The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-12


asked % bear a cent Of expense IN
connection with the surveying or
prehminalics. All the expenses were
borne by Colonel Powell. In order
hat facts that will convince north
ern and eastern capital question:
nnircs were sent 20 every farmer
residing within a distance of eight
miles on either side of the proposed
route from Seymour 10 Tucumcari.
This questiOnnaire sought 10 obtain
information as TO the amount OF
acreage each farmer has. how much
is boz cultivation, how much not IN
cultivation, production Of the var
ious commodities last year, and such
other questions by which the pro-
moters might arrive at definite In
formation as 90 the potential ton-
mage status of "a railroad built along
Doe route selected.
'Ths road viii be built said
Colonel Powell 1T is a question of
a Jew months until something defi-
mite w.l De announced. We have
gone t0 heavy expense making the
surveys and we are quite sure thai
when we are an set, the project viii
be- put over IN a big way We nave
mo- hesitancy in saying that when
vo have arranged all our statistics
and compiled our figures we SNAIL
secure the financial support of capt
aiist. who are Interested. The line
will mean great deal for Fort
Worth. for il will bring the livestock
here. Il will nut Fort Worth IN touch
with the greatest coal fields On ne
North American continent, ana II
win bring great wheat and cotton
production Of that immense fer l'le
area 10 Fort Worth's market. u
timatelv we expect % build our own
line from Seymour to Fort Worth,
said Powell.
Prominent Promoters
Colonel Powell, the man behind
the project. has had liberal expcr-
ience IN railway construction, nas
been identified with big interests
in Mexico, and other countries. ne
rs strong character, liberal In his
views. and a thorough developer OF
territory He has associated with
him some Of the nationally known
figures of finance. NoOnan IS known
IN Texas and the North as one OF
the biggest engineers in the country.
lie mas built number of railroads
and his advice and counsel IN an ad-
yiosry nature Is always sought by
members Of the Interstate commerce
commission and the owners of rail
way securities not managing rail-
road properties Noonan was en-
gagged for a time in connection with
the construction of the Panama Can
al In statement 20 The Record
representative Mr. NoOnan declares
that the present project he has un-
dertaken for Mr. Powell has greater
p0ten;ialitics than any other that he
has handled, and he declared en-
phatically that there was not a
doubt that the line would be built
within the shortest time, that me
interstate commerce commission
would give its sanction 20 the build
ing immediately that it had been
financed, and referring 70 the nat
ter of financing. he said laconically
And that will be the easiest part
Of the whole thing.
Colonel Powell and Engineer
Noonan left over the Katy late We'd
nesday for Chicago, where they will
be engaged for some time in com
piling information and statistics
from the mass of questionnaires
which they collected on the surveys
They will also figure out the details
connected with the cost of construc-
ton. Then they will submit their
figures to interested capital and
shortly thereafter expect TO make a
definite announcement. they said.--
Fort Worth Record.