The Arizona sentinel., 1889-01-19
4 GREAT ENTERPRISE.
The Proposed Railway Between Sa
 Diego and the City of Mexico.


 Diego and the City of Mexico.
 The greatest railroad enterprise now in progress or in contemplation, is the Mexican Pacific railroad, from San Diego, Cal, to the City of Mexico. The line will be 1900 miles in length, and when completed it will begin 8 new era of development to the great region it is designed to traverse. To San Diego it will be of especial im- portance, enabling that city to draw upon the rich mines of semi-anthracite coal in Sonora and upon other natural wealth in the interior of Mexico. From San Diego to Mazatlan the road will run along the coast through a well-peopled country, abounding in ebony, mahogany and other valuable woods.
 Mazatlan, the most important Mexi can city on the Pacific coast, contain ing 25,000 inhabitants, has already four steamship lines to San Francisco, Panama and New York. It has other ship lines to England, France, Japan and Australia. The first part of the railroad to be completed is from Mazat- Ian to Guadalajara, distance of 375 miles, and thence direct to the City of Mexico, further distance of 2S0 miles.
 Guadalajara, more renowned than it's ancient namesake, has now more than one hundred thousand inhab- itants. It is busy town, with cotton, woOlen and paper mills and other man. ufactures, most of which, however, are in the hands of Englishmen, French men and Germans. The annual import trade of the city amounted ten years ago to $3, ,500,0 GOO, and it is steadily in- creasing with the growth of popula- tion. Most of this commerce is with Europe. but when the great railroad line to San Diego shall have been con- pleted the enterprising merchants and business men of the United States will compete more vigorously for a portion of the desirable trade of Gua- dalajara and the fertile region in which it is situated. There are other towns of importance on the route, among which is Rosario, with 12,000 inhabit- ants and stamp mills producing 3D. 800, ,000 year.
 A great railroad like this would bind the United States and Mexico with ties of mutual interest and friendship more closely than could be accomplished by any paper scheme of political union. Such a union of peoples with diverse sentiments, modes of living and social institutions would be more apt to cause friction and mutual discontent than to promote harmony. The MeXicans, though a very temperate race, would regard as intolerable tyranny those so- cial and legislative restraints that are congenial to the inhabitants of New England. On the other hand, some of the institutions of Mexico would be extremely repugnant to the people of this country. But the liberal mission of commerce is to soften in- ternational prejudices and antiquities by bringing widely-separated peoples into closer relations with each other The republics of the United States and Mexico can best accomplish their po- litical destinies on separate lines, until, in the fullness of time, they both shall recognize the reciprocal advantages of union under one government and one flag. It will probably be long before either side shall regard such union as desirable. In the meantime the railroad line that already connects the United States with Mexico and the new enterprise that is preparing to penetrate the territory of our neighbor republic in another direction will con- tribute nightly to knit the two nations together by strong ties of mutual inter- 9st.- Philadelphia Record.