Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
ON TO BUEN0S AYRES
Great Pan-American Railway
Is Rapidly Growing.
BIG GAP STILL REMAINS
Charles N. Pepper Makes Report to
Chairman Davis.
COLOMBIA IS DOING MUCH
There Still Remain to Be Construct
ed $500 Miles-Branch Lines
Form Good Backbone"
COLOMBIA IS DOING MUCH

Charles NJ. Pepper of the permanent
Pan American railway committee has
given the latest information in regard to
the movement for a continuous line from
New York to Buenos Ayres and the De-
velopment Of the various reads involved,
in a report made to ex-senator Henry g.
Davis. chairman of the committee, by
whom it has been transmitted to the Sec
rotary Of State The report Is almost
altogether concerned with railroad De-
velopment in Latin America
The proposed route is to be 10. 400 miles
in length. Already there are 3.77O miles.
connecting with the southern border Of
Mexico. Between this point and Buenos
Ayres there are $500 miles of road in op-
Grafton and 400 miles under contract for
construction. The construction, there
fore, Of 36OO miles is necessary to COM
plete the route.
According to the report Colombia is
making connections from Bogota east
ward to the Magdalena river, and from
that river to the city of Medellin. Ameri-
can capita lists are establishing terminal
for the Colombia Central railway on the
Guls of Uraba. the Caribbean outlet for
the main trunk of the Pan-American
route. Central America is building trans
oceanic lines, which Mr.. Pepper says will
serve as a backbone for the great route.
Roads are also under construction in
Brazil and Guatemala.
A Year in South America.
Mr.. Pepper has been in South America
for the past year investigating trade con-
ditions for the Department of Commerce.
and Labor, and has travelled over much
of the territory which he covered five
years ago as q special commissioner to
report on the Pan-American project.
In his letter to Chairman Davis he says
that the railway lines of the Argentine
Republic have reached the border of Bo-
livia distance Of LEO miles from
agreement with Bolivia the Argentine
government Is making engineering studies
for the prolongation Of its line to the
town Of Tupiza, which Will be reached
by the Speyer-City Bank syndicate OF
New York. In July the New York syndi-
cate will have completed the first section
of the Bolivian railway under its contract
with the Bolivian government. This sec
ton will be 1913 miles long. and 1t will
result in through railway communication
from Lake Titicaca to the town of Uyunf
1888 miles. The line from Uyuni to Tu-
piza. LIS miles. will then be undertaken
From the latter point to the Argentine
border Is 81 miles. so that of the $40
miles which constitute the Bolivian link
in the Pan-American system III miles
| remain to be completed. and these are
provided for. Since the Argentine lines
to Bolivia already are completed 1t may
be said that only III miles out Of a total
of lao miles are needed to fill in the
gap between Buenos Ayres and Lake
Titicaca.
The Roads in Chile.
In Chile railway construction on the
cross-continental line between Valpa-
raise and Buenos Ayres has advanced so
that a four hours stage ride Is the only
break in continuous railway journey
from the Pacific to the Atlantic. 1t is ex-
pected that the spiral tunnel, which will
| enable the junction of the railway lines
to be made. will be completed in eighteen
months. This will place the Chilean rail-
ways In connection with the Pan-Ameri-
can system through Argentine connec-
tons. The Chilean congress also has pro-
vided for the construction of a longitude
nal line paralleling the coast which ulti-
mately will reach the Bolivian section of
the Pan-American line by the railway
to be built from africa. Belgian and Ger
man syndicates have made bids ranging
around $2O.OO0OO0 for constructing the
800 miles of the Longitudinal line be-
tween the points Papudo and Coiapo.
In Peru $50 miles Of railway are in OPP
GRAFTON from Puno, on Lake Titicaca. to-
WdIO Tie city VI SuZCOS duO ACTIVE WOTA
is now in progress for the remaining 66
miles: This will form 248 miles in the
Pan-American route from the south.
While the link is being prolonged from
the south toward Cuzco, progress also is
making from the north toward the same
point. The link from Cerro de Pasco to
Oroya was completed some time ago.
and the prolongation to Huancayo, a dis
lance of 63 miles. Is now being made. The
Peruvian congress has provided for a
further extension to the city of Aya-
cucho. as the first section in the connec-
ton with Cuzco.
In Ecuador the railway from Guaya-
| quill has reached the outskirts of Quito,
$50 out of the. go miles which constitute
| the line being tn operation. long Sec
| ton of this railway 200 miles, follows the
| general Pan-American route. Branches
! to Cuenca. in the south. and Ibarra. in
the north. each a little less than 100
| miles when built. will serve as feeders
| for the Guayaquil and Quito railway.
| Both these branches will be on the direct
Pan-American location.
Work in Colombia.
| no