THE MOGYANA RAILWAY 
I had been warned at the Dumont estate that a brass 
band had been sent to the Riberao Preto station, where 
some notabilities were awaiting my arrival in order to 
greet me with the usual speeches of welcome. As I 
particularly dislike public speaking and publicity, I man¬ 
aged to mix unseen among the crowd, which expected to 
see an explorer fully armed and in khaki clothes of special 
cut, as represented in illustrated papers. It was with 
some relief that I saw them departing, with disappointed 
faces, and with their brass instruments, big drums and all, 
after they had entered the luxurious special car placed at 
my disposal and found it empty — I humbly watching the 
proceedings some distance away from the platform. 
Thanks to the splendid arrangements which had been 
made for me by Dr. Jose Pereira Rebon 9 as, the President 
of the Mogyana, I was able to take a most instructive 
journey on that line, whose Traffic Superintendent, Mr. 
Vicente Bittencourt, had been instructed to accompany 
me and furnish all possible information. 
A few words of praise are justly due to the Mogyana 
line for the excellence of the service and the perfection of 
the rolling stock. I inspected the entire train and was 
amazed to find such beautiful and comfortable carriages, 
provided with the latest improvements for passengers of 
all classes. It is seldom I have seen in any country a train 
look so “ smart ” as the one in which I travelled from 
Riberao Preto to the terminus of the line. The appoint¬ 
ments of every kind were perfect, the train ran in excellent 
time, and very smoothly over well-laid rails. The special 
car in which I travelled was “ palatial and replete with 
every comfort,” if I may use the stock words invariably 
applied to railway travelling. 
Here are a few interesting points regarding the 
Mogyana Railway. 
By a provincial law (Sao Paulo) of March 21, 1872, 
a guaranteed interest of seven per cent on a capital of 
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