I also append a statement of the freights, passengers, express, telegraphs, and miscellaneous receipts, as well as the expenses and earnings of the road from the year 1889 to 1896, taken from the last official report of the companies. It will be noticed that the traffic and receipts of this road, like the Central, have been steadily increasing from the time at which it began to be operated. (See table on page 198.) MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD COMPANY. Mexican International. The Mexican International, which has been built without any subsidy from the Mexican Government, was opened for traffic in 1883, and its traffic and receipts, like the other two roads, have steadily increased. I append two statements of this road; the first, furnished me by the company, embraces its traffic and earnings from 1883 to 1896; and the second is another statement furnished me also by the company, showing the average kilometres operated, gross earnings, average earnings per kilometre, and average earnings per mile from the years 1884 to 1896. (See the two tables on page 199.) Mexican Southern Railway.—I give below a statement of the number of passengers, amount of freight and earnings of the Mexican Southern Railway, furnished to me by the Company, embracing nine months of the year 1893 and the whole of 1894, as before the 1st of April, 1893, the road was run by the Contractors, and the Company has no data in their possession. I also append a statement taken from the Anuario Estadistico de la Republica Mexicana of 1895, embracing the traffic and earnings of the Company during the years from 1890 to 1895, taken from data furnished by the Company to the Department of Communications of Mexico. Other Railroads. The following statement shows the traffic and earnings of the Mexican, Interoceanic, Sonora, and minor railroads in Mexico, taken from the Anuario Estadistico de la Republica Mexicana of 1895, compiled from data furnished by the respective companies to the Department of Communications of the Mexican Government. Total. 9,995,557 $14,848,780 55 6,649,709 141 $66,862,116 14 $81,710,896 69 |