Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
MEXICO PLANS TO
EXTEND RAILW WAYS
CalTaOza Government COnsid-
ering Construction Of Lines.
GIVING OF WORK ONE IDEA

Inspector of Mexican Consulates De-
ciares Helping of Laborers One oil
Main Purposes-Sosne Roads Started
Before Trouble Began - One viii
Parallel Rio Grande.
san Antonio, Text is stated by
Rafael &. Musquiz, inspector of Mexi-
can c%onsulates, who has arrived here
direct from the City of Mexico, that
the de facto government of his coun-
try has under consideration plans for
the early construction of several thou
sand miles of railway. One of the
main purposes of the proposed work is
to give employment TO great numbers
of laborers who are in need of help
OF this sort. AT the same time the i'm
portance of opening for development
wide stretches of country that are now
lacking in transportation facilities is
not lost sight of.
According to Mr.. Musquiz, northern
Mexico is to be especially favored in
the matter of obtaining new lines of
railway. One of the most important
of these projects has for it's route the
Isolated stretch of border territory be-
tween Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Ne.
gras, paralleling the Rio Grande. This
proposed picket line" road will be eX-
tended later from Nuevo Laredo to a
connection with the Neutrality-suspicious.
terey division of the National Railways
of Mexico, thus forming an all rail
route between Matamoros and Piedras
Ne2ras, opposite Eagle Pass, Tex.
about 800 miles.
The plans also provide for the con
~struction of a railroad from Monclova,
Coahuila, to the city of Chihuahua. a
distance of about 450 miles. traversing
n region rich in coal deposits and pre-
clouS minerals; there arc also many
large ranches along the route. The
construction of this road was projected
by Il syndicate of American CAPITALISTS
at the time the Madero revolution was
started, q concession for the enterprise
having been granted by the Diaz ad-
ministraiion.
The branch line of the National Rail
ways that runs from Monclova to Qua
tro C~ienegas, General Carranza's home
town, in the state of Coahuila. is to be
extended to the mining town and dis
trict of Sierra Mojada, a distance of
about seventy miles, Mr.. Musquiz saws.
AT Sierra Mojada the new line will con
meet With the Mexican Northern rail
road, which runs to Escalon, where it
connects with the chihuahua division
OF the National Railways.
The construction of Il branch line OF
he orreon- Piedras Negras division OF
the National railways from .Allende to
Las Nacas, opposite Del Rio. Tex.
about se~yenty-tiye miles, is already in
progress, according to Mr.. Musquiz.
The construction of the Tampico
Mexico City ''cut off, line is to be re-
sumed very soon. This project, in con
nection with the proposed railway that
is to be built between Tampico and
Matamoros, opposite Brownsville, 315
' ~ Nv VI tht IipSl iii
portant of all the railway enterprises
which the de facto government now
has under consideration. lts.fulfllment
will mean the establishment of a new
and direct rail route between the Unit
ed States and the Mexican capital, re-
ducing the distance about 200 miles, as
compared with the shortest of the ex-
listing lines. The cut off" road was
under construction when the revolu-
tionary troubles began, considerable
grading having been done on the Tam
pico end.
Another important railroad project
that was abandoned ON account of the
internal strife is to be revived. 1t is
that of a connecting line from a point
on the National Tehuantepec railroad
and Campeche. where connection will
be made with the United Railways of
iucatan. This road will be about 45O
miles long.