*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 302--- superintendent of public parks, Indianapolis, Ind., designing system of parks and boulevards, as well as im- provements, 1895-1907; consulting engineer, Los Angeles, Cal., 1907 to date. POWELL, Louis Weston. Mining. Res. 745 W. 28th st.; office 914 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New Madrid, Mo., May 3, 1866; son of Edmund and Virginia Nash (Fontaine) Powell. Married Allie Moore Jewell in 1884. Attended private schools and studied under tutors in his native town; attended public schools in St. Louis, Mo.; Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Engaged in various lines of business in Mo. Moved to Va., and became secy. and treas. of Buena Vista Co.; engaged in mining, manu- facturing and town building. Moved to Bessemer, Mich., 1895, where he was engaged for five years with Ferdinand Schlesinger, former owner of large mines, railroads and ore boats on Great Lakes; agent for Oliver Iron Mining Co., and vice-pres. Pittsburg Steamship Co., both companies being subsidiaries of Carnegie Co.; moved to Duluth, Minn.; asst. to pres. of Oliver Iron Mining Co.; vice-pres. steamship Co., owned by Carnegie Co.; moved to Bisbee, Ariz., 1906; vice-pres, and gent. mgr. Calumet and Ariz. Mining Co., and allied interests; in charge of other mines and smelter operations; engaged in railroad building, developing property and town building; genl. mgr. Cananea Central Copper Co. ; vice-res. Cananea Consolidated Copper Co.; pres. Cananea- Duluth Copper Co., and a number of other corporations subsidiary to Greene- Cananea Copper Co.; resigned positions in 1910; devoted his time to Elenita Development Co., and Powmott Development Co., being pres. of both corporations; Sierra Madre Consolidated Mining Co., and San Antonio Copper Co., being dir. in both these corporations. City councilman, Buena Vista, Va.; chairman Board of County Supervisors of Gogebic county, Mich.; delegate from Arizona to Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1908. Member Amer. Inst. of Mining Engrs.; member Masonic fraternity, 32d degree; Kitchi Gammi and Northland Country clubs, Duluth, Minn.; Old Pueblo Club, Tucson, Ariz.; Douglas Country Club of Arizona; Warren District Country club, Warren, Ariz.; California and Sierra Madre clubs, Los Angeles; Chicago Club, Chicago, Ill.; B. P. O. E. POWELL, Thomas. Physician. Res. 1413 Girard st.; office 313 W. Third st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Montgomery Co., Tenn., Sept. 21, 1837; son of William Solomon and Sallie (Holloway) Powell. Married to Margaret Ianthe Rife in 1859; to Clarissa Jeannette Pond in 1893. Graduated from N. Y. Med. College, 1858. Has spent more than a third of a cen- tury in independent medical research. Engaged in practice of medicine in Los Angeles for nearly seventeen years. Author: Fundamentals and Requirements of Health and Disease. Member Amer. Public Health Assn.; Amer. Health League; Amer. Assn. for Advancement of Science; Amer. Assn. for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality; So. Cal. Acad. of Sciences; Royal Societies Club, London, England. POWERS, Luther Milton (M.D.). Health commissioner. Res. 1022 N. Alvarado st.; office Health Dept., City Hall Annex, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in North Carolina, April 5, 1853; son of William and Lucy J. (Murray) Powers. Married to Mary Ella Stevenson in 1881. Attended public schools; Wake-Forest College, near Raleigh, N. C., 1871-74; read medicine under Dr. W. J. Love and Dr. A. D. McDonald, Wilmington, N. C.; gradu- ated M.D., with honors, Washington Univ., Baltimore, Md., 1877; licensed by N. C. State Board of Examiners; attended Bellevue College, New York City, 1881; College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1884-85; Polytechnic, New York City, 1885. Practiced medicine in Plymouth, N. C., 1877-86; moved to Neb., 1886; while there was U. S. pension examiner; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1887; Practiced until 1893; health officer, 1893-94; in private practice, 1895-96; health officer, 1897-11; health commissioner, 1911 to date. Appointed by U. S. Secy. of State, John Hay, as delegate to International Sanitary Congress of American Republics. Has lectured on state medicine and hygiene at Los Angeles branch of Univ. of Cal. Former member N. C. Med. Assn.; member Los Angeles Co., Cal., Med. Soc.; So. Cal. Med. Soc. ; Amer. Med. Assn.; Amer. Public Health Assn.; Masonic fraternity; Shrine; Foresters; a number of civic leagues. PRATHER, Will C. Real estate. Res. Royalton Hill, Palms; office, 327 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Harrodsburg, Ky., Aug. 5, 1868; son of James Newton and Nannie (Bell) Prather. Married to Kathryn D. Smith in 1898. Attended school at Harrodsburg, Ky.; *** end ***