The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
Fl. MADISON SORE
At BURLINGTON.
Extracts From corsepIus Recent Let
ter Shows that Fort Madison
People Resent Treat
mont
KEoKUK is FRIENDLY
II Fort Madison Is Thinking Of a
Change in Trading Place,
keokuk Will Gladly
Receive It.

awakened to the realization OF th,
fact that they have been 'stung'' b,
their friendly neighbor, for years
Burlington.
The shock came sudden and hare
and an cutlery against the manner ii
| which Burlington handed the regatt:
to Peoria for 1910, is being made b,
| the citizens OF Fort Madison. tn,
city with which Fort Madison 70,
years has traded, has sent thousand.
OF shoppers to her merchants, (Bur
lington's) every year and has fount
herself turned down by that gracious
neighbor, on little matter, like vot
ling against Madison for the next rive,
regatta. That is what hurts and the
good people Of the city that has found
itself 80 suddenly left out in the colo
by Burlington are up in arms against
such treatment.
Ernest Corsepius In his recent let
ter which was published in the two
Fort Madison papers, states that a
quarter OF a million dollars OF the
hard earned money OF Fort Madison Is
on deposit in Burlington banks. That
for years Fort Madison people have
been trading with Burlington mer-
chants and in return, where Burling-
ton might have returned one OF the
slightest favors in its power, Fort
Madison was forgotten and a city
several hundred miles over in Illinois.
without any direct connection what
ever with the city Of Burlington, was
favored. Burlington virtually aban-
doning the old love for The new.
The following extracts from Cor
sepius' letter will partly explain the
feelings Of Fort Madison people to-
ward Burlington for the treatment she
received Then It came to email mat
ter of voting for the next annual re-
gatta Of the M. v. p. b. A.:
II 1t proves that the Burlington
delegates did vote against Fort Madi-
son, It will ultimately BE- to the bene.
fit Of this city, Such an act would
awaken our people to the, folly of
going out Of town to buy goods"
quicker than anything else. 1t would
be an object lesson in ingratitude
which ought to touch some spark of
local pride in Fort Madison and the
result would be that we would of
course continue to do business with
necessary business; but
absolutely quit doing unnecessary
business wita' that city. 1t is a.
"cinch" that no one here would vote
for Peoria as against his own city or
even such close neighbors as Burling-
ton and Keokuk, so If rumors prove
true our --eople should be aroused to
the folly of patronizing towns which
when the opportunity of generation
arises to favor us, forget it all.
Burlington would be nothing out,
as doubtless she has received assur-
ances that Peoria will run daily ex-
cursions of her citizens to buy their
dry goods, clothing, cigars and Ice
cream there, so that she will receive
better trade and more money than
Fort Madison has been giving for so
many years.
Peoria does not send boatloads of
shoppers daily to patronize Burling-
ton merchants and wholesale houses;
neither should Fort Madison for that
matter, but it has been doing so for
many years. Peoria does not send
thousands of dollars monthly to Bur
lington for groceries, furniture, cloth
ing, drugs, structural iron, tile floors,
cigars and beer; neither does Peoria
keep possibly quarter of million
dollars on deposit in Burlington
banks. Burlington owes nothing to
Peoria on the score of sportsman
ship. The Illinois city has not done
for the NJ. v. P. B. A. anything like
what Fort Madison has done; 1t has
no river accommodations to compare
with those at Fort Madison, nor has
any other city in the west.
Keokuk Friendly.
Keokuk and Fort Madison have al
ways been OF tae best of terms. Now
that Burlington has been unfair with
Fort Madison In little deal, perhaps
that city will wake up to the fact
that Keokuk is just as near by river
with only about five cents difference
In the railroad mileage and Keokuk's
stores and business houses can COM
pare more than favorably with those
of Burlington There is the tip, Fort
Madison. Wake up and give Keokuk's
merchants a trial You will come
back again.
When Xeokuk has friendly neigh
bors, she never backs out on propo-
sition or turns an old friend down for
new one When Keokuk sends out
excursions Of sight seeing parties.
shoppers and tourists, where do they
go? To Fort Madison. In large way
both Keokuk and Fort Madison are