The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-14
MEXICAN RIVER NAVIGATION.
4 Contract of Interest to Manufac-
turerS of the United STATES

w. W Canada. the United States Con-
sui az Vera Cruz Mexico. has transmit
ted TO the State Department an abstract
Of "a contract between the Mexican Gov
eminent and Henry d. Bushnell. of
Frontera. to establish regular steam nav
igation on the rivers Of the state OF Ia
basco. This information, in the opinion
Of the consul. viii BE- Of interest 10 United
States manufacturers dealing in supplies
necessary for shipbunding. as well as
those for the several plantation cOmpa-
mics located in the State OF Tabasco and
northern Chiapas The abstract is as
follows:
The steamers TO be constructed and
employed must possess all modern i'm
provements and appliances used in such
traffic The speed Of these steamers must
not be less than eight knots per hour
for all vessels whose draft IS five feet. and
for those drawing less. six knots per
hour: and they must be provided with all
possible accommodations for passengers
THE river system to which this con
tract has reference is as follows. The
River Grijalba and its tributaries; the
River Chilapa and its tributary. the Riv-
ct TUlija. and the tributary of the lat
ter. the River MichOI. the River INta-
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ucalco. and tributaries Of the latter; the
River Uzumacinta. including the arm
which flows into the Laguna the Termi-
nos. called the River PaIizada. and the
tributaries Of the latter; the River Con
zaIes as far as the bar Of ChHtepec; the
creek and lake Of MeCOacan. the River
SecO and it's connection with the River
Mcxcalapan-
"Frontera is 20 be the home port for
the steamers Of this fleet. whence the fol-
lowing lines are to be established one to
San Juan Bautista and TenOsiQue. touch
ing NJ least at the intermediate points Of
Jouuta. Montecrist0, and Ralanca. one To
Laguna del Carmen, touching at the in
termcdiate points Of JOnuta and Palizada;
one TO Fl SaltO or Michol on the River
Tulja, touching al Tepetitan. one TO FL
Ingenio Poposa. on the River De Ia Sierra.
touching at the intermediate points Of
Las Raices Cacaos, Aztapa Jahuacapa-
JaIapa Tacotalpa, Fl Paso de Casauya-
pan. on the River Fichucaico; one 20 En-
mita. on the River Teapai and one depart
ing from Paso de TERRA Colorado or BOca
Nuevd by way Of Chutepec, Gonzales,
ParaisO. Cardenas. and HUimagulll.
Within twenty days from the date Of
contract. one large steamer must be plac-
Bautista and one SNAIL one for pr0vis-
ionai service from Frouters 20 Fl SsIt0 or
BnCha De Michel. within one year another
large and two small steamers on such
lines as are approved by the Department
Of Communication and Public Works; and
within two years all the steamers neces-
sary for the service OF the lines mention
ed above. Those steamers referred 10 in
the terms Of one and two years must be
constructed in the shipyard TO be estab-
Nshed by the COnCCsSiOnaTy. OF the COM
pany he may organize, in the port Of
Froutsra.
The COncessionary. or the company
shall have the same franchise and eXennp-
tion conceded, or TO be conceded. to other
river navigation companies The legal
residence of the company shall be From
terra. TAbasco. but for the convenience Of
the Federal Government. IL must have an
attorney resident in the City OF Mexico
The company is To have an exclusively
Mexican character. and foreign share
holders shall not have a right 70 make
any claim except in Mexican courts and
under Mexican laws"