The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-09
EMPIRE IN MEXICO
TO Be DEVELOPED
Railroad Concession Just
Granted Paves Way for Il
Gigantic Enterprise.
SALT LAKE TALENT
NOW Is INVOLVED
Mining, Timber and Agricul-
turaI Enterprises ALI Portion
of Broad Programme.


leo Daily Record of April 27, covers
broadly an enterprise of magnitude in
which Salt Lake capital is interested:
FSeDator Jose Castellot. supported by
interests represented nj his Offices,
Avenida Independence No, 8. has been
granted by the government conces'
sion to build Il standard gauge rail
road from Mauzanilo southeast along
he Pacific Coast 10 Salina Cruz.
''As a feeder To the trunk line there
will he built n branch from the city
nf O3xaca, capital OF that state, 10
tap The main road ut point about
midway between Acapulco. in the state
If Guerrero, and the southeast term
mus, Salina Cruz, state of OaXaca, OBJ
viously one OF the paramount advan-
iages Of the new system viii be ITS
sea port connections at ManZanlllo,
Acapulco and Salina Cruz, offering cx
rellent harbor facilities for a vast area
of MeXico's export territory.
'<For years transportation magnatcs
bave recognized in Manzanillo and
Acapulco seaports OF great possibil-
ities and Salina Cruz is already cstab.
ished as the chief harbor Of the Gulf
of Tchuantcpec. As this region is de
veloped lis export tonnage is rapidly
increasing and the linking of the three
supply depots is considered q wise coup.
"Tbere is the further consideration
IF connections which may be cstab-
isbed with the Southern Bac;6c.
stretching already all the way from
Puget Sound ccnttrs TO ManZ1nillo and
projected farther towards the istbmus,
he longest railroad in the world.
1.-The Csstcllot linc. yet upcbristencd,
VIII follow the coast line as closely AS
economic surveys may permit, aud Will
cross the lower widths of the states OF
colima, Michoaca1. Guerrero and OAK
rca. On the cast the new system Will
tap the territory of the Tebuantcpcc
National, extending north to the port
# Coat tZacoalcoS, on the Gull OF cam
pechc. Atlantic water; the Neracruz
mud Pacific, running back 10 the north
west interior. apd the Pan-Americau.
penetrating the rich regions southeast
20 Guatemala. II will also cross the
rich IMMORAL region Of the Balsas river.
"Whilc many of the details have not
vet bccu determined. ii il stated that
actual construction viii begin before
many weeks have passed, and that ap-
plication and granting OF the conces-.
SION means business is vouched for by
tho character Of the applicants,
''There is an abundance of capital
behind the project 10 insure its speedy
completion
This important concession will be
conc the property at opce of the Mex
leo and American Holding aud Improve.
mcnt company. which in turn will or
ganize railroad company for railroad
building and operation purposes with
II capitalization of S4D,00o,OQO; il VIII
also organize Us auxiliary companies
mining, townsite, timber, power and
lsud organizations, which will serve
thntr in 11nlnrnI and dr.
vel0pina one OF the greatest undevcl-
Ipcd empires OF The continent,
The railroad mentioned Will extend
through four great states Of Mexico,
connecting with the ports Of Salina
Cruz, Acapulco. Zihuatanein and Man
zanillo, assuring an exit from bound
less extent of resources to tho markets
of the world. Naturally, the details of
50 large au enterprise have not been
fully arranged yet, but enough of tho
nature of the country to be developed
is known TO mark the undertaking Of
Immense practical importance.
Throughout the states TO be opened
by this railroad company, and other or
gsuiZatlops, exists wbat experts term
one of tho grandcst undevcloped sec
tons now open for exploitation. 1t
is field that presents an ideal oppor-
tunity for interests however widely di-
versifed. There exist in the valleys
countless acres of ideal agriculture
land, the soil being very fertile and
bearing all the tropical fruits, growing
sugar cane. rice and coffee, while vast
domains for cattle raising will be al
the disposal OF those interested. The
temperature ranges from 81 to 50 de-
grees. thus removing many OF the
climatic drawbacks Of tropical regions,
presenting to the settler from all over
The world an unsettled site for his pio-
neer activities. The progress OF colo
pizatiop must hereafter of necessity be
southwark, and these four states are
directly in line for their share OF the
march OF civilization TO unopened fields
But it is to the timber and mining
interests that western people are look
ing with eager eye, Numerous expert
reports have been made Of various por-
tioDs of this domain, and in one min
ing district alone there exist over fifty
producing mines, and producing under
very favorable conditions Distanced
from railroad transportation. and moth
lug but mule trails to bring them and
their product from the mines, operators
afc now suffering under u baudicap
which proves all the more fine merit of
the country in which they arc copfin
lug their activities. There is d great
mmeral zone following the Rio Verde
Iirer which is practically undeYcloped.
auG nothing is needed bu, railroad ia.
cilitieg reasonably close at hand TO
bring into notice some splendid min
inI c:mps. There are practically all
character OF minerals represented, and
the reports show that the size and
richness OF the veins explored are rc
markable even In country of rccoa.
nizeG magnificent mineral resources
r mber of all kinds from mahogany
TO the oak and pine exist by the hun.
drc1s oil thousands of acres within the
states mentioned, all now neglected
SIMPLY owing to the impossibiiity of
getting such character Of natural re-
SOURCES TO the coast.
In The development OF this empire
Of resources. in the colonization and
modcrDization. and Americsuiza ton
which naturally will follow the installa-
tiou OF the railroad mentioned. Salt
Lake capital and brains will play a
very rlominent part, The railroad, ac-
cord:ng to the terms OF the concession.
will have no opposition fer eighteen
ni.es ou either side for period of ten