Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-07
FROM DULUTH TO THE GULF.
An Important Railway Project AS
sumes Tangible Form.

Des MOineS, Dec. 2.-The Lake Sill
perior, Southwestern and Gulf Railway
company, with a capital stock of S.
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
IN Minnesota, one north and south
line in Iowa, with a 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 will be made The whole
system will give direct line of rail
communication from Duluth, Mimi,
to the gulf at Sabine Pass, an arrange
ment long desired.
1t is understood that J. V. FarWeU
General q. NJ. 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 Dor
tons of the northwest and south
From Aurora, in Missouri, to Little
Rock, in Arkansas, for distance of
200 miles the proposed line will ira
verse a thicllly settled and prosperous
section of country with no competing
line within thirty miles on either side
The president of the new line is e.
r Bristol who represents a number
of well-knOwn capitalists in St Paul
and Minneapolis The vice president
and general manager is Colonel T.. NJ.
Martin general manager for five years
past of the DeS MOineS 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 repOsed in him as a railroad
manager by Gen. G. NJ. Dodge and
other practical railroad men and CAPT
| taliStS.
| j. VI. Miller, who until recently for
four years past was general auditor
for the Des Moines 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 in southern Mis-
souri, They will return in a few days
ana early next week with Colonel Mar
! tin and a number of capitalists from
st. Paul. Minneapolis, Chicago, ana sew
eral railroad contractors from Omaha.
they will again 90 back to Missouri and
traverse the proposed route from Au-
rOra to Little Rock, with Il view to
receiving bids, preparatory to begin
ming the work Of con struction from Au-
rora south within the next thirty
days. Colonel Martin will meet num-
Der of capitalists interested in the new
line in Chicago Monday.