PART II
The Southeastern Railway System
This system covers the irregular triangle which is formed by the Coast line between the Great Eastern and the Great Southern Ports, as the base, by the Yangtze River from Chungking to Shanghai, as one side, and by line (a) of the Canton-Chungking Railway as the other side, with Chungking as the apex. This triangle comprises the provinces of Chekiang, Fukien, and Kiangsi, and a part respectively of Kiangsu, Anhwei, Hupeh, Hunan, and Kwangtung. This region is very rich in mineral and agricultural products, especially iron and coal deposits which are found everywhere. And the whole region is thickly populated. So railway construction will be very remunerative.
With the Great Eastern Port and the Great Southern Port and the secondand third-class ports that lie between the two as termini of this system of railroads, I propose that the following lines be constructed:
- a. The Great Eastern Port-Chungking Line.
- b. The Great Eastern Port-Canton Line.
- c. The Foochow-Chinkiang Line.
- d. The Foochow-Wuchang Line.
- e. The Foochow-Kweilin Line.
- f. The Wenchow-Shenchow Line.
- g. The Amoy-Kienchang Line.
- h. The Amoy-Canton Line.
- i. The Swatow-Changteh Line.
