The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-13

roads in Keokuk, and from my ac-
Wabash, | am sure you may expect
similar cooperation from them.
Before dismissing this phase of my
remarks want to say ALSO and this
with especial force, that the attitude
of the public generally in the cities |
of Keokuk and Hamilton, and espec-
tally in the city of Keokuk, as ex-
pressed whenever appealed to, has
always been source of much help [
to me in the work just consummated, |
and this statement applies just as
clearly and forcibly to the attitude of
the press in your city.
Now upon the question of the bene
| fits that can come to the district i'm
mediately in this vicinity from the
! building of this water power take
it that it is not possible for any of
us to correctly estimate the limits in
| the premises.
You have heard good deal about
| the sale of power in ST, Louis, and
1 should like to officially state, so that
1
/ question, that the total amount OF
power sold to ST. Louis is only thirty
per cent of our ultimate capacity.
| can also similarly state that it
is the policy of the company. and will
! be this policy until events make it
i necessary to change the policy, to
4 sell as large a portion of our remain
lo -, I,
near the city of Keokuk as is pos
sible.
The fact that in the cities of Keo-
kuk., Burlington and Fort Madison
there is at this time only present
market for about 10000 horse power
; should be thoroughly considered by
you, as showing the small Impor,-
t ance to the power company of present
{ market conditions in the cities have
e just mentioned and it will also in
t dieatesy to ydu tho chance there is foi
t growth, it certainly will come about
I in my judgment, that among the towns
4 in this pool above the dam there will
e be, before many years. at least one
city consuming five times as much
e power as all of these towns do at the
L present time, and the question that
0 should be foremost in your minds is
g whether this city shall be Keokul1 ol
o some other wide-awake city, and this
question the citizens of Keokuk mus
g answer for themselves.
e The sale of go 600 horse power tt
o st. Louis, or to some other large in
D. dustrial center, was necessary t.
demonstrate the ability of the powe
u company to compete with the cheal
n steam coal that abounds in the Mis-
n sissippi valley. Indeed. one of th'
e great obstacles in the financing Of thi
enterprise was found in the opinion
is freely expressed-"Yo can't compel
n with steam costs in this territory,
n, and the ST. Louis contract was tn
s, answer to this objection.
n 1t was stated in the press recently
ID I believe. that the Water Power con
pany has rejected within the las
Il month a proposition for the sale {
ut % 600 additional horse power to b
as transmitted considerable distanc
is from Keokuk, and this statement
ii. correct The market for power in tn
d. cities of Quincy, Hannibal, Keokul
ip Fort Madison, Burlington and tt
OF other smaller towns Immediately
NJ this vicinity is of so small an amour
Oh as to be practically negligible, whe
compared with the amount of powt
at that our plant will create. 1t
I'll. therefore of prime necessity, if II
rn cities just mentioned are to receiN
re any special industrial growth b
as cause of the building OF the pow
lc- plant, that campaign for new i
er dustries should be inaugurated.
M This question of this campaign hi
no been very thoroughly discussed
en- the people who are supplying, Il
su' funds for this undertaking, and Y
III. ali fully realize that the power CO.
oi pany cannot, of itself. build up t
en- territory in anything like a satisfs
tory degree. We also realize that
lat order to make successful represent
Of tions TO new industries. these re
he reservations must be we'll ground
put on sensible advantages.
,on The enterprises that are desirat
a are those that are already success
his in their businesses, and are /
as seeking cash bonuses as a conditi
ice precedent to their coming to Il
yer community The factories should
his controlled by men OF ample mea,
i'm and by men who are seeking pie
at to .ocate where they can enjoy fa'
ave tiles OF every kind that are bet
the than they can find elsewhere,
am lieve that the conditions in the III
My ed States are now such, and this
ara lief is fortified by knowledge OF
CO. results in other places, and the ii
be is particularly opportune to. in
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