The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-28
NEW RAILWAY FOR
MEXICO REPUBLIC
Mexican Pacific Railroad Or
ganized and Chartered Under
Laws of Delaware.
JUDGE BARTCH OUTLINES
PLANS OF NEW COMPANY
Will Develop Thousands Of
Miles of Richest Territory
on Continent.

y railroad $50 miles long along the
west coast OF Mexico. The development
ot thousands OF square miles OF the rich
est territory on the American continent.
The establishment OF steamship connec-
tions for all United States ports. Such
are some Of the features OF the Mexican
Pacific railroad, recently organized and
chartcred under the general laws OF Del
aware.
Judge q. W. Bartch OF This city an
nounced the formation or the company
and some oil lis plans. upon his return
trom, New York. and from the general
results on the completion OF this rail-
road II viii undoubtedly he one of the
most important projects that has oriei-
mated in several years for the tianspor-
tatlon development OF the Pacific coast.
judge Bartch was seen ct his apart
ments In the Bransford Sunday and
upon request Tor statement OF the or
eanization aud plans of the company the
iolow!ng interesting facts were Sc
cured.
Chartered Under Delaware Laws.
The Mexican Pacific railroad has boen
chartered under the cgnoral LAWS OF Del
aware owing 10 the fact that Judge
baItch who is general counsel for the
ol that state were more liberal than sn-
others for The formation and ncorDora-
Iio1 OF railroad operating in another
state or a foreign country. The COM
panE Is Incorporated for $i0. 90 one. di-
Vidcd into iO0.00O shares Of the par value
OF 500 each. Harold g. Willard Of New
York is president. and the company mas
many influential eastern capitalists back
( Of it. and there will be no delay in fully
CARRYING out the full project. which was
originated by Captain H. s. Secley. WHO
is well known on the Pacific and cspe-
clally In navigation and railroad circles
In the Pacific northwest. where for years
he was prominently identified with trans
portation affairs.
1t will he seen by looking at a map
OF the west coast OF Mexico MAT there
| is stretch OF country running In u
| northNcsteily direction between the Pa
cific ocean and tho Sierra Msdre range
ef mountains. II Is this fertile region
| heretofore untouched by the bands Of
steel that the Mexican Pacific VIII dc
| velop.
Where Line Will Begin
| The line Will begin al Salina Cruz In
| Tie state Of Oaxaca. an6 run 10 the
| port Of Manzanillo via Acapulco. As
traffic conditions warrant branch lines
| viii penetrate the interior Ma passes in
| III" Sierra Madre. and branch viii
west coast and its great ports in direct
| touch with Mexico CITY and. for the
matter of fact. th" wholl east coast. too.
aa rail lines already extend in various
| coast
The company has been in process OF
| ceiyed valuable concessions from the
Mexican government. including The night
To take, into Mexico all construction ma
tcvi1l free of duty and the exemption
from all taxation save tho stamp tax
for a Scriod ot fifteen years.
Excellent Harbor Facilities.
Tie ports OF Salina CRUZ, Acapulco and
Manzaniilo with other ports lying be
tween; arefSwell known TO naviGators on
the Pacific. bur TO those unacaua intcd
with the gcoGrap phy of tho country IL may
he stated that they form some ot the
| best hsrbors in the world and with a
back country producing u wealth of ton
mage. the rail connection and steamship
trade will grow into vast proportions
with thc United States Take tho ono
item, bannuas. They now mostly como
from the islands in the Caribbean sea
| and are unloadci mt New Orleans or
the continent The region 10 he tapped
by The Mexican Pacific is rich in tnis
| It's ports and sen, 10 san Diego san
| Pedro ULus Angr'osl. San Francisco
Portland Seattle or Vancouver. thus 10
lie distributed io the whole interior ~
tb. United States and Canada from the
Pacific side. This is but an example.
The real value Ia this whole western
country can be more fully realized when
it is explained that the coast land TO be
developed produces the products of agri-
culture mines. forests and livestock. and
thsr" is population Of about $500 600
10 draw from.
Products OF Country
Euumeratine some or tho resources and
products. can bc mentioned coffee. sugar.
cocoauuts. bananas, oranges. lemons
pineapples hananas. rubber, corn: castor
beans. manages all tropical fruits. ON
tho higher slopes pin" and oak wood
abound. and lower down mahogany and
various hardpondS are located in abunj-
I - To
agricultural development, and the noun
tsins arr rich IN mineral These prod
ucts. which VIII he largely for export on
the steamships which the company will
also operate 10 ports IN this country ara
but portion Of Inc traffic resulting from
tho construction - tho road. The local
development viii be most marked "a the
country Is without railroad facilities. and
as tho line is built II will open VT com
the interior. and this traffic alone will
gradually develop into a large figure an
mually
Great Opportunity.
Traffic experts. who have gone into
tho subicc, most thoroughly. state that
II is one of the greatest opportunities
for Investment in the country.
Thc company IS. nroioccolIZed In Mexico
city. having already enlisted the sup
port Of annie capital with which 20 COM
pletc It's plans. II VIII eventually con-
ncct with other lines ir the republic and
nuild manr branches and feeders. and
win tho completed system u region that
can he described as an entirely new cour-
try viii he op"ned up I" American com
mcrCc. and most important of all That
commerce will enter through the ports
IN ehe pacluc. This city and state would
naturally be Interested, having the di-
rect rail lines TO The ports Of SAN Diego.
san Pedro San Francisco. Portland and
the whole Pacific northwest
Entirely New Project
This line does not touch the Kansas
MpNiCn oripnt which rs.frhS4
the FaCiAc coast at TupolohAmpo, many
miles TO the northwest OF Mlp2nnillo
il is an entirely new project without
competitors. and not in any way enter
ing the field Of other railroad builders
In tEo republic
Judge Bartch VIII leave lor Mexico
again IN n wcOk ten DAYS. and Will
then 90 to New York 10 continue tho
important work ol handling the legal
matters pertaining 10 the Inauguration Of
tho great work