Arizona republican., 1909-04-19


 cally all originated at New York and s2. 5000 worth of it went to San Francisco. of the s5.750,000 worth destined for foreign countries on the Pacific frontage of North, Central. and South America practically all originated at New York. Of the s16.- 500,000 worth passing westwardly over the Tehuantepec line practically all originated at New York. Of the ST. 750,000 worth of sugar from Hawaii crossing the Tehuantepec line for the Atlantic front, practically all went to the refineries of Philadelphia and New York, chiefly the latter. Of the nearly s3,50O,000 worth of miscellan- eous merchandise passing over the western coast ports to those of the east by way of the Tehuantepec line. s3,000,O00 worth originated at San Francisco and about s3,000,000 worth was destined for New York.
 The comparatively new freight route between the eastern and western coasts of the United States, in which the railway lines form but a small share of the distance covered and steamship lines a very large share iAdS btth pptiaNiOhs So ldi oS lates to the Tehuantepec line, but a little over two years. Planned be- fore the construction of the earliest trans-continental railways in the United States. the Tehuantepec rail- road was not completed from ocean to ocean until 1894, and even then was found so unsatisfactory, owing to defective conditions, that a par tial reconstruction became necessary. this reconstruction having been ac- complished through a partnership be- tween the Mexican government and company of British capitalists. The railroad, 190 miles in length, was re- constructed, and steel docks and piers provided at the eastern and western termini by which transfer from the hold of the vessel direct to the car standing on the dock is accomplished by steam and electric power.
 Practically all of the sugar from the Hawaiian Islands destined for the eastern ports of the United States is now sent by this Tehuantepec route instead of going around the Horn as formerly. The steamers carrying the sugar from Hawaii to Sanina Cruz at the Pacific end of the Tehuantepec route pass, after discharging their cargoes. to the north along the west ern coast of the United States, touch ing at the ports of Mexico. the United States and British Columbia, and thence again to Hawaii.
 The traffic between the eastern terminus of the Tehuantepec road Coatzacoalcos-and the Atlantic ports of the United States is carried by steamship lines established for this especial purpose. The traffic between the eastern end of the Panama rail way and the Atlantic coast, and that between it's western terminus and the Pacific ports of the United States is carried by steamship lines especially operated for that service; while that part of the Panama traffic destined for foreign countries is carried by the various steamship lines centering at its eastern and western termini.
 The distances from New York and San Francisco by the two lines are, via Panama. 5.3O5 miles; via Te- huantepec, 4.415 miles: direct by shortest transcontinental railway line. 3,191 miles. and by way of Magellan Straits. 13.0S9 miles From the Ha- waiian Islands to New York the dis tances are. by way of San Francisco, 5,2sS miles; by way of Tehuantepec, 5,sO6 miles; by way of Panama, 6.6s6 miles, and by way of Magellan Straits, 13269 miles.
 The traffic between the eastern and western coasts of the United States carried over these and the Canadian railway lines. passing as it does through foreign territory. is carried in sealed cars and thus readmitted free of duty on reaching other ports of the United States.