Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-08
Progress OF Mexican Railway Projects.

he three United States railway prof.
Gets in Mexico are the Mexican NElion-
al the Mexican Central. and the Nlexi-
can Southern railway companies. These
corporations represent respectively
Philadelphia. Boston, and New York
capital. The first, or Mexican Nation
al, is operated under what is known as
the Palmer Sullivan concession from
the Mexican Government, originally
obtained in lS12. The panic of 1873
suspended surveying operations, and
work was further prevented by legal
complications. which were done away
with by new concession granted Sep
tcmber, 1850. This company has actu-
a'y completed but lc!! 'aiies of railway.
cf which only ninety miles are on tho
man line or lineS-yIZ: twenty-on
miles from the City of Mexico toward
1o.uca, and siXty-fOur miles south from
Laredo. In addition 20 this, the road
bed has been graded for over one hun
drcd miles south of Laredo, for about
23I miles west of the City of Mexico.
sixty miles east of Manzanillo, and
seven miles west Of Matamoras. and
elsewhere in sections. There are, it
was stated.abO 1000 mer now al work.
Irack-laying south, toward Monterey,
is progressing at the rate of two thirds
OF mile per day. About a half Il mile
of tunnclng on the Toluca branch, out
of the City of Mexico. is DELAYING prog
reSs somewhat. When completed. rails
will be laid with all dispatch, for not
until 1.-The ninety-third mile post is
reached, ont OF the City of Mexico, will
the snbvention become parable.
The Boston road, the Mexican Cen
trail. received Il grant. under conditions
similar To the National, and it is pro-
posed 10 extend from The CITY of Meyi-
co. west Of north, to FL Paso. on the
Rio Grandc. 1t will then connect with
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
road. both lines being, indeed, owned
10y the same people. About 1876 miles
OF railway have already been complet-
ed south from Fl Paso. about 2lS miles
north from the City of Mexico. Some
little track having has also been accom-
pliShcd by this company north from
Guaymas Ton the Gulf of California;.
whence if is intended to connect with
the Southern Pacific; and west from
Jampico, whence it is proposed to run
4 hlanch TO connect with the main line
at san Luis Potosi.
The third line is the Mexican Southern,
of which General Grant is President,
and in which New York City capital is
Interested. No track has been laid. but
considerable surveying is said to have
been done. The route proposed is
from the City of Mexico southeast to
Pueblo and Tehuancan. and thence
southwest to Oaxaco. A branch is pro-
posed, TO run to Vera Cruz; also to an
other port on the Gulf of Mexico yet
TO be established. From Oaxaco a
branch will also run to the Pacific, and
thence down the coast to Tehauntepec.
and, if deemed advisable, to Guatema-
Ii. Central America. The Mexican
CentraFs estimate comprises l ,46i miles
of track, and the SOuthern's but 800.
Thus. of track already laid in Mexico
by the Mexican companies. there has
been but about 460 miles altogether
Of this the Mexican Central laid 354
and the National but little over 100.
This much has been done out Of the
4,527 miles which sit is proposed to
build. ."-BradStreerS.