The Railways of South And Central America a Manual Containing Statistics And Ot
The Railways of South And Central America a Manual Containing Statistics And Ot
Frederic Magie Halsey
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3 in. ), with a branch line (metre gauge) connecting the main line with the town of Bragantina (47 J^ miles). A metre gauge branch from Atibaia to Piracaia (19 miles) was under construc- tion in September, 1913. The line from Santos to Sao Paulo and beyond is entirely double-tracked. The per mile earnings of this company are the greatest of any steam railway line in South America and probably of any railway in either of the American continents. Coffee is the principal product handled, being car...ried from the interior to the port of Santos, which is the nearest shipping point to the important city of Sao Paulo (population over 300, 000). Santos, the port, has a population estimated at 75, 000 and Jundiahy 20, 000. Santos bears the distinction of being the greatest coffee port in the world, possesses excellent docks, electric lighting plants and street railways and is a thoroughly modern city. Sao Paulo is the second largest city in Brazil and is of great commercial importance. There are some 500 factories in the city with a working capital of $20, 000, 000 on which the average dividend earned was 10% in 1911.
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