The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-16
Stone & Webster Had Representatives
Across River This Week Putting
Matter Before Council and
Business Men.
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Same Policy Of Reconstruction Will
Be Followed Out In Hamilton as
In keokuk If Franchises
Are Secured.

HAMILTON, H., June 1e.-Three
representatives of Stone & Webster
were in town this week They were
Messrs j. A. Trawick. l.. H. g. Bous-
caren and Apollos W. O'Harra.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Hamilton Business Mems
Club and the city council was called
to confer with these gentlemen. The
meeting was held in the office of City
Attorney Wood to consider the propo-
sitions they had to offer. Unfortunate
ly the mayor and several members of
the city council were out of the city,
but Messrs. j. H. Berry, H. Kinkade,
W. Matice, F. Twesten and A. H..
Macarthur, city clerk, were there to
represent the council
Messrs. C. P. Dadant, H. M. Cuerden,
George Angel, j. P. Guthrie, Karl
Kopp, H. M. Billingsly, o. c. Mozart
ney and Earl Wood represented the
| Hamilton Business club and j. A, Cor
don was present as representative OF
the Hamilton Light & Power Co.
In the course of the conversation
these gentlemen stated in emphatic
terms that it was to their interest
that Hamilton and adjacent country
| be developed to their fullest extent
also that it was the policy of Stone &
| Webster in the many electrical inter
ests they control to cooperate with
the city government in developing its
resources as far as possible.
What they wanted of Hamilton was
franchise for 90 years on the electric
lights and one for 90 years on the
street railway system, on the same
terms as those granted to them In
Keokuk making allowance for the
difference in the laws of the states.
When these franchises are granted
) they will then proceed to improve
their property in a way which will D'
material benefit to the town.
J Petition will be circulated for thu
}, signature of property owners, afte
which an ordinance will be brough
before the city council
Stone & Webster have, or will wher
; the dam is completed. invested abou
So. 900 600 in this locality, and they
, state that they have if anyone has
: its best interests at heart.
Messrs. Stone & Wooster are asklnE
cur people for franchise for electric
, lighting and railway concessions. Inc!
propose to spend a vast sum OF none.
, in this community from which the!
expect to derive returns that Will pa.
for it's use. They are promoting NJ
wild cat schemes, nor are they LOOKING
for lambs to fleece. Without enorm
GUS developments here the vas
amount of money they are spenoln'
on the water power will be wasted
They are conceited enough to thin
that their investments here, as else
where will return them large interes'
What they are asking from our cit
IT should be given to them, and give
freely and literally. The concession
they want OF us were requested Q
Keokuk, and that town responded t
their request in an almost unanlmou
ives" Our neighbors investigate
their proposition thoroughly and decie
= ed they were all right.
i What Hamilton should do, and wha
/; they must and will do, is to get togeti
err and boost for Hamilton. All petit
; issues must be shelved and all fa'
a t;ons must unite in deciding whethe
T. or not the requests made by Stone
Webster are reasonable and whethe
we will grant them-not grudgingl.
but freely.