New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-18
PROGRESS IN MEXICO
In his message to the Mexican Congress,
President Daz refers follows TO the progress of rail
road building IN the Repubc

In his message to the Mexican Congress,
President Daz refers follows to the progress of rail
road building IN the Republics
With respect to the progress attained by railroads. it
is very pleasing for me to have TO state that on The
Morelos line the works are being pushed WIN
great activity; the tack Is advancing quickly
ton as far ozumba-a distance of
81 miles. On the HdalCO lire mics
have been completed on the Merida aud Peto Railroad
niles the Vera Cruz and Alvalado q mics;
aud ON the Pueblo ana Izucar de MatamOros
miles The District Rrlr0at Company nave
increased TO SO the number ei miles when they
Orertf Ihe Cfaya anR 0 n n%"nT s 81
miles completed and accented On the san Martin
Texmencan X ,,lroad, wnch is being built for the Gov
ernments account great part OF the TOadbed about 10
miles, ready. and they only waiting FOR the arr
~ Five klon etrcs 1919 niles OF roadDcd have been
but on lie Tehuan cpec Rsilroad and they are only
waiting for the rails to complete them. rive
kilometrcs more are on the eve Of being completed
and the eattawOrks are much advanced owing 10
the capital OF the Republic. ana the difficulty OF com
muncaon. the Executive Is unable t. furnish recent
data about the works OF the sonora Railroad put &C
cordng The last intelligence received from that re
of wOrkmen has hindered the progress OF nc nm III
spite OF this wagon road has been opened from
Guaymas to Cape Blanco, and The earth works were
The works on the Central Railroad being prescott
finished for an extent OF 1912 kilometres Q2li miles,
and OF rails havihs latey arrived 1t Is eApI'Su
that long good portion Of the new ROAD Will DC
The Executive, in order TO meet the wishes OF states
which desire % obtain the Dehels OF quick auu cHtd
means OF communication has latey granted railroad
concessions to the States OF Tamauilpas, Guerrero
chihuahua. MchOacan, SDalOa, Puebla, Vera Cruz,
Tiaxcaa, Hidago and Iucdtan.
The Executive likewise authorized TO introduce
reforms INTO the contracts that had been entered uiO
with foreign companies for the construction OF interna-
tional aud interOceanc railroads, ana 10 cOncdC new
ones according The bases fixed by the Law that gave
him this authOrv In virtue Of these powers the TX
ecutive has made contracts with dlHerent companies
To one OF them he has granted The line that, starting
from this capital and passing through the clt!es OF
OueretaIo Leon, Zicatecas and Chihuahua shall nave
lis termlnus our LoriheTn border and, besides al
other line the Pacific. passing tDrOu&h the Guy on
Caudalaitra To the other company granted an
other line 10 the Pacific RAISING through Iouca Morca
mont This line is to 20 to the northern frontier passing
through the cites OF san Las SaltO and Monterey.
Finally. the contract with the Sonora Railroad company
has been modified in regard to the termination OF the
line tney are now building from Guaymis to the north
ern frontier In compliance with tue provision OF inc
law-bastd q nch the above concessions nave
been made-ghe Executive Will inform Congress OF the
ne he has made u the pOwcrs that were accorded MN