The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-06-25
For the Gate City.


4 The city Of KeokuK has loag since enjoyed
business facilities and population sufficient to JUS
tify the publication of thoroughly compiled
Cuisines and City Directory" That coon
work Of this kind IS much needed, IL, helie4 i,
commonly conceded. Heretofore, The almost In :
cacutblt ADVANTAGES enjoyed by Keokuk have
been represented abroad by comparatively imper-
tet agents The newspaper presseshaye, doubt.
less ade very many and laudable efforts in be-
half 81 orr promising city, hnt their circulation
~ mainly confined within the limits of the State,
and they are thus more or less crippled In prose
cutting the work Of attracting public attention ia
oGr sister States. More has, perhaps, been &C
complisl ea By private citizens while travelling
abroad, bat even the supply 81 such auSIiarles
Is inadequate TO The demand. Keokuk needs
something more efficient. He geographical posi-
ton, her College, her public and private Schools
her Railroad prospects, her works Of Public I'm.
proycnett, her Business, and last though not
least of alt. her HrsroaY, would afford amnts na.
tefia 10 hll volume that W, Md be read With in.
terest by all. TIE publication Of a complete CITY
Directory, connected with such interesting top
les ireei~ circulated abroad could no; fail TO ar
rest the attention of the westward bound,D and
much capital, enterprise and industry that might
otherwise escape our CITY, would, IN consequence,
be attracted to The spot.
The simple publication Of pamphlet, contain
ing but all imperfect outline Of few Of our hap-
piest advantages, compiled il an Indifferent man
ner, and bearing cramped illibarai appearance,
is but lllr calculated 10 awaken proper ap--c
citation Of The eAterprizs and business capacity Of
any city, but when applied 10 toe development o!
those young, vet weighy attractions peculiar to
place inst stepping upon tbe great Threshold Of
mechanical and commercial Importance, rs il the
case with keeknk, the effect, 10 say the least,
must fall Far short OF the purpose.
There is sufficient material ~ hand to Justify
he publication Of a co plete Directory OF over
one hcndred pages, we'll printed and/bound; and
/, IL maeh to be regretted that while oar neigh
boring cities, possessing ,inmany instances, much
ess to boast Of have already be9anto reap the
benefits of like Publications, kechuk has been
comparatively Inactive.
Ii would be ualas 10 suppose our chterprisiHg
city intends 10 allow the many blessings aud adj
vanages bestowed upon il, to lie dormant and
unappreeia,ed. The very fact that such advan.
ages exist, behooyes lis 10 use every effort "a
publish them TO the world, aud realize their benz
EFF 10 the fullest extent,
Believing the foregoing facts viii be ffl Y an
pFeciaed By the citizens Of keokak, propose
- collect sufficient data ana compile a Business
and City Directory ~ contains moi less than ore
hundred pages 10 be printed on good book paper,
and bouad in = handsome and durable style.
! adopt this method Of preparing he public for
a call from myself or nv agent Tyus'ing my
Efforts NAV hi ,et with hearty approval, sub.
scribe myself, Very Respectfully,
GEO. w GILBERT.