The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-12
RAILROADS IN MEXICO .

Now thai Texas, and through Texas the
entire United States, is about to be connect
Cd with our sister republic of Mexico by rail-
roads, which must cement the commercial
interests of the two great countries and great
" increase them, it will not be uninterest-
ing reading matter to give an account of the
railway building in Mexico. President Con
z lies in his recent message to the Mexican
congress gives summary of what has been
accomplished in that country in railway con-
structon, and presents detailed account OF
the prospects for tho speedy COM
pletion of other improvements
of 'ha. nature. There is no doubt but that
railroad developments in Mexico will mark a
new era of progress and prosperity ss well
as of an increased civilization and enlight-
ment. President Gonzales first calls attention
to concession by The state of Guerrero to
build a road from the city of Mexico to
Acapulco, the work on which line commences
this month 1t will connect at the city of
Mexico with the ROAD from that city to Vera
Cruz, making a direct line across the country
to the gulf coast and alao to the
Pacific coast thus uniting these wa
tiers with bars of steel. The Morelos
railway company has already built
some sixty-two miles of the road, and will
soon complete its road to Csnetta. The state
of Mioachan authorizes this work, and a
branch will connect this road with the Vera
Cruz and Mexico City read. Already rosds
have been commenced to connect Vera Cruz
with Jalapa, San Andress with Jalapa and
Pueba with San Marcos, and about eigh
miles ola road from Vera Cruz to Alvarado
have been finished. II is intended that three
of these roads shall promote and increase the
trade of Vera Cruz, while the road from
Puebla will traverse the Cordilleras and
strike the Pacific coast o. some point near
sad southeast Of Acapulco, thus
becoming an important national line. II
will b. second line TO the Pacific, 10 rival
aqd compete with the first one from the City
of Mexico 10 Acapulco. 10 the extreme
southeastern portion of the republic, in the
State Of Yucatan, road from Merida to
Progresso is already nearly finished. These
two places are but twenty miles apart, but
Progresso is the principal seaport and outlet
for the trade of Yucstan. From Merida to
Peto, in the interior of the state, q road is
dnished and delivered to the government,
md another from Merida to Hslkins, is in
course of construction. Work on the road
acros the Isthmus Of Tehushtepec where
Captain Esds proposes TO build his
ship railway, is progressing fayorably. North
of the City Of Mexico President GoDz.le
mentions several importsnt enterprises. or
tho nidslgo railway over fifteen miles have
boon opened for traffic. From the City Of
Mexico the Central. the enterprise of Bos-
ton company, has been begun, going to FL
PESO. whore Il will connect with the Texas &
Pscifc and the Southern Pacific. This road
Is completed and open for business between
me City Of MEXICO and Tuls, in the state Of
Hidslgo. snd TIE work Of construction is be-
ing Carried on between Celaya and lrHpus,o.
1 g. also locsied brsnch road from San
Luis Potosi 70 Tsmpico on the Gulf Of Mex
&C.. and lie msiD line from Chihuahus
10 n Psso. The Palmer & Sullivan, an
American company, has liberal concessions
cr rr-uts for the es'sSlisbmsnt Of a narrow
g.ugs system Of roads, which cOnpsny Is
! rwn IS the Nsricsn Nstionsl Construction
o ,,npsuy. Il has already graded = line from
ne city Of MsHic0 70 Tolucs and has
bsgun linss from Psize1sro 70 M0rslis ard
s-is-naBcs ard from Zscsiecas 70 San Luis |
r ri Pisns for several Other rosds have
5ssa presented By this company. snd i j.
running q portion Of Ne msin lire
rom bstvseu Laredo on the lover
10 Grsn5s end Monterey. This con-
pay hes sls3 purchased nsrrUS g.ugs /
pa bs.vssn Ls-s5o sud Corpus Christ lbs
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