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Show NEW MEXICAN RAILBOADS, By Which, When- ('nilcted, One May rnss from Ocniin to Ocean. The Jalisco Pacific Railway Company, which: v:e; recent ly organized in Mexico Mex-ico with a capital ut 10,1.3.000 to build the c;.!. -:isi,,n of the Man;-.anillo & Co-lima Co-lima lain, ay from the latter point to Guadalajara, will continue the line to two p.-iuts on the Mexican National railv.:;y. The portion of the line now in operation, which is owned by the, Mexican National Construction Company, Com-pany, has proved eminently successful. The distance from Mauzanillo to Guadalajara Guad-alajara is 2-J3 miles, and there are already al-ready ;"0 miles of railroad in operation, leaving ir,C miles to be built. Guadalajara, with a population of about bo, ooi), was formally one of the most prosperous trade centers of the republic, re-public, and the best-informed business men of the city believe that the completion comple-tion of the railway to the Pacific ocean will restore its old-time commercial importance. im-portance. With the completion of the Jalisco-Pacific to Guadalajara, it will be possible to cross Mexico by rail from Tajnpico or Vera Cruz. |