New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
ANOTHER LINK IN PAN,AMERICAN R. R,
Long Cherished Dream Is Nearer ~,. Fulillment

Washington, D. C. Aug. s- q mited train for Mexico City. Panama, Quito, Lake Titicaca and Buenos Aires only! Train on track four!"
 IL may stil! be some time before the o1icial train caller at the Union station In Washington recites this line every day, but. with the com- pletion of a l24-nlle stretch con- meeting Bolivia and Argentina last month, the long-cherished dream of uniting the republics Of North and South America with bonds of steel, has been brought another step nearer realization.
 The new line" says a bulletin from the Washington. D. C.. head quarters of the National Geogra- phic society. lis entirely within the Republic of Bolivia. extending from the Argentine border city of La Quiaca northwest through tortuous mountain districts to Atocha, well up on the lofty plateau of Bolivia. At its southern terminal the line connects with the railway systems Of Argentina, and through them with the lines of Uruguay and Bra gill At Atocha 1t is possible to make rail connections with Pacific coast ports, central Bolivia and to con tinue as far north as Cuzco, Peru.
 Second Trans-Andcan Route
 South Americas newest railroad, despite Its comparative shortness, is one of the most important interna- tionally south of the Rio Grande. It offers a new outlet 10 coastless Bolivia, which Is the Switzerland of South America in this respect. It's connections farther north with lines leading to the Pacific at Antofagas- ta and at Africa. in disputed terri tory, presents a second trans-An- dean railroad, no slight accomplish ment when it Is considered that rail~s roads must scale the Andes at alti- tudes equal 10 those of the peaks of Switzerland's loftiest mountains
 When the mythical 'Pan-Ameri- can rairoad,' the Cape-to-Cairo route of South America, is con- pleted. this short stretch of track will convey freight and passengers from the United States over the latt hard climb before descending into the fertile rolling fields of northern Argentina. More than half of the 1N.211 miles separating Washington and Buenos Aires have already been paved with steel while several shundred additional miles have been surveyed or are now under con- struction.
 Whatever it's importance in a PanAmerican sense, however, the new railroad is welGome 10 Bolivia. This stalTart land-loCked, moun- tain-ribbed republic, which beyond its borders is too little known ex- cept for its mines of gold, silver. tin, copper, and other metals, has for the first time a direct rail con- great food markets of Buenos Aires.
 Wealth of "Baser' Metals
 Southern Bolivia especially, with extensive deposits of minerals, will .hcnetit by the advantage of Competi- tive trade routes for the shipment of ores and other products. Some of these deposits can he easily worked, experts say. The Incas, and later tho Spaniards. sought only gold and silver, ahanlorlng other metal ores V hich today are in demand,
 "I.a pa2 seat of government and Distributing center for this finland empire, greater in extent than the states of Missouri. Texas, Illinois, New York and Ponnsylyania com- hinnd, now has direct rail conncc- lions with q larger Andran territory than a"y other city. Al tho cross roads of a continent and the tcrmi- nal cf four great international rail