"XXII\٨ سكة حديد بغداد" [و‎‎٦‎٨] (١٩٤/١٣١)

D RAILWAY
e ruins in the course of a year
ten the railway comes alone all
Y be altered; the archeologists
near future may have to mount
/er their stone lion and lock up their
ld tablets from the souvenir hunter
the Culf itself will be reached
tossible to say ; and certainly not
prophesy. The Germans, accord-
the iatest arrangements, cannot
.r than Bagdad, and it is generally
>od that Great Britain will not
; railway further south until the
here is settled.
Will the Railway Pay?
ie Bagdad railway pay ? Those
mped over the proposed route
he building of the first section,
v years ago now, emphatically
it could not; at least not for
^ars to come. But things are
hanging, not only in Asia Minor,
yria and Mesopotamia. Modern
are being introduced, and there
iater developing agency to-day
in way to bring to the front the
atural resources of the country,
ue is one of the richest touring
in the world to-day. Hitherto
en accessible only by steamer.
an ever flowing stream of
to and from its sacred cities !
f pilgrims visit it yearly from
they come down to Constanti-
1 travel thence by steamer to
hey would much prefer the
mrney from Scutari. It would
t and safer. The better-class
visiting Syria and the Holy
i the eastern countries of Europe
) prefer the overland route,
must be remembered above
that the Bagdad railway is a
ail way; a vehicle to carry
ifluence into the East. Only
nt enthusiasts ever think that
iy will earn sufficient revenue
country traversed to pay for
rease, so long as the Turk
i turn his sleeves up and follow
vernments. The Bagdad line
Lort cut to India and beyond,
many aspires to do business,
^come recognised as a Great
is but another manifestation
f’s commercial ambitions.
building the Bagdad railway