The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Mentions keokuk Water Power as
One Of Greatest Engineering
Triumphs Ever
IOWA MANUFACTURING.
New Governor Tells Present Leslsla-
ture That II Has Chance to
Make 4 Name for
Iowa.
Especial to The Gate City. i

Especial to The Gate City.l
DES MONIES, Jan. 16.-Governor
Clarke in his inaugural address said:
Our manufacturing industries are
growing rapidly. Already am adj
yised by the secretary Of the Manu-
facturers' Association we have $685.
100000 invested in 5000 factories.
employing $4,000 wage carriers and
using s220,000.000 worth of ma
terial annually with an annual out
put worth s335,000,O00 Located in
the heart of the American continent
between two Of the greatest rivers
in the world, with a soil not excelled
by any other of equal extent on the
globe. surrounded by the teeming mil
lions of the not distant years, Iowa as
an agricultural and manufacturing
state, great also is her citizenship,
appears in the vision of the future in
inspiring and indescribable splendor.
Down yonder at keokuk where her
civilization first began to take root
lis. nearing completion one Of the
greatest triumphs Of engineering
which human history has yet record
ed. The great Father Of Waters which
for unmeasured ages has wasted his
vast energy. as he swept on to the
sea has been harnessed and his pow
er captured for the lighting and heat
ing Of cities, for giving power to man.
ufacturing plants, for the whirling OF
unnumbered spindIes, the grinding OF
the grains Of the great valley and the
rapid transportation Of the people.
Manufacturing in Iowa will receive a
great impetus there.
The 35th general assembly has be-
fore it the opportunity to make for
itself a most distinguished place In
Iowa history. / douot if ever before
a more inspiring program ever pre-
scented itself in this state. The sub
jects for consideration nearly all GO
! to the mater of the betterment Oh
human conditions. They touch the
! life of the people. They suggest the
passing Of the old day and the bright
dawning of the new. They suggest
the looSening of the grasp of human
selfishness and the extension of the
hand of sympathy and brotherhood.
think the state should concern it
self about the betterment of human
| beings, about the protection of hui
man welfare. l feel that the state
ought to be humane. The state ought
/ to be great moral force in the world
| righteousness exalteth nation
The state must be positive good II
/ must have conscience. Our prosper
ity must be built upon the happiness
education and welfare of each man
Business and human betterment car
are rightly taken hold of. What al
impetus can be given to the state
this winter, Why not move Iowa tc
the head of the column? 1t can be
1 done if every man will lose himseli
in his devotion to the common good
He that would be great must be the
servant Of all. He that humbleth
himself shall be exalted"-e exalted Ii
the strength and consciousness Of
right things done. It is up to ths
men of this legislature. The people
have trusted you. They have believ
ed in you. 1t is demanded of a sery
ant that he be faithful The people
want these things done. Will thu
S5th general assembly rise to I'll
great opportunities? So far as tn,
executive can properly do so wan
to lend g hand And SO dismissin;
factionalism, forgetting party. remem
bering only the common good, let u
. enter upon the work before US.