Evening star., 1923-03-04
LATIN.AMERICA WAKING :.
TOTRANSPORTATIONNEED
Expected to Constitute One of the Prin-
cipal Topics at Coming Congress !.
at Santiago. +

the main line Of the railroad to the
countries not in its direct path.
Linking Up the Gaps.
The line from New York to the
northern border Of Guatemala is now
complete. Guatemala has completed
nearly half Of its northern section
and negotiations are row under way
for building the southern half Sal
vador has completed her section.
Actual work on the Honduran line
has not begun. Nicaragua has com
pleted part Of her line. but nothing
has been done in Costa Rica and very
gotiated a loan, part Of which is go
ing toward the construction OF her
section of the line. virtually all of
which remains to be built. Ecuador's
capital, Quito. remains to be connect
ed with the Colombian border. but
from Quito south to a point near the
Peruvian border existing lines viii
be used for the panAmerican rail
way. Peru has built her railways
usually from the coast to points in
serve the intercontinental line. A
gap of several hundred miles in the
Peruvian system is expected to be
filled soon, which will complete the
ends at Lake Titicaca, where
steamer is taken to Guagui, on the
Bolivian border From Guagui to
Atocha, 127 miles from the Argentine
border. the Bolivian link has been
completed. and a contract was signed
for completion of the line from
Atocha to connect with the Argen
tine line. Work has been started on
this road. Argentina has completed
all Of her section.
Although not affecting the main
route of the pan-American railway;
an agreement reached recently be
tween Chile and Argentina for the
completion OF two main lines between
the two countries. permitting of cor
tinuous travel without change Of cars
over the Andes, is considered impor-
tant. These lines Will act as feeders
to the main line OF the pan America
railway from northern and southerl'
Chile and southern Argentina.
Use Made OF Motor Trucks. =
In several cases motor trucks are
now being used to supplement rail
roads. One instance is furnished j..
Bolivia, where a line Of motor truck
connects Atocha with the Argentine
border Another is found IN IIor-
duras. where a highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific will offset the
present lack OF transcontinenta!
line.
Some Of the Latin American coun-
tries are making considerable prog
resS in commercial aviation, and there
already exists regular air line cor
Meeting Buenos Aires with Monte
video. the distance being covered IN
two hours. 1t has proven a success.
SO far, and many business men util-
ize it to save time. Argentina and
Uruguay, however, are the only two
American republics between which
there exists an agreement on aerial
American republics are signatories
to the convention for the regulation
of air traffic. drawn up in accordance
with provision of the Paris peace
conference, but only two. ,Eenesuela
and Colombia. have passed complete
laws covering the subject. Some In
ternational agreement among the
American republics for the control OF
: commercial aviation is expected TO be
reached at the Santiago conference.
| Quick Time by Airplane.
In addition to the line mentioned
between Argentina and Uruguay. Co
Meeting Barranguilla, on the coast.
and Girardot, 500 miles up the Mag
dalena river. between which airplanes
fly in a few hours, whereas the ordi-
nary route consumes a week or more,
depending upon the condition Of the
river.
Brazil has passed a law for the
establishment of two aviation lines
between Rio de Janeiro and Porto
Alegre-one to be maintained by
hydroplane, along the coast: another
by airplane. following the inner side
of the coast range. 4 transatlantic
line between Spain and Buenos Aires
has been proposed and is said to be
rapidly nearing realization. Anothei
project contemplates an air line be
tween New York and Buenos Aires.
which would be maintained by diri-
gibles flying down the Atlantic coas
of the United States, across tn"
Caribbean. down the west coast of
South America and thence across tn.
Andes to Buenos Aires.