New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-21
GETS UNION PACIFIC NAN
GENERAL MANAGER TO GO OVER TO
KANSAS CITY. MEXICO AND ORIENT.

PARTY OF ENGLISH CAPITALISTS WHO IN
sPpcrED THE ROUTE FAvoRABLT IN
PRESSED WITH PROGRESS OF
CONSTRUCTION.
That the prospects Of the Kansas City. Mexico
and Orient Railway bright no one who has
held converse with members Of a party OF Eng
lishmen who have Just returned from Mexico
where they have inspected the road and It's
progress. IS likely 20 doubt.
As told in The Tribune Of September IL last
a party including President Arthur f. Still
well OF the railway company. and w. W. Syl-
vester Silas Schwabe and Baron Won KONG, of
Germany: Lewis Rendell John Perry. ". A
Simpson. T. z. Holmes and p. d. Tuckett, of
England. left this city September 16 on
tour of inspection Of the proposed and partly
completed road and its surrounding country.
These men have Just returned from this trip
and staying al the Waldorf-Astoria- They
speak with enthusiasm Of their impressions. for,
one Of them said yesterday: We have not
had time TO thoroughly digest all we have seen
in the last few weeks, but were all most IA
Vorably impressed"
HAVE FAVORABLE IMPRESSIONS.
Lewis Renden acted as spokesman for the
party at the Waldorf yesterday. and said TO
Tribune reporter:
Our impressions are distinctly favorable and We
feel sure thar we have great railway scheme
pressed us most was the attitude az the people
OF Texas They have not only given US Of their
but they have gone down into their pockets and
Was not only The ospass Of the Se state that
eld this bur The farmers there have gone &qt 81
proof enough that they have faith in the scheme.
bur we Englishmen. fancy, are too cold hooded
10 be deceived and am sure that these Texans
necessity OF the line is based on fact
RECEIVED BY PRINCIPAL MINISTER'S
Our reception in Mexico was most gratifying We
Republic as well as PresiSent piaz himself an
of whom were enthusiastic and promised Us every
railway viii be Of great strategic value to Mexico
Sonora S 0h" shal6a. End vii place them ia com
muncation by railroad with the central govern
are obvious The federal government has promised
tained subsidies from the States OF Sinalva and
One Of the things which pleases US most IS that
we able 70 announce for the first time that We
ersl manager Of The Union Pacific road, who after
january next VIII occupy The same cfilce Ior our
thoroughly competent and practical railroad man
fairs the handling Of through tTsfic to the Pacific
c9sst which is 70 he Th5 IN 9G fro 81 bcb
the railroad passes is marvelous; and only aWaiIs
sists 'prineipay 81 silver. lead and gold chiefly
the two first mentioned, though there is consid-
cradle quantity Of gold also.
MANY MILES OF RAILS LAID.
About one-half Of the route has been graded
(which. of course, is the great task OF building a
:S Comparison The work is being carried on at
six separate points II is done eI1rsy ey oo9 rE
make efficient and cheap workmen. We have al
work Of the road is proceeding sigorousy Six hun
dred miles OF rails nave been o[atTCg o "a
Few days ago. Within three months sufficient ma
nus Of "i The line on the Gull OF California lay
seventy miles Of track
Are there any great feats of engineering to
be performed in the building Of the roadY' was
asked In reply Mr.. Rendel said:
We were PLEASANTLY surprised in respect TO this
thing. one would suppose that many difficult
: railway especially at il must cross The sierra
Ms9re MountsiLs 6Gt this IS not so he iosa5i9h
ntely until the engineers have exhausted their
This am assured is better than thar 81 any other
transcontinental line. The profile Of the region
which We 10 traverse shows very few kilo-
ranFe is reached. and these are succeeded by a
fse pnS fbe % Of Mexica IS t5e er Te V
which IS marvelously productive, The growth Of
rrsat a6undaTce STU" !"
FIVE HUNDRED MILES SHORTER
cf course tle sreat adyantage Of our route is its
.s.t.s -. 11l-'etCe 10 lle acme coast IL rs I'VE
trn and northern terminus. than any other line 70
the Pacific. This is of great advantage in traffic
ii - ports on the coast Of South America and
q nd
nese ports line Of commerce which is sure 10
President Sullivan Of the orient Company EaTe
dinner 10 the Commercial Club. Of that CITY for
the purpose of introducing us Englishmen. Our re-
ceptlon there was also enthusiastic. The business
plan. Tor it Will be great hing for that city We
wears Then seyeral r,elI- @ MIln .e
snake Port Stillwell their eastern terminus. At
nat point there is ine harbor I'm Topolohanpo
the Gulf OF California. Of which il is an inlet
steamship lines viii run TO all the leading South
Orient "s'' d 10 the
The Kansas city, Mexico and Orient Railway
Company WAS organized more than two wears
ago by Arthur r Stiuwen, Of Kansas CITY
builder OF the Pittsburg and Gulf and the Kan
sas City Suburban Belt railroads Its right Of
way extends from Kansas City through En-
poria and Wichita. Kan, and Diaz Svyeetwater
and San Angelo Tex. in a direct line 10 Preside
On the Mexican side Of the Rio Grande River a
point about midway between FL Paso and Fapla
Pass. Thence il goes direct to chihuahua. Mex
leo. The line crosses Kansas. Oklahoma Terri
tory. Texas and Mexico At Diaz it will cross
The Fort Worth and Denver Central Rail-
road. at SweetNater the Texas and Pacific. AT
San Angelo the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe
at Alpine the southern Pacific and at Chihua
hua the Mexican Central These will az, as
important feeders 10 the proposed road
Inc company has not had plain sailing at all
ZINES The success OF the enterprise denenda5
On TWO eonfinGencies-the requirement of terr,i
nal facilities in Kansas City and an understans
Ing with the chihuahua and Pacific Rarroa5
company. by which the concessions granted >,
me latter BY the Mexican Government copI5 n
nuiAeo ioT an outlet on the Pacific Coast a,
toh sui|eh Terminal facilities in Kansas
lily were acquired last spring. but the o,bar
ga