New-York tribune., 1873-01-02
OUR SISTER REPUBLIC.
NAV LIFE ZOE MEXICo.

WHAT A RAILROAD WILL 10 FOR THE COUNTRY
a EEw SOURCE or WEALTH.
PROM AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oY rHs raibuNtl
GREELEY, Colombo, Nov. ls.-Ihe descrip-
ton Owen by your correspondent from the ciy OF
Mexico Of the excitement u people Of that country
regarding railroad projects leads 10 say that the
people Of the great have fan ~ much interest
In the matter ae the people Of that aaron hepunI''
There are two projects. one presented v hi'
Plumb, and one by Gen. Rosecrans. both ASKING ioI
subsidies. Gen Ro-ecrans rcpresents the interests vi
the Denver and RIO Grande Railroad, aud am gaa 'o
that the people % Mexico look upon his pFopoHon
with great favor this road has been extended 100
miles south Denver and by next year VIII penetrate
through the Green Horn Range. and run INTO tne Nay
OF m, Rio Grande with main objective point NJ "a
Paso forming q junction With the southern PACING
am well acquainted with the projectors ana Officers VI
this road aud know that they thorough, enefgeuc
and modest business men. who began operators WIN
OUT the least flourish aud have quietly prosecuted ther
enterprise from the Platte the Arkansas Valley Ihs
il narrow gauge road and although Il runs through
country thiniy seted that most people WonId ea
wilderness st the road has paid from the beginning
The people Of ourown and valley are deeply interested
IN this road and Us eNeuton 10 old Mexico because ne
Colorado Central nov constructing nom Juesnufg on
the Union Pacific to Golden to fonu junction with
the Rio Grsnde at place called Lyttleton' Is miles
beyond Denver: by which means town wiz prao-
tcaly be uhe northern terminus OF the RIO Grande the
distance being from Greeley to old Mexico about 22oo
miles
Those who have become familiar with the excite
ment arising the prospect Of railroad 10 III iso
lated country can idea OF the peculiar lereh'
which the people naturally create, the great ehorS
which they Willingly make 10 secure the object
great number Of counties In several Western states
which have voted bonds and railroads are IN instance
and almost always the excitement has been AHoie
The Mexicans are men, and they cannot diner muoh
from other men, and IN contemplating the prospect oi
railroad all way the Platte Valley To the hea'
their country, they become possessed or ne" alpi
tion for they can't help seeing that they Will be I'M
mensey benefited socially politically and nnanclaly
Al the Same time this road will have an immense lhhu
enoe on the Interior OF the United states Territory ana
foresee thai 10 will lead 10 development OF the most
astonishing character For II TO be understood tna'
so far from passing through desert OF even through
poor country the road will pass through regions apso
lutey the richest in the whole United States that s 10
say the whole route viii be through areSon OF 1901
hills Now what are foot hlsi They are the western
verge OF the plains borerod by the first approaches Of
tnountaus having an elevation OF 800 TO 2oOV Ieet
Through numerous cah0ns clear streams anu sohie
times rivers aud always there larger supply Oh water
AZ Inc foot hills than further out on the plains BACK
among the hills are innumerable beautiful valleys
with nine forests beyond and as the soil is rich great
variety OF crops OF grain aud vegetables can be grown
wherever water can be applied. The foot mis- them-
selves abound with common minerals, such "a roh' cop
per lead. gypsum and limestone and few mules out
on the plains extensive beds OF coal are FOUND all OF
which gyo the elements for every kind Of manufactures
while the plains furnish for millions OF sheep cat
tie ana horses Further back in the mountains are the
mines of silver and gold. while t further, In the great
marks and especially the valleys.of sthe rivers run
ming TO the Pacific coal and the useful minerals reap
pear
Generally longitudinal railroads not as profitable
as roads running east and west and for the reason tha
the latter are mainly devoted to supplying the wants OF
new countries and in carrying people thither But after
n time manufactures make progress westward and new
countries become old The proper business Of COM
merce is TO exchange the productions OF d1erent ch-
mates moi thc productions OF similar climates. COM
merce upOn the sane lines Of latitude cannot long con-
tnue upon the lines OF longitude II must DC per-
netai The MeIicans would be an industrial people II
ibey could be supported by with the North.
At present they can only export the precious metals
and hs they do at great cost the settled and
beathfn portions OF their country for seaport towns
Practically, they without communication with the
value the wants OF the family satisfied. With
a population OF 100000 they are the only civilized peo
pie ON the globe destitute OF railroad Communication
with other nations Gov Hunt OF Denver says that he
visited a mining Of 10000 inhabitants high among
the mountains 20 which all supplies were packed on the
backs OF mules, which condition had continued Tor
nearly 100 years or they cannot transport mill
machinery thither for working ther ores whlcn must
loo Immensely rich to be worked so ong but let the rail-
road penetrate that country and VIII De
there. and Gov. Hunt says they nave established gs
irrigation OF wonderful
bohood OF the capitals OF tho eastern States they nave
aqueducs coming out Of the mountains over hundredi
feet high II Ia probably true that there s no other
country containing many resources of which 80 little
il known a. Mexico.
one reason why England is rich Is because IL has
good soil and an abundance OF useful minerals-coa
lead tin. &C. But her surplus riches have been acquired
by supplying distant people, less civilized than hers
with manufactured articles. The United states VIII
have golden opportunity IN establishing intimate
commercial relations with Mexico An exchange OF
commodities to the amount or 100000 with Mexico
would do more good than an exchange to much
larger amount with England. c. NJ