The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-25

cannot get something for nothing" 1t
is quite likely to be true that the con-
Germ that needs and must have such
careful coddling is not worth the eff
fort and has not enough capital or
stability to build for the future. But
there is higher, better and more GER
tain standard determining the desir-
ability of location. The careful, con-
servatiye busi-ess man or manlfac-
turer will look further than the short
time effect of the above-named condi-
tons; he will ask not only what are
your natural facilities and what are
the inducements you will offer for a
period of time, as above, but more i'm
portant still, what are your provisions
for public utilities, what of the meth
DDS and efficiency and honesty of your
governmental forces as they affect the
life of your community, and are they
actuated by honest, right living, eff
ficient effort? Are you planning for
commodious, sanitary and safe hous-
ing facilities and proper building
code? Are you planning for the health
of the community by clear and pure
water supply and sanitary disposal
OF sewage, household refuse and
waste? Are you planning for proper
transit and traffic facilities, that the
people can get about to and from work
and to the shopping district comfort
ably and easily? Are you planning
for good, well-administered schools,
Fairgrounds, small open-air spaces and
larger parks, with plenty of opportun-
titles for the children to grow UP in a
normal open-air, healthful existence?
Are your municipal officers and en-
ployes honest, efficient, patriotic, and
do they take pride in their work and
have they an intelligent, conscientious
public sentiment back of them and up
holding them in all good progressive
works? These are the things the en-
ployes are clamoring for; they are the
things that make them contented,
strong, efficient and loyal, without un-
rest. We are fast coming to the time
lif it is not already here, when the
manufactures, for his own advantage
and his own pocketbook, because his
help will thus stay with Kim, as well
as because of his broad humanitarian
viewpoint, will ask these last ques-
tions, rather than how much power,
water Or land can | get free or how
many years of freedom from taxation.
"a word as to the development OF
needful utilities and recreation spots.
| 1t is a good economical policy that,
when expanding money for water sup
ply systems, pumping stations, reser-
voirs, wage disposal works, etc, the
spendi of little more to make
parks fairgrounds and recreation
spots of such can be accomplished
with but little more money. The land
is already obtained, the basic works
are being built, and all the recreation
appropriation can be spent upon lit
tie adaptation work 1t is frequently
cheaper to utilize what public prop
erty we have than to buy more land to
create anew our parks and play
grounds. To summarize:
Advance Wisdom.
/ "First-Great development and OPP
portunities bring great responsibilities.
"Second-Intelligen planning for all
public utilities ahead of the growth
brings ultimate economy.
Third Conservation of the health
Iof the people by improved sanitary
conditions and pure water and dis
posal of sewage (the two principal
public utilities) is the most important
of the conservation Of our natural re-
sources.
"Fourth- Good living and housing,
comfortable, healthful and recreative
conditions are more important to a
community than low taxes, free IA