The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05
Boosters Column
r. e5ftor al IRE f.ate CITY.

To the editor OF The Gate City.
EVER SUNDAY morning The Gate
City viii devote this column to arsi-
cIes which will deal with the better
rasuS Of Keokuk- There viii alzays
Be something Of Interest in these
columns, hus every person Who mas
an idea that would work for some
good OF the city owes 1t to his tei-
low citizens TO give IL publicity here
Such articles should be optimistic,
the new Keokuk has no time for
knockers. their time has passed II
you think that someone Is not doing
as ne should do. don't give rs an ar
ticie szyfng that Mr. Third Ward
should not cut OF the top Of his trees
but give Us fair statement OF the
way 70 trim trees, IN which you state
that the correct way Is 10 trim OF
the lower branches and let the higher
ones grow That IS what the new
Keoknk wants. Trim on the lower
branches which VIII not grow and
give all Of her strength to the higher
ones so she can become bigger and
better every month
This week we viii give z HIST Of
things that might be considered by
citizens at large. Il the responsible
parties knew the opinion of the ma
jority OF the people they would only
be too glad 20 tolIaw:
What is the best Eay TO clean Main
street.
what kind Of men do ron want for
commissioners?
Would it be Of sny benefit to the
city TO have park on the Ieveet
Is the superior court benefit 10
the cfty2
Should the city have a work houss
for Migrants.
Should the city sxpend It's street
fund in repairing cid streets or In
building new ones.
NoE. Mr. TAXPAYER, get busy This
is your business. Let your govern
ment know how you want your csty
governed Get the habit Of boosting
IL you csnt find anything to he I'm
proved saT so. We viii know then
that you believe th-t ron HIRE In the
best city On earth %, course we know
that ron do but get IN the habit
Saving So
Boost and tEsu boost all boosters
Should the city have a workhouses
think that it should or rather
that the count! should hzvs one In
the city. do not know whether or
not the laws hare been so passed
that We can have one, hut viii take
it up from z financial standpoint
In the months OF January. February
and March, 1868, the warrant quss
ton cost the tax payerE of this city
about 5000 If ron want to know,
Ar. Taxpayer where your money
goes, this is an item This money
vent to the officials who convicted
the Fags. to the officers who arrested
them and To the officers Who fed them
during their rest Il was a rest
understand that the county officials
have refused 10 provide guard TO
star with the gentlemen OF leisure
On the rock pile and that during the
colder weather many Of them are in
sufficiently clad 10 be out Of doors.
This should be stopped. We should
get some returns for the money We
expend in this way The fact that
the professional Eould giFe KeoEuk z
vide berth il he had 10 make re-
turn for his entertainment should not
make Us relent We want TO be hos
pitable but We don't want 70 be easy
marks. Let us make the rags earn
their board if nothing else. II the
county cannot giTe az . worEhouse
let the city have one. A city ordi-
nance against yagrsncy would give
the Judge q chance TO send them
there and an efficient police force
would keep It full until
Weary Willie found Keokuk
was z busy place Then Ee
could use the money for some thing
Worth while.