The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-03
Keokuk Dam and the Panama
Canal Recognized as Two
Great Factors to Boom
That City.
KEOKUK HOME OF DAM
Tremendous Prosperity is
Awaiting Quick and Earn
est Action Right Here
at Our Doors.

Every indicator points to the fact
that no city in any part of the coun.
try, nsr6h, east. south or west is as
much in the commercial and Industrial
pers in the country in the best metro
pelitan cities are recognizing this fact
and are giving important comment on
It.
The ST. Louis Republic Of last Sun.
day devoted the entire first page of its
second section to story the headline
of which extended clear across the
page and read, Wake up, Hustle fol
Share of Prosperity" and a headline
beneath was in these words: "Keo
kuk Dam and Panama Canal will Give
Tremendous Advantages If Citizens
Get Together and Work Hard"
The Republic commenced it's story
in the most optimistic words, although
it Is noted for its caution and sane
ness In its utterances and policies Il
scarcely ever overleaps the bounds
and goes wild on any question Of fl
nance, Of commerce or industry. But
here is the way it opened It's prosper
ity story. Read It:
1T is the conviction OF the mos
clear-visioned business men of st
Louis that the United States are or
the threshold OF the greatest boom in
the country's history.
"The great wheat and corn crop OIL
1912, the vast improvements which
Tie railroads must make in 1913, the
n0kecks of retail merchants, the
npsumers." are some Of the
h for this imminent activ
lty merce. Then it mentions
the opening of the Panama Canal. the
development of oriental trade in
china and Japan, and the improve
ment of conditions in Europe are re.
ferred to as reasons for predicting a
large increase in foreign trade.
What the Republic says in the para
graphs quoted below as being true OF
st. Louis are also true of Keokuk
Read them. citizens of Keokuk, and
where the word st Louis appears
read the name of Keokuk. They are
instructive and inspiring words. Read
them.
ST. Louis is especially favored by
conditions to get her full share OF
this impending prosperity. She is in
position to take advantage of two OF
the greatest engineering works of the
world-the Panama Canal and the
Keokuk dam.
'Keokuk will furnish her with
cheap white power.
The canal will bring 5000 miles OF
coast closer TO St Louis than to any
other manufacturing city.
"St. Louis is In the very center of
the big railroad Improvement boom.
st. Louis is in the very center of
the great wheat and corn crop.
"St. Louis lies In a direct line be.
tween Keolsuk, with it's power, and
Panama with its markets.
"If st. Louis does not take full adj
vantage Of her admirable location the
i*llt VIII lie WIFI HeISeI1.
Every man, woman and child In st.
Louis should be alive to the great on.
portunities the immediate future of.
fers them.
Wealth seems to be the desire of a
vast majority of Americans.
Here, then, is the greatest chance
to get rich quick the world has ever
seen
"st. Louis business men, working
men. young men. older men, rich men,
poor men, and women, too, are max
ing ready for the great business boom
that the most president men in the
United States agree will follow the
presidential election in November"
While ST. Louis is to be congratll-
lated on its position as the only big
city that may benefit by the building
of the great Keoklk dam. Keokuk is
naturally far in the lead of all 9th
ers, being the home city of the dam.