CHANGSHA
1003
The low level of the river during the winter months preventing the regular steamers from plying for nearly three months is an obstacle to trade. From the records it would appear that there is now more water over the shallows than was formerly the case, probably owing to the largely increased launch traffic preventing the accumulation of silt, therefore it is not improbable that a regular towing system will be introduced before long to take the place of steamers during the winter. A short section of the Canton-Hankow railway, from Changsha to Chuchow-about 30 miles was opened to traffic on 10th September, 1911. The export of coal and coke is becoming an important feature in the trade of the district. The coke, which is said to be of excellent quality, is used almost exclusively by the Hanyang Iron works the coal is finding an extending market for bunker use. The colliery is under excellent management, and the supply is said to be almost limitless.
With its fertile plains, mountains seamed with mineral wealth, and its sturdy population, there would seem to be a brilliant future before this province. Until, however, modern machinery is applied, railway communication extended, and capital introduced, no great expansion can be anticipated. The climate of Changsha is excellent. There is no great heat here, the summer is short, and there is no malaria, the poisonous inosquito not existing here. When the railway is open the scenery traversed will make this journey the most popular in China.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
A. Laidrich
E. Wollheim
G. F. Finch
DIRECTORY
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H. W. Reynolds, professor
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