The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
From the N, o. Picayul
THE NEW TEHUANTEPEC GRANT.

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From the N o. Peayune.
THE NEW TEHUANTEPEC GRANT
The decree of the Mexican government granting the
Louisiana Tehuantepec Company the right of way over
the isthmus of that Is before readers. The
grant is exclusive for the period of sixty years, and du
ring that time all intents and purposes pure and abso
Lutte excepting only fifteen per cent Of the net
nues with the following obligation the part of the
company:
l. II shall within eighteen months from the 18th inst
begin the construction of railroad from the headwaters
of the Coatacoacos to the port of Ventosa the Pa
cifc and each succeeding year finish length OF ten
leagues, until the completion of the whole line,
g. Until the railroad is completed it shall keep open
and in good servceabe ORDER convenient carriage road
(aready built the sthmus for the conveyance of
light freight and passengers.
8. 1t shall Immediately construct works necessary for
dschrging vessels and protecting merchandise and with
in two years from the completion of the railroad build at
its cost necessary moles and dykes in the ports of
Coatzacoalcos and Ventosa.
A. If shall construct frst-cass lighthouses at both
termn of the transit and another at Acapucothe first
within seven the last within years and it shall
also if possible deepen the bar and bed of the Coatacoa
s
And the following important privileges
The free use of the public lands necessary for both
roads, moes, dykes, warehouses depots &c. and what
may them be found necessary for the consruc
ton and preservation of the same also the right to
take private lands and materials thereon if necessary
the owners to be Unidentified according to law,
The import free of duty during the construction of
the road of everything necessary for the same and
thereafter engines and rails during the whole term
of the privilege.
g. The exclusive privilege of transporting passengers,
freight and mails he last in closed bags the shmus,
with full powers levy tolls transit dues storage &c.
but not to exceed per league fifty cents for each passenger
three for each twenty five pounds of merchandise
one per cent on the value of precious metals and jewels
for carriage on the whole length of the road.
The exclusive Nr'egc Of navigating the river Coat
zacoacos and t'lt Of tonnage dues in their own
ships, during the lie of the concession; but not
the prejudice OF the Inhabitants of plantations
and other property situated the bank of the river
who may import everything they may need, export
their products agricultural manufactured in
sells Of Mexican build and under the Mexican flag
There are besides these other minor privileges obiga
TONS and restrictions, guaranteed to binding upon
both parties some of which it may be well here
ton. Besides assuming the Faconnet obligation of
5000 the company engages its part to convey the
Mexican mails officers troops, and agents of that
ment when travelling the public service any point
on the whole line free of charge all property belonging
the at half price and the products Of the repub
lie generally for Is per cent less than the regular tariff
price The government, the other hand promises to
protect this great work with all its force and authority
during the time of its construction and after its compile
ton during the whole term of the concession to keep
the on tne anu Oh NcntobA
on the Pacific open to foreign and generally
to lend it every encouragement and support within its
power.
To the company ITSELF in the prosperity of which, To-
Gated in our midst and composed of citizens
we all have deep interest this grant in every
spect most important and most favorable one. We
speak comparatively in view Of previous grants
annulled bat in itself it is everything that could have
been expected desired excepting only the perpetual
right of way which appears to have been clearly mpos
sible, and in reference to which may well the
words of Mexican contemporary, that what would not
happen in that country in sixty years would hap
pen at all In all essential respects, however in the
extent variety and importance of the rights and priv
leges conceded it beyond comparison, of the most
favorable grants of the kind obtained from any gov
eminent ; and, with the continuance of anything like
the enterprise and energy they have shown under
very favorable circumstances in the past the Louisiana
Tehuantepcc Company, SUCH have future of brilliant
promise before them
Nor are the advantages OF this convention less clear
and palpable to the sgacous that has, with
so much berality, placed this great work upon new
and believe, permanent basis. If the President of
nehborng republic had searched the long catalogue
of enterprises therein foot and all with greater
less prospect of early completion through he could
not have found worthy of his encouragement
and support Running it does through the centre of
the Mexican territory, and necessarily connecting with
almost every port the Gulf and the Pacific well
directly north and south with the interior States
can tell indeed, the important part which this great
transit route is destined to play in the development
that rich and fertile country.
1t u.s. however, chiefly in its bearing upon the develop
ment and prosperity of city and commerce that
fsnr6G dsq Fts siftGstnces no favorable isos
important to We for the first time in its
history be it noticed here, able to way through
clear in this matter Hitherto everything connected
with the Tehuantepec transit enterprise has been unccr
tanty and doubt. Now we have something tangible
upon which, a people, we can count-a company To-
Gated in midst which not only has the necessary en-
ergy and means but enjoys moreover, the entire con-
fdencc of the community and grant made in the eyes,
as it were of the whole world, and with the promised
and certain protection of the two governments most in
teresed therein especially of We have then
but to stand unterngly by ourselves true and faithful
each to the other and to ALL and under all circumstances
especially in hours Of adversely to others like this and
there can be cessation, limit to prosperity as
commercial community.
| A Wisconsin correspondent of the Rochester Union
states that in going from Prairie du Chen to La Crosse
a few days ago a singular presented the
steamboat At end of the long saloon clergyman
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