. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ars. This road, which is nearlyone hundred and ninety miles inlength, was constructed chiefly withBritish capital and controlled, inpart at least, by the Mexican Gov-ernment, and was built for the spe-cific purpose of handling freightbetween the Atlantic and Pacificoceans. The harbor of Salina Cruz,the Pacific terminus of this railway, is equipped with breakwaters inclosing aharbor area of over one hundred and thirty acres, of which ninety-six havea depth of thirty-three feet, and a drydock capable of accommodating thela
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ars. This road, which is nearlyone hundred and ninety miles inlength, was constructed chiefly withBritish capital and controlled, inpart at least, by the Mexican Gov-ernment, and was built for the spe-cific purpose of handling freightbetween the Atlantic and Pacificoceans. The harbor of Salina Cruz,the Pacific terminus of this railway, is equipped with breakwaters inclosing aharbor area of over one hundred and thirty acres, of which ninety-six havea depth of thirty-three feet, and a drydock capable of accommodating thelargest ship on the Pacific Ocean. The wharves are furnished with electricderricks and every modern appliance for the handling of the enormous trafficof the Tehuantepec line. Principal roads which are not included in the Governments merger are theMexican, the pioneer road in the republic, extending from Mexico City to VeraCruz; the Vera Cruz and Isthmus, from Cordoba to Santa Lucrecia, and itsbranch line from Vera Cruz to Tierra Blanca on its main line; the Pan-American,. ROCK BELOW CHONEBRIDGE, MEXICAN NATIONALRAILWAY. 330 MEXICO from Gamboa, Oaxaca, to the Guatemalan frontier; and the TehuantepecNational from the gulf port of Puerto Mexico to Salina Cruz on the Pacific. Onthe west coast is the great system of the Southern Pacific of Mexico which con-nects Nogales, Arizona, with Guadalajara, Jalisco. Short gaps are now underconstruction. The trade is constantly increasing and there are improvementsin the service. This system opens up a magnificent country of boundless and variedresources unsurpassably rich in minerals and agricultural possibilities, capableof sustaining in prosperity several million people. It is a country with a greatfuture that borders on the present. Another great system in course of completion is the Kansas City,Mexico and Orient Line, whoseroute within Mexico extendssix hundred and thirty-fivemiles from Presidio del Norteon the Rio Grande to theport of Topo
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