Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
xRokuk WATERPoWER COM.
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TO EXCLUDE VISITORS.
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Good View Still Possible, But Sunday
Gatherings Ar Prehibitsd-Exeur-
sionists to Ds Admitted TO Top Of
Wall Of Great Dam, Which Affords
Splendid View Of Mammoth Lock.

Keokuk. July s.-By a new order eff
fective this week, the water power
company puts into effect new regula-
lions for visitors which are Of interest
to the general public Hitherto there
were no regulations of moment on Sun
day when the public was admitted.
about the only restriction being numer-
GUS signs prohibiting smoking.
Hereafter the public, on Sundays, will
be admitted to the works over the
upper gate Of the government lock. TO
pass straight on TO the stairway lead
ing to the top Of the west wall OF the
new lock. They will not be permitted
to go down into the bottom of the cof-
ferdam nor thru or over the power
house. They will not be admitted TO
the Illinois division Of the works at
Hamilton, including the dam itself, at
all.
This brings no real hardship 10 the
public, for 1t can really see as much
from the top OF the west lock wall as
it can by sauntering thru the Golfer
dam bottom over the maze Of railroad
tracks.
Have Abused Privileges.
1t Is very unusual for people TO be
admitted to works Of large size at all.
but the public has been turned loose
in the works of the greatest water
power on earth every Sunday hitherto,
by the good nature of Chief Engineer
Cooper. And about the biggest thing
here, among many huge things, is the
patience of the chief engineer.
Some Of the public have been abus-
ing the privileges granted 1t beyond all
patience. however Some youths climbed
to the top OF the framing for the super
structure walls on recent sunday,
more DANGEROUS than going up in bal
loon, and one OF them stumbled al the
TOP and nearly fell to the rocks hun
dred feet below.
And if anybody were killed there on
SUNDAY while visiting the works, the
chances are that the company would
be expected by some people 70 pension
the widow.
The Man With the Pips.
A man with pipe was the last stra "
on the camers back. il a man from
Missouri can be called straw. and
Chief Enxtnesr Cooper may be called
q camel.
Last Sunday, the man, who looked
like farmer, lit his pipe while calm
" gazing at a big sign prohibiting
smoking in the works. He replied to
Chief Engineer Cooper's question by
saying he did not see the sign He
empt;ed his pipe and put 1t in his
pocket. Then he walked down TO the
power house behind big pile OF luIn-
Der, lit his pipe. and threw the match
among the lumber The chief engineer
was right there. The man with the
pipe left the works with water power
speed.
A fire there in the bottom Of the
Mississippi river might DO a half mil
lion dollars Of damage. Hence the
new order under which only those hav-
ing annual passes, men connected with
the company and others. may go all
over the works hereafter.
But the public really has left al! It
can see and digest in the view from
the lock wall which is still granted 1t.
Chief Engineer Cooper desires TO be
nice. but with 5000 to 1000 persons
coming every Sunday, proper regula-
tons have TO be made and enforced
for their own safety as we'll as that Of
the company.