The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
TEXTILE FACTORY
MAY LOCATE HERE
Hamilton Booster Club Receives Let.
ter From Big Eastern Concern
Asking About Power
and Location.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
New Hotel is Almost Completed and
Work on the schooIhouse os
Resumed and Electric
Lights Ordered.
IMPROVEMENTS

HAMILTON, Ill. Sept. 14.-The
Booster club Is in receipt Of a letter
from large eastern knitting COM
pany, which Is considering either the
removal of the present plant or
the establishment of branch factory
In the west. According to the letter,
the company Is considering Hamilton,
along with several other cities which
are anxious to secure the new indus.
try. For good reasons, the name of
the company is withheld from publ
cation until further investigation is
made. The establishment will employ
between 300 and 500 people. Part OF
the letter Is as follows:
"As we said above we have not full
ly decided where we shall locate our
mills. Several cities have invited us
to establish this textile industry in
their midst, and have offered special
inducements and made quite flatter-
ing proposals to have the plant locat-
ed with them; and we are now CON
sidering some Of their propositions
before making final decision. Our
| preference is for location in a city
where the present industries are
largely for men and where there is a
surplus Of intelligent female help de
string steady employment, where
/ learners, as soon as becoming skilled
and proficient, can make exceedingly
good wages We must have side
! track and good shipping facilities in
/ and out over the trunk lines or their
! close connections, and where the sew
1 erage Is good and water pure and cas-
! lily obtained. Shall reach decision
/ as soon as locations and plans have
! been investigated and offers consid
cred that will be necessary and es
sential to the operation of our plant
This is one of the very few com
munications received where bi
bonus or stock subscription has no
been asked, and it will be investigat
ed at once The Booster club l1a
pledged itself for a free factory sr,'
to the concern, should it decide t
i locate in Hamilton.
I New Hotel.
The Granite House is nearing com
rletion and will be open for the pub
Il lie about October ]. The walls ar
| tinted in water color with which tn
golden oak woodwork will present
handsome appearance. The airy dir
ing room, the large Office and room
kitchen occupy the larger part OF TIL
first floor.
On the second floor is the parlol
twelve good sized bedrooms and
bath room. The floors are hard pin
and when the building is complete
the genial over, w. S. Eaton. and hi
capable wife can be proud OF thei
establishment.
School House.
The steel beam which delayed TIL
work on the school house has arrive
and the work is progressing finel,
High school opens in the City Hal
Monday.
Electric Lights.
Stone & Webster have given tn
Hamilton lighting system thoroug
overhauling. New poles have bee
placed capable of carrying twelv
wires, ten of which are in place The
have spared no trouble or expense i
perfecting the system and Hamilton
can now boast of as good lishtin
system as many cities several time
as large. The new lamps ordered b!
the city council are now in place an
are lighting the dark corners of Ntntl
and Keokuk, Tenth and Oak. Twelfth
and Laurel, Tenth and Elm, Sixt'
and Elm. Seventeenth and Oak. Keo
kuk and Alvord, Fourteenth and Elm