| Show INLAND WA TER WA Y canal miles long between tampico and built by on an american mex alex the mexican gov ein eminent trient Is building an inland water tatty ay 10 miles long ions to connect the th ports of tamil ico and it Is ut w about one halt half ful glied and will cost about 5 mexican money which Is equia equivalent ment to 3 2 BOO gold it la 11 75 fert feet wide and has a uniform depth of loi feet the 1 I he first brat dIvIs division tm of OG 06 miles la Is now practically finished aud aal ju open for traffic traille it Is expect expected d that the va waterway ft be opened all ohp way ay through for or small boats boata with mith in two scars athla water dav runs m train roro two to lie flie miles of at the gulf along it ua whole length its constin ettori diew out of at the fact that there are frequently lays at a time when squall bigall bon bonta Is in coastwise wise trade aro are unable to weather the rough vater abter of at the gulf md and that there la Is over oscr the bar at the mouth of the rayer at times to enable the beats to reach the hambor at another cicat incentive that led to the building or of the canal was that it would be the means meana of de developing leaping a biord agil gi cultural region that has haa heretofore been badly lacking in trans trana por tation facilities for or its ita various I 1 adducts the 1 I he tampico T canal follows allows the route ut an inland waterway which tiao ilan beet been tn in use for more than three Qu asters of a century capt chaales ot of chicago Is the tha canal fur for the mex V on a percentage basis sm f P J chehad e ladomade hado made a comfortable fortune abad sst yea yeat end and A i goud 1 y a 1 i w A had primed pl enned to upend 1 thu 0 remainder of his lire life in III comfort and enjoyment chancing to visit mexico on a pleas tile me dip ile he conceived tho the possibilities ot of improving the old waterway Wet erwa bi ought brought the tha matter to the attention of the find and to do the work ork |
