The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-28
ROBINSON TALKS.
President Of Mexican Central in
Topeka.
Denies RumOrs Of Santa Fee Rock
Island Combinations.
ssGOOD DEAL OF WIND. -
That's the Way He Sizes Up
Orient Scheme.
s'GOOD DEAL OF WIND
Says the Mexican Government
Befriends Railroads.

A. A. Robinson, president of the Mex
lean Central railway. Is in Topeka for
a few days on his way to the City Of
Mexico from the eastern states where
he has been for three months
Mr. Robinson was asked to discuss
the recent rumors of sales, purchases
and combinations with which enc name
of the Mexican Central has been con-
nected.
.aThe papers have said" said Mr.Rob-
inson. that the Mexican Central mas
bought the Monterey & Mexican Gut
This is a misstatement, for the Mexican
Central, under the laws of Mexico, mas
no right to purchase another road. The
same men who own the Mexican Cen
trail however, have purchased the Mon
terey & Mexican Gulf. and will operate
II For the time being, at least there
will be no combination of the various
offices. Such matters viii have to be
arranged by permission of the Mexican
government"
The Monterey & Mexican Gulf Is 4oo
miles in extent 1t runs from Monterey
to Tampico 1t is a very valuable ad-
dition to the Mexican Central system.
Regarding the rumors of a combi-
anton between the Mexican Central,
and the Santa Fe or Rock Island, con-
tinued Mr. Robinson, Il can say that
the situation is about the same There
can be no combination between the
roads. but anybody who has money
enough can go into the market and buy
up Mexican Central stock Some time
ago there were rumors that the Santa
Fe and Rock Island were trying to do
this but have not heard anything re-
Gently. and ina CINE that if anything of
the kind was planned, it has been aban-
doned-
1.-THE recent sale Of a controlling in
terest in the Mexican Central to St
7 s-fes q f71x IA
to do with any of the Santa Fe or Rock
Island rumors."
Asked as to his opinion of the A. E.
StilWeu Orient road, Mr.. Robinson said;
There is a good deal of wind in that
scheme. I do not care to express an
opinion as to whether it will ever be
built. Mr.. Stilwen has had good success
in his former railroad building ven
lures. hope for the sake of the Mex
lean Central, that the Orient viii he
built. 1t viii in no wise conflict with
our interests. and it will give US a very
valuable connection"
Mr.. Robinson stands up for the Mex
lean government in all its relations to
Mexican railroads and railroad men.
THE Mexican government is progress
sive' said Mr.. Robinson, 1T is liberal
in it's dealing with the railroads, and
we have no complaints to make OF
course it sometimes puts the members
of train crews in Jail when they are re-
SpOnsiDle Tor an accident, DuL we DO
that in this country The American
people are too prone to think that all
American laws are right and all for
eign laws are wrong. suppose that
the Mexicans look upon some of the
American laws very much as we look
upon some of the Mexican laws"
Mr.. Robinson spoke very encourag-
ingly of the progress of the Mexican
Central. He said that it is at present
building a large and very expensive
wharf for the government at Tampico
The railway will get no benefit from
this except what comes to it in the way
of additional traffic. The government
pays the railroad a contract price for
the work. Mr.. Robinson stated that his
road is constantly building new extern
sions. and making other improvements
to its property