Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1893 — A Railroad to South America. [ARTICLE]

A Railroad to South America.

Some years ago a commission was appointed to inquire into the possibility of building a railroad between this country and South America. The commission has just reported that the scheme is perfectly feasible, but as the cost will be about $50,000 a mile it scarcely seems likely that even the most venturesome capitalist will go into it. If the proposed line were built it would be possible to reach Rio Janeiro in a fortnight’s time.