Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
RKEY PLbHANS
DlY CONTINUE
ROAD PLANS
Many Important Ar
teries, Including One
To Border Are Being
Constructed
(By Trens Agency

h federal government in highway
construction as follows:
Relative TO the present and future
activities of the federal government
In the matter Of highways. the de-
partment of finance considers il op-
perfume to offer some data on this
matter, to which, as is known. the
president of the republic has given,
during his administration, a funda-
mental Importance.
In fact, the work carried out to
date, especially on the routes Mexico
Puebla, Mexico-Pachuca, Mexico-Aca-
pulco, ETC., represent, aside from she
incalculable benefits to commerce, to
agriculture, to tourist travel, the
initiation Of a cast program OF COM
m~unications, the complete realization
of which will be the work of more
or less time; but the first results OF
which are already appreciable at this
date, notwithstanding that, partly. be-
cause Of the economic conditions OF
the treasury in recent years and in
part in order not to neglect other
works of future productivity, like
wise started by the president Of the
republic, it has not been possible to
develop more than a part OF this
highway plan.
To start with, in addition to the
work already mentioned at the begin
ming, the road from Mexico TO
Cuernavaca will be completed in what
remains Of the present year and,
practically, that which will join the
city of Monterrey with Nueyo Laredo,
a highway from the completion OF
which uncountable benefits are eX-
pected, especially in so far as re-
fers to international traffic.
There have been started, also, diff
ferent preliminary works on the fu-
ture road between Chalco, state OF
Mexico, and Cuautla, Morelos, which
will touch, among other points, Ame-
cameca and Ozumba. At the same
time a study is being made Of the
definite course of the road whlch
will join Atlixeo, Puebla, with that OF
Cuautla, and which. also, will touch
various towns Of Importance, among
them Zacualpan Amilpas and feca-
uixtla. IL Is the intention that as
soon as the studies mentioned have
been concluded, the work of construc-
ton shall start, the termination OF
which can be announced for the first
months of next year. This road Will
connect the capitals Of Puebla and
Morelos, with immediate benefit for
the extensive agricultural zones
which will be crossed by this import
ant highway.
Another of the road-tracing studies
which, also, has Just been under
taken, after a study of the economic
advantages which il would bring
when constructed. is the highway be-
tween Tenancingo. state OF Mexico,
and Iona Larga, Morelos. This road
will unite Cuernavaca and Toluca d.
rectly and, with that previously men
toned, there will be united through
the state of Morelos, the capitals OF
the states Of Puebla and Mexico. The
projected trace of this road crosses a
rich agricultural district, densely
populated, in which very important
farm properties and numerous CO.
operative Of small farmers abound.
AS for the highway which Will unite
the City of Mexico with the port OF
Veracruz. il is possible that by the
end of the present year, the STUDIES
~ the definite route may be finished,
IN order 10 start construction work in
1920 and conclude il in 1880. in which
year the difficult engineering work
will be carried out.
The foregoing project as, perhaps
one Of those which has the
greatest interest in the republic,
snecially in the states through which
this road will pass. IS due, at
the start. to the importance OF the
ritv and towns which will be on the
ronte. since in these are included re-
rote. Jalapa, etc, or OriZaba and Cor
Regarding this latter letter,
minnie studies are now being car
RED on as to the relative advan~
taces of one and the other OF these
roads. Nevertheless, before decid-
inc definitely, it is intended to hear
the o~pinion of the different indus
trial. agricultural, commercial, etc.
activities in the regions which the
nroiected road would comprise. This,
II the Orizaba and Cordoba route is
accented, would go by way Of Amo-
see. Tepsaca and Acultzino. IL It IS
decided by Perote and Jalapa, It
would take in San Martin, TeXmelu-
can. Tlaxcala, etc, taking adVan-
fake of the route to Puebla.
During 1929 and 1880, the present
road to Acapulco will be definitely
complete, which, although it is tram
stable for some time past, Is still
without the final work which IS IN
d~ispensable to all highway entirely
concluded. -,
During that period, there should
be terminated also, the highway
from Linares, Nuevo Leon, 70 the
south a far as Ciudad Victoria, or.
perhaps, beyond that capital. stimuli
taneously with the foregoing; but
40 the north from Pachuca, the work
already started vii be more active
and will. when completed, in the
same year of 1929, unite over a
stretch of more than three hundred
kilometers, the two sections men
toned Of the Mexico-Laredo high
way.
Another Of the important con-
structions which will be started in
1929 to be concluded the following
wear is the highway from the cap
ital to the state of Oaxaca, by way
OF B~uejuapam ana through the Mix
teca. This is a most important
route, the initial work on which cor
responds TO the government of that
state, which, by making innumer-
able efforts, has started the tracing
which will later Join that which will
be made by the federal government.
OF no less importance, certainly.
will be the projected road which will
be taken up definitely next year and
all efforts which are made will tend
10 bring about its opening to traf.
fic in 1880.
As this is a highway Of great pro-
portions. in which there will be
comprised the richest zones Of the
states Of Mexico, Of Michoacan and
Of J~alisco, the studies Of this route
urill be ~nrolific in Recommendation