New-York tribune., 1902-06-05
NEW ROUTE TO ORIENT.
AN AGREEMENT REA ACHEn
FOR ROAD ACROSS MEXICO.
IT WILL Run FROM KANSAS CITY TO
PORT STIIWELL, On THE GULF OF
rALIFoRNA-TO BE COMPLETED
IN THREE YEARS

Papers were executed in this city yesterday
which insure the completion Of another line O.
railway TO the Pacific Coast, this time crossing
Mexican territory and giving TO Mexico its hrse
direct railroad outlet on the Pacific Ocean Ihs
agreement reached involves working traffic
ARA ngernent between the Kansas City. Mexico
and orient Railway Company and the Chi
huahla and Pacific Railroad Company, covering
period Of ten years. and giving 70 the trains
of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railway
COMPANY full rights over the tracks of the Chi
huahua and Pacific Railroad
The Kansas City. Mexico and Orient Railway
t-o,7nanv was organized about two years ago by
! E StiIweH of Kansas City. builder OF the
Fittsburg and Gulf and the Kansas City Suour-
ban Belt railroads It's right Of way extends
from Kansas City through Emporia and
Wichita Kan and Diaz Sweetwater and
Angelo Tex in a nearly straight line TO Pre-
sidfo on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande
F2i,er. a point al bout midway between Il Paso
and F-ag gle Pass Thence II goes direct to Chi
huahua Mexico
The success Of the enterprise depended upon
two contingencies-the requirement Of terminal
facilities in Kansas City and understanding
,itb the Chihuahua and Pacific Railroad oy
which the concessions granted 70 the latter oy
the Mexican Government could be utilized 1or
an outlet on the Pacific Coast at Port StllWeiI
or TopoIotampo Bay. Terminal facilities IN
Kansas City were acquired last month but =
looked .s if the whole scheme would be blocked
nv the refusal of the Chihuahua and Pacl7c
Deonfs 10 listen to proposals for working
aaraenent between the two lines A provisional
agreement had been reached last OCTOBER, ooL
the Influence Of rival transcontinental lines WAS
sufficient TO break of negotiations and set the
two interests at extreme lCggerheads- Less tnan
TWO weeks ago II seemed that further negotis-
tions were hopeless and the whole project was
practically abandoned New Interests however,
rb4n took a hand in The game. and the result
7,as complete change in the situation. includ-
ING the signing of the papers necessary to in
sure the harmonious outvorking Of the whole
plan.
Mr.. Slilweu president OF the Kansas CITY
Mexico and Orient Railway Company. is az
present in London. whe~e he will be able az
once to present the new agreement 10 the
finance board of his company for their approval
Work is already under way on both the rcads
which will comprise the new system. The
Chihuahua and Pacific company completed I'd
miles of its line il April 1900 from Chihuahua
southwest to Minaca- From Minaca TO Port
StiIweU about an equal distance. conslderaoie
grading has already been done from ootn eh0s'
and active work resumed yesterday. on
ta1agraphic orders from here. The road is capt.
raIfzed for 50 100000 and has no bonded debt
Its concession from the Mexican Government
carries with it a large subsidy. Of which ST.
ino ono has already been paid on the COM
pIeted portion. and Will aggregate S4to0eo
an the remaining section through the noun
taius-
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
,.on,nanv put its engineers into the field sixteen
months ago. II has large sections of roadbed
graded and rail laying is under way in Kan
.sas Texas ard Mexico. Some $i00000O has al
ready heen expended and IL Is believed that
within, three wears the entire line from Kansas
civ 10 Port StilweH distance Of 1900 miles.
will he in operation. The company is to issue
fo, each mile of completed road and equipment
S.,,I,a first mortgage : per cent gold bonds.
running fifty years from their date. and S2O.tHFp
in common and cumulative { per cont pre-
ferred stock in addition to S2.Jop.tsp bonds for
extra work in the Sierra Madre Mountains
The terminal facilities planned for Kansas
civ will involve an expenditure of about s.
nCn Uln and will give the road direct con-
nection with practically every road now enter
in, Kansas city, except the Chicago and Alton
The plan includes a tour track teTminal-two
tracks for steam and two for electric trafhc-and
will make necessary the building of two new
bridges one a five span iron structure across
the Missouri River
How much Mexico is expected To benefit from
a road crossing the States of Chihuahua and
Sinaloa to the Pacific is evidenced by the acute
interest which President Diaz General Ter
razas and Enrique - CreeI have taken in try
ing to bring about an amcabIe understanding
between the chihuahua and Pacific ana ths
Kansas city Mexico and Orient interests
various other plans for railway outlets on the
Pacifi.. Coast of Mexico are actively under WaS,
~ ~ t, made TO Mr. StilweITs project.
a fav weeks ago the formation OF 'ne
Tat,onaI Railroad of Mexico. owning the Mex
x,OOo TO CALIFORNIA