The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31
What Is Being Accomplished.

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What Is Being Accomplished.
In order TO direct the attention of |
manufacturers to the special induce |
ments that Keokuk offers for new t
factories or the establishment of /
branches of industries already exist
ing, an advertising campaign has been
inaugurated in a number of the lead /
ing monthly publications of the coun- I
try, contract having been entered |
into with N. w. Aver & Son of Phila- |
delphia to place the advertising con-
tracts. Space has been contracted |
for in the following magazines: Sat
urday Evening Post of Philadelphia. |
the Literary Digest, Worlds Work |
and Eyerybody's magazine OF New |
York, and the Factory Magazine.
The advertising planned is design
ed to cover a period OF two years. |
appearing at irregular intervals but
each month there will appear adver-
Using OF the city in one or more of
the publications with which contracts
have been made. The size and read
ing matter of the advertisements will
vary from issue to issue. 1t is ex-
pected to place advertising with pub
locations not yet selected for the pur-
pose.
Renders Signal Service.
An important service rendered the
community by the Industrial Assoc
citation was the aid extended in secur-
ing the voting of the electric light,
street railway and gas franchises to
the Stone & Webster Company of
Boston. which intends to expend sew
eral hundred thousands Of dollars in
the rehabilitation and extension of
the public utilities of Keokuk, the
work of which Is now in progress. AS
Is we'll known, this firm is largely in
terested in financing the building of
the Keokuk and Hamilton water
power dam. That the franchises
should be carried by vote Of 246l
to only 50 against is indicative of the
influence and educational effect OF
the associations work.
The passage by the Iowa legisla-
ture of what is known as the ''Keo-
kuk Publicity Bill" which measure
permits cities to establish depart
ment of publicity, development and
general welfare is due almost who'll
ly to the efforts of the Industrial
Association AID those citizens who
assisted them. The association took
the initiative, drafted the bill and
pushed 1t until it wa. signed by Gev-
ernor Carroll on April g. This act
authorizes cities to establish a pub
licity department, which keokuk has
done, and to levy tax for its main
tenance. The purpose OF this depart
NEST Is the collecting and distribut-
ing, by correspondence, advertising
and other means, information relati e
to the industrial, manufacturing, resi-
Dental, educational and other adj
vantages and resources of the city
adopting it: and for the purpose Of en-
conraging ano promoting the estab-
lishment and development of indus
tries and manufacturing, commercial
and other interests and the increase of
population, and for the general welfare
of the city and its inhabitants. The ap-
prevail OF sixty per cent of the voters
of a city la required for the establish
ing OF such department whose ex-
istence Is limited to five years, at the
expiration of which period the ques-
ton may again be submitted to the
voters. The expense OF maintenance
is to come exclusively from revenues
OF the city other than funds derived
from general taxation or special taxes.
The association is responsible for the
addition to the statute books OF
measure that number of cities in
the state will take advantage OF to
their profit
Another matter OF public concern
70 which the Industrial Association
extended its good Offices is the hotel
proposition. A corporation, in which
Stone & Webster Co, of Boston, will
be largely interested financially,
has been formed for the purpose of
building $4,000 hotel upon site
that will overlook the big dam and
power house when they are completed
Keokuk's growth has made the en-
largement of her hotel accommoda-
tions imperative.
A number of minor matters affect
ing the public, collectively of import
ance and which it would be superer-
ogation to enumerate here, have en-
gagged the attention and best endeav-
or and judgment of the Association,
which from day to day is rendering the
citizens of Keokuk an important SER
vice Numerous inquiries respecting
/ the advantages offered and the pros
| poets for engaging in manufacturing
/ here, as well as for various CONNER
ciaI enterprises, are received and Civ
en- immediate attention. When the
work of this organization shall have
been accomplished finally, keokuk
1 will be owing to the Industrial Asso-
citation a debt of gratitude that can
mover be fully repaid and one that
will entitle its officers and directors
to the Kindly remembrance of pos
terity.