The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-03
Four Thousand Horse Power From the
Two Dams Which Are Pro-
posed at Douds
Leando.
PEOPLE ENTHUSIASTIC
Rousing Melting Of Van Buren, County,
People Was Held to Talk
the Matter
Over.

KEOSAUQUA, Aug. 3.-There was
large meeting for the promotion OF
the Douds-Leando dam project at the
town hall in Douds Tuesday night.
The large hall was packed with a.
keenly interested audience, many OF
those present being the owners of
real estate that would be overfowed to
more Or less extent by the COM
struction of the dam
The meeting was called by the
Douds-Leando Improvement associa-
tion and was in charge of It's presi-
dent, Mr.. H. v. Bucey. Mr.. L. B.
Bradley, engineer of the Des Moines.
River Power Company, was the first
speaker Mr.. Bradley explained what
the plans of the company were as to,
the erection of two dams that would
furnish 1000 horse power each, stat
| ing that nothing was asked from the
! people Of Douds and vicinity except
1 their good will and assistance in secur-
ing contracts for the purchase Of {
lands that would be overfowed as q
result of the construction of the dam.
He stated contracts had been secured
/ for practically all lands that would be
affected between Keosauqua and the
4 proposed Douds dam, and now the
question was UP to the people above
the Douds dam as to what they would
4 do. He hoped to receive the same
4 effective support and assistance that
4 he had at Keosauqua; but If there
was motif there were great obstac-
j les in the way, there was the alter
native of abandoning the attempt to
erect dam at Douds and locate one
below Keosauqua.
Mr.. r. r. McBeth and Mr.. w NJ.
i Walker each made strong addresses
J in favor of the dam. Mr.. Walker
t stated that not less than 100000 OF
, money paid out in the construction
) of the dam and for overfowed lands
; would pass over the counters of the
E Douds banks and called attention to
! the activity it would bring to all lines
e of business to have that amount Of
j. money paid out in the community. He
estimated the two dams and the im-
: mediate increase of industries and
: population resulting from them would
duu d Ihlllloh' " tilC ucoCSS-
J. able valuation of the county, which
It he showed was nearly as much as the
j. whole valuation of Village township,
e was nearly 100000 more than the
It total valuation of Chequest township
f. and was more than the total valua.
e ton of Lick creek, Bonaparte, Farm
d ington and other townships which
d he named He dwelt upon the re.
"a duction of the tax levy which such an
A. addition to the wealth of the county
t. would make.
n DR.. Mcclure, Capt Penny, j. M
Morrow, A. t. Doud and several othel
It Douds people spoke, and all were
heartily in favor of the project except
w Mr.. Kirkendall, James Kerr ant
sv George Morrow, the latter being own
ers of land along the river. The gen
eral opinion seemed to be that ther'
would not be much difficulty in get
ting necessary contracts signed. Th
& dam would surely be the creates
y boon that ever came to Douds-Leande
Several motor cars of people fror
IN Keosauqua, 2S in all, including bus
ness men, county officers, ATTORNEYS
editors and Others attended the NEE
ing. 1t was surely good send-o
&C. for the Douds dam.
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