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for all. For this I can vouch, for to-<lay it is rcally a üifficult mattf'r to procure
laborer
for public "·orks. The Govcrnmcnt gu::..mutie mo
·t
of thc lines, and ull
material for
railroatl
pnrpo ·es is imported free of dut,y.
\Vhat
a
chance for
J.~Ort~
American~:~,
wbo
do
most of t!:leir con ·truction uowadays witlt macllinery. E ven tlw
Etwlish aro be«innin<T to 11se it here.
I
know of oue coutractir1g tirm,
awa.>
up in
tbe"'prO\' Ínc of.'alt;l, who are working fourtecu steam
l:lhov~ls
(
1
Jf
English
liHtk~) -
'alta
is tho province in tbe extreme northwcst of the H.epul>hc, and the last plaec
m
tln:l world wbere you would expect to see sucb heavy machiuery. Tilo En•rlish cou–
tractors
ar·o
lJeo-irllllll"
to
soncl orclcrs to the States for tools and machinery that are
ucw to thom
a;;'
well ,; to the eonntry.
A
colllpany is
or~anized
in England; a concession il:l applieü for in this countr_y; if
grantcd, tbe capital, eug iuc•(>l'S, contractors, and tools a_re l:lent
i~·om E_ngl~ud
aml
~be
v;ork commenccd. Wby t1on't we hear of
orth Alllencan domg ltii:ewJse
~
After
the roatl is hnilt the factories of England
~et
thc onlors for
the
rolling stock. True,
tht-re is ·ome North American rolling stocK: here,
l.>nt
there oug ht to be more. Toa
ro rtlJ Anwrican down herc
it
looks very mnch as if his countrymeu were a Jeep.
John Bnll i · alive to bis intor ests, anü while be
t~end
·
~-;orue
of his so
ns to the
tat s
to
l>uy
np it:s brcwerics
he
is seudiug others to build rail ways in tbis
connt.ry.I
likb
the A.mPrican's pride
m
himself, bnt
1
can't hclp thinl.;ing that the En
glish luwe Jnore
enterprise th:111 we. Go where you will you'll
tincl
EnglislL
1
appen<l llore a
clip–
piug fr
m
thc Bn nos Ayre· Sta.n<la,r<l of Jauuary 1,
l~!:lO,
giving
a
review of Argeu–
tiue rn,il ways ünring t-he ye::n·
U:!
U.*
H. Z.
TILLOTSON.
RAILWAYS.
The following is a list of the
railwa.yscorrectcu to January 1, 1890, by tho nl:le of
the above-ruentioueu extra ·t:
..::l.ndine Rail1·oad,
from V.illa Maria toSan Juan via Villa Mercede:; and ::\Ieudoza,
4 O
mile~.
Construction was begun in 1870, and ections oponed at various
tin.esas
they were completed; tbe Hio Cuarto section in 1 73 (82 miles), 76 miles in 1 75, 59
miles in 18
O,
75 miles in l tl 3, O miles in 1 84, au<l 108 miles toSan Jnau in 18 5.
This road was huilt
h;r
the .Federal Governmcnt a.t
a
total cost of alJout
$15,000,000.
It
is tl1e in tention to forro a connection t.hrongh tlte Uspallata Pass with the Cllili<m
liue from Valparai ·o. The work is now lJeiug pusbed n-ith vigor, and it
i
belicved
that but little remain to be flone. The gauge
i
5 feet 6 inches.
A company uoder the name of the Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso Tran. andrine
Railway
Compa.nyhas been formed to build thi
extensiou from l\Jendoza to the
Chilian line, a di tauce of 121 miles, and the liue as above stated is now under con–
struction. Tbi company has a Government guarauty of
7
per cent. on its capital
for twenty yearl:l.
A·rgentine N01·theastern .Rail1·oad.-Line
projected from Monte Caseros to Corrientes,
229
miles, anu from l\Ioute Ca eros to Posadas,
2 3. 7
miles. TJJe conces ion calls tbr
tbe completion of the road in five years. Work was pnshed during
}i:
9
with re–
markable activity.
Up
to
November
30,
one hundred and seveuty bridges hall been
built ancl thirty were in course of con truction;
.,9
mile of rails had l>een laid and
several ration finished.
Bahia Blanca and Xorthwestern. - A
conces ·ion ha
l>een obtained to build a road
ñ:om Ba.hia Blanca to Villa }Jercedes vía Rio Cuarto,
73
miles. Work was beguu on
tbe
1
h of September,
1
.9.
Bahia ..Yue1:a Railn•ay, Chubut.-Tbe
line wa inaugnrated ou May
25.
Belgrano and Tig1·e .Railzcay.-The
plan were approved in May and tho work begun.
Buenos .dyres and Ensenad(t Pm·t.- From
Bueno
A~·
resto Ensenada,
B5
miles. Bnilt
l>y
a
British company, and opened January 1, 1 73;
its total cost was about
3,950,000,
and its earning are
,"10,000
a
mile.
Buenos Ayres
.Northern
Railway.- From
Buenos Ayres to San Fernando,
20
miles.
This company has a.
uhsiuy from the provincial government of Buenos .Ayre . The
total
co
t was abont
·2,fl00,000,
and it net ea.rning in
1 87
al>out .
:~00,000.
Buenos c:lyres Great So?Ltflern Hailwa:¡,
from Bueno Ayres ro Bahía Blanca,
441>.%
milt: ; Alt;tmarino to Tres Arroyo , :300.25 mile ; Ma.ipu to Mar rlel Pl
:l.taO mile·;
*
Omitted-G. A. Z.