El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-17


under the Gale Divadavia and other
streets, covering the business parts Of
the city.
Systems Are Extensive.
The railroad systems Of the Argen-
tine are not small in either their ex-
tent or their business One OF the
largest is the BuenOs Aires Southern
This connects the capital with some Of
the best lands Of the Argentine. going
south 10 Bahia Blanca ana covering a
large part Of southern Argentina
1t has branch lines into Patagonia,
and il viii eventually connect with new
railroads across the Andes opening up
southern Chile to Argentina This road
has q capita lIZatiOn Of S245, 900. 600, and
its net income is about SIS, 100000
year. It has paid per cent on its com
mon stock since 1900. The Bueuos
Aires Southern has more than $500
miles Of track, and IL carries something
like 1000, 600 passengers O year. Much
Of the road is double tracked, and IT
has fine terminals here at the capital
Its chief depot is ct the Plaza Consti-
tuciOn. from where $50 passenger
trains go in and out daily
Carries Much Livestock.
The passenger traffic OF the South
ern railway is an important revenue
producer. It is now carrying six or
seven millions OF livestock a year.
About One-half OF all the cattle that
go TO the freezing establishments come
~ D4AA LAlE eDuLA= II mas also a hd4uauAE
summer resort traffic It has the chief
line from Buenos Aires to Mar del
Plata, which is the fashionable city Of
Argentina and is about $50 miles
away During the season there are
afternoon express trains with parIor
cars only and three trains Of sleeping
cars that run nightly.
The Buenos Aires and Pacific rail-
way is connected with the trunk line,
which crosses the Andes from ocean to
"a M Fu-T
BuenOs Aires to Valparaiso, a distance
Of $50 miles. The Chilean part OF the
road is short, something like 700 miles
OF the trip across the continent be
ing on Argentine territory.
The Buenos Aires and Pacific rail-
way has a total mileage of about $500
miles, and its capitalization is about
Sl&f.0oooOe. The road is well man
aged. It's fares are high The distance
from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires is Just
about the same as from New York to
Chicago and my fare between the two
places was $50. or about three times
as much as for a similar journey in the
United States.
Central IN Important Line. ,
Another important railway OF Argen-
tina is the Central This has a CAPT
talization OF s253.0O0.060, and its gross
earnings are something like $4,000
01o a year. Tt is now operating about
5000 miles Of road. and annually car
ries about 100000 passengers and
about 10000, 600 tons Of freight.
Other railways which are doing big
business are the Buenos Aires West !
ern and the Argentine The first is
capitalized at $1S6.OOO, 900 and il has
gross receipts Of about $4,000, 900. The /
other is managed by the Farquhar-
Pearson syndicate. usually known as
an American company. although the |
most Of its money comes from Great I
Britain The Argentine road has 4 !
charter from Maine. II has lines IN !
Cordoba and Entire Rios and in north I
ern Argentine, and altogether has /
more than 300 miles OF track leased or /
controlled 4 large part OF II IS mar
row-Eage and one section is part OF /
the through route to Paraguay.
They are now beginning to ship cat /
tie from Paraguay 10 BuenOs Aires and I
live stock may in the future form 4 !
large part of the traffic The trains /
from BueDos Aires To Asuncivn are fer I
ried across the Rio de Ia Plaza and the (
Parana rivers en- route.
Much OF the railways OF Argentina /
are well built. The most common gage I
is five and one-half feet and there are !
also 1000 miles of track, whose gage /
is a meter. The broad gage originated I
from the fact that the first road in I
the country was built 20 fit an English Z
locomotive whose wheels were five and /
Oue-half feet apart
No Trees for Ties.
The question Of ties Is important. /!
Il mere are 10 trees on the great palnpaS /
and all kinds Of lumber must be i'm
ported. The hard woes OF the Parana /
and Paraguay rivers VIII not float. and ;
some woods are so heavy that a single {
tie viii weigh 200 pounds Some are so I
tough that spikes cannot be driven 4
into IL and holes have TO he bored for I
the spikes before the rails can be !
fastened
Nevertheless railroad building on the I
pampas is comparatively cheap. The /
country is dead flat. and you can run 4
a rOadbed for a hundred miles or so,
without much grading TO speak Of. {
This is so also in parts OF Patagonia,
tut there the duststorms are such that /
they are liable 20 cover the tracks. /
the cars. They use dust ploWs
as we use snow plows During a .
storm Of a few years ago, il took 2000
men 10 clear the track OF one road
There are also duststorms further
north. and a necessity Of the passen-
Is taking decided stand and is charm Q