St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-04
DIR. FRANK POWELL GIVES OUT
THE FIRST DEFINITE NEWS
OF THE ROAD.
NORTHWESTERN CAPITAL IN 1T
1T WILL BE KNOWN WHEN COM
PLETED AS THE MISSOURI
MIDLAND,
CONTRACTS FOR THE WORK LET.
Part of the Road to Be Completed
in Year-Other News of the
Railways.

DR.. Frank Powell, the White Beaver,
came up from La Crosse yesterday
morning, bringing with him the first
definite news of new railroad enter
prise in which are interested number
of prominent Minnesotians, including
himself and concerning which a tele-
graphic story from Kansas City, APP
peared in the G b several days ago.
The new line articles Of incorpora
ton for which have just been filed at
Jefferson City, Mo-, will be called the
Missouri Midland railway, and the cap
italization is 100000. Included in the
promoters and incorporators Of the
road are Dr. Frank Powell, DR.. John A.
Rowles, of La Crosse, DR.. PowelPs
business partner and son of the we'll
known La Crosse capitalist and grain
man; D. D. Mcmillan, L. S. Cass, of
Sumner, To-, whose father is at the
head Of several banking institutions in
Iowa and Washington state, and
George and William Powell, brothers
of the doctor, living in La Crosse. In
addition there are perhaps a dozen
well-known railroad men interested,
one of them prominent st. Paul man,
who may possibly be named president
Of the new company.
The plans contemplate a line begin
ming at Marshall, in the northern part
of Missouri, to Sedalia, distance of
forty miles, thence south to Springfield,
from which point, with several connec-
tions, the road will finally reach the
Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, after
going through Arkansas and Texas. A
survey has been made between Sedalia
and Marshall, but DR.. Powell said yes
terday, that an entirely new survey
would be made and that the work was
already under way. Contracts for the
construction Of the line have just been
signed, the portion from Marshall to
Sedalia to be completed within twelve
and from Sedalia to Springfield in
eighteen months.
Most encouraging letters have been
received from various towns along the
proposed new line, and on the four
teenth, several Of the interested gentle
men will confer with the Sedalia board
of trade regarding terminal facilities
and other matters in connection with
the new venture.
In connection with the railroad COM
pany the Missouri Consolidated Coal
and Mining company will be incorpo-
rated within few days under the laws
Of Wisconsin within about the same in
corporations and capitalized for not
less than half a million dollars.
DR.. Powell says that in Pettis, Miller,
Mornteau and Morgan counties, west
of the center of the state, have been
found immense veins Of coal, the re-
port of an expert setting forth that one
field was practically inexhaustible,
while the land contains lead, zinc, fire
clay and they think oil and gas, al
though no thorough search has been
made for the last two named products.
The coal, he says, can be cheaply
mined, so laden is it with lead and zinc,
the fireclay and kaolin from which are
made bricks and high grade earthen-
ware, are Of the best quality, while the
land is magnificently timbered with
oak.