162 / 236
154
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN ONFERENCE.
Li81
of 1'ailu·ay.9
in the A1'genlinc Rrpublic.
Miles.
Central Argent ine:
l~o
arios to Cordova, ga.nge
;;
fed
(¡
inchcs (Englisb com-
pany) .. .. .. ..... ------ ...... ...... ....... ... . . ·- --- · · - -- - - ------ .... .. . ... 24
Northern Central, gange
3
feot
3~
incllCS (owned
uy
National Government) :
Cordova to Tucuman ..... . .. . ......... ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. --. . . . . . . . . . .
340
Tucuman to Metuu (
a.ltn) . . ... ·- ---- ----- · ---- -- ------- - ----- --- ......
1
O
}'ria to Santiago delBstero .......... .. ................................ 100
Andine Rai1way, gange
5
feet
6
iuchos (ownetl by National Government) :
Villa Mari a to 1\Iel)(loza. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . .
3
O
:Menlloza to San Jnan ...... ____ ... - -- ___ ___ ................ .. .. .. .... .. 100
E a tArgentine gange4feet8t iuches (English corupany): Coucortlia, to Monte
Ca ero... ........ _. .. .. _.. .. .. _... __ .. __. __ ..... _. _. .. ...... . . ... .. _. _. __ .
100
Campana Ra.ilwa.y, gange5 feet
6
inches (English cowpany) :
Bneuo~
Ayres to
Catnpana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Northern Railway, gange 5 feet
fi
iuches (English company): Buenos Ayres to
'l'igre . ............ .. ............ -- ---- ---- .. ---- .. ---- ------ ------ ---- -- --
En
·e!Jada
Railway, gange 5 feet 6 incLet>
(Engli~;h
con1pany) : Buenos
A~Tes
to
Ensena<.ln. . ... ............... ..... . .. .... .. ____ __ ...... ______ ...... .... ....
3r
Sonthern Railway, gauge 5 feet
6
inches (Euglish Compauy): Buenos Ayres
to Bath ia Bla.nca . .......... __ .................. ............ __ .. __ .... _... 6:!6
Santa Fé Rail way, gauge 3 feet 3t inches (Euglisil company) : Sn.nta Fé to
the Colouies .. .. ______ ............................................ ----- · ..
56
vVe tern Railway, gauge 5 feet 6 incbes (owncü
by
the Government of Prov-
iuce of Buenos A.vres): Bueuos Ayres to Sau Nicholas and brancl1 toLa Plata. 610
~.843
List of 1·ailways nnclel' constnwtion.
J\Iilcs.
Campana and Rosario, gauge 5 feet
6
inches (Eug-lish comp::my): Campana
to Rosario . ..... . . . ...... ___ . _. . _. .. .......... _.. . _.. . _.. _.... _.. _.. _. .... 140
Entre Ríos Eastern, gauge 4 feet
tii
inches (American compauy) ; P or t Echagne
to Concordia .. ........ .... . .......... . ......................... __ __ __ ..... Hi6
Transandine Railway, gauge 5 feet 6 incbe (English company) : :Mercedes,
Buenos Ayre. to Villa- Mercedes, San Luis ____ .. ____ .. __ .... ____ .... __ ... _.. 350
Entre
Ria.noRailwa.y, gauge 4 feet
i
inches (owue<.l hy the Gover nment of
Province of Entre Ríos) : Paramt to Voncepcion ........ , _...... ------ ...... 1 1
CAntral Northern R ailway, l\Ietau to J ujny ...... . ----- - -----·.. .... ...... ....
ü:l
b90
=
P.ECAPITULATION .
Ten railways in opera.tion .......... .... ____ .... .. . .. .... ____ ·--·-- ...... --·- 2,84:3
Five railways nnder construction . .•••• ---------- ·----- .... ........ ---------- '90
3,733
U RUGUAY.
T he railways of Uruguay radiate from Montevideo and connect on tl1e west and
nor h with tbose of Argen iue, Paraguay, aud Brazil. Tbere are now 400 mile cou–
structed aml much more projectetl, principally toward tbe Braziliau frontier.
A general railroad law was eoacted
in
1 ¡--)4, which uamed ccrtaio lines recommended
by a commission of engineers as worthy of construction, and which named also the
conditi.ons whjch were to govern
t.hegranting of concessions and the construction of
the line . Tho gange was to be 4 feet
8t
inche , and the minimum radios of curvatnre
400 meters. A guaranty of 7 per ceut. per aunu m on about
.~25,000
per mile was to
accompany t!Je conce sions.
Tbe lines n amed a re shown upon the map accompauying tbe report of the delegate
from Uruguay, bnt I believe ome of t!Jem are uot yet unde r construction.
Central Uruguay Rai.ltoay Company of .Montevideo.-Line
of road authorized, .Monte–
video to Domzno; completed frorn .Mo.1tevideo to Rio r egro, 170 mile . Brancb :
Santa Lucia toSan José, 20 miles, totall90 miles. Opened from Montevideo to
Santa