The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-30
BURLINGTON AND kEokuk.

6OnEtN0 yin AMI NGONONs
DR.. Barr said, rather unwisely, in
a recent issue of his weekly news
paper, the Standard. that
1T is truly wonderful. not to say
startling, the way Burlington has
awakened to the benefits of the water
power, after ignoring it, not to say
opposing it, for all these years of its
evolution
The article went on to state that
Burlington is negotiating for the
Muscatine North and South railroad
and also with the Rock Island for
bridge across the river at that point,
with a road down the river on the
east side Here's to Burlington" it
was said in conclusion. May she get
all she can grab"
The Hawk-Eye, speaking for Bur
lington. takes exception to some of
the foregoing statements, saying.
among other things:
THE Hawk-Eye is pleased to tell
the people of Keokuk that there has
never been moment when Burling-
ton was not cordially sympathetic
and interested in the plan to turn the
Des Moines rapids into big power
producing plant There have been, it
Is true. skeptics among Burlington
people, but so have there been in Keo-
kuk. Quincy, Peoria and everywhere
else. The problem was stupendous
something like that of the Pan
anna canal-and the latter enterprise
still arouses doubt in the minds y
some. But the skepticism concerning
the proposed Keokuk water power
was not one Of opposition to keokuk,
nor to the plan, it was merely mat
ter of personal Judgment as, to the
practical possibility of the matter. On
the whole Keokuk has received the
cordial support of the people OF Bur-
IiIgton and of the other cities within
the influential radius of the enterprise.
The Burlington papers have endorsed
the plan. The Hawk-Eye has from
time to time, as the development of
| the scheme furnished incentive, print
ed editorial encourag ement, and many
news items about the progress of the
work And when Keokuk won the
victory the Burlington papers We're
among the first to congratulate the
people of Keokuk.
Burlington is glad Keokuk has had
I the nerve and enterprise to carry out
| one of the biggest power schemes in
/ the world. It congratulates the peo-
/ pie of that city on what has been ac-
complished, and it will enjoy to the
/ fullest all the advantages possible that
will come in its way from that enter
prise. And Burlington hopes that
whatever benefit it may be able to
secure from the water power will not
be a selfish absorption, but will help
to build up Keokuk, as the central
point of the benefits to flow from Its
great water power system.
The assurances rendered by the
Hawk.Eye were scarcely necessary,
but thew are none the less generous
and acceptable. The columns of The
4 Gate City have had frequent occasion
To bear testimony to Burlington
! frlendliness to The water power pro-
iect and its cooperation in contribute
ins to its success. Leading citizens
of that community have always re-
snonded with alacrity when called up
on 10 exert their influence in its be
half and the attitude of Burlington
newspapers from the first has been
ali that could have been desired. The
Gate City is glad to make these
Acknowledgements and regrets that
Burlington's interest in the enterprise
or its good offices should have been
called in question by anyone.