New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-27
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC RAILWAYS.
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL STUDYING THE AMERICAN
SYSTEM.

THE DIRECroR-GENERAL STUDYING THE AMERICAN
SYSTEM.
Mauricie Mayer, director general of the State
railways the Province OF Buenes Ayres Argentine
Republic, at the Hoffman House. IL is In this
try pleasure trip but is also engaged In studying
railroad management aud railroad inventions OF this
country He has recently come from visit TO Washing
aud viii spend few days here before deter
mining his further movements. Mr.. Mayer does
speak English and TRIBUNE reporter who called on
him yesterday had difficulty in securing the in
formation sought.
The State railroads of the Province OF Bnenos Ayres
under Government control The same is true Of the
lines Of telegraph. OF these Government lines Mr..
Meyer is the head. The lines stretch out from
BuenOs Ayres into the surrounding county like the
skeleton OF mans hand The total number OF kilo-
OF road operated in 1884 100 40 kilometres
were added I'm February 1885. In 1888
there only 577 kilometres in operation;
still further additions TO the lines contemplated
aud some of them in process OF construction Tue
average capital employed was Sl5.4425j5 The inter
est earned was 76l per cent. Inc numhor OF passen
gers carried for the year 1854 was 620.s9l Parcel
carriage there TO express business in this
country and SAG tons OF parcels were carried besides
The general transportation viii serve to show some
thing % the character ofhe products Of the Republic
horsehair 259 OF hides. II. 39l OF sheepskns 5ls OF
various sklus not classified 3,942 OF and talow,
the line Of agricultural products 1929 tons Of bran.
LAG Of barley G4J7 Of grass and hay 2i9lG hour.
2.Gi9 of tnTnips. aud 77.l5o Of wheat. Miscei:
laneous business consisted OF 1903 tons OF
provisions 1873, 256 OF building material. 1854 OF live
stock 1904 OF hardware, aud 2sT95 OF timber. one
Of the OF the lines being made has for It's
object the building up OF new and advantageous sta
loading and discharglug at the water,
TO ghtrTage. A line OF road from Tcmpcrly 10
Canues which is IN charge ola committee named by the
Government aud under the dependence Of tho directory
State railways in advanced stage OF con
sructon and shortly t. be opened, deserves especial
mention the first instance record In which Gov
has built railway the guarantee OF ts eit
Gems The numerous p0pretors OF tle hnu crossed ny
this line have compromised Themselves In legal form 10
guarantee three per cent the capita employed until
such time 10 produces six per cent per nnnum The
rolling stock Of the lines has mostly been purchased In
this country There arc eighty mine locomotives in OPP
GRAFTON, "A majority Being from the Baldwin Locomotive
Works IN Philadelphia. Vacuum brakes are used Oh the
passenger engines aud some Others.
IL should he noted by locomotive builders IN TINS cOun-
try that the directory has ordered four new locomotives
Of low and high pressure cOmpOund two from England
and from Germany In the belief that the ecOnOn-
zeal results will be advantageous. New workshops hre
being built for the roads at TOlosa The management
began time to construct It's rolling stock,
purchasing the irOnwork only abroad The telegraph
lines 1875 Kilometres OF wire IN length and work
ing capital OF S44776l is invested In them. They were
worked loss last yerr Of SJ593l The service hi the
line. tohc State Is considered 10 have been ehoRpy
earned for this expenditure. Southwark from BucnOs
Ayres a number OF railroads owned projected by
EBglishmen who have received valuable land grants
from the Government To promote the same.
Tho effort In the State railways IL 10 bring tho
business OF the roads TO degree OF prosperity
hat Will make them constant sources OF revenue and
profit the Government In talking with DIR. MadrciO
learned that wire fences have within short
time been put up along large portion OF the lines.
Railroad construction wi ia the obstacles the
world The day that they opened extens ion 10
Saade heavy rains fell and damaged II 80 much that
they rere thirty days In reOpenng 10.