Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
) ACHIEVEMENTS DURING The
TWELVE MONTHS LEAVE NO
,ooM For COMPLAINT FROM
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION.
EW INDUSTRIES
ADDED TO The CITY
iE BOOST SPIRIT RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE PERIOD OF ACTIVITY
That HAS IMPROVED THE Lo-
CAL CONDITIONS.

IN many ways Ottumwa has had
cd wear of accomplishment during
period which began January l anu
,sed December 81, 1910. While tne
ief feature of the work done by the
,mmercial association is the raising
more than 100000 for the building
an fnterurban railroad between ot-
mwa and Iowa City, there were
her things done that give the mem-
r. Of the association and others VINO
sisted them in boosting OttumWa'
me consolation in the thought tna'
9 wear was we'll and prohtaoiy
ent. and no opportunities for the
.y's betterment were thrown away
lere have been years when the le
It's looked bigger in some ways, pul
wear when greater and more mar
onious effort was put forth with the
At that characterized 1910 IN the
osting of Ottumwa. The need 1or
inrs to be done has been the slgnai
: the live ones to get busy, ana -
time was an urgent call let go un-
,eded Itrtouk work and much OF IL
"A of character that was not 1nVlt-
Z; some one had to do It, and 40 a
81 did; thus at the close OF the ola
Id opening OF the new year, the men
ho bent their shoulders to the Wneel
nushins ottumwasforward, can rest
itiaAed with the glory that comes
ovrfs such perfect harmony and tne
tiiIrsr l6ats IL obtained. The failure OF
q snfoiect was only an incentive 70
.aater strides to secure the next
.onosition that showed on the sur.
sce. and most Of the matters that feH
irouRh we're matters that had been
,iected because Of their un1tness 70
ater this field. Quality rather tnan
uantity has been thing considered
this body in seeking new projects
,r Ottumwa. Not the concern s tnat
aid the most things for itself, but the
rm that was able to deliver the goods,
,erited consideration after investlga-
on. 3s
All Investigated.
Experience in past dealings has been
,ade measure Of profit by OttumWa
nd her boosters, and the concern that
ONES to her door and knocks for ad-
,ission is welcome If it shows the
ualities Of fitness that will permit u
, qualify in the field where only the
t can succeed. Many propositions
ave come to the association during
he year just closing, and have peen
urned down after investigation. Some
hat make business Of looking 1or
oft propositions found the CONNER
ial association committees on the joD
nd keen enough to penetrate false de-
igns Thus the enterprises lnat nave
ONE to the city within the past year
ave. when aided by the association,
cen critically examined into ana
reighed in the balance before tnelr
The character of such en-
erprises must naturally conduce 70
Re better and stronger ottumWa ana
his is the end the boosters sought IN
go: this is the end that it desired
o attain always.
Had Boost Spirit.
The spirit Of boost Ottumwa was
,ell demonstrated when after a most
rying campaign for the interurban,
,hichs though short, was terrific and
ffective in its action. some $40, 900 was
aised for the New Pump Co., which
anne here from Moline, ILL.,, to locate
/ has located and is now a factory OF
o little promise among the Industries
hat have sprung up in South Ottum-
"a. The character of the goods manu-
actured by the concern and the fact
hat they are different from any other
make here, increases the
iversity of the city's manufactures
nd send the name of Ottumwa into
ew and other fields. This was. done
n the heels Of the greatest whirl-
lind campaign for. funds that Ottum-
"a had witnessed In years; the rais-
ne of $104,00O in subscriptions to
uild the Iowa City and Ottumwa inter.
rban line. The work on this PROPOSE
ion has reached the point where the
costers await the word from London
S to when the line shall be built and
bis makes big prospect for the new
ear
New Work Done.
In point of new enterprises secured
nd new buildings erected by concerns
lready located here, as}well as public
y