The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-12
|.,.t engineer Hugh I. Cooper 10 in
chicago For Purpose o. Making
such Purchase a. Well as
other Matters.
ZEN COME WEDNESDAY
Il FORCE WIN be on Deck Within
Two months, According to the
Belief Of the Water
Power Men.

ed.
me nov, Chief engineer Hugh L. cooper WIZ
night il return home from Cnlcago tomorrow
IN spite ,ner two days WISH - .na. ~
!. = to- a swinging bridge which will
getdn be suspsn .,, ,,,ara = nossble for ma,
ow their BRUCE W. - carr,ed over 70 noinss in
!, he river where work on the Golfer.
healing d.ms will be done in the near future.
lspered i nil, in no way interfere with the
perfume navigation of boats.
Il is expected that work on the
.oHer-dams will be commenced as
III soon as some necessary preliminary
SS1 work has been done.
ssS Laborer's Come Wednesday.
syssS&3 me announcement was made from
@%sSs8 The water power offices today that a
$sS CONSIGNMENT of fifty Italian laborers,
fssSH sent BY Chicago labor agency,
:a!ss% would arrive here on Wednesday
s|sSaM morning, the men going to work I'M
S4ss|EN& mediately on the Iowa side Suisse
SgsM ouently the force on this side will be
3s augmented just as rapidly as bunk
IS houses can be erected. It is ex-
'S@ pected that by the time the laborers
fs arrive this week sufficient bunk
SEH houses will have been constructed to
:9ss,s3 house them comfortably. Each bunk
.sscSJ house accommodates sixteen men
,axs II has been estimated that five hum
~ dred men will be at work on the
slss.I Iowa side within the next two months.
,.saS A Block Of Warehouses;.
gss...t The block OF buildings on Water
street between BIondeau and Con-
cert purchased recently by the water
mower company will be utalized as
d warehouse, garage and such offices
and n as will be NEEDED on the work. This
and y block includes Mosley Horne CO.. No.
,ou. 10000, W.fD. steele building, No. 104,
No 1OS, Iowa Vinegar Company, No.
me los and Decker Mfg. Co, No. 114-120.
o,ob The company will come into posses
here SION y ene en'l's ~ eis ~ ' an
and uafy z Win ,he .on ,'s
ekin' 1soAe, p,ope,. - ~.
'dihs until June 10, the time of the expira
ton of the option. The buildings will
saHa be remodeled somewhat when the
lulle company takes possession. The loca-
was ton is thought excellent. giving a
one warehouse and lepee Offices very
,use near the work that will be going on
the on this side of the river.
t in
Itch Offices Now in Shape.
And Work on the Keokuk Offices, corn
the er Of Third and johnson streets. is
had rapidly nearing completion. and there
II q n
The three floors are occupied by the
o"' company The first is devoted to the
NJ purchasing and accounting depart
ments The second floor is given
lrt over to the real estate department
and the Office of J. p. Allen, secretary
lev treasurer The third floor contains
to the entire engineering departments
md With q large, well-]ighted drafting
in room and also the private office OF
Chief Engineer Cooper. The Offices
al throughout are thoroughly equipped
Rails Shipped From ST. Louis.
The purchasing department Is
busy one at the present time. Sup
ID plies are needed and implements OF
ne various kinds are being bought for
be use by the additional force of work
m men which will be added this week
q car of rails is enroute from st
u Louis and is expected at Hamilton
, almost any time. These rails will be
70 used generally by the company but
r. will also be used in the construction
! OF the Hamilton switch and the
tracks leading from II to the Illinois
! dam site. For the latter grading has
= already been done and the tracks will
shortly be laid
Stone q Webster Men Return Home
\ The Boston men who were in Keo
c lux last week from the east have
returned to their homes, several o.
! them leaving Saturday evening. At
r torney jeremiah Smith, Jr., Is here
on business and will remain for sew
eral days.
tgation administered by the Herald
has made dent in their souls ant