The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-20
Eastern Capitalists, Messrs. Barnes
and Muir, VIII Announce in
Month Location of
Factory
PAY KEoKUK A VISIT
$1,000, 900 Factory Prospects for This
City Iliumlned Again by investl,
cation Of Eastern
Representatives.

Certain cities in the Keokuk Power
zone, the most conspicuous among
them being Keokuk, have renewed
their interest and are continuing to-
speculate as to the probable outcome
of the visit to this section of the
country by l.. e. Barnes and William
Muir two eastern capitalists repre-
senting an eastern concern looking
for a suitable location for a large
cotton mill which, IN addition TO
bringing large volume of business
to the city IN which it finally decides
to locate, will employe force OF
something like 100 employees.
When word was received in keokuk
today that Mr. Barnes and Mr.. Muir
We're again in this section OF the
country investigating the opportuni-
ties that the various cities in the
Power Zone had to offer, and when
it was further learned that they were
coming to keokuk this afternoon, the
lulSItSl NdS iiiSiSpoSu anu
ments were accordingly made to show
these men the advantages this city
has to offer over any other city seek
ing to secure the plant.
The two eastern gentlemen were in
Quincy yesterday and the best they
could say for that place was that
they were favorably impressed with
i. as a city. They refused to say
whether they considered that city
as a desirable place for their factory,
however, and announced that they
were coming to Keokuk today, where
they made previous visit.
keokuk Advantages Impress.
AS in the other cities where they
have visited, the two capitalists have
not committed themselves either one
way or the other regarding the pos
sibilities of this city for their factory,
but it is known, however, that they
were impressed with important things
that Keokuk can offer, and the final
outcome of their present trip will be
anxiously awaited by Keokuk citizens
who are hoping that the eastern
plant will see ut to take advantage
of the advantages this city has to
offer One of the things that i'm
pressed the men on their previous
visit here was that in addition to
being able to offer every other in
ducement that other bidding cities
can offer, Keokuk can guarantee that
the plant will be able to operate
cheaper here han in any of the 9th.
err places, and will also be able to
guarantee lake landing where the
wharf will be unexcelled for the
handling the company's product.
Yesterday Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Null
were entertained by the Quincy
Chamber of Commerce, and their an
tertainment in this city will be in tbs
hands of the Industrial Association.
Concerning the place of locating
Mr.. Barnes stated yesterday that h
expected to be able to announce hi
decision within the next month H
told the Quincyians that the mill h
was representing would cost abou
81 ,OUU,UUU, ana tnal ABOUT one mai
the help employed would be skille,
help from other eastern concerns
while the balance of the help woul
probably be secured in the town i
which the factory decides to locate
At first, Mr.. Barnes told the Quinc
parties, the factory will start wit
about 10000 spindles and will man,
lecture medium grade cotton good
such as denims, tennis flannels gin,
hams and goods of similar textur
for which there is a staple deman
That Keokuk has appealed to NJ
Barnes and Mr.. Muir there can be /
doubt, for it has been announce
that the Associated Cotton Mill NJ
chinery Companies, which is Il
name of the concern Messrs. Barn
and Muir represent, has secured /;
option on forty-three acres of land
Keokuk, on the lake front, from Il
Stone & Webster people. This opti,
as far as has been made known,
the only land on which the caste
men have taken such action in t
cities in the Keokuk Power Zo1
and for that reason it is known I'll
Keokuk Is being taken seriously.