The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-06
AND PANAMA. TRANS-ISTHMIAN TRAF-
FIG BY RAIL.
TEHUANTEPEC AND

More than 90 million dollars worth of American merchandise was
carried by rail the Istus OF Panama and lehuaG
the fiscal wear 1000 the calendar which ends with next
total will probably reach Is millions IN value VI ue
railway lines which carry fregh across the narrow meek o @
40 miles length the other the mus OF lehuantepc 100
% The one at Panama owned v the Government is of
largely devoted to traffic growing out of the construction OF
the Panama canal Teuantepec miles IN length con
4i ioa with british capital and controlled in part by
the Mexican Governments built especially for the purpose OF hand
ling freghts the Atlantic and Pacific and although opened
worth of merchandise passing chiefly between the Atlantic and achc
ports of the United Reports received by the Bureau OF Sta
i Of the Department Of Commerce and the Tehu
ntene Railway which crosses Istmus Teuanpec the
southern part Mexico carrying the reghts received from the steam
ship lines plying great ports of the United States and its
eastern and western termni the first yea of its operation
-I0o7-beween IS and million dollars worth OF merchanSe
the second year-Ioo8-eary 80 million dollars worth and in the
present wear will exceed 80 dollars the value OF the freight
The Panama Railroad engaged chiefly as above uS
gested behalf of the Panama canal carried in 1907 about
II million worth merchandise originating IN the Uned
bound either for other of this country or Tor foreign
countries 1908 about 2 million dollars WORTH ana III l9O9 WI"
show about the same total
The merchandise passing over the railways the year end
ing Tune co. 1900 included SO million dollars worth originating on
the eastern coast and destined for Pacific ports
including both the United foreign countries bordering
the Pacific and 20 million dollars worth originating on the
the Hawaiian Islands and destined for the eastern ports
Of United States.
OF the merchandise crossing by way of the Panama Railway mil
dollars worth moved from the Atlantic to the Pacific and little
million dollars worth from the Pacific to the Atlantic VI
the millions crossing from the Atlantic side to the Pacific coast by
the line, millions destined the western ports of the
United States and mOn foreign countries located upon the
Pacific of America.
The business Teruantepec line although much larger its
of the Panama included chiefly merchandise
moving the and ports of the United States
Islands OF the nearly million dollars worth OF
passing the Tehuantepe line the fiscal
million dollars worth moved from the Pacific end destined
ports the the United States and million dol
the end destined Pacific ports
OF the million dollars worth of merchandise received the
Pacific terminus of the Tuantpe road IS million dollars worth
being exclusively sugar for the reneries
Philadelphia and New York while million dollars worth
mated the Pacific chiefly San Francisco being
merchandise OF million dollars worth pass
ing westwardy the Teuantepe line million port
on the Pacific casSan Francisco San Diego and Seatteand
million dollars to Hawaii.
New York and San Francisco the chief cene for this
the United States.