The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-12
PROF. HOLDEN
VISITED kE0kUk
Candidate for Governor on the Re-
publican Ticket Called on Voters
and Visited the Big
Dam.
GOT NICE RECEPTION
courtesles Shown Him by Engineer
Cooper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Marks New Era In MlssIs
sIppI Valley.

Mr.. P. G. Holden. republican can T.
Iowa Platform In company with
Joseph Carver Of Harrison township,
visited Keokuk Friday and had the
following to say when interviewed by
Gate City reporter.
Mr.. Holden met many Keokuk bust
ness men and was shown over the
power plant works by DR.. Barr who
is in charge of the publicity depart
ment
He expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the reception which he
received at the hands OF Keokuk bu-i-
ness men, the courtesies shown him
by Mr.. Cooper and Others OF the
Power Company.
When questioned as to the signifi-
canoe of the power plant enterprise,
Mr.. Holden said that in his estima-
ton the building of this great dam
is one of the greatest events of the
world and marks new epoch for the
Mississippi valley. 1t means that
Iowa which is the center OF the
Notlu GREATEST lUou supply ID dISo
to become the center Of the worlds
manufacturing Industries.
This led the reporter to ask Mr..
Holden what his attitude was to-
ward the manufacturing industries of
the state to which he replied with
much enthusiasm: believe that the
next greatest movement for Iowa is
- s.,
ing industries. If we make use of our
opportunities Iowa will lead the
world in manufacturing as she does
now and always will in agriculture.
We are now sending vast sums of
money east for manufactured prod
ucts which could be made in Iowa. We
have the brains and money to do 1t.
Let us do it. We have been sending
both Iowa's money and men west.
We can and will make opportunities
for both in Iowa. Let Us adopt these
slogans: Made in Iowa. Grown In
Iowa" training our boys and girls for
efficiency. Find out what the rest of
the world wants and then make it for
them and make it as they want It
made. Iowa capital for Iowa indus
= tries Iowa opportunities for Iowa
boys and girls Iowa has room and
work enough for all her children.
II Is q reflection on Iowa that our
own manufacturers should find Il
harder 10 sell their goods in Iowa
than in other states.
We should have an Iows sentiment
that will reverse this feeling that
things made in Iowa are not good
enough for Iowans We should have
an Iowa sentiment and teach it IN
our schools, preach Il in our pulpits,
sing it in our songs, read il in our
papers and live IL IN cur lives
Let us realize that -hea re buy
Massachusetts made gods that wa
have the goods but Massachusetts has
our money. But when re nuy Iowa
made goods Iowa has both tie goods
and the money.
We should apply the same methods
to the building up of our manufactur
ing interests in Iowa that ne have
used In developing her agriculture
resources. We should have Made II
Iowa shows, Made in Iowa trains, etc
haven't time to go into details bu
1t can be done and will be done
When asked if he would accept al
invitation to speak before the Indus
trial Association of Keokuk on
Greater Iowa, he remarked that h
would be delighted to do SO. He cor
graduated the business men of Kec
kuk upon their fine patriotic spiri
and the keen interest they are takin
in the building of the great waite
power plant He said few peopl
realize what a tremendous enterpris
this is. AS said before it is epoc