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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
Ne1D Industry in Connection
With the Purity Oats Company

In addition the manufacture OF hoeo oals
the PURITY completed festory puhdlng ~
special round packages uneF s
control and Can Iuoe company
o ,.sn..-x
This will itself an entirely new
for employment about fifty people at once ana en -
requirements the
OATS of No other concern mas
and this Is only ahoenel
of the PURITY OATS COMPANY
facilities be secured plans
way an
corrugated shipping ~
PURITY others and these pans
oan he carried out this industry OF the aree on
large iorc q
heoKuh
TOOL location for such similar plants
representative IN SIZE anu
these containers
las the PURITY COMPANY are using at the present u
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

PURITY OATS are produced and
packed are the cleanest and most san |
1tary of any plant turning out any
class of food products In this coun-
try.
From the time that grain Is un-
loaded from the cars, all the work OF
handling, cleaning, milling and pack
ing is entirely done by automatic
machinery in rooms that are spot
lessly clean. Even in that portion or
the building where the heavy milling
machinery is operated, the floors are
of white maple, the walls and ceilings
painted white and no grease or accu-
mutation Of dirt anywhere to be seen.
The packing rooms where the pack
ages Of PURITY OATS are filled and
weighed by automatic machinery, are
as light as day, are all lined with
white enamel brick and tile, the cell
ings are in white enamel, the tables
and fittings are In hard wood cabinet
work, so that 1t is delight for the
| painstaking careful housekeeper to go
! through these rooms and see for her
self the care used in making and
packing the PURITY OATS she
serves at her breakfast table.
Two notices adorn the walls OF
these packing rooms which clearly
and concisely tell the whole story OF
the popularity and success of PUR-
ttTY OATS as they are the guide OF
every employee of the company, the
first reading
IF a man can write better book
preach better sermon, or make 9
better mouse trap than his neighbor
the world will make a beaten path tt
his door MAKE PURITY OATS
BETTER.
The other: Never under any cir
cumstances allow package OF Oati
of any brand to go out of this room
that you would not take to your owl
breakfast table,
A pesonal visit to the PURITY
OATS plant should be made by ever
one in Keokuk Just to- see how yastl
different 1t is from the average mi
!. and If the invitation extended by tn
: management of the company Is al
cepted you will be welcomed and you
visit made a genuine pleasure and nc
< to be quickly or easily forgotten.
We are requested to firmly impress
: upon the ladies of Keokuk that, wnil
= they are always welcome to make
= = trip through the PURITY DAT
mills, special arrangements have bee
= made to entertain them Tuesday an
Y Wednesday, September Bird and At
= Guides will be in attendance, pointir
:. out the chief points of interest.
: A large package of PURITY DAT
. will be presented to each lady as
y souvenir of her visit on either OF Il
:, two days mentioned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

The biggest factory that was ever
erected, the largest mill ever installed
would be excess baggage to any com
munity unless there was a protitable
output Of the manufactured product
The financial success Of any mill
or factory is, therefore, larely up TO
the sales manager. Mr.. A. H. Rich,
brother of the President and General
Manager is the GALES manager OF the
PURITY OATS Company and how
well he has filled the position is best
told by his record, and the business
of the mill.
He is a man of deeds as well as
man of words. His ability to secure
business is limited only by the capa-
CITY of the mill. MIR. Rich is possibly
better acquainted with the jobbers OF
the United States than any man in
his line, having spent an ordinary life,
time in pursuits that have brought
him in personal contact with buyers
and iobbers all over the country.
Outside of the sterling qualities
that stamps him every inch man
the factors, that have been primarily
responsible for his success is his win
ming smile. keen wit and hand shake
that simply generates friends, coupled
with his unusual business ability
forms a combination that could no
help being a winner. "Ad' Rich al
ME is familiarly called is not onl!
popular at home but equally SO Will
tbis trade abroad. He holds one rec
ord possibly never equalled by an.
: man before or since on single busi
ness trip. Two years ago Mr., Ricl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

out to maintain. AS p logical se-
quence to his business acumen Keo-
kuk has today within her confines the
largest independent rolled oats mill
in the world. Keokuk certainly
should be thankful when fate or
dained that c. NJ. Rich choose Keokuk
as the base OF his operations.
Mr. Rich recently purchased q
beautiful residence site on Grand
avenue and in the near future con.
templates the erection of home that
will be another link in the chain OF
fine homes that now dot our beautiful
city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
...srnRx OF PURITY OATS

H1STOh Vt = -
;.rv civ is naturally interested in
.,,,,sition Of new industries, for
means new blood, new people,
canital. new sources Of income
samnloyment for the wage Garner.
tha search for new Industries.
& sometimes lost OF the home
;tntions which are slowly but
81 and steadily developing into
NJ blg propositions. with nation
s dIstribution Of their products
',ation wide advertisement of the
n which these goods are pro
ia.
4 ace a home institution develope
crow from a small and unpromis-
beginning is as interesting as to
III the growth OF a child into a
M robust, healthy youth and man.
{he PURITY OATS COMPANY Y
nerlys the AMERICAN RICE u
REAI. cOMPANY-is one of the
,e Institutions In which Keokuk
4 lust pride, because of the fact
lthas grown during the past three
Ia from a very small plant, TIL to
Ii is recognized far and wide as
81 the big mills OF the country
has no small place among the
Dortant industrial organizations Of
Mississippi Valley.
During the past few years timely
much needed state and national
islation has been directed to the
Iling Of the standard of all food pro
Hts and special attention has been
Fen to the sanitary surroundings
d conditions under which food pro
Its are produced.
tThe consumer is no longer salts
ID with an article because 1t II
can but insists that above all, !
ust be clean and good. Price Is
condary consideration with the con
mer of discriminating taste.
The modern, UP to date producer 0
ID products has learned that SAN
snrroundings and absolute clear
hess, is not only more desirable i
Very way, but more economical 7
b as manufacturer, than the oil
he slip shod dirty and careles
elhods as to factory equipment an
Engagement formerly in vogue.
From the very first. the presen
Engagement Of the PURITY DAT
|DdPANY adopted the policy tha
Hsllty should be the foundation 0
hich the trade on PURITY DAT
lust be built up and retained, an
Ven in their old plant, III arrange
ia inadequate as 1T was, cleanlines
las insisted on above everything els
When the business had outgrown II
Nd quarters and it was decided
kulld a new plant, it was determine
bat this new mill should be a mod
h It's kind from top to bottom az
eifferent from any other mill devote
b the manufacture of Rolled Oats.
That these plans have been col
hetely and carefully carried out,
fisit to the new plant Of the PURIT
BATS COMPANY will convince /
fond question, for the rooms in viii
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

ately set nlmSeH TO the tdsh VI
building business with wornout
tools. Upon investigation he found
old wornout machinery totally made
uuate for the needs of modern BUSH
ness, confronted by conditions that
would daunt any man with 1alns
heart, but,mgrimly accepting cond i
Etions as he found them he started TO
correct the evils he daily encoun-
tered.
Little by little. step by step he
eradicated the antique and installed
the modern. AS the days and weeks
| went by his progressiveness con-
tinusd to prevail, and his aggressive
ness began to bear fruit until today
the splendid structure just completed
on Water street, houses the most
modern machinery for the manufacture
of rolled oats in the United States.
i This was the elimination of plans
realized. The achievement of the man
/ who could smile when everything
i went dead wrong. The man to whom
this synopsis refers is G. M. Rich,
President and General Manager OF the
PURITY OATS COMPANY.
When his hands first grasped the
reins he found practically no bust
mess. as q nucleus from which to
huild A fiye-case order here, q ten
} case order there. was considered
biy shipment, but today all that has
changed. The product of the PuR
: Try OATS COMPANY is now
shipped to forty-five different states
mot by cases but by cars, many Gus
toners ordering as many cars today
as they formerly ordered cases. This
too in the face of the keenes'
competition imaginable. He not only
had the independent mills to combat
hut in addition was forced to submit
TO the methods and cut-throat tactics
that all trusts use to down theil
struggling competitors, and by over
coming every difficulty, SUI mountins
every obstacle, he was victor in ths
battle hard fought though 1t was,
wonderful tribute to the business Sd
gacity and prowess of Mr.. Rich.
No DAYS were too long, no day:
we're too hot, no days were too COLI
to find him absent from his post o
duty; to revert to a slang expression
"He was always on the job. III
success has not been meteoric, 1t ha
been sound and slow, of the acorl
and oak variety, for without an
doubt whatsoever, he has produced
large oak from mighty small acorn
The life experiences of Mr.. Ric
have been broad and varied, He ha
been an omniverous reader and a
international traveller not only in tn
cities but in the out-of-the-way place
in every state in the Union. BY nj
ture observant, he has profited there
NV until today his mind is veritabl
store Of information He is man
sterling character, lofty in his ldeai
o,,,c,s Of wit, progressive in his idea
quick. keen and alert to take adyal
tage of every business opportunity, p'
eminently fair in every bushes
transaction.
He is respected by his business a
sociates, loved by his employees.
WAYS with the thought of quality u
permost in mind he has never wayeFe
lin unfolding the high standard ne s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

the best posted traffic man In the
middle west and is a wizard at figur-
ing tariffs.
While he has resided in Keokuk but
little over three years, his friends are
legion. Mr.. Noble expects to remain
permanently in Keokuk and we sin
cerely trust that nothing ever inter
venes TO cause Mr.. Noble to remove
his citizenship from Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
g. M. RICH
President Purity Oats Go.

a little over three years ago a
stranger entered Keokuk, full of fire
and snap. Indefatigable in spirit,
iaexhaustable in energy, he immedi-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22

Houston Post: Colonel Bryan requests
his Iowa friends not TO start any boom n
his behalf n any Bryan boom Is to b
started a psychological moment Is neces-
sary and no doubt Mr.. Bryan expsct'
that moment 10 syhehronize with ths
third or fourth ballot at Baltimore.
Brooklyn Eagle. !. Underwood has had
actual experience "a business man IN
making a large enterprise pay On thai
score he leads them all. Given an uniin,.
tied amount OF cash TO spend. any poll
tleisn cen do something. but the best Of
efficiency Ia in making every dollar
count
Baltimore American: President TAFT
has proved Fhimseif affighter OF the frs,
rank The energy aud force be has been
compelled 10 use IN the political arena
have been revelation to many people.
but the aehiesements Of his admiuistra-
ton could hasa been made only By q
man Of unusual force and energy.
81. Louis Globe Democrat; Colonel
Roosevelt says. IN his Minnesota letter:
There Is ins, ons candidate whom Il is
possible 10 nomuiinate against the bosses
and that Is uysela- The ccloners cpsn-
ion Of himself Is now - well known that
he might have left out the mention Of
himself as the one possible candidate OF
righteousness and progresss without Ieav-
ing anybody In the dark as TO whom he
meant. Ever since he referred TO him
self as the only man in sight" the
country has understood that be can see
nobody else
Philadelphia RECORD: Clark. Wilson
and Underwood are the candidates. in the
order named. who have the largest num-
Der OF democratic delegates But nor
even clsrk has large number yet IN
proporticnt TO the number required. and
- Of the dsiegates already elected are
uninsfrusteds 50 that the field is SIN
wide open. Marshall. Burke and BALDWIN
have all the delegates Of their rtspccfive
states. and Fcss. who wanted 4 ecnnph-
nsntsry vote IN his own state. has six-
teen Of the Massachusetts delegates.
who are expected 70 Be delivered te Clark
me nuu1b<r q candidates l. k<eping ths
& noerstlc saree neil scattered
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
Testing Valoriration Finance.

The federal government proposes
10 test the principle Of valorizstion
finance and the power of the sher-
man antitrust law to reach beyond
the seas in the suit il has filed against
the so-ealled coffee trust, whose trade
has been yalorised by New York as
well as European interests Some
authorities scott the governments sc-
ton as not only futile, but unwsr-
ranted. for the dual reason that the
Brazilian coffee producers. who
were doing business on a losing
basis" had 8 right to negotiate for
financial aid to enable them TO make
money and also that the Sherman Law
cannot be made to apply to other
countries.
Referring TO the former argument.
while. Of course. the Brazilian coffee
planters should be expected to realize
profit out Of their trade, the records
show they have done more than this.
They show that since this yaloriza-
ton scheme went into operation the
output and price OF coffee have ST.
multaneously doubled. And II Is adj
mitted before congressional inves-
tigating committee that valorizing
the industry enabled the dealers to
hold back sufficient Of their stock as
to give them monopolistic control of
the market as a means OF fixing
prices. And the attorney general al
leges In his complaint that now so0.-
600 bags OF coffee valued at &c.
900. 200 are held In New York ware
houses away from the consumer.
Congress cannot control the flow
Of money into or out Of this country.
but perhaps congress can control sit
uations like this when II finds the
goods figuring as the instrument In
a monopoly contained in an American
dock warehouse. vaiorization H.
nance seems to be very effective, but
In this case the legality is not as yet
50 definitely fixed for the reason that
It seems to have contemplated delib-
crate restraint in trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22

OMAHA. May n.-To the Editor Of the
Bee: When asked q boy II he ever
thousht Of the future. Of what he wanted
10 do or hoped to be. he said. mo papa,
] am only sixteen and want to be just
. boy while can. later on We win plan
for the future" I had nothing more 70
say. realised he was right. and In depth
Of thought had gone beyond me. Ali
boyhcod comes but once to Us al. All
over this world are men who often look
iansinsly back 10 their boyhcod days. and
would gladly give back, TO the world all
she may have bestowed. could they 1--we
again they bcyhood days. Happy care
free boys with all their noise. their
FRANKS and fun. In those later times
where life 10 . rush and we live 90 fast.
are We depriving sour boys OF part OF
their rishtful hsrltsse w our eassrnsss
TO cram their brain with so-called knowi.
edge TO NJ them for a place. as quickly
as possible, that they may chase the al
mighty dollar as We are doing. cutting
short their best years. their boyhood
days. Yea let him be q boy. and thank
God that he u yet. Just . boy.
W o. ToRREY.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
Root for Temporary Chairman.


me selection by the subcommittee
on arrangements of Ellhd Root to be
temporary chairman OF the repub-
lican national convention at Chicago
aecords that high honor to one OF
the most conspicuous and ablest lead
ers Of the party, and ought TO have
the unqualified approval of all con-
eerned. Mr., Root was secretary OF
war In the Mckinley cahinst. and
secretary of state in the Roosevelt
cabinet. retiring to go into the SEN
ale, As one Of the delegstes-at-
large TO the convention from the
great Empire state. he has been ia
voring the denomination Of President
Taft, but Colonel Roosevelt should
have no fault to find with the selec-
tion. because Mr.. Root was likewise
temporary chairman of the republic
can national convention which was
held in Chicago in 1904. when Theo-
dore Roosevelt was nominated for
president. The. chief function of the
temporary chairman is to deliver the
opening address reviewing the
achievements OF the party, and point
ing out the reasons why II should
be entrusted with the further con-
fidence of the people That Senator
Root can. and will. do this in mas
terly manner no one will for a mo-
ment doubt.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
Pension, for Preachers.

The Presbyterian church in gen.
ersl. assembly has ratified the pre-
liminary action OF its committee rec
ommending pensions Of $500 a year
for superannuated ministers. Thus Il
Is acting IN line with Industrial in
sfitutions that have conceived the
wise plan OF making provision for
the old age Of their employees. The
church does wslf to keep abreast Of
the progressive spirit IN this way.
and oertainlys no class Of men calls
louder for tnis kind OF recognition
than those who give their lives to the
ministry. where they have few. II any,
opportunities for laying up compe-
tencies for the future.
But the Presbyterians action on
this pension matter is OF particular
importance taken into consideration
with. another point which the general
assembly has brought up, namely. the
tendency Of congregations to crowd
out the elder preachers and prefer
the young ones. This very fact Is a
most coEent argument for pensions
and yet good business sconomy
should see that there becomes no
ground for the existence OF such an
argument.
The length OF time devoted TO
preparation for the ministry, espe-
eially In this and some other
churches. makes II impossible for the
average man to serve much more
than fifteen years In the pulpit before
he reaches that deadIine which many
churches are drawing On Mn ~ <s.
For q conkssgation to mark man d
undesirable Al this ase Is hardly eod|s
patible With what the church teaches
Az matter Of fact. Il dosi sssm that
II there Is q profession in which the
i
.ripeness Of sse. with itz seasoned
Judgment. Its large learning and It's
pious influence. should count for
mest. that profession b the ministry.
? Every seminary In this church bears
evidence Of the difficulty In ssttins
youths TO respond to the cali Of the
ministry. Ii Il any wonder. whom. Ia
addition tc the material sacrifices
that must be made. the church draws
The headline on a man Just as he Is
really entering his prims' The Pres
'byteriAns seem 10 have taken hold
Of very live proposition and they
ssll win favor. no doubt. BY doing
what can be done to efface this fool
izh and unjust discrimination.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
I5Ookin{Backward
lhisDaVy in0malla.
Z COMPILED fpcNs agE FILES
MAY %,
ocMPlLEp ERONi BE ILLS

Thirty Years Ago
Swedish residents are worked up over
the appointment Of consul here as rep
resentative OF the Swedish government.
The Swedish minister at Washington was
trying TO name John Johnson. ESQ.,. and
was drawing vigorous protests
The BID N. Is grading for its track
on the north side OF Jackson between
Eighth and Ninth,
The remains OF the late r. p Kiddoo
were inferred at Prospect Hin By Under
taker Jacobs. Rev, Harsha officiating. He
had received fatal injuries in railroad
collision near Gilmore
Hon. Charles Kaufman and Hon. Fred
Metz left for Chicago and the east on
business.
The wives. daughters and sisters Of
the members Of st. Georges society, are
invited TO meet at the residence of Henry
Lidsey to organize ladies' auxiliary So
ciety. The invitation is signed by Mrs. R.
H. Carlton
Mrs. James II. Kyner is expected home
this week from Ohio.
Mrs. Ross. i4os Capitol avenue. wants
girl at once. TO do kitchen work.
Rev William J. Harsha preached a
commemoration al the Presbyterian
church for the late r. o. Robinson. for
many years prominently identified with
It's work.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
Literary Test for Immigration.

strong opposition has arisen TO
that clause In the senate immiera-
ton bill now in the house exactins
an educational test Of all immigrants
The oppositiou 10 just a. manifest a.
that 70 the passport clause Of the
same bill. which denies refuge to
political prisoners and which has
been denounced as a contradiction Of
the principlss Of liberty on which our
government was founded.
Prof. Charles R. Henderson. the
eminent sociologist OF the Uni
ysrsity OF Chicago. condemns the 1T
erary test Is absurd. asserting: III
immigration is TO be restricted for
economic reasons. that kind Of legis-
lstion should be open and frank. n
should not Be ciozked under the
bill"
This act should not pass in tie
present form. nor should imrigrs-
ton restriction beeone, the ins,rb-
ment for the agerandi1erneht o. spe-
eisi iAtsrests AmerIes u no longer
America when Il denies admission to
an alien sound Of body and mipd.
free Of criminal faint or Intent. and
ambitious only for a chance to card
an honorable living. This nation.
which sprung from The immigrant,
eannot. consistently demand more or
consistently deny the present or hi-
tare immigrants the same privileges
afforded 70 our fathers and theirs
In this land Of opportunity.
IL has never. been shown that Grim
inaiity. disease or psuperism. the car
dinal barriers TO Immigration. is
more Inherent IN tae iliitcrate alien
than in the literste and when we pro-
coed as II they we're 70 n on q false
assumption
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22
|haeBeesIcHrba..

Com men atfon and Criticism.
ohAHA. Neb., May n-To the editor
Of The Bee: In connection with the en-
closed clipping Of an editorial which
certainly comusends itself to anyone who
observes or thinks. 1t may not be pros.
TO call your attention In this connection
70 the fact that In that portion Of the
city WHARF the home owner Hives and
where he % rpoted 70 the soil and 20 the
city BY pisntins trees and building q
hone. the voters were anti-Dshlmsn.
This 10 particularly noticeable In one
or two cf the especially well kept up i'm
proveEaent districts. such As Prairie Park
and the Field club. Prairie Park Is
probably The best kept up suburban dis
.-sct In the city and Is located In the
ninth precinct OF the twelfth ward. The
registration rss ol and the vote east
vas IA OF little over per cent In
this precinct Mr.. Dahlmsn got seventy
six votes and Mr.. Kennedy. his highest
opponent, iS or nearly two to one against
pahln,an. In the Field club district In
which civic pride runs very high and IA
~, 80 ~.
,r.. $500 M - ~aa
800, "a sp. -
49, - - No. $500 sas suoe.s
80 -. 80, . ss.s '. ing !. ss',nh
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Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-22

SOUTH OMAHA. May ITO the Ed.
,tor Of The Beef Your great paper today
reports that the Douglas county canvass.
Ing board has completed the tabulation
OF the votes received by candidates for
STATE senator's and state Representatives
While the tabulstors had only the Poi
books % take their figures from. perhaps
there may be some unavoidable mistakes
Or errors made In certain precincts In
reading or the names that may be the
cause OF my name not appearing on the
top OF the list. Nevertheless. notwith-
standing errors and mistakes that might
BE made, I am Hneefely pleased at the
number Of votes recsived- Being un.
able to meet all my true and tried friends.
slther individually or collectively. De
sire 10 extend through your columns M
heartfelt thanks to them Tor their loyal
support JERRY HOWARD