The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
he Editor of Tile Gate City:

To the Editor of Tile Gate City:
Col. Bryan has made at least on.
good statement in these blue days o.
insurgency. He says that the Demo-
cratic party is without a leader.
The statesmen who travel over the
rural districts and visit the farmers
in the interests of planting Tult
trees and ornamental trees, are "a
class of patriots who deserve mucn
credit and honor. People OF special
business are greatly needed in land
of civilization and progress, and
those who study and perfect their
lines of business are of that royal
rank who are out in the firing bat
tallions where victories are achieved.
The fruit tree statesmen and the
book agents are worthy, for their AID
largely in advancing the country in
producing fruit commodities and good
reading.
The citizens of Keckuk may not
be aware of the great interest Whlch
the people all over the adjoining
counties are manifesting toward the
hydro-electrical enterprise which is
so rapidly being built at the south
terminus of the Des Moines rapids.
Wherever | go people are making IN
quiries about the enterprise, and all
these counties OF northeast Missouri
are expecting to enjoy electric lights
and electric cars as some OF the
bnefits of the splendid achievement
of engineering skill and the expenu,
ture OF many millions of dollars OF
capital. So it is that man or men
liveth not to themselves or for them
selves, as the bible well declares.
The human race are a combination
of life energies which work together
for each ones welfare and for the
benefits of ALL A scientist in fruit
culture was sent over to Japan by
the United States department OF
agriculture and was commissioned to
learn from the japanese their art Oh
treating the persimmon fruit so as to
deprive them of their element of as
itringency Now, the persimmon fruit
: has large cells which contain tannin
and this imparts the acid flavor. BY
treating the fruit to certain liquid
/ kept in an air tight cask, the Jap
palatable persimmon. In harmony
the social and business interests ..
THE hydro-electrical enterprise viii
extend its influence all over the three
or four states and will give light ant
power for thousands of industries
1t was a pleasant day in May whel
III visited the United States weathe
bureau station, and the mission 0
the writer was one of hopeful expect
any in having talk with the chief il
charge. Mr.. Gosewisch- But before
proceed with that days history, / vii
make a DEPRESSION and summon t
the lead little record OF some year
ago. kind of priori, as the lawye
would say One day in July, befor
our personal acquaintance, j receive
/. from the q. S. government official i
Keokuk communication of vast in
port, worded in style, and asking m
politely that | furnish a report {
the general losses from the ravage
: iof the three months of flood whic
had prevailed all over our valley du
: ing April, May and June, of 1S9
Here indeed was a fine report to b
written4in complexities, and as anotl
er lawyer might we'll say. where coul
| find "a precedent, basis, for
! report on losses all over sever;
a townships, and this statement was I
/ 90 into the statistical publications
2 the United States COVE rnment itself
$ Suffice it to say. the report ws
s duly made and credited.
The office of the weather observe
; is now a large, well lighted and fine