The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-17
BURLINGTON Will
SUPPORT MEASURE.
Conference Between Messrs. |. a.
HamllI, John Nasel and Bust
ness Men Of That City
Yesterday.
MONEY TO BOOST TOWNS
Bill Now Before State Legislature
Giving Cities Power to Create
New Municipal Department
Talked.


L. A. Hamill and John Nagel, rep
resenting local business interests,
conferred with Burlington commercial
men yesterday in that city, this morn
ing's Hawk-Eye explaining the pur-
pose and success of conversation with
the business men Of Burlington
A group of men representing Bur-
lington financial and commercial in
terests. which are closely interviewer,
met yesterday in consultation with
Lee Hanill, wholesale grocer, and
John Nagel, brewer, both of Keo-
kuk, in relation to measure now be-
fore the legislature. and which was
presented by the business men of the
Gate City.
1t is bill giving power to cities to
establish, by ordinance, Department
of Publicity, Development and Gener-
al Welfare" and carries method OF
raising funds for the exploiting of the
city taking advantage of the Measure,
should it become law.
The proposition is closely allied
with the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power project. The Gate City bust
ness men are going after factories,
but they haven't much money for
boosting purposes. Their bill is de-
signed to permit the entire citizenship
to take part in contributing to fund,
to bring industries to that city. This
appears to be the primary feature of
the campaign at present, but cities
having this authority conferred by
the bill would be enabled to engage in
many activities for the general adj
vancement of every interest.
Messrs. Hamill and Nagel came to
Burlington yesterday morning and en-
listed the support of the members OF
the promotion committee of the Com
,mercial Exchange. The measure is
now in the hands OF committee Of
the legislature and no time can be
lost in securing the support Of the
business men of other Iowa towns
Several additional committees were
sent out in behalf of the project.
{. A meeting was called here at the
Hotel Burlington at noon, where the
following had luncheon:
E. P. Eastman, VIM. Carson, Mayor
w. c. Cross, j. L. Edwards, Lee Ham.
i'll. H. s. Rand, W. P. Foster, John
Blaul, Russell Copeland, Ed Beard. E.
G. Gould, John Nagel, ]. N Storrer
VIM. Bongert, John 7. Remey.
The Keokuk delegation put the is
sue UP to the commercial men OF
Burlington. holding that the water
power project means about as much
for Burlington as it does for Keokuk
Lines have been thrown out and
there is pretty secure feeling that
many factories will be drawn to this
section, but the Keokuk men said that
money must be expended in bringing
the advantages of locating in this sec
ton before manufacturers.
The Burlington group pledged the
support of the commercial interests
of the town in behalf of the bill The
proposed law is printed be
low published previously but the
following additional section was pre-
scented by the Burlington men and &C
cepted by the Keokuk people.
That to authorize an election, will
require petition signed by fifteen pei
cent of the freeholders."
Of the merits of the measure the
Burlington Gazette says: 1t looks