The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-12
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go to Prices Creek and across the
new Country club grounds and come
down the new road, tapping the rail-
road tracks at the union depot" said
G. r. Joy, discussing the belt line
proposition in connection with the In
dustrial section. He argued that it
would be an exceptional opportunity
for the property holders along this
highway to encourage a trolley line to
be placed along one side. It would be
q splendid thing for the people and
the Country club to have an electric
line along this route and the people
along the line and the Country club
directors ought to get busy at once
and have 1t incorporated in the plans
while the roadway is being construct
ed, as the 40 foot right of way gives
ample room for both macadam road
and trolley line, but the cost will be
considerably reduced If grading is
done at the same time. If they go af-
ter 1t In earnest it was Mr.. joys opin-
ion that they stood good chance of
getting it. 1t would be pretty scenic
route, great advantage to people
living along the road and at the same
time give ample accommodations to
Country club members and visitors,
while serving as belt line to the
river from the Industrial section. The
suggestion by Mr. Joy that the ones
most interested in it get busy Is per-
tinent and the route is feasible and
desirable. The handsome forty.foot
roadway is assured and trolley line
would only make the route more pop
4 ular and serviceable for traffic.
How Chicago Handles It's Industrial
District.
Il Three hundred fertile acres, around
which there bustles millions of hust-
ling souls, comprises leading manu-
featuring district of Chicago, and
these three hundred acres, known in
years gone by as the cabbage patch =
send forth their manufactured pro-
4 ducts to every country, practically
speaking, in the world.
Just a few years have changed this
; garden spot into the manufacturing
district Geographically, 1t is prac-
tically the heart of Chicago. At the
time the ground was secured for pro
noting the city's manufacturing inter
tests, funds were provided for the
erection of buildings, the improvement
!. of the streets, the docks, and for de
,. veloping the property. The district
!, , today is practically speaking, not only
. the heart OF the city, geographically
: but census returns show that the popu
, laticn of Chicago is very accuratel.
divided so as to make this district the
hub OF Chicago's population, ard II
easily accessible from all portions O
!, the city.
. The manufacturing district is GOV
!. cred by a bond issue of s3,000,000, tn
4 proceeds of which are applicable t
the construction of buildings and 9th
! Ter improvements, with provision TO
q the release of the lien of the BON
g mortgage, and the whole arrangement
v provides a satisfactory method TO
e financing and developing the property
J. In laying out the district, great car
4 was taken to arrange streets. tracks
h buildings and driveways, In order t
secure maximum efficiency, while
pleasing environment has been givel
the place by lawns, flowers and othe
decorations pleasing to the eye. AIDE
: quate sewer and water connection
have been installed and all the dis