Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-04

cation on the liver Of that name, which |
ia in the southern part Of the STATE of
Espjritu santo. This will shortly be
connected with the next and its outlet
win then ceas,. 10 be by theriver.
Rio de Janero Is the center Of the
most extensive system Ii covers the |
state Of the same name and the south
ern part of Minas Geraes and has an
extent Of 300 miles, nearly half the to-
tai mileage of the country. This system
is connected at two points With the
next and the two may be considered az
Iconstituting a single system.
Santos, the sole port of the principal
coffee state, Sac Paulo, and the city of
ESao Paulo, the capital and largest city
tof the state, have an extensive system
over 1000 miles.
4 Laguna. an unimportant port in Santa
lCatharina. has one short line.
4 Parangua. the port of the state Of
a Parana, has one considerable line which
lin the near future Will be connected
I. with the Sac Pau'o System.
II Porto xAleero, the capital ard second
port Of Rio Grande dc Sui, has four lines
/. tributary TO IL.
Rio GraBde I5razilss most sautherly
ia seaport. has one line, which will shortly
Ut4 W itII VI ~
/, item ard ultimately With the next given.
Il Cruguayana. "a river port on the Usru-
quay river which is near the Argentine
!frontier, has line isolated from the
Eother Brazilian roads, but connected
with those OF the republic of Uruguay.
4 The first railroad in Brazil Was opened
II for traffic in 1856 II ran from the head
!, lof Rio Bay the foot of the mountain
i, range upon the crest of which is, the
81 SUMMER #capital-Petropoiia 1t is ION
!. part of thesI eappldina, and has been ex-
tttended up the mountain to and thru
i Petropolis i Xas called the AIaua
railway. in honor Of its promoter
n Evangenisfa ds Scuza, Niseount Maua--
, Ito whom the distinction Of being the
. pioneer Of Brazilian railroad building
2 belongs The enterprise was private.
s and no subvention WAS given by the
) government.
With this exception the carly rail-
. a8Eroads OF Brazil We're built With spvei,r-
i ,rents assistance, ant! Very feW Sf tbs
> Erailwags of this country owe their orr
n gin To unaiGed private initiative. II
1slsiS52 The imperial government hat
Ipassed a law providing for a s3iarant,
2 iof per cent on the capital which
q might belexpendetl on lines deemed i'm
, ilsCldTl dllil
e other privileges. among them the ,'igil
+ lnf free entry of material. the manopol,
Il Of carrying Within a certain zo,le, tn,
,e fright 10 purchase government lands a
: Is nominal price. the right Of efrg3tnizin!
e htne company ulder foreign law. am
fhat II arbitration in case Of dispute
a iwith Brazilian authorities a suhs,an
Z Iiialiy similar system has continued il
= force 10 the present time. Ii was de
Y tvlsed 70 induce he investment Of for
q Eeiens capital. Until recently When Bel
i giaM ca pital has begun to be cansidera
lei hly employed. nearly all the raiiWa
re building in Brazil was done by Engiis
accompanies NJ by the government itssl
Mt Under the original law of 1852 fou
OF broad gauge lines-one from each OF tn
-four principal seaports- We're besu,
RI The Dom Pedro IL, from Rio, wa
g Iopened to the foot OF the coast rang
thirty miles. in lS5S BY 1865 eight,
three miles had been built. but the con
: pany WAS ali the end of its resources
ne land in that year it WAS taken over b
y the government. 1t has since been g,
tended to the city Of Sac Paulo ard
le the interior Of Minas Gsraes. ana no
has a length of 722 miles and is the mo
' limportan; railroad system IN the coul
/. ltry After the establishment; Of the y
public its name was changed to Il
s. .l.Central Railway of Brazil
- - The Pernambuco line was opened
Palmares ins1S59 a distance OF sevent.
-. eight miles. 1t has not since been c:
Of tended.
y, ~ In 1859 the Bahia and san Francis
was opened to Alagoinhas. seventy-s
ia miles