Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-19
ANOTHER RAILWAY
Big Line to Reach Mexico Through
This Territory and Go to the
Pacific Coast.
MUST CROSS PECOS VALLEY
Its Promoter Says It Will Come West Be-
tween the Santa Fe and Rock Island
Lines and Gross the Rio Grande
Near Ell Paso.

Arthur E. Stilwell, promoter and
president of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf railroad, contemplates new in
ternational railway system 1,SO0 miles
in length, stretching from Kansas City
to the gulf of California.
The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Railway Company was Incorporated in
Kansas City to-day with an authorized
capital Of 81 100000. The incorporators
include Mr.. Stilwell, J. w. Hirst, of
Omaha, president of the Linseed Oil
trust; DR.. w. s. Woods and w. A. Rule,
Kansas City bankers; J. c. Fox and E.
w. Snyder Leavenworth (Kan.) capt.
talsts S. A Witherbee, Detroit, Mich;
Herman Kuhn, London, England, and
several capitalists of Missouri and Kan
sas.
Through the corporation thus formed
it Is hoped to capitalize the scheme. The
plan contemplates railroad from Kan
sas City through Topeka and Wichita,
Kan; Ell Reno, I. T., and through
northwestern and western Texas be-
tween the Santa Fe and Rock Island
lines, and to a point on the Rio Grande
river about twenty miles south and
east of Ell Paso, thence southwest to
Chihuahua, Mex.
At Chihuahua connection Is proposed
with a line row being built to the south
west, its ultimate terminus to be Topol-
obampo, ON the gulf of California. OF
this line 100 miles is already construct
ed Mr.. Witherbee, the Detroit men,
ber of the corporation formed to-day,
holds the concessions from the Mexi-
can government under which the work
is progressing.
Mr. Stilwell proposes to incorporate
the several lines into one great system.
He announces that it is a $27000,000
proposition, but in view of his success
in promoting the Pittsburg & Gulf dur
ing the panicky times of the early 9Os
he believes 1t can be done.
In addition to holding the right OF
way for the Mexican branch Of the pro-
posed system, Mr.. Witherbee has con-
cession of $4,000 900 from the Mexican
government to aid in it's construction
The Mexican government also agrees
to allow all materials used In the con-
struction of the road to come into the
country free of duty and the road Is tc
be exempt from taxation for liberal
number Of years.
Mr.. Witherbee announces that new
line of Transpaciflc steamers will be
built to run in connection with the road
Topolobampo, which is a fine harbor
will be the connecting point for the
steamers. Mr.. Witherbees concession
provides that no other road can strike
the harbor without right Of way from
the new company
The Shanghai (Chin'a) Mercury re.
ports that capitalists and ship owner:
are discussing a project for the estab
fishing Of rapid communication witt
Australia and New Zealand via Mexico
1t is urged that Mexico offers the
shortest and most direct route to thu
colonies, and Is not very much less ad
vantageous for communication will
China and Japan than the lines vis
Vancouver and San Francisco. Th'
overland journey begins at Vera Cru
on the Atlantic side and ends at Aca
pulco on the Pacific. The Fiji island
are in direct line between Acapulco anu
Sydney.
The railway proposition outlined by
Kansas City dispatch evidently bids TO
connection across the Pecos vale,
with the Rock Island or Pecos vale,
railway to Captain or Eel Paso. Th
statement that the Rio Grande Is to b
crossed twenty miles from Ell Paso l
doubtless bluff, intended to bring
bonus from the city or an advantageo
deal with some railway. The statemen
Of the Shanghai Mercury comes as
telegram from San Francisco, and In
dicates that there Is some truth in tn
claim made at Kansas City about
steamship line to Mexico being involve
in the railway plan.