The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-01-14
FROM SEA TO SEA.
Capt. Eaas secures a Gran, from NJ esico.
[New Orleans pemocrat, sam

lNoW StioaiiS oeiihoSTsltt otul ed
AS an honored guest on board the
Mexican vessel of war Independently,
Capt. James B. Eads arrived in our
city yesterday, after a short passage
from Vera Cruz. The particulars of
Capt. Eads'ss warm reception in the
City of Mexico, of how he was feastcd
and the many courtesies he received,
have been already published. He left
this city in company with q. IB.
Griffin, J.J. Williams and f. l.. Cor-'
thell, of the engineer department, and
proceeded directly to the City of Mexico
via Vera Cruz. After short stay in
that city, and holding number of con-
sulations with eX- President Dtaz, who
is now the secretary of public works
and controls these improvements, the
party, with an escort of fifty men, Il
corps of Mexican engineers, went down
to the isthmus, where an extended in
spection was made. u Capt. Eads eNa-
| mined thoroughly the Coatzacoalcos
and Uspanapa rivers, the latter beng
an affiuent of the former. After max
ing satisfactory Investigation the
party returned to the city, leaving
Messrs. Williams and Corthell toprose-
cute the survey, which i osaf
WILL BE PUSHED on TO THE Pacific
at the earliest possible date. Capt. Eads
| proposes to &C, up the Uspanapa river
some distance to select his road, and
thus save a, considerable distance. BY
into which it flows, as well as lagoons
on the other side, the distance across
the isthmus to the Pacific viii be re-
duced from 145 miles by rail to 100.
The Mexican government, in treat
ing with Capt. Eads, manifested the
most liberal feeling and showed a mani
fest desire to secure his able services in
a scheme that cannot but improve that
country.
He secured for the company which
he may form concessions of the
Hr MOST GENEROUS CHARACTER,
and, during all the deliberations, there
was not the slightest obstacle placed in
the elway of coming to prompt and
satisfactory conclusion. .HH
The government gives to Capt. lGlds'-
company the right to build II ship rail
way across the isthmus grants ii
1 ,O00, 900 acres of land on the shores OF
the Pacific on which TO build terminus
of the railroad and establish Il har-
Dor empowers it to charge aud collect
a toll of So per ton on the weight oi
ship and cargo passing over the road
me right Is also given 10 the company
to build a branch or auxiliary railroad
and telegraph line on which only Gus
tomary rates are to be charged.
In return for this Capt. Eads agrees
to carry on the railroad all the ships o
, war, munitions, mails, ETC., free o
charge. The building of the roaC
, must be commenced within two years
and completed in ten years from May
/, 1881.
One of the remarkable features of the
grant is that, contrary to her custom
: Mexico VIII allow Capt. IIad5 to Sc
cure the aid of foreign governments L
, guarantee dividends, and Capt. Fad
is satisfied that the United State
| government will indorse the plan vi
; to $50, 100000. g.
, Ex-presdent Diaz is a hearty sup
3 porter of the scheme, and has been one
@ of its warmeSt advocates.
: Capt. Eads left our city ou last even
i ing's train for Washington, in com
a pany with Capt. Vega and the othe
d officers of the Independencia, who ar
o his guests. ~ s
n The year 1881 will be mathemat
e cal curiosity. From right to left an