The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Progress That Has Been Made Since
the Arrival of Mr.. Cooper
and His Assistants TWO
Weeks Ago.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
Mention of Men Who Have Been
Working on the Proiecs-Mr.
Cooper Called to Helena.
Montana.

Two weeks ago last Saturday Hugh
L. Cooper. ]. p Allen, principal assist
ant 10 Mr.. Cooper, and Jeremiah
Smith, OF the law firm of Fish. Rich
ardson, HeErick & Neave OF New
York and Boston, arrived m the city
for the purpose OF securing options
and renewing old ones on land that
would be overfiowed BIZ the building
OF the dam across the Mississippi.
They are expected 20 secure q NUM-
Der SUFFICIENT TO satisfy the men whom
III. Cooper has interested before the
proposition can be financed. The work
Of taking options has been going for
ward ever since their arrival as Wig
oTously as possible with commend
able success on the Illinois side and
with less success on the Iowa side.
Option agreements, and Z sufficient
number Of them at a satisfactory
price. are the vital issues In order
10 facilitate this work the water
power people employed representa-
uyes in Keokuk. Hamilton. NauyOo
and Fort Madison to see the land
owners ard obtain the options If posi-
bic. Messrs- Cooper and Allen per
sonaliy assisting in this work The
option taking viii continue until the
water power men either meet with
success or defeat
Other Men in the Game
a few days after Mr. Cooper's ar
rival H F. Anthony. employed in the
Office OF Cooper & Powelson. 50 Wall
street, New York City. came to Keo-
kuk to assist In the work. He is
still IN the city Mr. Smith returned
east several days ago
John Hunter, chief engineer for the
Union Light and Power Co. of St
/ Louis. whose firm holds contract
! for power IN case the Keokuk dam
/ is built, Vas IN this city last Monday
and Tuesday for the purpose Of at
/ tending a directors meeting Of the
1 keokuk and Hamilton Water Power
1 Co.
Thursday. evening December 10th.
Ar. Cooper left for Chicago where
he has business requiring his atten-
ton. He Is now en- route 10 Helena.
Montana. where he has been retained
as consulting engineer by parties who
i are putting in very important piece
ftsf engineering work He VIII return
to Keokuk probably the latter part OF
4 this week
FRIDAY Joseph 3. Proctor. Jr., o.
the Law firm OF Fish, Richardson.
Herrich & Neaye. arrived and viii
assist IN the work
The above are the occurrences
plainly totd. since the arrival OF the
water power men two weeks ago.
sHNs- L.
TIE following from the Hamilton
Press shows the commeudable spirit
OF the Illinois property owners TO
Eard ths project.
Our readers Kill no doubt be snx
ioHs 70 know what progress Is beins
made IN obtaining tire necessary flow
, aga rights, since orr hope of evel
. tpiI6ing 15se dam seems to hinge or
tais one thing
The Press Is proud to be able Il
say that the Illinois property owner:
ara meeting the situation with t1e
zsual intelligence. fairness and iii
s-s-Isty OF our community. The ltnf
Z PRACTICABLE closed fru.a the niinof:
end OF ths dam ION the O-Harra place
al the way 10 NaHvoo and We are
proud indeed 10 be able 10 say tina
III has beer closed without 2 sin
gle instance increasing TIE estimate
OF costs as fixed by Mr. Cooper There
arg t.o or three Fery small tract;
that have not been closed but the
property owners 90 not refuse and
the only matter under consideration
L the actual cost OF moving i'm
proTementS. Not single man on the
Illinois side has evidenced the leas'
disposition 10 take an advantage Of
tie situation AMI ask an unreasoa
able price for his land The only
matters being open are where there
could he IN honest difference OF opin
: ion as 10 ths actual cost Of MOVING
improvements or Eae real. intrinsic
rafue Of land We understand that
me Tova workers are not receiving
the same glad hand that has beer
extended 20 the Illinois workers. oui
J we hope they will succeed