The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-17
Mexican Railroads.

DsnSer' Oct l6,-The official copy of the
railway concession recently granted, by the
Meh'esn government, to company author
lIed to be formed by Msssrs. Palmer and
sullivan, has been received, and tho Mexican
National Construction Company orgsnized
mere under the laws of the country. Tho
eentsets for the construction in eigh, ysara
OF thirteen hundred miles of narrow gauge
railroad, with telegraph line, from the city
OF Mexico to tho frontier of the Tnit.d
States, and to tho Pacific ocean in consider
alton OF money subsidy syerging ton thou.
sand nine hundred dollars mile, tho whole
payable in Railroad construction certificate
to be issued on the completion of the tlrst
ninty'two miles, and thereafter as each
twelve miles arc built. 1t amounts 10 up.
wards of fourteen million dollars. The nav
ment is assured by a provision applicable 10
all eustom-houses, maritime and frontier.
that no payment shall be made in coin or
otherwise than in the road construction oer--
tiacates, forty dollars in every hundred OF
duties due, under penalty Of second nav
ment
The obligation of the government is limit
ad to four per cent Of import duties in any
year. Certificates can bo bought only Of tho
company, which is compelled to keep agen
gences for their sale and It is prohibited
they shall not bc cent less than
the regular tariff. 1t stipulstes that tariff
shall not, without the company's consent, bs
changed for nineiy.nine years. II clas,iles
the passenger tariff as follows First class,
SO cents; second'class 81 cents; third d-class,
| lilo cents per mile. Merchandise, nut
class, 6 l.l0 cents per ton; second.class-
$40 cents; thlrd-class, l-16 cents per ton
per mile. Two hundred feet will, be granted
through all public lands, ,.and the use Of
timber, stone, water, ETC., thereto, free. The
right of condemnation of private lands will
be under the same regulations as govern the
sale of private property for public service.
Vessels laden'd with railway and telegraph
supplies will be exempt from all duties for
10 years after lines are completed, except
pilotage. Passengers mails and merchan-
disc. will be exempted for twenty-five years
upon completion of road from duty, except
transit duty not exceeding one dollar por
passenger The International line must be
completed from the city of Mexico to tho
Texas border, at Laredo, or some point be-
tween Laredo and Eagle Pass, within eight
years. The Pacific line must be completed
to Mengonills, or any point between that and
Navidad, within 1--WE years. Two hundred and
twenty-seven miles, divided in any desired
portion, must bo completed every Two ears,
but there is a prohibition against beginning
the construction at tho United States from.
ter' until the completion of tho last division
is announced. The company oxpec, to finish
tho international limo to the Rio Grando.
under 800 miles, to effect an unbrokcn COM
munieation with the railway system of the
United States, within three years. The first
section of the line is already accepted, and
one thousand men and five thousand tons of
steel rails are being. moved forward. Tho
company has one of its offices at Colorado
Springs and one other in Mexico. The
principal Office will be in New York. Iu
subscription OF four million dollars wac
made up last summer in week.
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