The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-12
That it is For the Best Interest OF
League to Let Hofer Out is Key
note of Executives
Letter.
MAIL VOTE TO DECIDE
It Would Not Be Surprising to See
Almost Unanimous vote-Then
Grab Muscatine or ce-
dar Rapids.

That it is now for the best interest
OF the Central Association to accept
the 50 500 offer for the release of
Quincy is made the keynote OF Presi-
dent NJ. e. Justices letter to league
directors, in which he calls for a mail
vote by not later than Tuesday.
The latter was sent out late Satur-
Cay evening from the presidents Of
flee. 1t is document of some length
and in it Justice points out the ad-
visibility of accepting the offer and
annexing territory that will not be
hostile to the Central Associations
future life. He declares that the ter
ritory will at least remain idle for
year with no assurance that the ter
ritory can ever be used advantageous
ly by this circuit. In the letter he
says:
Keokuk, Iowa, Dec. 10. 1910.
Mr.. Hofer was in the city today to
see me and stated that he would be
unable to continue in the Central AS
ISOLATION and that if we do not re-
lease him for the $500, that his
parks and franchise are for sale and
he would dispose of them for the mon
ey that he had invested in them.
1T is now up to you directors to
decide what you want to do in re-
| gard to this matter. We have got to
accept either one of his propositions
| or let the territory lie idle for year
/ at least, with the uncertainty of ever
being able to overcome the senti-
ment that seems to prevail in that
city against the Association. l have
| endeavored to give the matter careful
study and have endeavored to look at
II from all standpoints and while |
dislike very much to lose Quincy as
an asset, don't know but what ii
would be to our best interests to ac
i cept the proposition of $500. | dis
4 like. personally, to force ANYBODY tc
be in the Association or be one of us
who does not want to -be and il
seems % be very evident that the
Quincy people do not.
There is another thing that
think we have overlooked and that is
In order to have good attendance il
Quincy it is absolutely necessary tt
have a winning team. for they vii
not support losing one Both Mus
catine and Cedar Rapids have asked
: for franchises in this Association ant
it seems to me it would be better t.
: nave some one who is entirely friend
~ to US than TO have one city tina
: IS at swords points as it would pos
sibly cost us more money to try t,
make them like us than it would t,
release them.
Mr.. Hofer states that he is will
ing to make guarantee deposit of a
least $500 with guarantee TO deIiye
the other $4,000 within REASONABLE,
length OF time specified by this Office
i am writing you directors m,
views in this matter SO that YOU cal
:, weigh them in your own minds an,
see If they are worthy OF considers
ton and If you do not think as I dc
{ ! will be glad to have you saw sc
but one thing that you want to bea
: in mind is that whatever we do.
wants to be for the good of the Ger
I trail Association and not for any on
e OF us individually. If you think it i
: to the best interests that we shout
e keep Quincy. we'll and good. but 70
: directors must decide and it must b
I decided now. finally and for all tim
TO come. | must have your reply i
my Office not later than Tuesda
I morning so 1t behooves us to hay
very prompt action. Please write m
!, fully as to your opinion in the ma
y ter"
$ Yours very truly.
M. E. JUSTICE"