Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-04
FROM DEFINING TO THE GULF.
i Projected Line Through Old Mexico
Which is Likely to Be Built.


ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, April 3-Ths
projected road from Deming in this terrft
tory through Mexico to the gulf Of
California, which has been in q doubtful
condition for some two years past, has now
got its affairs upon reliable and practical
basis. and there IS no longer any doubt of
the fact that it viii be Guilt. The corpora
ton has the finest concession ever made TO
any railway by the government Of
Mexico, but the trouble with it up TO recent
date has been the fact that the company
which had the franchise had no capital.
But an option was given some time ago to
Mir. John W. Young of Utah, a well known
railroad builder, under which, by comply
ing with certain terms agreed upon the
franchise was to pass into his hands.
What the terms of the deal were has not
been made known TO the public, but the
conditions were carried out to the S3tiSfac-
ton OF the company some weeks ago, the
transfer was duly made, arrangements
have been perfected by Young and his asso-
clateS for placing their bonds 10
the amount OF $50 600. 900 with an English
syndicate, and active preparations are now
going on for beginning the work of con-
struction at the earliest practicable day.
Immense quantities OF material are being
received and stored at Deming. The su
periDtendent Of construction has his head
quarters at that place, and is confident that
he " III nave the WOTh OF way
within the next ten days.
This road when completed win form one
OF the most important of our international
lines. Though at present projected il only
comes into the United States as far as
Deming, about forty miles from the inter-
national line, but the plan of the present
management COntemplates the extension Of
the line to Salt Lake City, Utah, by way
Of Albuquerque, and this part OF the road
will be commenced rs soon as the Mexican
division is fairly under way. This part of
the enterprise has for its primary object
the opening OF a direct line Of communica-
ton between the headquarters Of the Nor
mon church in Utah and the several extern
sive colonies which that church is now
planting in Mexico, but as its course from
Deming to the gulf will lie through one OF
the richest and most productive portions of
our sister republic, il will readily
be seen that the religious zeal
which lies 1T the bottom Of the en-
terprise will result in building an inter-
national thoroughfare not second il i'm
portance to any on the continent. The
statement in regard TO the extension of the
line from Deming to Salt Lake by way Of
Albuquerque comes to your correspondent
direct from headquarters and may be &c
cepted as reliable. That is q part of the
plan of the present management, and there
is money enough behind them to carry it
out. II there Were not already sufficient
inducements to warrant the building of
direct line between your city and this place,
the advantage of connection here with such
a road as the one referred to- enabling your
merchants and manufacturers 10 tap the
best trade of Mexico at Albuquerque,
would certainly be sufficient to remove
whatever doubts there may have been IL
the matter.