Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

and Peru an outlet to the Atlantic, and
they VIII complete the railroad con-
nectlOn from Peru % Buenos Ayres.
Then by a short sea ride Of two days
one can go from Lima TO the seaport OF
MoleudO and thence by ran, with the
exception OF the short ride across Lake
Tltlcacu, down through Bolivia TO the
great railroad system OF the Argentine
Republic The extension. win form n
part of the ntercout = ntal railway
and would be a great sep toward its
completion
Another road proposed IL from Oru-
no TO COchabamba one Of our largest
cities, whence an extension might take
Il to tbs head waters OF the Mamora
river, another tributary of the Amazon,
THE MamOra and the Benz unite to
form the Madeira Just beyond the boun-
daries Of Bolivia. This road to CociI
bamba would pass through a rich agri-
cultural country, which Is now inacces-
eible ns far as export Is concerned be-
cause OF the great cost Of transporta-
ton When II Is done we shall be able
to grey our own flour instead Of im-
porting Il, as We are now doing from
California and coli II would also
open up rich mineral deposits
WHAT RAILROADS COST IN Bo-
LGVlA
What would be the cost Of such
roads. Senior Calderon?" | asked.
They can be built more cheaply
than Is generally supposed" replied the
Bolivian minister. Take the railroad
from Lake riticaca 10 La Paz. which
was laid down within the last three or
four years That road was built by the
government President Pando originate
ed and completed II. a government
road Is usually more expensive than
one built by private .artics, neyerthe-
less President Pand0 built this out of
the government revenues at the Same
time he was engaged In the expensive
trouble with Brazil The road is just
about 80 miles long and Its cost was
about $4,000 a mile. II actually cost
100000 less than the engineers estlmat-
ed 1t would cost. The country there Is
comparatively level, and this is the
nature of much Of the highlands Of Bo-
livia. The road from La Paz to Oruro
goes over similar country and II could
be built as cheaply The other fines
proposed pass through roughter ter
ritory, but they might be built at dou-
BILE the cost OF the line from the lake
to La Paz and still pay a big profit"
THE MILEAGE OF THE NEW SYS.
TEN
'Hcw long would the new system be
| all told, Senior Calderon? | asked.
TT would be in the neighborhood OF
500 miles Judge about 500 kilometers
At cost OF $3.50 a mile It would taxi
only sl2, 500, 900 to build 1t. and Of Thu
we are ready TO put in Sl00O00 600 with
out charge The system might COS
more and still give great profit to thu
investors, II might be extended II It y
thought best, What we want Is syn
dictate strong enough to take this con
tract and carry II through whether /
costs $4,000 coo or 100000, O0O
I'VE are ready to guarantee pc
cent interest on the additional sum re
quired. whatever IT may be- We a.
this TO develop the country, believing
that far more than any amount W
spend viii come back to us In our ma
terial and industrial growth
81 suppose there would be some op
portunites for ;ho Investors outside Tai
original contract, Senior Calderon?' sal
I.
eyes, | should say there would b
| considerable profit replied the min