The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-08
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no city or town will feel sighted be-
cause it has not been visited. Your
committee has done its best but II
could not visit all.
Publicity Campaign.
In connection with this proposed
celebration, your committee most
Earnestly urge that the association
enter upon publicity campaign adj
vertising the many advantages OF the
states of Missouri, Illinois and Iowa,
not only the many natural advantages
of those states but the additional adj
vantage and opportunity brought
about by the development of 100000
electric horse power and the wonder
ful Improvement to the navigation of
the Mississippi river by the building
of the dam and lock at Keokuk to
take the place of the Des Mones
rapids canal and its three locks and
long delays and furnishing to the
navigation interest, lake sixty miles
long of deep, slack water navigation.
| II this conference approves the
general plan suggested, this committee
would suggest the following plan to
carry out the details of the proposed
celebration.
| That the conference appoint an
executive committee of such number
as 1t may deem practicable. This
committee to have general supervis.
ion Of the plans for the celebration
and the publicity in connection there.
with and power to appoint such com
mittees as it may deem necessary.
In order to make the celebration a
certain success and to promote the
Interests of all those living and in
terested in the power zone your
committee recommends the forma-
ton of an association, which among
other things, shall have for its pur-
pose, and, at present it's principal pur-
pose, the conduct of this celebration.
Membership Glass.
! 1t is proposed that all citizens with
| in the power zone shall be eligible to
membership in this association. And
that two classes of membership be
created.
! First - Commercial membership
which shall be offered to business
houses, corporations firms and pro-
fessional partnerships Membership
lin this class to cost $4,000. The
membership to be evidenced by a
Handsomely and appropriately en-
graved certificate.
Second Individual membership
which shall cost $1,000 and to be evil
ldenced by handsomely and appro-
lpriately engraved certificate
1t is believed by your committee
that the association with its member
ship fees, will furnish the best and
most workable plan for financing the
celebration. If, for instance, four
hundred business certificates and two
thousand individual certificates are
sold, the sum of 100000 will be
received.
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carry out this plan. the executive com
mittee shall appoint financial com
mittee. to consist of one man from
each section of the power zone ter
ritory divided into sections, and that
il shall be the duty of each member,
of the financial committee to dispose
of his quota of memberships in his
section.
Your committee desires to impress
on this conference, the advantage OF
having some celebration such as
home coming in each city within the
power zone during the week of the
general celebration at Keokuk and
that each city take this matter UP as
early as possible, appoint proper com
mittees and take all steps necessary
to make their local celebration
success.
Your committee wishes to extend it's
thanks to the people within the power
zone and to the newspapers for their
assistance and hearty cooperation.
Delegates Present
Some Of the cities were unable to
be represented here at the meeting
but sent letters showing the interest
and support. Aside from the dele
gates named below, acceptances from
whom had been received by noon to-
day. delegates came or letters were
sent from ST. Louis, Rock Island,
East st. Louis, Alton and
Hannibal
From Commercial
Organizations.
Burling ton (Will attend).
Carthage. P. Berry, president;