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Show Harriman's Railway "Building Plans Ml VM 'mCkikm HAIUVA . . z.( ' "V. f "yj J '' ml -yT i. , , N. .rr O- m 1 : : : - -1 ' Wm MAP SHOWING HAKRIMA3T RAILROAD SYSTEM IN MEXICO BUILT AND PEOPOSED. J fHI CITT 0F H'ICO, Xrcx., July 3. Tho MSmagnltude of the railroad building plans KBtfof ll. H Harrlirr.n and associates In Mcx-HKr'.oo Mcx-HKr'.oo I" i!a!:ilv !o:nonstrat.?d by a map of Bff'tlin :n w :'y:te:u, conUilning the i:uin-Hrj'.'K i:uin-Hrj'.'K aal proposed lines. The Mexico gpr'o' i. i f.ir a o:;Mln:J. called for np-K'0r' np-K'0r' l:n .:-lv jjoO t r.ilJes of road. Nearly . f c ;;t"!i have ali.-a-l.v t l) :i'.l in.i. ut slMy m'l'-n of the completed track are In regular operation, The preliminary survey Is now being made for the proposed Sun Antonlo-Clty of Mexico short lino which Mr. Harrlman and associates are to build through tho oasfrn part of this country, extending through the southern part of Texas for about 210 miles. Tho const ruction forces, n run be: lug more than SftOO men. are iurl now rt.ni . iit.atlng their energies upon the west coast line, which Js of li ..-hilly known as the Cananea, Vaqui River .t Pacific. Tho nucleus for this road was the Sonora branch of tho Southern li-cltlo, li-cltlo, which runs from Nogalos to the port of Gmiymas. 2U0 mlle-i. A oranch line about 200 miles long him been until between Corral and Nr.cr::.ar!. whn-e it cnnrn!ol5 with the Nac-.arl division of the 101 Paso f: Southwestern. Whether Mr. llarri::ia:i will liui'.d hit; own track between Guadalajara and the City of Mexico or use that, of tho Mexican Mex-ican Central to gain an entrance to this city Is a matter not yet determined, so far as the general public is advised. One prime object of this Mexico syst2mcf railroads Is to reach Iho Isthmr.. huantepec at San Geronlmo, where It will connect with the Tehuantopcc National Na-tional railroad, leading to the portj cfi Contzacoalcos and Sallna Cruz, nod the I Pan-American railroad, which runs to the Guatemala-Mexican border, connecting there with the Guatemala Central railroad. rail-road. Mr. Harrlman Is preparing to do a big north and south traffic when tho Panama canal is finished. Ho u rounding round-ing out a big railroad system with that end In view, It is said. |