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Show HAILUOAD'S RELATION TO PANAMA CANAL v-ASHlNOTON. March 24. Special Agent Pepper of the Department of Commerce Com-merce and Labor ha made a report to the': Bureau ' of Manufacture on the Mexican railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and Its relation to the Pan-na Pan-na .canal. This Interoccan line with its termini and harbor works at Coatmacoal-cos Coatmacoal-cos on the 'Atlantic side and at.Sallna Crus on the Pacific, has been opened to OM3SW0 W tra1 fter n expndltur Intimations are given that Mexico will now. enter upon a series of trad treaties with Padfle countries of South America to secure ,thlr international traffic, and also, to extend Mexican commerce. Though the harbor works at Sallna Cms have not been fully completed, the transshipment trans-shipment of cargoes Is announced to begin be-gin ihere In June,. 1806, though Mr. Pen. per believes It cannot be inaugurated until un-til September. - , |