The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-27
PAN AMERICAN
RAILROAD plan
System to Run From New Yorh
to Buenos Ayres Will Be
Undertaken.
OVER 10000 MILES LONG
Large Mileage Of This, However, Is Al.
ready Built and Will Be Absorbed
Into the Proposed System
he Several Links.

Washington, March 2o.-AndreW
Carnegie's millions are to help build
the longest railroad in the world, from
new York to Buenos Ayres, 1929.
miles. 1t will be called the I%nterconti-
mental. j. Pierpont Morgan, it is be-
leved. will be the central figure in.
financing the connecting links, which,
are longer than the roads to be abb
sorbed. {
tb The s IT. enterprise was the
Morgan and Vice President Reyes Of
colombia on the recent visit of Mr..
Morgan to Havana.
Andrew C~arnegie's connection was.
announced the other day in a confer
snce at the state department between
representatives of the Central and
south American republics and Acting
Secretary LOOMS. j
1t was estimated SASS miles of main
n Of road will be built at a cost of
s210, 1000, 900. The unbuilt sections lie
south of Guatemala. Lines are now
building that will connect Guatemala
With Mexico.
Length Is 1929 Miles.
The total length of the Interconti-
mental, including lines already connect
Ing New York with Mexico, will be TO-
I2S miles. Charles M. Pepper, repre-
1879 liC oI.t 1<OulS 1dlI III sSupi, Is
soon to start over the routes surveyed.
Concessions will be looked after by Mr..
Pepper. Farming lands and mining
lands may be granted that will pay the
cost of building.
The first thought Of an Interconti-
mental road was given form in the Pan
American congress that James g..
Blaine called October 8, 1889. On May
IL, 1890, Secretary Blaine submitted a
1 report to President Harrison .r
Congress appropriated $55, 900 for sur
veys. They were continued three
years. A report was made in February,
1899. 1t was favorable to government
aid to the road. Congress did not con-
cur, n so the matter dropped until
the Pan-American congress was held in
Mexico two years ago. That congress
Endorsed the road and the United States
congress CAV the president authority
to name a commissioner. The presi-
dent named Mr.. Pepper.
The Probable Route.
The all-rail route from New York to
Buenos Ayres would probably take this
route:
Miles.
Pennsylvania Railroad from New
York to St.
Iron Mountain and Texas Pacific, st.
Louis to Longview. ................ 5SS
International and Great Northern,
LOngvieW to Laredo. ................ 494
of Mexico. $40
Interoceanic, Mexico to Pueblo....... 2OY
Mexican Southern, Pueblo to Tehaul-
tepec Qua
Tehaultepec railway, Salina Cruz to
Coatzocoalope l93
sTonala railway, Vale Leon to Tonala 60
Guatemala railway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3U
Sonsonate and Santa Ana railway,
San salvador 10
i, Nicaragua railway ............... 2O
San lose railroad in Costa Rica.... $50
Aspinwall and Panama ~railroad...... SO
Guayaquil railroad in Ecuador........ GO
Railways in ,1W
Argentine Republic railways............1,5 500
Total of main and branch lines built. {, 500
n Branch lines not necessary to each
Ing Buenos 4SO
Main line ,722
Lines to Be Built
In MEXICO .Loe
guatemala 1os
San SalVador lCC
Nicaragua doe
United States Of Colombia..............l,O5C
Ecuador 23s
venezuela w
.bidAll 80
HeTu
BOLIVIA ..1,lSl
Agent1na Sa
Total main and branch S,S5t
LESS branch lines not necessary to
reach Buenos 3,46t
Total of main line ,45t