Identifier: mexicotodaytomor00vinc (find matches)
Title: Mexico today and tomorrow; an outline of the present earning power and future possibilities of her railroad systems. Facts, figures and suggestions regarding the principal traffic producing centers
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Vincent, Ralph Waterman
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: (New York?)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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for the wealthy people ofMexico Cit3A. The elevation is more than 2,000 feet lowerthan that of Mexico City and the air considerably softer.Consequently the passenger traffic between the two citiesis large. I was pleased to note that when I came over to-day there were fully twice as many first class passengersas there were when I came here a little more than a yearago. H. L. Hall, formerly of Boston, owns and runs theHotel Morelos, the principal hotel in Cuernavaea. It is aquaint old building, but Mr. Hall has put into it practic-ally all the conveniences found in a first class hostelry inthe States. Additional evidence of the marked increase inthe railroad companys traffic to this point is found in thefact that since I was here last year Mr. Hall has been com-pelled to double the capacity of his place and now he isplanning to add still another story to his already largebuilding. People from Mexico City used to come to Cuer-navaea when they were obliged to travel over the moun- 7?>
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tains in diligencias, or stage coaches, and before the cityhad a great hotel like the Morelos, but now with the com-fort of this place, the charming air of Cuernavaca, and themagnificent scenery, both on the way and all about the cityfor miles in every direction, it seems certain that the pas-senger traffic of the Mexican Central to this point mustdouble again soon. Cuernavaca is the capital of the State of Morelos, whichis wonderfully productive and has still greater possibilities.There are rich mines, a few of which are being operated,and still others that havent been scratched. The soil inthe valleys is extremely fertile, and a few miles beyondhere are large sugar plantations, which give the railroadcompany profitable traffic. Still, the best informed Ameri-can in this city, with whom I have had several talks, tellsme that the possibilities of the State agriculturally arefar greater than are generally realized. From Balsas, the present southern terminus of theCuernavaca division, t

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