Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-02
TAMPICO soon
TO HAVE line
OMEXICOC CITY
Honey Line Interests Bought
By British Capital-May
Bring Road to This City

Announcement in Mexico City that the
owners of the Mexican Railway, which
connects Mexico City and Vera Cruz,
have acquired the Honey Line interests,
which owns concessions and some track
in the proposed Tampico-Mexico City
railroad, is creating a great deal of in
terest in Brownsville today, along with
q further announcement from Mexico
City that the A. p. Turner company
said to be composed of American capi-
tai, has applied for a concession to build
a railroad from Tampico TO Matamoros
and Brownsville.
The Mexican government requires that
the line between Tampico and Mexico
City shall be completed within four
years. and complete specifications must
be submitted to the government for its
approval within the next three months.
The dispatch regarding the Mexico
City-Tampico road follows:
According to statement issued by
Bertram +. Holloway, general manager
of the Mexican railway (Ferrocarril Mex
icano), British owned standard-gauge
railroad, running between here and Vera
Cruz. the line has acquired the Honey
Line interests, through the Pachuca and
Tampico Railway company. The Mexi-
can railway by this purchase now owns
the controlling stock of the Honey Line,
which in 1912 received its concession
from the Mexican government, for the
construction Of the then proposed line
between here and Tampico. The con-
cession was at that time granted to
Richard Honey, a wealthy British sub
ject of Mexico, who died shortly after
the deal. The various revolutionary
movements and the legal technicalities
connected with the division of the estate
among the heirs have up 10 the present
time tied up the construction of the
line.
The building of the road now will
mean that 16 hours will he saved on
travel time between the City of Mexico
and the oil port. The running time Will
be cut down from 30 hours to IL. The
line will open up to commerce and col
onization- a practically virgin territory.
The new line. Of which SO klometers
have already been built between Pach-
uca and Ixmiqullpam. will cross tthe
states of San Luis Potosi. Hidalgo and
Tamaulipas. via Actopan, Ixmiquilpam
and Zimapan.
For some time il has been known in
railroad circles here that the Mexican
Railway has been dickering for the pur-
chase of the property. For the past year
negotiations for the sale have been pend
ing.
The National Lines of Mexico have
also been interested in acquiring the
Honey connection, and in some quarters
il was believed that they would win out
being a government subsidiary and en-
joying the governments favor. The Of
ficials of the Mexican Railway would
not comment the victory in the pur-
chase. Regarding the report that after
the termination Of the construction 10
Tampico. the new road would extend its
lines to Brownsville the officials Of the
Mexican Railroad would not commit
themselves, merely stating that for the
present they had big enough job on
their hands without planning for the
future.
Previous to the passing Of the rights
to the Mexican Railway, the Department
of Communications and Public Works
signed a contract with the heirs OF
Richard Honey. modifying the three
first clauses of the concession granted
in 1912, for construction Of the road.
In accordance with these notifications
and in view of the fact that the road
has been constructed between Pachuca
and Ixmiquilpam, the company Is begin
ming a general survey Of the line three
months after the date Of the contract
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