Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1917 — BUILDING .ROADS IN RUSSIA [ARTICLE]

BUILDING .ROADS IN RUSSIA

According to Department of Commerce About $300,000,000 Will Be Cost of Projected Lines. Extensive railroad construction in Russia during the next ten years aggregating almost 60,000 miles, recommended by a special commission, has been approved by the Russian council of ministers. A report to the. department of commerce says about $300,000,000 will be the cost of 51 projected lines, aggregating 20,779 miles, recommended for construction during the period 1917-1922. _