Messersmith, G.S.
Date
2011-06-15
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Discusses activities of U.S. Railway Mission to Mexico; Mexican railways had never been adequate; traffic was slow, locomotives and freight cars outmoded and in many cases worn out, rails too light for heavy traffic; during war important to be able to transport strategic materials from Mexico and to supply Mexico with needed foodstuffs; U.S. Government agreed to spend maximum of 100 million dollars to improve Mexican railway facilities and sent mission headed by Oliver Stevens to handle job; mission had full collaboration of Mexican Government, and its efforts were successful.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.