The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-18
Chief Engineer Was Guest Of Honor at Bano.et
rendered By Chamber Of Commerce in
That City Last Evening.
OUINCY'S POSITION IS ADVANTAGEOUS
Engineer Points Out That Illinois City Will Be
Very Near TO Power Trunk Line Running
to St. Louis
Striking Points In Mr.. cooper's Ad-
dress

Striking Points In Mr.. Cooper's Ad.
dress.
Economic conditions are such that
advantageous inducements in the Mis-
sissippi valley will bring great indus
tries in this direction.
Sometimes city may outstrip what
seenl to be at the beginning more ia
yored localities by persistent and en-
ergetic activity.
The possibilities are great but it
matters not how great an opportunity
may come to city or individual I'M
less 1t is taken hold of.
That we can successfully compete
with cheap coal in the Mississippi val
ley is demonstrated by the contract
for $4,000 horse power annually we
have made with public utilities COM
panies in the city Of st. Louis.
Clean, business-like government is
i strong point in favor of any city.
Speaking OF labor, it should have
the same freedom of living we'll and
happily as any OF us would ask for
ourselves.
We want to market our power near
Its source, but, unless Quincy and 9th
er communities bring about the loca-
ton Of industries to market that
power, We will have to look to re-
moter points.
Recently the company refused to
contract for twenty-five thousand
horse power because Of its desire to
sell It's power nearer at home, the
reason being obvious. We intend to
give this portion of the Mississippi
valley its opportunity.
We are strictly merchants of water
power, engaging in that business pure
y, and not desiring to interfere in
the local affairs of any community.
QUINCY, ILL.,. Jan. is, Before rep
resentative gathering of Quincy citi-
zens, that filled the Newcomb dining
ROOM Hugh l.. Cooper, engineer in
charge Of the construction of the
Reconsideration dam delivered an in
'eresting address on the project,
pointing out the advantages possible
81 attainment in this portion of the
Mississippi valley, upon the compile
ton OF the work, and concluding
amidst storm of applause The adj
dress followed a dinner under the
auspices OF the Commercial club, of
winch Mr.. Cooper was the guest of
honor, and was accompanied by a
large number of entertaining stereop-
ucon views. portraying the work al
ready done at Keokuk and Hamilton,
ana showing stages of construction of
otner water pawer enterprises in
Which the people back of the Des
Molnes rapids project have been in
terested.
me speaking was preceded by the
presentation OF w. j. Singleton by
resident Frank Osborn, of the Cham
UT Oh commerce, as the presiding Of
ncer OF the evening. The fitness of
uie selection of Mr.. Singleton, vice
president Of the Illinois State bank,
was shown In the fact that Mr.. Sim
slelon has long been a friend and adj
uirer OF the engineer, to whom he al
.uaea IN his introduction as the great
~ nydraulic engineering expert in
the world.
A
Z ietter was read by Mr. Osborn
no'a PRESIDENT Thomas Wilkinson of
ms upper Mississippi Valley Improve
.n,,. Association, regretting his in
NJ sp'i.y TO be present and referring to
~ ~. cooper and the work on the
tary terms.