The sun., 1919-06-23

4 ANYWAY. Wnhcn ~ bpOuI 10 DO nnlAneO
between Huancayo and Cusco and which
nave been connected by o lire Of eco
kilometers at cost which may DO esti-
mated at about tt.B50,0o0. In this work
no less than 1000 tons of rails, with
their respective accessories; 10000 ties
contracted for with the Pacific Lumber
Company OF California, and viaduct,
2to meters long and Is meters high. al
vided into i've sections of 4s meters
each. constructed by the American
Bridge Corporation Of the United States.
having a weight OF 1900 pounds and
costing s26,s20.000. This railway was
! designed to connect with the Cuzco-
Puno. Puno-Arequipa and Arequipa Mol
1endo. thus uniting the three regions OF
Peru-forest lands, sierras and the coast
OF the whole southern part OF the re-
public. - ~.
! Railways Under ConstYuetion. q.
Up to now we have occupied ourselves
win the railway lines In operation, with
out referring to those under construction
and those proposed and surveyed, which
are soon to become realities. The fol-
lowing Information will give a SUPER
ncial idea OF some OF them.
AZ the present time the important,
lines from Iscuchaca TO Ayacucho and
from Ayacucho TO Cusco are nearing
completion. and these lines will unite a
vast and rich portion of the national
territory the work being on the eve of
being opened TO the public. 90 4;. -,
None, the less necessary Is the line
! from Lima to Chilea, in whose construc-
ton Tor the typographical surveys alone
the Government has invested up to date
Recently the work of extending .hs
line from Chimbote TO Recuay, n dis
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nary labors more than $240, 900, and the
construction Of branch OF the sarne
line between Chuquicara and Cajamarca
and Hualgayoc has been started. This
! VIII be most important because Il IN
proposed 70 cross the rich mining zone
OF PaHasca. Huamachuco,. Santiago ds-
Chuco and Gajabamba. and TO serve
other mineral regions such as Conchu-'
cos, Quiruvilca and Araqueda. 1t Is CAL
culated that the ls,e will be finished
within short time and its cost will not
be over $1,000. 600. w.. Il
With the idea OF connecting the val
| leys OF the coast In the southern part of
the republic; the l,ne. from vitor TO. Males
mas 'oeen commenced, which will be FOL
| lowed by otngrg f1r the same purpose 70
I facilitate the expert OF their numerous
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| Proposed Lines.
The Peruvian Government IL seriously
occupied with the proposition OF enmesh.
4 ing the whole Of the republic, with n
vast network OF railways and has con.
ceived project Of the greatest impor-
tance which has already been made n
statute. the object of which II to UNDER
take the construction of such lines ms
represent the solution OF the most tran
scendentAi problems of the country and
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ests. Apart from the railways, as that
from Chimbote to Recuay and from Hu-
ancayo to Ayacucho, the first designed
| to open to the commerce of the world a
| rich zone OF coal and the second to IA
tcilitate the distribution Of the enormous
| coal deposits Of Jutunhuasi and provide
transportation to the grain regions. Also
are nearly finished other important
| lines. like the one already referred 20
from Cuzco TO Santa Ana. of narrow
gauge. extending for distance Of 1S5
kilometers. costing $2.500,00o, in the
building OF which over S1.600,000 was
invested in order that 1t might cross the
| Valley of Crubamba. in which the coca.
F., rubber cacao, fruits and other products
OF the rich transandean region of Peru
| abound. o. ,f.%'.
Permanent Fund Available.
Without counting these undertakings,
| which may already be considered as fin-
ished. there are others contemplated in
the above mentioned law which will sur
pass the others in point of view OF the
! contribution they. will furnish toward the
| Increase of public welfare. In favor OF
! this the Peruvian Congress has author
| ised a reserve OF $4,000, 900 az a perma-
| nent annual fund to be utilized for the
construction OF railways which win be
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rector-General of Public Works
This method will make feasible the
plar--already beginning to take a. def
mite form-integral and comprehensive,
! OF the uniting OF the Occidept with the
Orient, and the North and South over
the entire extent. OF Peru. with this
end in view the lines from Sayan to the
carboniferous beds OF Oyon. the one from
Chilete to Magdalena and the one from
Chuauicara to CaJabama are protected,
| and are prelude to a rapid development
! OF Peru, equal to that which has taken
place In Brazil and which can be easily
| carried out To-day as the manufacturers
of the United States are in a position
TO furnish the material they may require
Mt n moderate cost. The possibility Of
the work is assured by the solid financial
basis upon which rests the recent de-
velopment OF Peru. the good fscal con-
1 dition OF the Government now more
stable and fourishing than ever before,
the public spirit imbued with the senti-
ment OF the unihcatlon of the country
| ard her progress and the inducements
OF the great agrarian enterprises of tn
coast, the treasures hidden in the Andes.
the riches OF the UNEMPLOYED forest
| regions, which constitute the strongest
guarantee Of future dement's In which
we desire the contractors and American
engineers to participate in tho future =
| they have done IN the past.
The table which follows allows one to
form graphic conception OF tf,o pro
| posed railways. many OF which have
| already been built or are under con-
s;ruetion now: 1850.
| pascamayo to Eten. s5lsO
Chocope to San Pedro de Lloc -. 523OG
TruJillo TO Rio Banto. ............ llgse0
Monocueho to Qusruvilca. 10000
Lama 10 Huacho. ..'......-....... 2bSspI
lana u flsco. ''ss'.sss.'sss... $4,000
OroyR Touucayat. ...,........... b2s geo
i Ayacucho TO Cuzoo. ............,.r 5000
yitor to Siguas. MaJes and Camana $4,000
ITO 10 La Joya .................. 1896
Cuzoo 10 santa Ana $4,000
Total number Of kiicmsters. =. 2. aso.i92
Facilities for the Construction.
| Apart from the laws relating TO the
matter. founded on the most ample and
liberal lines In the world there are the