The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-16

new 1Aokeb.
Iwas mach pleased, Mr.. Editor, to read in
Saturdays Times an article upon this sub
ject. A new hotel is not emily desirable
thing, il i, an absolute necessity, becoming
more and more imperative every day. l End
but one fnult with the estimates of OK"
they fall far short Of the requirements Of
the case. Even with his figures, the invest
mens might be made more profitable than he
supposes, the stores would rent for more
than $1,000, rs would also the hotel. But
the frst premise is inadequate, $l0O, 900 ViA
nos build such hotel rs keokuk needs to-
day, much less such as she will need by the
time it is finished, far less than she will need
in FIVE years. One must doubt the future
of keokuk TO be content with such q house.
We should soon be needing another.
Let US start with joint stock Of $3.50, 900
or $500, 900 for house, lot and furniture
let it be put in the place where it is wanted,
no matter if lots can be bought cheaper
square back. Let the stock be in shares Of
$500 each. Who that has at heart the pros
perity Of this "little giant' city will refuse
to take one share9 Every mechanic would
do that, and the wealthy men might take
their hundreds Of shares. What il they
never saw their money again! They have
land to sell, they have houses to be occupied,
they have goods to sell, and q good hotel
would bring hither their CUSTOMERS, and keep
them after they get here. A man from the
East, looking this way for home, or m OPP
portunity to inves. his money, with no predi-
lections for any place in particular, when be
leaves Chicago, asks the question. How are
the hotels along the river? He 10 told ssgood
1t Quincy, at Davenport, at Dubuque, splen-
did at ST. Paul, but ut Keokuk"-ssWell!
will 60 to ST. Paul, for | cannot stand
poor house with winter coming on" and so
We lose good citizen, and it may be, the
distribution OF $4,000. No! let as have
house, - large as any in the West, and until
this city receives that fearful sscheck" so
long predicted, 1t will be filled. The fact is
our capitalists will not make the sacrifice Of
building houses which will not rent for more
than Is per cent. on tho investment, while
such golden opportunities for speculation
present themselves, and in the mean time
what are the incoming citizens to do, who
come so fast that census every six months
would hardly keep the run Of them2
What are our young men to(lo, who only
wait for comfortable quarters to 60 East
and consummate some long pending arrange
msnts which shall decrease the dreadful dis
proportion between the sexes 10 this place ?
II they could board in . good hotel, they
would consensedly forego the delights Of
housekeeping for while.
! The hotel should rent for $4,000 at least,
the stores, always the most desirable in q
city. for $1,000 or 1890 each, and anywhere
where money is not made 80 easily, it would
be considered = good investment. But il W
look at the indirect returns, in the rise OF
property, and in the influx OF every good
thing necessary to build up this city, and
make it the nucleus for the incomes and the
c.sscc- - Il. The better pa. c. iowa, a.i
much more besides, We will bid good bye 10
figures. We must have il it 10 written.
ID. W.
! PRrsipENr's MEssAGx. This document a.
pears this morning in our columns. For tie
convenience Of our readers, we have thrown
i into sectional form.--[St. Louis Repub.
lican.
The Republic 40 Vas guilty Of I work ri
supsrerogation. President Pierce himself
threw il into about a. Sectional ! form, !.
can we'll be conceived. Springfield Jour.
nal.
e Great men never affect anything /,
your three cent folks that put on airs
swells, and put on the pomp.
1 e. II you wish to kAow how many Of
ycHr neighbors wish SO littls loan Of Clio, ,
get nominated for Congress some DAY.