The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-11

100000 has been appropriated for the
work already outlined. The rond be-
gins ut Enpnlme, about nine kllome-
ters northeast Of Gunymas on the
Gulf Of California, and runs south
cnaterly 10 the Yndui River, near Co.
corli. II distance Of seventy miles. II
thcn branches, one line running north
ward and the other southward. The
north line runs from Cocorit through
the Ynqul valley. tapping the rich min
Ing districts Of In Dura. S0yopa, and
Sahuripa, and connecting AT the Amer
lean border, near Douglass, Arlz,, with
the Hartman lines This road will
open up the Yaqui River valley to
| agricultural development and enable
tho development Of many rich mining
fields. That section Of Sonora bounds
In gold. silver, copper, lead, and other
minerals.
The southorly branch OF the new
railroad will run from Cocorit to Al
| amos, at which point the old Southern
Pacific concession will be utilized
This concession guarantees the pay
mont Of ii2.b00 Mexican per killomet-
or Of completed road. From Alamos
the road will run through the state OF
sinaloa. the Territory OF Tepic. and
the state of Jalisco TO GundalaJara, a
rich and historic community which
promises 10 become one OF the great
cities Of the American continent.
In the course Of It's meanderings the
railroad win touch Cullacan, the cap
itni Of Sinalon Mnzatlan. the principal
seaport on the Mexican Pacific coast;
Tepic, the capital of that territory or
that name; San Marcos, Rosario, and
other mining cerlcrs, Running ba-
tween tldewnter and the Sierras. this
railroad win develop the richest ag-
rlcuitural and mining regions OF Wes-
tern Mexico, and AFFORD an outlet
through the ports Of Mazatlan and
ouaymns, for the produce Of fields
and mines.
About 1870 kilometers OF this road
have been completed. and 100 kilomet
ers are In operation, being the stretch
between Guaymas and C0corit. Track
laying is going on rapidly. A steamer
IL now on the way from Shanghai Tor
Guaymas with 500 hundred Chinese
laborers. Mexico Interposcs no OBJ
lection 10 the importation OF contract
labor. and has no Chinese exclusion
laws The laborers now employed In
railroad construction are Mexican, va
aul Indians. and Chinese with Amer
lean bosses and superintendents.
The ends OF the earth appear to
have been drawn upon for material
for this road. Purchasing Agent War
ner. a clean-cut and remarkably able
Young railroad man told me at Tus-
son that he was importing million
ties from Mororan, Japan, landing
them IN patches Mt Guaymas. He
could not get satisfactory promises OF
concerns. 90 he made contracts at Dus'
seldprt Germany; Androssan, Scot
land and Bilboa, Spain. Steamers are
NOW on the way from those distant
ports conveying cargoes OF heaVy
steel rails. The culverts Of the new
road are being made Of cement. I'M
norted from Antwerp. The bridges
will be constructed of steel, furnished
by the American Bridge Company.
Naturally. the drowsy little port OF
Gunymas has begun to sit up ana
take notice as ships of many flags ap-
near I'm the harbor, loaded with men
and material for the new railroad
Iermosillo, too, Is awakening since
all the official business Is transacted
here. and mining enterprises OF pith
and moment are centering here. AL
amos. Cocdrlt. and other functions
uromise to, become thriving towns
The Mexican Central and the Sout-
ern Pacific are said TO have shared
NexIcon business ut FL Paso, and II
was reported that q similar traftic
arrangement was to be made upon inc
completion of the Hartman line tc
Cuadalajara. The City of Mexico
was 10 be reached from Guadalajara
over the Mexican Central. But the
Mexican Central began to build a
line of its own toward Manzanillo, or
the Pacific. 1t is now understood tha'
friendship has ceased between these
powerful interests, and that each Is
straining every nerve to capture tht
west coast business
Railroading and mining together are
onenlng Sonora to- civilization, MI
rin, Tins far has accomplished more
than the other agent of enterprise
Somc of the mining enterprises II
This state are conducted on n grea'
scale notably those at Cananea aho
Nacozari. The Cananea Consolidated
Copper Company. commonly known as
tho Cananea or Greene, company en-
nlovs 1000 men and supports n towr
of $4,000 people of whom about three'
tenths are Americans and the balance
Nevicans. This enterprise was star
lnt fr @,