114 MEXICO - MISCEIvI^ANEOUS 



In 1911-12 the imports were as follows : 



Pesos 



Vegetable products 31,285,563 



Mineral products 46,711,978 



Manufactured tissues 21,281,571 



Machinery and appliances 23,383,811 



Animal products 16,466,311 



Chemical products and medicines 12,074,088 



AlcohoHc drinks 6,744,083 



Paper etc 5.120,770 



Various 19,594,131 



Total Imports . . . 182,662,311 



Mexico imports chiefly from the United States of America (98,425,673 

 pesos) ; Germany (23,845,218 pesos) ; Great Britain (21,506,307 pesos) ; 

 France (15,618,256 pesos) and Spain (5,900,434 pesos). 



For the above financial year the exports may be classified as follows : 



PCSOF 



Mineral products 186,206,803 



Vegetable » 83,586,951 



Animal « 19,861,196 



Manufactured » 6,603,577 



Various 1,730,602 



Total Exports . . . 297,989,129 



The chief markets for Mexican exports are the United States 

 (244,103,220 pesos) ; Great Britain (40,198,656 pesos) ; Germany (10,316,730 

 pesos) ; France (8,329,821 pesos) and Belgium (6,354,644 pesos). 



6. Communications. — The period when the formula prevailed " Between 

 strength and weakness keep the desert" having passed away, the Govern- 

 ments have endeavoured, since the time of Porfirio Diaz, to cover the 

 country with au extensive net- work of railways. This has been accomplished 

 with the help of foreign capital, the concession in return of special faciUties, 

 and subsidies of between 6,000 and 10,000 pesos per km., according to the 

 difficultly and expense of construction. 



Three great Hnes lead to the United States, the Central Hne by El Paso, 

 the International line by Eagle Pass, and the National Une by Laredo. These 

 three 'ines put the city of Mexico in connection with the north. The capital 

 communicates with Veracruz by means of the Interoceanic railway and the 

 Mexican railway ; with Oaxaca by the southern Hne and v* ith the Pacific by a 

 branch line, Trapuato — Guadalajara — Manzanillo. The Southern Pacific 

 Railway is another very important line, going from Guaymas to Mazatlam. 



