The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26

In their city The city is thereby
benefited in many ways, and the peo-
pie are constantly advertising the
town through letters to friends, tell.
ing what they have been doing, where
they have been and what they have
seen.
Ask your neiehbor what goods are
made in Keokuk, what kind of fac
tories are here, and why is
Keokuk a jobbing center, and see II
he can tell you, Few people realize
that over s1,0oo,0o0 have been spen.
in Keokuk within the last three years
In building new factory buildings and
charging those already existing. Not
many Keokuk people stop to think,
that over 100000 have been spent
during the same period of time in con-
1 structing and repairing church prop
erty. and that today keokuk has more
costly and beautiful churches than
any city our size in the state. Not one
of our sister cities has made the
showing during the past year in the
! construction OF new homes that keo-
/ lSuk has, several hundred thousand
i dollars having been turned into homes
by Keokuk people which shows not
only that our citizens are prosperous.
but also that they have faith in the
town. This particular feature of our
city Improvement has been the sub
iect of great deal of favorable com
ment by strangers. And yet, with
all these new houses going UP, II is
difficult to find an empty house for
rent. What could speak louder for
our prosperity than this open fact?
As above suggested. Keotuk people
do not stop to realize that no other
city our size in this section of the
country is making the showing We
are. and that no town OF equal popu,
lntion within radius of 800 miles has
the metropolitan advantages that
Keolaik affords But the attention oil
outsiders. keen business men who are
! always alert looking for business open
ings. has been attracted to KeoRuk
and there Is hardly q mail but what
brings letters of inquiry To the Com
/, mereial club. which are promptly an
. swered by the secretary The Com
!, mercial club is Keokuks Bureau OF
, Information, and there is no public
+, institution doing more good and a.
4 important for the welfare of the cit,
us this institution. Yes, the Com
). mercial club Is more than Keokuk'
d Bureau OF Information. It is prac
i tically the center of our business life
4 Whenever there is anything propose,
!. for the welfare Of the city. the Com
: meFctal club is the first 10 take hol
;, OF H. Investigate its merits. and. i
favorable. takes action towards ii
= realization, While. on the other hand
Il anything arises which is detrimenr
al 10 the business interests Of iii
:, CITY, such rs obnoxious legislation ur
:, Just discrimination by railroads an
:, the like the Commercial club is tn
first 70 take action TO defeat il. TIL
:. club rooms have become the heat
quarters for public meetings for \;
- r'ous civic organizations, as we'll d
- the meeting place for many al our Il
- dustrial and business concerns whic
do not have accommodations in the,
= own establishments and a place whev
es privacy prevails is desired. Tn
50 rooms are heated. lighted ana ae,
50 clean 81 the clubs expense. and II
ay club is only too GLAD to he able
'e' afford these accommodations SO lor
Isl as the good OF the city Is promote
ay The Commercial club is doing
er, great work, and every citizen OF Ke
al. knk should be proud q What 4.
II been accomplished considering ii
t. amount OF money it had 10 spen
With q strong financial backing Il
o Commercial club could show sI
- greater results. and every loyal bu.
IS ness man or property owner should j
only TOO glad to affiliate WITH ii
10. splendid organization. A large ne,