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Show Mexican Wood for Railroad Ties. Arrangements have been completed here by a company of tho City of Mox-Ico Mox-Ico to ship 1.000 railroad ties n day to this city for tho uso of tho various rallronds which nro building In horo Tho ties will bo of tho znpoto wood, which Ib harder than mahogany and which Ib not affected by water. Dr. Lorenzo Syper, who Is representing represent-ing tho company horo at tho presont time, snld thnt the wood had been tried In Mexico for tics, and It had boon found that the minimum life of a tlo of tho road wns 50 yenra. N, O. Picayune-. |