阎锡山这位中国现代历史舞台上显赫且特殊的人物,在本世纪前半期的风风雨雨中,曾对山西的经济和历史起到了不可估量的作用,特别是他在修筑同蒲铁路中的胆识,令人称道。 阎锡山纵观山西经济的发展认识到,铁路是现代中国最重要的政治、经济和战争的工具。他认为:“交通是现代经济发展的枢纽。”要想与省内外沟通,发展山西经济,必须修一条贯通山西南北的主干铁路,并辅以若干支线。1927年5月,阎锡山聘请德国工程师穆兰为测量队长,筹备测量工作,制订修路计划。次年8月,山西省议会议决:由建设厅筹办同蒲路,争取在1929 Yan Xishan, a prominent and special figure on the stage of China’s modern history, played an invaluable role in the economic and historical development of Shanxi during the ups and downs of the first half of this century, especially his courage in building the Tongpu railway Commendable. Yan Xishan Looking at the Economic Development of Shanxi Recognizes that the railway is the most important political, economic and war tool in modern China. In his opinion, “Transport is the hub of the development of the modern economy.” To communicate with and from inside and outside the province and develop the economy in Shanxi Province, a trunk railway that runs through the north-south of Shanxi Province must be built, supplemented by a number of extensions. In 1927 May, Yan Xishan hired German engineer Mu Lan as captain of measurement, preparation of measurement work, formulate road construction plan. The following year in August, the Shanxi Provincial Assembly resolution: the construction department organized the same Pu Road, in 1929