The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-01-22
Carranza Gogsrplt Consld-
srlng Construct Of Lines.
GIVING OF WI ONE IDEA
inspector Of Med Consu'atss De-
cIares Helping -aborers One OF
Main Purposes me Roads Started
Before TroubIfsssn = One VIII
Parallel Rio Go

San Antonio, Kit Is stated oy
Rafael Il. Afnsd inspector OF Mexi-
/ can consulates 20 has arrived here
direct from tlsity Of Mexico, that
the de facto srnment OF his coun-
try has underhsideration plans for
the early cons elton OF several thou.
sand miles galway. One OF the
main .purposf the proposed work il
to give cmppent 70 great numbers
OF laborers b are Ia need OF help
OF this sort B the same time the inn
portance opening for development
wide stretch OF country that arc now
lacking in insportation facilities II
not lost sIfvfA
Accor,litO Mr.. Alusquiz, northern
Mexico Y be especially favored IN
tho mattbf obtaining new fines, OF
railway be Of the most important
or these bIects has for its route tlle
isolated fetch Of border territory b4
tween Nyo Laredo and Piedras Men
gras. paleling the Rio Grande. This
propose picket line" road will be ex-
tended tier from Nueyo Laredo to a
,onnecJn with the Matamoros-Mon-
leroy dlsion OF the National Railways
n Af9co, thus forming an all rail
.oute tween Matamoros and Piedras
Segrs opposite Eagle Pass, Tex.
lbouf0O miles.
TIL lans also provide for the con-
tru(on OF a railroad from Moncloya.
,oaliln. to the city OF chihuahua, a
Iistce Of about $50 miles. traversing
rlion rich In coal deposits and pre-
ioj minerals: there are also many
"A h1nAA~Along the route. The
OF this r1ad was projected
= syndicate of American capitalists
. the time the Made'o revolution was
arted. concession for the enterprise
lving been granted by the DIaz ad-
Illustration.
The branch line oftne National Rail
avs that runs from Monclova TO Qua
o Cienegas. General Carranza's home
'wn. in the state OF Coahuila. IS TO be
Stended 10 the mining town and dis
let Of Sierra Mojada. n distance Of
bout seventy miles. Mr.. Musquiz says.
{ Sierra MoJada the new line will con
.ct with the Mexican Northern rail-
'ad, which runs to Escalon, where it
,nnects with the chihuahua division
the National Railways.
The construction Of branch line of
le Torreon. Piedras Negras division OF
le National railways from Allende 10
rs yacas. opposite De- Rio, Tex
)out seventy-nve miles. is already IN
.ogress. according TO Sir. Musquiz.
The construction OF the rampico-
exico City "cut Off line Is 70 be re.
lmcd very soon. This project. IN con.
sction with the proposed railway that
60 be built between Tampico and
opposite Brownsville, 3l5
lies, IS perhaps one of the most i'm.
,rtant OF all the railway enterprises
nich the dc facto government now
rs under consideration. Its fulnllment
Ill mean the establishment OF new
I'd direct rail route between the Unit.
| States and the Mexican capital. re
icing the distance about 200 miles. az
impaired with the shortest OF the ex.
ting lines. The "cut OFF, road was
nder construction when the revolu-
onary troubles began. considerable
aiding having been done on the Tam.
co end
Another important railroad project
lat was abandoned ON account OF the
ternal strife Is TO be revived. IL Il
lat OF connecting line from n point
4 the National Tehuantepec railroad
nd Campeche, where connection VIII
= made with the United Railways OF
gcatan. This road will be about ~
lies long.