Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-12

City to Vera Cruz, then there were a
few short lines, making in all, total
mileage of AIT miles of railroad in Mex
leo at that time. Ten years later there
were 4,1O6 miles in operation. In 1897
there were 1911 miles, and in Sept,
1901, the total mileage was 0,GO0.
The beneficial result of the Mexican
government granting pecuniary assist
ance to railroad building as regular
official policy is apparent from these
| figures.
The amount of subsidies granted UP
| to Dec, 1899, in cash, bonds and stock
certificates reaches total of S101,-
656,37s.15."
The Mexican Central is the princi-
pal trunk line connecting the United
States lines at Ell Paso with all the
principal interior cities of Mexico. 1t
runs straight south from Ell Paso for
a total distance of 1924 miles to the
| City of Mexico The Tampico Branch
connects this main line at Silao to the
Gulf port of that name, and at Irapua-
to there is branch extended to Am
meca, which is expected to be extend
ed to the Pacific Coast before the end
of 1903.
The Mexican Central railroad is
most powerful instrument in uplifting
and upbuilding Mexico. There is at
present an activity in mining opera
tions such as this country has never
experienced before, which is entirely
and directly due to the development
of ore bodies and mineral sections,
heretofore inaccessible, but now con-
tiguous to this line of railroad, which
is the largest and most important of
all the Mexican railroads.
Most Of the mining machinery enter
ing Mexico from the United States
passes over the lines of this road and
one of the officials said that they car
ried lot of machinery for Webster
Camp & Lane. who were one of their
largest consignors in this class of
freight.
An engineer in an article on Mexi-
can railroads says: The recent great
extension of the railroad system has
increased to a remarkable degree the
importance of Mexican mining. Dis
trict regions almost inaccessible be-
fore have been opened, and the great
mineral production of Chihuahua, Dur
ango and Coahuila bears witness to
this result. The railroads have not
: only reduced freight charges on ores
and supplies but also permitted the
introduction of modern machinery
: Here are some figures that show what
great strides Mexico is making:
(lN is the mineral production Of
Mexico before the building of rail-
roads.
(B) the mineral production at the
completion of the Mexican Central
railroad.
(C) the mineral production at the end
of the last fiscal year
Year. Gold Silver.
(A) 1929 IS $4,000 $21. .441 900
OBJ 1882 -S3. :. s. $4,000 S29, 500 900
(C) 100OO1. .SS,S4s,OO5 $72,36S7 795
To the last item there should be ad-
ded additional values to the amount
of sl5,ls4,1sloo for copper and lead.
. Continuing, this writer says: The
railroads will powerfully serve to di-
minish the losses which the mining
: industry has suffered from the depre-
citation of silver and to encourage the
Q increase of its production. 1t is well
known that silver occupies the first
' place in the list of exports from this
, country, which must be the measure,
in the long run of its importa tions.
G The amount represented by the de-
. probation of silver must be compen-
/. sated by the decreased cost of pro-
: duction of that metal, which in spite
! of everything, must continue to be the
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