Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-23
RATTLE Of THE RAILS

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troabies and aIahralties. they behoid
the prospect Of q comparatively early
f~nihilneut of their great enterprise.
The Mexican and Central American
governments are giving substantial
aud moral encouragement to the work
and n0w the road begins reaching BE-"
you'd the boundary OF Tehaantepee 70.
TO Guatemala. I'm the direction of the
capital bearing the same name. u.
timately this road will operate be-
tween the National Railroad of To-
huanterse and the Panama railroad,
which ross the isthmus of Tehman-
tepee and the isthmns of Panama
from ocean Il ocean.
This International rnad IL eamplet.
ed for a distance 81 IFS miles. from
San Geronimo. near the city VI re"
huantepee and Salins Cruz On the
National Railroad Of Tehuanteper. to
Pipifapan. nj the extreme southwest.
ern boundary of the republic of Mex.
leo. The road parallels the Pacific
coast. on the outside Of the cordiiiera
mountain range. following the famous
old Canine Real. OF royal road.
which the Spanish eonauerofs made.
down from the Isthmus Of Tehuante-
pee. and it's route II direct from San
Geronimo. on the isthmus Of Tehnan.
tepec. near the Pacific eoast OF Satina
Cruz. TO Pipiiapam and the Pacific
port Of Santa Benito. nj the Tehuante.
peeGuatemaia boundary. constrne.
tion in Guatemala will be started In
January. 1907.
Mr.. Neeiand has arranged with the
Guatemaian government for a subsidy
Of $4,000 gold per mile through Qua
temala from T~ehuantepee 70 Salvador.
Subsidies have been offered also by
Salvador and Honduras. After max
Ing agreements with the governments
of Salvador and Honduras. Mr.. Nee
land will negotiate with the govern
ments of Nicaragua aud Costa Rica.
President niaz has rendered a sub
sidy Of $4,000 per mile to extend the
line n distance of Coz miles from Ton.
ala. 100 miles south Of Salina Cruz. TO
Campeche. This new line would
open up a territory that has no trans
portaitno facilities. and would pro
vide the Pan-American railroad with
.n k.tnuss~ DnnfRn ....En
The MexAican government Is mani
ftspfng deep interest IN the enterprise
chiefly because Of the apparent STRAIT
egic advantages from a military view
point. The government has acquired
title or control In the roads operating
from The United States boundary
down to the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec.
The Pan american would afford com.
| m~unication from San Geronimo. on
the Nationsi Railroad OF Tehuante-
pee. down 10 the southwestern bound
/ AIRY of the republic of Mexico and
| through Tehuantepec and Yueatan
! from Tonala, adjacent to the Pacific
coast. to the port of Campeche. on the
| Gulf of Campeche, ON the Atlantic
coast.
Another reason for the interest dis
played by the Mexican government Is
the opening and development OF new
territory. For the construction which
Is completed the government has con
tributed a subsidy Of $10.000 gold per
mile, or about s1,700. 900 In all.
The road lately issued 100000 0 OF
s per cent bonds to continue the
building. Il is saidSto be a paying In
vestment already. as last year. after
meeting interest obligations and cur
rent expenses Ii exhibited a surplus
of s2,7o0. Assurances have been re-
ceiyed for heavy traffic.
The project raj begun by fheo-
dore Gestefield. a Chicago newspaper
man. who was succeeded by MI. Nee
land. At a critical time Mr.. Neeland
submitted the plans to Mr.. Doak. who
saw the possibilities and invested
heavily. Several ST. Louis capitalists
are financially Interested in the en-
terprise.