The National tribune., 1891-09-17

rs the other tie. The tclerra ,b poles along this
road are of iron. and they look iut lik tifs
iron poles used in India. Thoy made OF
hollow tubes aud they screw into one mother
like gas pipe.
The poems Of Mexico used to do all tho
frcighting af tho country. ard DO p great deal
Of il yet You see them carrying g-eaf loads ne
yon ride along the railroad. 7 saw rncr"'au-
disc aud other articles. which ia tire United
States wgald have been carried Dy train. borne
ou tho backs of mou Coming ont o. Mcxir1
City yesterday We passed 80 least a tEonsaB.
porters Of both sexes 50 loaded. ,oul5 Of them
had not lcs, than SOC pom ds on their backs
They had WslkCG-Dr rather fuu. Tor 'LCII pace
was dog-trpt-fur IlilcS, md were bringing il
their wares 10 the Capta 10 sel. Twenty
years ago the bulk of MeA.co goods was carried
"a ihls way, and the p'0n, kicked lil.. 80 many
Texas steers when they heard oi iho hulldBg
Of railroads. The fight with them WAS 4 worse
one than that which the American t"an-.,,rs
. fought IN different p.I.s Of the Inita1 STATE,
when railroads were first proposed there aua
the Government had 10 take notice of IL. ID
did JA!S by making tie roads begin their build
ing 81 the interior end OF the lines aud so ~
every Mexican railroad has hal 70 carry 90 least
half Of its material on wagons or men 20 the
other end OF its line 10 begin - build. The Vera
Cruz Railroad. or the first one built iH Mex
leo. running from Vera Cruz ~ the nDnu.-
aims 10 the Capital. had 10 give tie poons q
chance N the hauling, and % cost tI.m, TANK,
about s. a raii 10 DO iIis. III Nc: .c % Cen
/ tral, which is more than 1000 miles long, aud
/ which runs from ri Paso 10 Nexic, City. had
| 10 bring great part Of It's material iIou New
/ York 10 Vera Cruz and pay heavy iTeiEhts ou
it 10 have il brought 10 MpsiCu CITY, So that ii
\ night begin building az this end, according 20
4 law; and the same isiTue Of oil .he rOa.s here.
I Even tho little - mile line ia YuCafan d
] 4 .H.H q = 4
] They are continually making troullc far tho
roads. and though the laws are very stringent
| IN regard 10 placing distinctions or the trtel-
1 they now and then break them AMI risk the
/ penalty, which il dcatb. ! Wa8 riding the
/ other day through the beautiful valley az To
I luca, WHOM Bll az Once J EcarG me cars tgmp.
1 bGup, bump over the t.ts aId I could .Co' that
F. they were oN the track. Tn, engineer stopped
F.. the train az once, and Sc ioaEd that n.c Icon
/ had aIIgcu spikes ~ bel iwecn tie rails aad had
! thus thrown tho engine oil tie tract. lt wa-
. a miracle t.at there Was not vTcca. When
T! asked the conaucic. what was the reason fol
tie ac. he replied tlfrt IL was probably some
Indian who had had a donkey or 4 do killed
! 10y the cars ana Was iGy.ng 10 get even.
have said he the right L. shoot him OF sight
, IL csica hiu at it, bat tho peon does 10. seem
to reason, aud lie takes The r.sh."
The Mexican cars are first, second. and third
! GLASS; nUa but lew MC&lcaBs travelling first
/ class except those who have passes, and arn
told that the tAird-class cars are patrUuIT.I by
! the weaithicst OF the farmers. The second
class are about as good rs our immigrant passen-
| ger-cars, aaG are filed with merchants busi-
| ness Americans making short tr'ps aui Mcxi-
/ can ladies. The third-class arc q cross between
1 a aircet-car aud caitlo-car. Long, uncu .hiJncd
4 benches run through the coaches from oue eud
! 10 the other. and the knees ol the passengers
! have 10 ftlut0 one another when the ears are
/ crowded. The passengers in such car look as
( though they were dressed up for the stage
( rather than FOR travel. The men are all brig.
auds in their looks aud costumes. aud the
/ women look like slices out Df an Italian peas
ant show or an Oriental scene The utmost
freedom is allowed as 10 manners, and men aud
women lie about ia All SORTS Of positions when
there is room, and all smoke. The smoking
goes on In the first aud scc0nd-cass cars rs
well, aud the conductor does not stop Ia take
his cigar from his mouth when he takes up
your tickets. At the stations the stops are
much longer than with as, and there are al
ways crowds Of pcddiers of cakcs sycctmgats 8.
aud pulquc, the beer OF which the Mexicaus
are 50 fond. The cakes are tortllas. as hot as
the breath Of a furnace, and with these are
/ served fried meats roasted in red peppers aud
| other mild, greasy daintics which the Mexioaus
love. These pcddlcrs are patroniZed chiefly hy
the natives. and the third-class passengers seem
10 be always eating.