San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
MEX|CANS ARE
BUILDING NEW
j. RAILWAYS NOW
Greatest Era Of Conshuc-
tion Since Regime
Of Diaz.
WORK is PROGRESSING
Branch Lines Will Connect
Important Cities of
Nation.
WORK IS PROGRESSING

Tampico, Mex, Sept. 15.-The
greatest era OF railroad construction
Mexico has known since the days Of
Dias Is now going on as is shown
by q survey Of actual and projected
construction. In addition to the
work Of the Southern Pacific at
Topic, the X. G. NJ. & Orient is
planning to e1pend s1s,0O0,000 in
constructing a branch line from
Ojinaga, chihuahua to Topolobampo,
Sinaloa. This line would cut down
the running time from Ojinaga to
Tcpolobampo 4S hours and will en-
able the line to handle the tomato
and canteloupe crop Of this section
which during the season just passed
totalled 1000 cars.
Governor General Joaquin Macal
of Campeeche is behind project to
build a line from Santa Rosalia on
the Mexican Railways Vera Cruz
Puerta Mexico branch to the city
of Campeeche which would give the
states of Campeeche and Iucatan,
now practically isolated from the bal
ance of the republic, connection with
Mexico City.
To Resume Work.
Actual construction on the Short
Line from Tampico to Mexico City.
suspended since the revolution will
shortly be resumed according to Gen
eral Agent Holloway of the Ferro-
carri1 Mexicano, which holds the con-
cession for this line. A small gang
IL at present working on the right OF
way and rails have been ordered from
England. The bridge at Tampico
over the Panuco river, which was
abandoned when two-thirds complete,
has been kept in first class condition
and but little work will be needed
on the go miles of right-of-way west
from the bridge which had been grad
ed when work was suspended.
A solicitude has been made to the
Department of Communications by
Juan Urquidi for the building Of a
railroad from Erontera to Human
guillo. Tabasco. The line as project
ed will touch villahermosa, Naeajupa,
Jalpa, Comacalo and Cunduacan and
would be OF great value to the oil
companies holding leases in Tabasco
and Chiapas. The only company
drilling in this section at present is
the Mexican Seaboard with large
acreage owned by the Standard of
New Jersey, the Sun Company, Mex
lean Gulf, New England Fuel Oil,
Island, Sinclair and Atlantic Gulf.
The Standard operating company,
the transcontinental Petroleum have
ut present considerable quantity of
machinery at Frontera which had been
&ntended for locations in the interior
but which is practically abandoned
because Of transportation difficulties.
Call For Bids.
The Inter-California railroad has
asked for bids for the grading Of the
right-of-way on branch to be con-
attracted between Pascualitos and
Cerro del Mayor, Baja California,
while President Obregon has signed
an order authorizing the secretary of
communications, 100000 for the
construction of branch line from
Beristain on the Ferrocarril de Hidal-
60 y Nordesta to Furbero, the ter
minal of road constructed fifteen
years ago by Lord Cowdray and as
sociates for the oil fields Of Mexico,
Ltd, between that point where it had
oil production and sealoading sta
-tion ut Tuxpam.
The completion Of this line would
give Tuxpam direct communication
with Mexico City and is in line with
the project of the government to
make Tuxpam regular port of entry
for ocean transportation. In connec-
ton with this, a contract has just
been awarded German engineer for
rthe building Of a fiscal wharf at
Tuxpam and the dredging of the
channel and construction of jetties is
promised.