Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05

direction OF sir Wee,man Pearson.
alias Lord Cowdray
The Mexican Government paid FOR
the building. and Sir Weetman nego-
tiated the Mexican bonds The road.
with what harbor improvements were
needed on both the Atlantic ard the
Pacific side. cost S65, 600. 600
After the road was completed. IN
1902. Sir Weetman. alias Lord Cow
dray, took II over upon contract
with the Diaz government. Sir Weet-
man, alias Lord Cowdray, was to have
the road for 81 years. The Mexicnns
retained only a right Of inspection
otherwise the property belonged as
utterly TO Sir Weetman as did his own
carriage and horses
Thus lies the roads title to-day. II
is an English road, q Sir Weetman.
alias Lord Cowdray. road, Also. TO
free the canal 10 American coastwise
ships would Kill it, as a careful read
ing OF the documents adverted to viii
show
The big, almost the sole customer
of Sir Weetman's Hehuantepee Rail-
road is the American Hawaiian
Steamship Company. This outfit
works between New York and the
SandVhh Islands.
II cRars its ships in New York for
Puerto Mexico. There IL unloads its
cargoes and freiehts them over tha
Salina course by way OF Lord cow
dray's Tehuantepec Railroad.
The American Hawaiian Company
charges SIC a ton for freight from
New York to Honolulu, or vice versa
OF this $l2 a ton II gives 81 q ton,
or one third to Sir Weetman's Eng
fish Tehuantepec Railroad for that
100 mile haul from the Atlantic to the
Pacific
The tons hauled in 1911 we're 7Ss.-
SEQ. and all but 10000 Of this is Amer
lean coastwise tons You can figure
up the railroad intake at 81 ton.
Also since every dollar was an Amer
lean dollar, paid by American coast
wise ships, that Tehuantepec- Sir
Weetman. alias Lord Cowdray, Rail-
road would lose il were the canal
made free to such ships
An Of which appeared docu-
ments referred TON the testimony
Of President Dearborn. Of the Amer
lean Hawaiian Company. taken before
Chairman Davidson's House commit
tee
Sir Weetman Alias Lord CowdraS's
Tehuantepec Railroad contract for 50
ton with the American Hawaiian
Company terminates President Dear
born's testimony the opening 81
the canal
Per incident, President Dearborn
explained that when his American
Hawaiian Compan, began using the
canal, IL would save twelve days each
voyage being the twelve days lost IN
unloading reloading and crossing
from ocean 90 ocean on Sir Weetman
alias Lord Cowdrays Tohuantepsc
Railroad.
He said. too. that his American
Hawaiian Company had eighteen
ships and those saved Twelve days
would have the effect Of multiplying
the eighteen TO twenty three.
Canal Would Wipe Out Road.
The opening OF the canal President
Dearborn eNplained--Wo Guild wipe out
Sir Weetmans Tehuantepec road
Likewise IL would lower sugar 50
ton 10 the American people The free
or closed canal night was a tght-he
declared between SG5. GOO, 0oo Of Sir
Weetmans English Tehuantepec Rail
road money and S4o0, too 000 Of AmerI-
can canal money THAT WAS THE
4 lNlsN AfNla - = . - AhisNishNt ~ ID
\ CONTEST OVER FREEING THE
CANAL To AMERICAN COAST
WISE SHIPS
TT is THE PRECISE ISSUE TO-
DAY.
Come back 20 those Garden Bor-
dem Tyrrel Benu White House visits
referred to by Representative Know
and the mere mention ~ which
sine he can not deny them throws
Mr. Wilson into peevish humor
Sir Edward Tyvrell is private sec
Rotary 20 sir Edward Grey. the rul-
ing force iu England
STR Lionel Garden Is the partner ~
Sir Weetman. alias Lord CoNdray. In
divers ot fields lying alongside OF Sir
Weetmau. alias Lord Cow dray's. Tee
husntcpec Railroad.
The visiting Mr. Renn Is a London
pet ~ Mir Carnegies Ia all chance
bee had mo- knowledge ~. and. there
fore, uu hopes or fears concerning
Ip', dc,ufuilv and dresdfully the free
opening of the canal tp America u
lg4st-N4sg SHIPS would drive Sir