Pan-American Railroad Company (Ferrocarril Pan-Americano), Mexico

JOHN P. EVERETT

Publication: John P Everett, 1904, Mexico

First edition. Two inked handwritten letters from John P. Everett to his family in Lyons, Nebraska, 1904, pertaining to his work on a proposed railroad to run from San Geronimo on the Tehuantepec Railroad to the frontier of Guatemala. Members of the Everett family, along with a few other American investors, had obtained a concession from the Mexican government to complete the Pan-American Railroad after an earlier company went bankrupt. John Everett was 23 when he went to Mexico to work on the project. His first letter (6 pp, written from Jalisco on June 25, 1904) describes the circumstances of the recent deaths of two men, both from their hometown in Nebraska. Everett assures his family that the men died because they did not take care of themselves, and that yellow fever is not nearly as deadly as they have been led to believe. In the second letter (3 pp, written from Tonala on Oct. 25, 1904), he discusses negotiations for a contract to supply timber for the railroad, as well as his salary and plans for a land purchase. Letters are written on Pan-American Railroad stationery and measure 10 3/4" x 8 1/2." Folds for mailing purposes, else fine copies.

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