The St. Louis Republic., 1902-08-18
PUSHING THE MEXICAN CENTRAL.
Affairs of n Foreign System Whose
Control Is Held by st. Louis Men.

Control Is Held by st. Louis Men
The Mexican Central management has Of
ficially announced that engineers will be
put in the field across the Mexican border
in Texas at Ell Pan this week, with in
structions to locate line to San Antonio.
st. Louis holders of Mexican Central haV
ing moved the company's headquarters 10
st. Louis to keep in close touch with the
AFFAIRS of the system, are now proceeding
TO make this city the center for that rail-
road. At present the management encour-
ages traffic arrangements with every rail-
road in the United States which seeks 10
run through cars TO the Mexican capital.
1t has been reported many times that the
Central would connect with the Frisco. 1t
will make further arrangement with the
Rock Island. and when the Frisco COM
pletes its line to San Antonio, an agree
ment between the latter company and the
Mexican Central is expected.
OF the Mexican Centrals new lines, first,
line is being built from San Pedro TO
Paredon, connecting the main line with the
old Monterey and Mexican Gulf, recently
purchased. The length is 40 miles with d
l per cent maximum grade going west
3-1O of l per cent maximum grade going
east and maximum curvature Of de-
grees. Grading IS well under way for nine
teen miles from San Pedro and ten miles
from ParedOn, and track laying has been
commenced from San Pedro. Second, a line
is building from Lecheria to Pachuca and
Sandoval, connecting with the line recently
purchased which runs from Sandoval TO
Apulco. with branch to Santa Ana. The
length OF the line from LeCheTla 10 sam
doval is forty-six miles, with a branch ten
miles long TO Pachuca. The maximum
grade of this line Is clio of l per cent. with
a maximum curvature of = degrees. Grad
ing is we'll under way for about twelve
miles out of Lecherfa- and material is on
the ground for track-laying. A line is also
under survey from the eastern terminus of
this line for an extension, which Is yet in
definitely located.
The company's passenger offices in the
Houser building will be removed to its gem
eral headquarters in the Bank of Commerce
building. September l. j. T. Whaien, gen.
eral Western passenger agent, and H J.
Snyder commercial agent. at present are
located in the fo-mer building. ]. T Wha-
len has lately been able to announce the
establishment of a Pintsch gas plant in the
City of Mexico by his company TO supply
illuminating fuel for passenger coaches and
the Pullman slcepers of other railroads
which run through from the United States
The plant is modern and well-equipped
and the fuel produced by ii will enable the
company to supplant the coal oil lamps
which it has been forced to use in Mexico
plant will produce 5000 cubic feet OF gas
day It is in charge of W. T. Bridges All
first. second and third class passenger
coaches will be equipped with the new il
Illuminating lamps. Another plant has been
established at FL Paso. AS the average ca
pacity of storage in all coaches is about 3oi
cubic feet. snd a four-fame burner con-
sumes but 2Is cubic inches an hour the
cars will easily make the trip.
Pintsch gas is a German invention. dis
covered by i man whose name it bears 1t
is controlled in the United States by the
American Illuminating Fuel Company. The
gas is simply vaporized petroleum. purified
ard compressed. stored ana handled in the
same shape as ordinary coal gas. Ii makes
q soft, white light with no fumes or smoke