Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09
Mexico in the Centennial Year of Its independence

in safety. We walked out on one side OF
this break-water which extends half a mile
from the shore line like an artificial stone
sidewalk ten or twelve feet wide buttressed
with big reinforced concrete slabs weighing
forty tons apiece. The walk was long and
hot with the tropical sun beating down
upon us, leaving its mark, as I afterwards
ascertained. In sunburn and blsters. 1t
would have been much more comfortable
to have Travelled that sea wall in an auto
mobile, and it could easily have been done,
II only the auto were provided.
Salina Cruz is equipped with four
whsrves and warehouses of the same size,
capacity and construction as those Of
Puerto Mexico. The warehouses and yards
are connected with trackage forming prac-
ticaly a belt line, crossing a bridge be-
tween the inner and outer harbors. which
automatically rises like railway gate to
let the boats go through. There is also
a dry dock for ship repairs. In one Of the
warehouses / saw in transit. sewing ma
chimes, rocking horses for the Christmas
trade, farm machinery and barrels OF
printers ink consigned to Mr.. Hearst's San
Francisco Examiner. Ships were loading
and unloading here and the docks presented
a busy scene. The agent in charge OF
traffic. II. Il. Moore, who accompanied us
assured us that the business was steadily
growing. Sixteen different steamship lines
are making one port or the other either
occasionally or regularly
1--WE make traffic wherever we can get
IT," says Mr.. Moore, meeting the condi-
lions with which we have to compete. No
we do not cut rates, but our regular rates
are fixed with a view to getting the bust
ness. They are a little lower between New
York and San Francisco, for example
than rates eXacted by the overland rail-
roads. and we beat the railroads in time
right along. We sometimes take freight
under guaranty OF twenty-six days, which
includes transportation by boat to and
from our ports, transportation across
the isthmus and safe delivery at destlna-
| ton.
"wnl the Panama canal destroy our
! business? Emphatically no. / hardly
think it will seriously interfere, al
though that will depend somewhat
upon the canal tolls which are i'm
posed. II the Panama tolls are on the
same basis as the suez tolls, the canal
will not trouble us except for shipload
| cOnsignments. But full carRoes are not
| the rule. You see, a vessel can get to-
! gether a cargo for Puerto Mexico, parts
! of which are to go to a dozen different
points on the Pacific coast, and we break
| It up and reship at Salina Cruz in different
vessels going to the desired destinations.
We can do that as cheaply, IL not cheaper
here than they can at Panama. We are
under less expense and have smaller in
vestment and can also make better time
In most cases because we save an average
OF 1900 miles and three days on the route
/ by reason of being 50 much further north. -
From Salina Cruz we crossed the con-
tinent by rail to Vera Cruz and again had
a boat ride arouond the harbor and out
! into the Atlantic ocean. We crossed the
! great divide twice. We had in two days
waved at steamers bound for the orient
and steamers bound for Europe. We had
sailed one day on the Pacific and the next
day on the Atlantic
VICTOR ROSEWATER