The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
LUCK OF A REPORTER
w. S. MCCaull, Once a Newspaper
Reporter, Now a Railway
Mdgndte.

Tie following interesting story of the
rise of w. S. McCaull, son of Hon. Robt.
McCaull, of Garden Grove, is clipped
from the Centerville Citizen:
The mystery of the Iowa and st. Louis
railroad and the recent trip of its pro-
moters over part of the Iowa Central
line is at last partially solved by infor.
nation which comes from Oklahoma in
relation to the formation of a company
to build great connecting link in a
series of systems of railroad.
The story concerns the latest project
of w. S. McCaull, formerly Of Des
Moines. He was for time a reporter
on the Daily News and city editor for a
time, but drifted into other lines. He
was for number of years we'll known
as head of baseball league. Then be
became claim agent on number of
railroads. He was formerly from De-
catur county, Iowa, where his remark
able genius is we'll appreciated. AT Ell
Reno, Okla, Mr.. McCaull and number
of others have organized the Oklahoma
Central Il St. Louis Railroad company,
with a capital of Sic, 100000. The COM
pany was chartered at Guthrie a few
days ago, w. S. McCaull, of Kansas
City, president: Louis Underwood, Sec
retary. In this company is also j. G.
Robb, mayor of Kingfsher. and G. Por-
ter Johnston, of Chicago, both warm
personal friends of Mr.. McCaull.
In an interview in an Ell Reno news
paper President McCaull tells of the
purposes of the companies he has or
ganized. The railroad company is to
build railroad from St. Louis to some
point in Oklahoma, making connections
with the Colorado & Southern. Part of
this line is now under construction and
work will be commenced in the spring
on the rest of it.
In this connection he is also backing
the United States Construction COM
pany and the Central Oklahoma Union
Depot and Terminal company. This
latter company is formed by President
McCaull to form lines connecting Okla
homa City, Guthrie, Saltwater, Perry,
Pawnee, Chandler, Ell Reno, Enid and
Kingfsher. The construction company
has been engaged IN buying land espe-
cially at Oklahoma City and plans to
make of this second Chicago. Already
negotiations have been entered into
with a packing company to put up a
great packing plant.
President McCsull called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Hawley, who owns the
Colorado and Southern, is also the own.
er of the Minneapolis & St. Louis and
the Iowa Central, and chat he is inter-
ested in the Iowa & St. Louis now build
ing from Centetville to st. Louis and
that he has also purchased the Clover
Leaf Route from St. Louis to Toledo.
With this new Oklahoma line built
from connection with the Colorado
& Southern to st. Louis there will be a
connected system extending from Col.
orado and Texas points through ST.
Louis and Iowa to the twin cities of the
north and to Toledo on the east,
This explains the reason for the con-
struction of the Iowa & St. Louis, pro.
yiding the Oklahoma story is entirely
credible. A few days ago party of the
promoters of the Iowa & St. Louis took
a trip over the Iowa Central lines from
Centervllle to Alba and it was reported
they were negotiating for the purchase
of that line.