Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-01

RRlY EQI norl he has lust submitted to Ex-Senat-
AlH-ga(SI1 ! or H. G. Davis Chairman Of the COM
$yEl5 go mttee, gives gratifying account q the
steady progress Of the various governments IN promonhs
the construction Of long links of the railroad in their sev
era countries He finds that these governments are keep
ING their pledges to make liberal land grants to contribute
money and bonds to protect and encourage the foreign
capital which has been induced to engage N railroad con-
struction and that this policy is naturally acceerang ne
progress Of the various enterprises.
According to Mr.. Peppers statement OF facts more mas
been accomplished up this time than many rienus q
the inerconinental project had expected Inc n an
American route from New York to Buenos Ayes IS ~
400 niles From New York TO the southern border q
Mexico is 3770 miles, and these points now connect
ed by rail- From the southern border OF Mexco sd0 to
Buenos Ayres is $3.50 miles, and OF this distance z3UU
miles is Of railways over which trains running while
there an additional 400 miles under actual contract con-
srucon This leaves little more than o6OO miles Tor
the future.
The most considerable progress is being made IN the
south The Argentine lines reached the border q Do
via at La Ouiaca Us miles from JuEy Argentine OF
January l. 1t is possible to go by tram Or g SNIP
freight from Buenos Ayres 70 the the Bolivia border
distance Of 200 miles, But Argentina does not halt
there Bolivia has granted her the right 70 cxtend shs
line to Tupza 6tytwo miles further north, the natural
railway center Of South Bolivia. Surveys Tor this exen-
sion are now being made. Ill'
Bolivia is putting $lO,OOO,OOO OF the indemnify Wncn
che received from Brazil settlement OF the Acre rubber
Territory controversy into railroad enterprises n wncn
large American capital is also invested The hrst work'
now in hand was fixing in the eaDs in the Pan-American
links The railroad line between Viacha, on the ine
now building between Lake lIcaca and La a. ana 'ns
c;v & Orro. 1928 miles, win be completed in July a.
tOuro The line will join the Anofagasa q Bolivia rall
road and under agreement with that company It's tracks
will be used by the two companies IN common between
Oruro and the town Of Uyuni Within tew weeks
therefore 1853 miles OF the main trunk OF the an Amer
can system will be in operation between Uyunl ano
Guaqui. forty miles from Viacha Lake Iiticacr As
Tupizs TO which Argentina is extending her northern Inns
lis 125 miles from Uyuni the Pan American line still un
built in Bolivia after July will be only l7l miles. h'
city Of Buenos ATes as t.e Bolivian trupk hn'
is completed will be in rall ccr-Tlunlcation WIN Las
Titicaca 1,740 miles.
The next section from Ticaca orth has now advanc
ed to Checacupe Peru 180 mile, and is pushing Eorwar'
to Cozco sixtysx miles further hcb will Be reache.
within the next eighteen months. lae north and scutl
railroads in Peru are all parts Of naa-Amercan pEoeci
Construction only extending from the north to Gz
co, but also from the north oward that point Futhe
north the link from Oroya northwal TO Cerro de Pass.
has just been completed and the z1 from Oroya south Il
uancayo, opened Hua last year is now being pushed
on to tuancayo' sixty-three miles from Oroya. and hs
Peruvian has authorized the proongaion If this
line to Ayacucho the FIRST section in the northern con
nection with Cuzco #Na
Great engineering difficulties will Be met in the con
srucion Of this part Of the line but Mr. Pepper says tha
the vast undeveoped wealth Of this region assures ths
plateau Of Peru Of the most important links in ths
Pan-American line.
The railroad from Guayaquil 10 Quito IS now within tel
miles Of completion, and from lugra u Quito over 2O(
miles i i part of the Pan-American system
The report says that the connection o The PanAmeri
can links in Columbia dependent Oh the working out
President Reyes general railroad scheme now ii pro
Gress Mr. Pepper notes the effects In Central America
to close some Of the gaps and emphasizes the feede
roads from Argentina to Mexico connecting with IL.
trunk line from east west of which are projected
and considerable number completed or being built
his report IS convincing evidence that considering al
the circumstances the project making surprising
progress The dea that the scheme Is chmericaI II u
ready antQuated There Is no reason 10 doubt that tls
entire enterprise will ultimately be carried OUT thsugl
Important links il the line may not Be completed or
long time 70 come
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