Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-13
Mcxican Railroads.
New Orleans Times Democrat.

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The good faith evinced by the Mex
lean government, by its prompt pay
ment of railroad subsidies, as soon as
the various companies can Justly de-
mand such payment, has placed Next
co.'s credit on a firm basis, aud al the
same time has givena favorable i'm
pulsion to the railroad movement in
the sister republic.
There are several American rail
road companies now pushing their
construction work vigorously into
Mexico. They are the Mexican In
ternational and Oriental, the Mexican
Central, and the Mexican National.
The two first are broad gauge roads,
the latter narrow gauge, and its vari-
GUS branches are destined to ~re!iculate
the State Of Texas and a fair portion
of the Mexican republic. Its eastern
American terminus is Galveston; its
northern is ST. Louis, with which it
will be connected by a narrow gauge
road from the latter city 10 Laredo.
The Mexican National, by its various
connections, will thus flank this city,
aud cannot be counted upon to bring
Mexican produce to thismarket unless
it is extended eastward to our port.
The northern terminus of the Mex
lean Central is at Paso del Norte, on
the Rio Grande. By its American
connections it will food the extreme
West and the Central States with
Mexican produce, but it will also
flank this city and cannot be de-
pended upon to bring this port into
trade connection with the interior Of
Mexico.
The Oriental has its Mexican ter
minus at Laredo. By its American
connectiOns-for it is a portion Of the
great Gould Southwestern system-it
may be considered as a most impor.
tant Mexican railroad, as regards the
commercial interests Of this city in
connection with Mexican traffic. Il
is simply the southern extension o
the International, which the latter
through the Gould system, has il
eastern terminus at this city.
The San Luis, Potosi and Tampic,
branch Of the Mexican Central will
drain a rich agricultural region o
Mexico. Through the port Of Tam
pico it will send 20 this market a vas
amount of produce of Eastern Mex
leo.
The New York, Texas and Mexi
can railroad will, when completed, b,
the shortest line between New Or
leans and the CITY of Mexico. 1t ha
already reached Victoria, Texas, AM
can soon be constructed to the Ri
Grande. From thence IL will Skin
the coat Of the State of Tamaulipai
TO Tampieo, and from this latter poin
will cut 10 a generally Southwestern!
direction to the Mexican capital. b,
its American connections il will placr
in this market the varied tropic ant
mi.tropic produce Of the eastern an,
central portions Of Mexico, and mus
eventually, if extended eastward, seel
this pert as . natural outlet.
The American Mexican railroad
that will, as a at present be sscer
tanned, increase the facilities Of trad
10 this city with Northern and Cen
raj Mexico are the following;
The Mexican Oriental and Inter
national, the Tampico branch of the
Mexican Central the New York, Texai
and Mexican; and the Mexican South
ern. II it is constructed.
The other American Central rail
road companies seem to have thei
attention principally drawn to tb,
extreme west and the northern ceutra
States Of this republic.