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Rh the United States Government as a de jure government in March last and has since that date been so regarded.

Rolling Stock of All Kinds Now Equal to Pre Revolution Days— Official Statements on the Subject.

An interesting light is thrown upon statements recently made in the Saturday Evening Post and also in the Mining and Scientific Press of San Francisco concerning the condition of the railways in Mexico, which are far from the truth as will be shown. Great stress is laid by both publications upon the alleged wholesale destruction of engines and cars during the Revolution and upon what is claimed to be a present shortage of rolling stock.

The last annual report of the National Railways of Mexico, made in 1916, shows the following facts:

In 1913 before there had been any destruction of consequence there were 435 passenger coaches of broad gauge and 118 of narrow gauge. In 1916 there were 414 broad gauge and 101 narrow gauge—or a loss of but 21 and 17 respectively.