The morning call., 1892-04-16
FORCED TO BACK down.
Threatened Competition. Hurts
the Pacific Mail.
Passenger Rates in Central America Reduced
20 per Cent-San Salvador Building
Railroads-Ezsta Popular.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has
Deen compelled TO back down by the re-
publics Of Central America and relax the
exorbitant rates which il has charged for
passengers and freight.
An intimate friend Of President Ezeta of
San Salvador is in this city. He said to
CALL reporter yesterday: 'The feeling
against the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany Is very bitter in all the Central Ameri-
can countries. We have been oppressed by
it while paying it large subsidies. We have
been charged for transportation from ports
100 miles apart ten times as much as other
steamship companies charged 1t has been
cheaper to voyage from New York to Liver
pool than it has been to voyage from Cham
perico to a port but 400 miles distant. The
rates charged for hauling cur freight have
been exorbitant
EFFECT OF OPPOSITION.
Some time ago a South American CON-
pany offered to take our freight and pas
sengers at much lower rates than those
charged by the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany IL we would pay it the same subsidy,
ana the Pacific Mail Company. finding that
us business was In danger, turned over
new leaf. Passenger rates were reduced %
per cent and freight rates were also reduced.
the coast should be visited at least once a
month. and the afflicted people decided that
they would continue to pay the subsidy
which the Pacific Mail has heretofore re-
ceived
"Our people hate the Pacific NJ all and we
would throw off its yoke IL we could"
Through whom did you learn OF the re-
ducflons made by the Mail Company
asked the reporter.
Through j. Leverich, its general agent
a IN nd
or1er that we should continue the subsidy"
Cannot use your name in connection
with your statement?" asked THE CALL
representative
Il beg that you will not. / have pass
from The company on which l travelled from
my country TO this" was the frank reply.
NJ Scherzer, a railroad engineer of North
Central America who went to Europe year
ago 10 noat bonds to build railroad from
Armania to Santa Ana in San Salvador, has
been successful. The road will be finished
In Is months, and will be II leagues long
Don EZeta, the President of Salvador, is
credited by THE CALLS Informant with
the success of the enterprise.
NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
1t is also. he saws, proposed to build line
from the port of La Union northwesterly
to the capital. The road from Santa Ana
to Armania will give an outlet TO the rich
coffee plantations. and the line from La
Union will be Of great benefit to the min
Ing regions.
President EZeta," said the gentleman
quoted. us working hard for the confedera-
tlOn OF the Central American States He Is
working peacefully for that object, and l
think he will succeed. / believe that Costa
Rica is the only country that is opposed 10
the movement.
THE coffee crop this year is better than
usual, and we are looking forward to pc
Rod OF great prosperity. What We most
want is immigration from Europe and Amer
lea. capital and cheap labor. There is vast
field for the former aud plenty of work for
the latter"