The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-03

ho,, ndaries OF Bolivia. This road to
Cocha bamba would pass through a
r,cb a1rfcultural country, which Is
row inaccessible as far as export is
concerned because of the great cost
~ TRANSPORTATION. When it is done
we shall be able to grow our own
flour instead of importing it. as we
are nav doing from California and
Chile. It would also open up rich
mineral deposits
What Raiiroads Cost IN beifvia.
What would De the cost OF such
roads. Senior cameron asked.
Is generally supposed. replied the
Bolivian minister. rake the railroad
from Lake Titicaca 10 La Paz, which
was laid down WITHIN the last three
or four years. That ROAD was built
BY the government PRESIDENT Pando
originated and completed II. gov
ernment road 10 usually more expen-
sive than one built by private parties,
nevertheless PRESIDENT fando quilt TINS
out OF the government revenues at the
same time ne was engaged IN tne ex-
pensive trouble with Brazil. The road
Is just about fifty miles long, and Its
cost was about $le,ooo mile. 1t act
ually cost $1oo.oo0 less tnan the engi-
neers estimated would cost. The
country there Is comparatively ievel,
and this Is the nature OF much OF the
highlands or BOLIVIA. Tne road from
La Paz TO Oruro zoe over similar
country. ana II couid Dc Quit as cheap
~. Tile otner lines proposed pass
Through a rougher territory, but they
might be built at double the cost OF
the line from the lake 10 La Paz ana
still pay q Dig pront.
"How long would the new system he
all told. Senior Calderon?" I asked.
at would be In the neighborhood
of five hundred miles. I fudge about
600 kilometers. At a cost of $4,000 a
mile n wouId take only s12. 500. 900 to
buiId II. and of this we are ready to
nut In 10000. 900 without charge.
The svstem might cost more and st.Il
rive grear nrof,t I, the investors
n might he extended IL II ia Thought
heat what wa want ia a syndicate
strong enough TO take this contract
nd carrv ~ througb whether n COSTS
twele million dollars OF twenty mil
lion dollars
1--WE are ready to guarantee 9 per
can't ;,tarast an +be additional sum
ren,,,rea whatever n NAV he We 40
iris to develon the country. believing
thot far r,oro than INV amount wa
snend will come hack 10 us in our ma
teriaI and industrtar 1rowtb."
81 snnno.e there wo,,i. ne soma nm
for the tnyestors outsids
tbis oririna1 contract senior CALDER
on3" satd'I
Yes should saw tbere would be
profit {" renlied the minis.
tar gro,, po,iyto "a construction com.
nanv would have RI he formed To car
rvtcut the work ~ tho narept comma.
NV ana tb,s comnanv yvou,d nrohahIv
mt its estimates for buiIdin1 ON .uch
q hosts ti.at thars ,,,ouId he a nroet An
The construction ~ The roads ana ba-
sides there w,u,. no enormous noss,-
h,Iit,ss In ,nyestire In the mines ava
other nronart,ey along tho roada..
Eortur.. ,n Tin.
"uvb,t oharacter ~ wines ars row
n.ving nat IN pn,,v,, sewer Ca,der-
an p,
The uro.t..t nroe+s ora now mazda
In cornor ,ra an Our 49,, r,tn.s ara
NJ enormous value ana there are great
IN updsvaIonad rim Ro,iv-
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nv
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and conner can he fonnd almost anv-
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