Total Traffic and Receipts of Mexican Railways.-Before concluding this chapter, I append a statement of the total traffic and receipts of the Mexican Railways from 1873 to 1895, taken from the Anuario Estadistico de la Republica Mexicana of 1895, compiled in the Department of Communication of the Mexican Government from data furnished the same by the respective companies, in compliance with the provisions of their grants. TRAFFIC AND RECEIPTS OF THE MEXICAN RAILWAYS. ment a detailed account of each of the railways counts of the Federal Treasury of Mexico. I insert after that state1896, which is entirely correct, as it has been obtained from the acGovernment from the beginning of railway construction to June 30, I append a statement of the railway subsidies paid by the Mexican RAILWAY SUBSIDIES PAID BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT. to whom subsidies have Interoceanic Railway. 1880-1895 10,033,881 4,759,173 00 3,412,455 782 13,172,436 70 17,931,609 70 Mexican Central and Branch from Tula to Pachuca 1881-1895 10,916,572 17,956,718 70 8,212,346 747 64.528,000 81 82,484,719 51 Hidalgo and Northeastern. 1881-1895 1,418,419 1,218,413 72 1,441,234 727 3,747,970 64 4,966,384 36 Mérida and Progreso...... 1881-1895 1,377,131 561,468 15 647,313 525 1,291,677 63 1,853,145 78 Tehuacan and Esperanza (Tramway).. 1884-1895 186,674 135,438 29 125,709 660 512,355 10 647,793 39 Mérida and Peto.. 1881-1895 1,508,773 504,682 90 304,177 623 818,659 13 1,323,342 03 Sinaloa and Durango (Altata and Culiacan).. 1882-1895 420,722 163,905 18 96,306 694 331,755 74 495,660 92 Mérida and Campeche.. 1883-1895 1,000,019 311,094 63 138,575 716 308,618 49 619,713 12 Mérida and Valladolid.. 1883-1895 2,224,580 525.938 50 428,135 142 921,055 96 1,446,994 46 Tlalmanalco..... 1883-1895 618,665 68,025 28 152,439 058 115,825 65 183,850 93 Mexican International. 1883-1895 580,192 1,590,654 34 2,517,600 144 11,143,660 82 12,734,315 16 San Marcos and Náutla.. 1891-1895 62,392 32,603 58 61,336 760 107,936 04 140,539 62 San Juan Baptista and Paso del Carrizal.. 1888-1895 843,209 55,617 49 9,154 454 8,361 37 63,978 86 San Andrés and Chalchicomula.. 1882-1895 167,373 45.550 60 76,159 753 112,274 77 157,825 37 Orizaba and Ingenio......... 1883-1895 1,124,861 138,767 86 5,208 417 4,752 22 143,520 08 Santa Ana and Tlaxcala 1883-1895 1,254,227 97,331 82 6,617 443 18,751 00 116,082 82 Cárdenas and Rio Grijalva.. 1886-1894 2,050 23 Toluca and San Juan de las Huertas.. 1885-1895 1,440,058 141,253 45 124,515 640 4,648 77 Vanegas, Cedral, Matehuala, and Rio Verde. 1889-1894 173,388 64,907 56 298,420 269 502,061 63 Mérida and Izamal. 1887-1895 605,020 358,659 08 85,727 506 380,385 67 Mexican Southern....... 1890-1895 767,781 724,591 04 143,828 460 993,244 21 Monterey and_Gulf. 1889-1895 502,942 610,730 72 1,108,170 546 4,327,917 61 Córdova and Tuxtepec.. 1889-1894 185,192 57,943 30 5,965 995 23,703 21 Maravatío and Cuernavaca. 1890-1895 60,706 49.739 92 150,429 06 Salamanca and Valley of Santiago. 1889-1895 151,164 50,844 25 12,123 520 46,548 64 Monte Alto.. 1892-1895 132,922 13,236 45 21,792 000 6,709 49 Valley of Mexico. 1891-1893 4,700,660 329,155 45 54,623 000 39,720 21 Puebla Industrial. 1891-1895 849,013 135,254 17 Mexican Northern. 1891-1895 17,601 56,113 30 17,209 296,570,955 $73,589,396 84 32,258,024 19,214 84 14,250 000 18,288 72 4.561,570 17 4,617,683 47 130,662 86 149,877 70 640 $209,605,020 29 $283,194,417 13 SUBSIDIES PAID BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO RAILWAY COMPANIES UP TO JUNE 30, 1896. $107,743,660 25 $46,896,901 95 $21,711,513 92 $31,127,572 24 been paid, stating the number of kilometres built, the amount of subsidy due for the same, and the manner in which the subsidy was paid, that statement being the most complete that has so far been published: Total amount of Subsidies, as per corresponding concessions, $107,743,660 25 The Tehuantepec Railway cost of construction is herein included, in order to give a complete statement of the Government's pecuniary outlay for the construction of railways in the country. As the $13,500,000 amount of the five per cent. Bonds paid on account of the construction of this line to the contractors, McMurdo & Co., represent a gold indebtedness, if reduced at the rate of 24 pence per dollar, the above total cost of railway construction should be increased by an equal amount, say $13,500,000 Mexican currency—or a grand total of $121,243,660.25. DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE SUBSIDIES PAID BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO THE RAILWAY COMPANIES. I. MEXICAN RAILWAY.-(From Mexico City to Veracruz.) 2. HIDALGO RAILWAY.-(From Mexico City to Pachuca, Hid.) the said ports.) 300,791 63 1,232,088 00 3. VERACRUZ & ALVARADO RAILWAY.-(Coast Line between Subsidy due the Company, $6000 per kilometre, as per con 4. MERIDA & PETO RAILWAY.-(Between the two named towns, State of Yucatan.) Subsidy, due the Company, $6000 per kilometre, as per con |