The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-30
THE RAILROAD CONCESSIONS IL
MEXICO
II was stated that President Diaz
has settled the railroad concessions
in Mexico as follows:


II was stated that President Diaz
has settled the railroad concessions
in Mexico as follows:
The road To the Pacific coast to
the Palmer party. the road TO Fl
Paso TO the Simon party, and the
road to Laredo, with branch from
San Luis Potosi TO Tampico TO the
Southern Pacific Railway Company.
In consequence il is said there is
dissatisfaction, for Gen. Palmer
wanted the road to FL Paso for
connection with the Denver road,
and the Vera Cruz Railroad Com
pany is displeased because the Tam
picO branch will cut of half of
their business. Therefore this ar
rangement may still be changed
since President Diaz has not yet
signed the papers. Mr.. Hinchman,
agent of Palmer & Sullivan
is satisfied that the concession in
which they are interested embraces
a grant of the right of way from the
city of Mexico to Manzanillo, on the
Pacific coast, and on the eastern side
OF the mountains the right of way
northward 10 Laredo and TO Eagle
Pass, on the Rio Grande. This con-
cessiOn has been made by the Mexi-
can government 10 Palmer & Sulli-
van, because of the understanding
that the International and Great
Northern railroad. which now
reaches down towards the south
western borders of Texas, win make
connection with their road at Lare-
do, and the strong probabilities are
that the trunk lines on higher
parallel will extend connections to
Eagle Pass, the northern terminus of
the connection asked by them. The
projected route of their road takes
i'll the most productive section of
Mexico. The terminus at Manzanil-
10 is one of the best harbors that can
be found on the Pacific coast. On
the eastern or Gulf of Mexico side
there is Corpus Christi for a port.
Already this company have fifty
three miles of road completed be-
tween that place and Laredo. The
rails to finish the whole road are
now at Galveston. and it is expected
to have il completed by February.
Another prominent railroad man
says:
From private advices, have rea-
son TO know that the Mexican gov
ernment has made concession of
the right of way to the Mexican Cen
tral railway. or as near as possible
a direct line north, from the city of
Mexico to Fl Paso. on the Rio
Grande. Ii makes in addition a
grant of $4,000 mile to the company
for every mile of completed road.
This grant specifies that no right of
way shall he granted TO any other
road within siXty-five miles. This
Mexican Central road is really but
the extension of the Atchison and
Topeka road, of which Mr.. Thomas
Nickerson, of Boston, has been and
is the chief promoter. AS soon as
the connection is made at FL Paso, a
western outlet for the Pacific trade
will be found at Guaymas, the real
head of navigation of the Gulf of
California. The eastern terminus
that is the southern terminus Oh the
Mexican Gulf side-will be at Lare-
do, on the Rio Grande. which is only
a short distance from the mouth of
that river where it empties into the
Gulf OF Mexico. Mr.. Rudolph Fink.
| understand, is already on his way
to Mexico to take the general man
agement of the road projected on
Mexican soil.s