The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
Gang Of Laborers Were Ready With Picas and
ShOvels TO Commence the First Actual Work
al Seven O'clock This Morning.
TODAY MARKS A DATE in HISTORY
WOrkmen e Employed i'm Making Roads. Put
ting Machinery Together and En- ineers
Start i'm ON First Work.

( teams which are being used can work
! to better advantage. Additional roads
will be dug out of the side of the
promitory on which the large office
is built and surrounding which will be
the sheds, warehouses, blacksmith
4 shops and other structures for ma
chinery and implements which will be
placed on the grounds within a short
I time
All Given Work.
/ Early this morning, large force OF
men. laborers and others, were on
| the grounds, ready to commence the
first work at seven o'clock. Many men
walked across the river the ice being
I solid enough to hold sleighs, num-
Der of people driving over yesterday.
A number Of laboring men walked
across the bridge at an early hour
and all morning those who appeared
at the illinois offices were given work
as fast as they applied for it. Some
were put to work, digging out the new
roads, others WIRE given work at
putting wheelbarrows and machines
together and various other necessary
/ first steps in making the start which
means the very first commencement
of the erection of the second largest
dam in the world.
AS fast as men applied to Mr.. Coop
er, they were given work at one thing
or another. number of laborers
appearing at nine o'clock this morn
ing and asking for work, received
from Mr.. Cooper the following reply
well, there is plenty of it sticking
out around here, come this way ant
/ will put you to work" And they
were put to work with the wheelbar
row gang at once.
Engineers Commence.
The Hamilton Lumber company re
ceived an order this morning for ;
thousand stakes which will be deliv
cred Immediately for use by the en-
gineer corps, Mr.. Herrick and his as
sistants. starting work this morning
when the black and white engineer
flag was erected on a staff near thu
office, and from where the survey TO
the dam will be made. The first line
were run this morning and Enginee
Herrick was busted with his assist
!, ants in going over the field, from tn,
Offices to the river, distance of prob
ably mile.
The rooms of the construction de
partment will be comfortably locates
! in the dwelling which will put on
real business Office appearance within
the next twenty-four hours an
things. though not rushed and NJ
one getting excited and hasty, will b
pushed forward in business tone tina
will have things we'll under way with
I in a very short time and everyone l6
l Gated in this department There vii
l be the greatest activity from the star
L and work has commenced in earnes
e with the first getting down to bushes
u this morning.
Carpenters. will begin the work c
3 erecting the various outbuilding
y which are to be permanent structure
e as long as the power dam is bui't
e ing. There will be plenty of worl
a those men who have been seeking en-
e ployment can find it on the other sid
z, OF the river.
IS
lie Employment Bureaus Rush Men.
:. Within day or two employmef
= bureaus, the country over, will con
~ mence rushing men to Keokuk an
=, Hamilton where they VIII be give
~ work and with the going out OF the Il
- In the river this spring, the work
% constructing the wall from poil
- near the Offices to the river bank, w
:, be we'll under way
40 No Excitement
- When viewed generally this NOR
ing by a representative of this pape
there was no confusing scene OF NJ
ter-skelter labor, but each man W
in his place, with gang boss Wor