Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-08
FROM DULUTH TO THE GULF.
An Important Railway Project AS
sumes Tangible Form.

| DeS Moines, Dee. 2.-The Lake SUI
perior, Southwestern and Gulf Railway
company, with Il capital stock of So
100000, recently filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state
at Des Moines The real object of the
company has been kept secret while
some important preliminaries were be
ing arranged, but it came to light to-
day.
The corporation has for it's object
the construction and operation under
one management of one or more roads
| i'll Minnesota, one north and south
line in Iowa. with Il system in Mis-
souri,, which, with the construction of
200 miles south from Aurora in Mis-
souri,, will give the new road access
to Little Rock, Ark, at which point
connections for New Orleans and Sa-
bine Pass VII be made The whole
system will give Il direct line of rail
communication from Duluth. Mimi,
to the gulf at Sabine Pass, an arrange
ment long desired.
| 1t is understood that j. Y. Farwell,
| General G.. M. Dodge and George w.
Cable. of Chicago. are among the back
ers Of the scheme. The new line will
relieve the milling. grain and lumber
interests of the northwest and trans
Mississippi country OF the arbitrary
demands of the trunk lines east of
Chicago, and afford them direct rail
and ocean connections with the mar
ketS of the old world.
The lines already built together with
those upon which construction will
soon begin, will shorten the distance
to the gulf from 1913 to $50 miles and
will traverse the most productive por-
tons of the northwest and south.
From Aurora, in Missouri. to Little
Rock, in Arkansas, for Il distance of
200 miles the proposed line will tra-
verse Il thic]lly settled and prosperous
section of country with 10 competing
| line within thirty miles OH either side.
| The president of the new line is Il.
K Bristol who represents Il number
of Wcll-knoWn capitalists in st. Paul
and Minneapolis. The vice president
and general manager is Colonel l.. NJ.
! Martin general manager for five years
past of the DeS MoincS Northern and
Western, with headquarters in this
city. Though Colonel Martin declined
to go into details of the new enterprise
it is understood that his selection for
| the position of vice president and
general manager is largely due to the
confidence rcpoScd in him as Il railroad
manager by Gen. G.. NJ. Dodge and
other practical railroad men and CAPT
taliSts.
J. NJ. Miller, who until recently for
four years past was general auditor
for the Des MOincs Northern and West
ern and who resigned to accept his
present position, has been appointed
secretary of the new company and is
at present located at Springfield, Mo-
where he has removed his family and
established an office.
l.. S. Steadman has been appointed
| locating engineer and right OF way
agent and with President Bristol is
now out along the line southern Mis-
souri They will rejuta. i'll a few days
and early next week, With Colonel Mar
Til ana Il NUMBER Oh cal'lt'tliStS lloli
ST Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago and scv
eral railroad contractors from Omaha
they will again 90 back to Missouri and
traverse the proposed route from AL
rora to Little Rock, with view tt
receiving bids, preparatory to begin
ming the work of construction from Au
rora south within the next thirty
days. Colonel Martin will meet mum
Der of capitalists interested in the new
line in Chicago Monday.