The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-19
PRAISE TIE DAM;
ROAST THE CITY
Peoria onciais Complain About IN
attention on Recent Visit to
keokuk.

ne FcHllA 66fAio-1 iaASCItpt duU
the Peoria Star print accounts OF a
visit made to this city by city oficiais
Of Peoria, for the purpose of selling the
Keokuk dam 1t would appear from
the newspaper reports that these Off
cials also came to be entertained In
addition to seeing the dam. And fail
IRE on the part of Keokuk to provide
for their entertainment TO an extent
that gave satisfaction calls for un.av-
orahse comment on the city as a mu-
nicipaiity and criticism for what the
Peoria papers say is lack of spirit
such as should be reflected by q CITY
getting a s2s,ooo. 900 enterprise. The
Star says Of the visit of the Peoria
officials.
After flowing for centuries in its
various moods, sweeping maiestically
on to the ocean. part OF the tremen-
dous power of the Mississippi river
viii be in harness By July i. 1918.
By that time the first fifteen units,
or turbines, OF the immense power
plant Of the Mississippi River Power
company, now under construction at
keokuk. Iowa, will be grumbling and
rumbling in a swirl of water, grind
ing ont electricity for ST. Louis. one
hundred and thirty-eight miles away.
And statesmen win be out dickering
with many other cities to sell them
the Juice for the plant, when com.
pleted, viii generate 100000 horse
power.
As the guests OF President b n
Armstrong, of the T.. p & W. rail
az company, party OF city officials
and newspaper men, headed by Mayor
/ E n. Woodruff, visited the big dan
and power plant at Keokuk yester
day. Through the courtesy of the rail
way company a special car was a,
tached to the regular train that leave,
Peoria for the west at TAO o'clock a
m The party returned at 8 O'Clock
last night. Arriving home all express
ed themselves that It was well worth
/ the trip.
The Peorians who made the trll
were: Mayor E \. Woodruff, Chile
Of Police IT. ". Rhoades, Police Con-
missioner William Oil, City Treas
urer Peter Johnson, City Electrical
William Wolgamott, Inspector 0
4 Plumbing Edward Donahoe, Harbo
4 Master A. T. Griffith, Alderme
George A. saurs and John J. Foley
/ City Attorney Joe Daily and Bil
Moon OF The Star force.
L So far as Keokuk is concerned til
dam might as well be under cor
struetion al Cape Horn. or some othe
remote part OF the earth. The In
mense work that is being done at
cost of $4,000, 600, with 1000 men o
the job, has in no wise CAUSED Ket
kuk to shake off her ennui, and tn
little town slumbers peacefully o
the hillside above the roar of m;
chinery. Some OF the Peorians VIII
; visited the big work yesterday d.
clarec that the village was so quit
one could hear the grass growing.
When the Still City officials a
rived in Keokuk there was no ONE I
meet them, and from a few stragglin
citizens in the streets they learne
where the Mississippi River Powe
company's Office was located Afte
I a hearty lunch at small hotel Mayo
I, Woodruff went TO the company's o
flee. presented his credentials an
was given pass for his party. HA 4
= Nelson, one Of the hustling young me
of large corps of engineers now 9
the job, was furnished the Peoriar
for a guide through the big pow,
: plant.