The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-15

The shipment of 10000 feet of Wash
ington lumber to Mexico during 1899 has a
fine prospect OF being largely increased
within a few years, and II is the firm be-
lief or G. L. Roy, a local lumber and shin
gle dealer. who has Just returned from a
protracted trip through the republic, that
this state will have the control OF the lum-
Der product that goes to that country.
The supply for the country now is secured
In Texas and New Mexico. which ship by
rail, and as there is no railroad reaching
to the Western coast cargo shipments
must necessarily be consumed In the tide
water cities. Mexico, however. has a rail-
road boom, and no less than four lines are
In process of construction to the coast, be-
sides others to connect interior points.
As soon as these are done It win enable
Northwestern shippers to get in touch
with the most thickly settled districts of
the country
One of the most important results of Mr..
Roy's visit was the entering into of ar
rangements for shipping TO the coast
towns, which Will add another firm OF
Washington dealers to those supplying the
thrifty people of Mexico with their lumber
and shingles. The object of his trip to the
South was TO thoroughly study the timber
resources Of the republic and ascertain
how the business from this state could be
increased; and It will be but short time
pelore snip VIII De mere under cnarter
to take the first cargo.
1T win not be long until Mexico will
have four railroads reaching to the Pacific
coast" says Mr.. Roy in the Pacific Lum-
Der Trade Journal. zone of these will ex-
tend from Guadalajara southwark to Coli
ma, and ultimately to Cuyutlan, Ciruelo
and Manzanillo the terminus; another
will be run from Durango, far to the
northwest OF the City OF Mexico, to prob
Oaxaca, southeast Of the city. south to the
coast; and the fourth will be an extension
of the Mexico, Cuernavaca e Pacific from
Cuernavaca south across the Balsas river
to the coast in the vicinity of Comaltepec.
This will have the most interest TO our
business, as 1t will be the first coast ex-
tension to be completed. 1t is planned to
have IL completed in eighteen months.
The road will bring the City of Mexico
within about 200 miles of the coast by rail,
and will at once open up the most popu-
lous districts of the country to the prod
ucts OF Washington. Thus We shall have
by short distances direct communication
with Chilpancingo. Cuernavaca, Toluca,
the City of Mexico, Pachuca, Queretaro.
Celaya, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Vure-
cuaro, and may even enter into competi-
ton with the lumber of Texas and New
Mexico as far as Guadalajara and Ameca
by this one route, and probably go as far
northward as Aguas Calientas and Zaca-
tecas. These cities / have enumerated are
among the largest in the republic. The
chief cities to the southwark of the city
that this line will bring tributary to us
will be Tlaxcala. Puebla and Oaxaca, and
there will also be within comparatively
easy distance Tampico. Jalapa and Vera
Cruz. which, however are now supplied
by water from the Gulf states. which
would necessitate direct competition with
Southern pine. The Mexican states that
we shall be able TO quite thoroughly cover
through the use of the Mexico, Cuernavaca
& Pacific railway and its connections win
be the following. which have the area In
square miles. assessed valuation and pop
ulation stated: