off thecapital invested in its development. The need of such a port in this part of China goeswithout saying. For the provinces of Chili, Shansi,Western Shantung, Northern Honan, a part of Fengrtien and the greater part of Shensi and Kansu with apopulation of about loo millions are lacking of a sea-port of this kind
. The international development of China . or three hundred square miles betaken up as national property absolutely for our futurecity building. If within forty years we could developa city as large as Philadelphia, not to say New York,the land value alone will be sufficient to pay off thecapital invested in its development. The need of such a port in this part of China goeswithout saying. For the provinces of Chili, Shansi,Western Shantung, Northern Honan, a part of Fengrtien and the greater part of Shensi and Kansu with apopulation of about loo millions are lacking of a sea-port of this kind. Mongolia and Sinkiang as well asthe rich coal and iron fields of Shansi will also have todepend on the Chili coast as their only outlet to the the millions of congested population of the coastand the Yangtze valley need an entrance to the virginsoil of the Mongolian Prairie and the Tienshan port will be the shortest doorway and the cheapestpassage to these regions. The locality of our projected port is nearest to deep. ■.■■■■■^■■■■■■JBIBIkV ■^■■■■■■■.^^■■■■■^jBaii -■•■■■ ■■■•■^iiaiB I ■■■■•>«■ ■■.■■■■■■■■■■-/< <ia-Bi^-\aiaaatBa^<ariiBiB ^ Jim. J.^llfflir^ • ■;/l i ^ J 1. J^-r T \cu31924023508686
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