Frank Millard & Company Inc

About

Over 146 years ago, as the end of the Civil War drew near, Frank Millard, a young, ambitious New Yorker, packed his bags and moved west settling in Burlington, Iowa. Here, Millard started a lumber and supply business on the banks of the Mississippi River that would eventually involve 5 generations of his family. His modest company made huge strides in those early days, and in the 1890s, J.A. MacArthur, Frank Millards son-in-law, led the young firm into the coal industry. MacArthur helped prove that it wasnt luck that made Frank Millard and Company a success; it was a keen business sense and tremendous foresigh