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560 the country. These lines are now in communication with the telegraphic systems of the United States.

In 1870–1 the government extended grants and promised aid in the laying of submarine cables, and in this manner Mexico became connected with the United States, Central America, and South America.

Street railroads, telephones, and electric lights are being introduced with a rapidity proportionate to other progressive movements in Mexico.