The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11

. in connection with the Pan-American
system through Argentine connec-
tons. The Chilean congress also has
provided for the construction of a
longitudinal line paralleling the coast,
which ultimately will reach the Boil
Wan section Of the Pan-American line
by the railway to be built from africa.
Belgian and German syndicates have
made bids ranging around s2o.ooo.ooo
for constructing the 500 miles of the
longitudinal line between the points
Papudo and Coiapo.
In Peru: $50 miles of railway are
in operation from Puno, on Lake
Titicaca, toward the city of Cuzco,
and active work is now in progress
for the remaining sc miles. This will
form 246 miles in the Pan-Ameri-
can 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
Pesco to Oroya was completed some
time ago, and the pro1ongation to
Huancayo, a distance of 63 miles, is
now being made. The Peruvian con-
gress has provided for a further ex-
| tension to the city of Ayacucho, as
with Cuzco.
In Ecuador the railway from
| GuayaquiI has reached the outskirts
| Of Quito, ESQ out of the 290 miles
| which, constitute the line being in
| operation A long section of this rail-
way, 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 feed
!, ers for the Guayaquil & Quito rail-
way. Both these branches will be on
| the direct Pan-American location.
| The construction of Pan-American
| links in Colombia depends on the
working out of the general railway
scheme under which Bogota is con-
nected with the Magdalena river and
the lines pushed east from the
| Magdalena to the city of Medellin,
| which is on proposed branch of the
/ Colombia Central line that is to con-
stitute the main trunk of the Pan
| American outlet Of the Caribbean sea.
Some preliminary work has been
done by American capitalists in con-
! structing terminals in the Gulf of
| Uraba.
| In Mexico, by the construction of
the Tehuantepec railway. the govern
ment provided a through link in the
Pan-American system and construc-
ton has proceeded from San Geroni-
mo, on the Tehuantepec line. south
| until the Guatemala border is only
a few miles distant
The trans-oceanic line in Guate-
Imala, connecting the Pacific port of
San Jose with the Atlantic port OF
Barrios, was opened for traffic in
| January Costa Rica, also is COM
| pletfng the construction of its trans
i oceanic line from Port LimOn to
Il Tivives. Nicaragua is carrying out
| plans for pro1onging its lines from the
| Pacific to the Atlantic. 1t is certain
that within short time there will be
| three trans-oceanic lines in Central
! America and the various countries
/ will then have every inducement to
ioin in building the Pan-American
/ backbone.
Mr. Pepper besides describing the
progress of the main trunk of the
/ Pan-American line along the Andes
saws it is fitting to refer to a kindred
Il project which, by uniting water and
rail transportation, affords the means
l of utilizing the extensive railway sys-
TENS of south America for commerce