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I also append a statement of the freights, passengers, express, tele- 

 graphs, and miscellaneous receipts, as well as the expenses and earn- 

 ings 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, 

 GROSS EARNINGS IN MEXICAN MONEY. 



MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY. 

 (STATEMENT FURNISHED BY THE 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 



