The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-07

SAOy duN ouOoONuClUlH w oOs OOoOpA 0uA
st. Louis, following his profession with
various newspapers at each place. In
1900 he returned to Kansas City as re-
porter for the Kansas City Journal and
continued in newspaper work until 1905
when he resigned to accept the Office
of secretary of the Missouri Valley
River Improvement Association, and at
once entered with characteristic zeal
into the work Of gathering facts and
data to secure appropriations for the
and improvement Of that
great waterway. AS to what he did in
this great work we will let the presi-
dent Of the association, Hon. L. M. Jones
tell in his own way:
I had but slight acquaintance with Mr.. Gates be-
fore the organization of the Missouri Valley River
Improv ement Association July 80 1906 He was
highly recommended by Congressman Ellis and
others who had known of writing he had done with
reference to the Missouri river. AS everyone now
doubtless realizes there were great obstacles to over
come by this Improvement Association There
scarcely any data in existence with reference to for
mer efforts and plans for the improvement of the
river of the first things Mr. Gates set out to
do was to procure data and facts regarding the FEAST
bty of the improvement of the river and the great
advantage to accrue to the west from this improve
ment.
There little time for continued effort in work
ing up the data and collecting facts, for the
that tho association had barely been organized until
We seaLtuu IN on sie a .. a. W. n,e
ing the "Lora and making successful trip in Sep
TENDER. This followed by arrangements for
o.nel poa.s anu n a.dr .h t.S ZIG
Convention at st. Louis in November, 1906, In which
Kansas City gained its first victory in favor of the
Missouri, by winning its fight for recognition.
Immediately following the convention was the
Trans Mississippi Congress in Kansas City, In which
Mr.. Gates did good work for the Missouri river. All
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IN working up the anu ass,s.is MI I'LL
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AFTER our SUCCESSFUL enor.s au No nc aid =, ~
be very much improved anu III lace nc saiu IN :. iia.
made new man OF nm gtea' many at, ~
that aeegatioh spoke 70 me apou. ane
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plant Or fault finding was ever heara IRON nm
Iakmg All INTO cohsaera1loll LOOKING pach over .nt
last year consider nun one VI tiiE ihosu "ouei i
examples nave ever kiio"h VI VIII poMei. NC Ma'
wrapped up in the question OF the Improvement o.
the Missouri river anu nave never es aso nc WIZ WV
had broader grasp OF the great oene nus 70 De ae
rived from TINS Improvement man aio mr. Gates.
After he returned from memphis, ne was anxioH
to accompany the waterways COMMISSION Gown tn
river again askea MN ne 9 er e Was u. S ap
| to 60 In fact, on sunday ~hen we were ieaVina
| Memphis, told him when we got nome ! was gont
to insist on his taking medical .rea. emu OF on n,
gong away somewhere 10 recupefate, pu' nc AWAY
said he would be all right IN lew DAYS ~, -.
Inc hrst week AFTER me- returned from .se 'rn
down the river with the waterways COMMISSION, ~
prepared report OF his trip which ne snomitted
ihe. ihis, poeuiie, .' - ia, - a,,t II ~,
consequence In connection WIN tiiis mo'elehV; ma
again spoken to him about going away, when no sal
ne wanted to eaten up win tne ~ork oi na ,s
fore considering IT. Inc neks gay ne was N',
taken quite ILL., but still contenaed thab IL was only
cold and he would be an rlgnt IN rev Ma aays
persisted IN coming oat 70 Saying "as ,ds
much to do, and had 70 almost perempeofny orae
him to stay at nome. ne renarieo VI COURSE, -, ~
jones' II you say So VIII stay, puS am ~ an
wish to pay this tribute to one OF the gentles
kindest and, III many ways ohe VI .ile oso .ei'
able men nave ever met Aieaough young year y.
| the load became too heavy ana ne stopped Dy I'll