Show THE RAIL ALL-RAIL ROUTE ROUTED TO TO SOUTH AMERICA Plans of Different Countries I Looking to o the Construction Con- Con of an Intercontinental Railway J Charles M. M Pepper whom the president president dent appointed a commissioner commissioner to carry out the resolution with respect to the Pan American railway adopted by the sec second nd International conference of American states held at at the the City of ot Mexico in the winter of or 2 1901 has bas submitted a report to Secretary Hay In which every phase of ot the great project of constructing a a continuous line of ot railroad that will join New NewYork NewYork NewYork York with the countries of of Central and South America is intelligently present present- ed In making his Investigation Air Mr Pepper visited Mexico Guatemala Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costo Costo Costo Cos- Cos to Rica Panama Ecuador Brazil Pern Pets Peril Pe Pe- rn ts Bolivia Chile Argentine and Uruguay Uruguay Uru Uru- i guay and traveled as far face as as' pra practicable practicable tI- tI i cable over the route surveyed by the Intercontinental railway railway- commission of ot 1900 In discussing the project with the representatives of ot the several countries visited Mr Pepper presented present present- ed It on the ground of national and policy and the advantage advantage tage to them of ot stimulating within their borders the construction of ot the links In tb the main Pan-American Pan trunk line Une and branches which w would uld form 1 I part of ot the the proposed proposed Intercontinental system and which w would aid both in and In their their Internal development external commerce Since the City of of Mexico conference a a. number of ot favorable circumstances have combined to give substantial support support sup sup- port to the Intercontinental railway project and show that that- genuine progress ress jess Is is being made Mr Dir Pepper explains explains ex- ex x plains that among these events are First First Actual Actual construction work on railroads In Mexico south to the border bord border bor bor- d der l of Guatemala and from the term 13 1 3 us lS of or the present system of or railroads in fn the Argentine republic north to the frontier of ot Bolivia and beyond thus closing the sections which were open when Ii n the survey survey- of the Intercontinental nen- nen tal al Railway Hallway Commission was made I rom the the- northern limit of ot Guatemala to the southern boundary of ot Bolivia 4 The Second Se Second on The marked advance among ne i-ne l e various countries In determining Disputed boundaries and settling other at issue by this means S mi ting causes of or friction which railway communication mg them bird The bird The passage of ot the law by congress of or Chile providing lor for construction of ot the which will give the the Atlantic Atlantic and fie fid coasts through rail The rth The l legislation Uon proposed 7 v veral r l of the republics and In Incases cases ases ases as in Peru already adopt- adopt th i. i tite the view of of- establishing t funds and nd other elements 0 o anent ah nt railway policy The definite conclusion of ot th tion tf of ot the isthmian canal and which Insure the early C co tion of the Intercontinental co r tion of ot the International war water wa- wa ter a l Most of r the countries of ot Central America have made the building of on or transverse lines lines' the the cardinal ardina principle of their policy This plan supplements the intercontinental l project because north and south lines form the backbone of the system and the greater progress that thatis is made in constructing railways from the Atlantic ports to those of the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa- Pa Pa Pa- the greater will be the encouragement encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment to north and south roads for which they will serve as feeders The isthmian canal promises to bea be bea a strong Incentive to the development of or both longitudinal and transverse transverse lines The probability that the Panama Panama Pan Pan- Panama ama railroad In meeting the demands for supplying material and other construction con construction con con- construction work on the waterway wilbe will wil willbe willbe be unable fully tully to provide for fOl the International international In in- traffic which v no now follows that route indicates the utility of or other r lines between the two oceans while the food and similar supplies les that will willbe willbe be required show the necessity of Increasing Increasing increasing In In- creasing the present limited means of transportation from the interior of ot the region adjoining the isthmus The general Id Idea a of ot an r 01 w arr tt t t II GUIANA i J f I railway receives weight among business men men menan an and practical railroaders railroad railroad- ers era through the support of ot m men n who are are themselves practical The identification identification of or Senator ex-Senator Henry G. G Davis of ot W West st Virginia and of ot Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Carnegie Car Car- negie with the subject has secured for It a good deal of ot serious attention They have been warm supporters of ot the project from the time time- of or the first Pan-American Pan conference of ot which both oth were members e Dr Philadelphia t Ledger Ledger- L t L 0 |