The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-23
Grants Mexican Railway.

New York, June. ~. Since mis- return
from Iexlco few days ago Zen. Grant nm,
been In communication with contractors end
ONE in the relation to the work to be done
on the line of the Mexican Southern rnilwa,
Speaking OF his last trip to Mexico. and lis
results, General Grant said 80 World re
porter: "When | went there found thu,
some parties had been ,iae TO r,iudic,
the president and congress against Mr. 10
nero personally, aud ma, and our enterprise
These statements were to ,hs effect that |
WAS not there in the interest of sBy railroad
or for the development of Mexico, but resll,
came rs fllibus!er looking forward 70 the
Invasion and annexation of that country
These sta ements had beeen circulated be-
fore my arrival and they had produced some
eiijct and particularly upon the mind of tne
president, who rather admitted that he w.e
sorry TO hear thst wa were coming TO the
CITY Of Mexico, owing to what people hao
told him of Mr. Romero and his mission
hore. But as soon as we had an interview
with him and explained matters
fully and Mr.. Romero told him
exactly Whist he had been doing, he at one,
saw the error that he had been led into, and
his confidence in us and our enterprise was
hxad At ouce on q firm basis, and and w,
counted upoa him as secure and devoted
friend from that tima on, Before tho rat,
road can be completed new coffee plstalions
and sugar plantations will be in full opera,
ton. The company Is allowed, under its
Charter, ten years in which To build the Iosd
but | hope TO have it completed in four
years. l understand that there ero a
great many collie plantations or nurseries
IN An iclpation of our improvements
Workmen can bs secured in any cumberland
ut what seems to US at veryelow rates. OK
cept on that part " the line between Var,
Cruz and Anton Lizard. For that p,rt u(
the work, which will probably reach thir,,
miles over generally very level lends. W,
may have to lock abroad for labor, either t.
tue CHINESE from California or some of the
surplus coioreu labor from the extreme
south OF our country"
Has not the Mexican government over.
weighted itself with subsidies 10 diHeren,
enterprises ?"
"ln regard to that would say that with.
ou. the development of the country il miptt
Do in soma trouble 10 make good what ,hey
have already obligated themselves to nav
hut under the improvements which | look
to-, think thai they will be able to nav all
the subsidies U der their present system Of
finance, it might embsrrass them If the,
undertook to paw subsidies for all tina i'm.
provemeuts that they will find ii proper t.
have for the full development of their
country"
-! understand that property in the CITY
OF Mexico and other places where the road
will exert an effort has gone up 10 value in
some instances ss much as 40 per cent. in
twelve months. Judge that the opposition
to this enterprise has been excited princi-
pally by men who had other enterprises OF
the same sort In view, and who were unwil.
ling to sec any improvements mazda in their
country unless they would have the agency
of them. Then, too. there are persons there
who are anxious to get concession with
subsidies which will enable them 10
sell their bonds and make profit, and they
look upon srosd tina. |, baing built without,
aan6sidy as likely TO interfere with their
getting wha, they have asked for or intend
to ask for. In regard TO the road that |
represented, thore We asked no subsidy and
DO not need any. Ths country through
which it passes Ia one Of the most tbickly
settled portions of Mexico, and
most of the road goes
through The mos. productive nor.
ton of The same country. tn,
mountsins abound in mineral wealth, and
there is extensive coal mining property
a'most on the line of the road. The plain.
and valleys ara adapted to the cultivation
OF sugar, coffee aud tobacco, and In Low
lands tNoro is an abundance of ceds,
mahogany, rosewood, yellow dyewood
logwood, and india rubber. This Ias
product hope to develop into very larp,
industry" e'
"Will you have good local business do.
ve|opslS"
"Taere is no question that there bo a very
large local business on the line while Il |,
IN progress and will show u s.eqdy growth
after completion. We will begin 10 build
from, points on tho Atlantic aud Pacific
simultaneously