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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22
1000 MINERS ON STRIKE

Troops Have Been Sent to French
Coal District.
Lens, France, Nov. o.. Forty five
thousand coal miners are on strike in
the Pas de Calais basin. The Miners
demand workday Of eight hours.
Reinforcements of police and a de.
tachment of troops have, been dis.
patched to the district, notably to
Bethune, where trouble lis anticipated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22
wan ADS
FOR RENT
FOR SALE At once. All household
furniture at $50 Beltrami Ave.
FOR RENT Three rooms for light
housekeeping and one bed room
furnished inquire 719 Beltrami
Il II ave
EARNS FOR. SALE.

FOR SALE-No. 21-z60 acres. 40
acres under cultivation, Is acres
meadow. IS acres fenced for pas
ture. room frame house With
basement. Large hip roof bars
with hay fork. Granary. Store
building. $1,000 stock Of mer.
chandise. ! team of horses, 8 cows.
Complete line of farm machinery.
Price 100000. Address II. B.
Reynolds. Bemidji, Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22
Tongue CoUplsts.


"The homeless tongue, SO small and weak,
Can crush and KILL declared the Greek.
'"The tongue destroys a greater horde"
The Turk asserts, than does the sword. "
The Persian proverb wisely saith. -.-
"A lengthy tOngue-an early death"
Or sometimes takes this form instead:
Don't let your tongue cut off your head. "
"The tongue can speak word whose
speed
Says the Chinese "outstrips the steed."
While Arab sages this inpart:
1.-THE tongues great storehouse is the
heart" ...-
From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung,
Though feet should slip. ne'er let the
tongue"
The sacred writer crowns the whole l.
"Who keeps the tongue doth keep his
SOUL.
-Spurgeon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22

FOR SALE-75 and 30-1O0 acres on
famous twin lakes, one Of the best
locations in Minnesota for q SUM
mer home or resort, having lake
front and nice high banks with
fine grove of\Norway pines near
the water. Good level clay land
about 100000 feet of good pine
timber and 100000 feet of hard
wood timber on the land. Only six
miles from Hines and Tenstrike
and on good wagon road. Fine
fishing in these lakes. Price, If
taken with tho timber on, ST.
10000. 100000 down and II
taken with timber reserved, ST.
10000. $500 down and balance
on time at SO interest. Address
V. M. Owen, Hines, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22

FOR sALE-The s,W. " Of the s.
ELI Of Section 21-146-32. This
forty has = fair house and barn
and few acres under cultivation
and is on mail. telephone and
cream route. Price $4,000 per
acre. Time given to suit purchaser
interest 6 per cent. For further
particulars call on or address A.
81 Kaiser, Bagley, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22
The Easiest Way.

The Easiest Way.
They met on the street and greeted
each other with a hearty handshake,
Hello, Nichols! Been travelling in
Europe. l understand. How did you
find the hotels?'
"Hired a cab," replied the practical
one.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22

FOR sALE-Fixtures for small
restaurant and seven rooms fur
{ nished complete. Inquire 81. e."
Pioneer office. Y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
FOR SALE Official 1913 automo-
bile guides showing 500 Red Line
trips connected including maps and
instructions indicating roads,
crossings. guide posts, etc. Book
has 500 pages showing distance in
miles between cities. Apply at !.
Pioneer Office Supply Store. ~
FOR SALE One care load OF the
finest horses that have ever been
brought to. the city of Bemidji
These are all splendid stock draft
horses and are everywhere in de-
mand. They will be offered for
sale in Bemidji at Tom Smart's
barn 612 America VENUE.
FOR SALE-Modern house close in
must be sold by December 22nd.
on account Of mortgage foreclosure.
This is one Of the best bargins ever.
offered in Bemidji. Hayner Land
Co.
FOR SALE-Fixtures for small
restaurant and seven rooms fur
nished complete. Inquire u. e."
Pioneer office z
FOR sALE-Brand new pair of
Hockey skates size IL cost $500
new will sell for o$2.50-Apply at
Pioneer.
FOR SALEt-RubDer stamps. The
Pioneer win procure any kind OF
rubber stamp for you on short no,
tice.
FOR SALE-Car load of horses drafts
drivers and mares with foal at
Pogue's Livery barn.
FOR SALE--Have customer for small
4 or S room cottage, must be cheap
Hayner Land Co.
FOR sALEECanary bird singers at
| 21st street and Irvine ave.
WANTED.
~o~c>~.>-~-~--~~~~.>~->~~
| WANTED-Table boarders 814 Bel
trami avenue.
| Subscribe for the Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22

FOR SALE-Brand new pair of
Hockey skates size IL cost $500
new will sell for $2.50-Apply at
Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-22

FOR SALE-150 acres. good heavy
clay soil on nice lake with lots
OF fish In, seven miles from Ten
strike on the M. & I. railroad, and
four miles from Puposky on the
Red Lake railroad. This is an ex-
ceptionally good piece Of land
fairly level and mostly hard land
with some low that will make good
natural meadow. when cleared
About 1000 cords nice Birch tim
Der and about $50 thousand feet
OF saw log timber. Small clearing
on the Lake shore where there has
been some buildings which bave
been removed. Price $500 per
acre. One-fourth down and ball
ance time will be given at SO in
terest made payable in equal an
nual payments. V. w. Owen,
Hines, MINI.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

The city of Keokuk, the states Of
Iowa. Illinois and Missouri, the Mis-
ussippi valley and the entire United
States will be directly and indirect
iy benefited by the building of the
b25. 100000 wafer power plant at the
foot of the Des Moines rapids, which
Is now furnishing power to points loo
miles away The story of the effects
Of this wonderful piece of work--one
ieeming with commercial activity in
2 pen picture of the changes which
the consumption of this power will
bring about.
When one grasps the economic
values in this water power building at
Keokuk, at the converging point of
the three states. in the very heart of
the rich Mississippi valley, and very
near the geographical center of the
United States, one realizes that the
manufacturing center of the country
will be shifted by the new industrial
factor now formed in the middle west.
The assets of the commonwealth
adjacent to the great dam will be
appreciably increased. How much OF
this benefit comes to the various To-
calities depends largely upon what
the people do to conserve their own
interests, and how progressive they
are to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities offered.
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ned. Various promoters appeared,
raised dropping hopes and disappear
ed.
Finally. prominent citizens of Keo-
kuk and Hamilton organized corpor.
alton to obtain the rights needed, pro,
mote the project and secure the engi.
neer and money to execute the enter
prise. The city councils OF Kokuk
and Hamilton appropriated public
money, by unanimous consent OF the
citizens, to this promoting corpora
ton; and every cent OF 1t later was
paid back into the city treasures.
The legislatures OF Iowa, Illinois and
Missouri helped. Congress ordered a
thorough investigation to safeguard
the rights OF the public; the commits.
sion went into every phase of It.
found no opposers to 1t, and approved
It under proper regulations. Congress
passed the franchise act to the PEG
pies promoting company early in
1905, after various committee hear,
ings; the act provided that every de,
tail should be approved by the war
department, which meant that the
company should provide free lock, dry
dock, motive power for them perpetu.
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ally. and deep water navigation To-
many miles up the river aside from
supervision of the construction work
Chance Coming Of Cooper.
Hugh L. Cooper, noted hydrauns
engineer was just finishing the largest
power plant at Niagara Falls when
the Keokuk and Hamilton people wers
getting their legislation through con,
gress. Beginning In jamaica and
working throuh Mexico and Brazil
Mr.. Cooper had been building water
power developments OF constantly in.
creasing size until the maximum
seemed to have been reached in the
last plant at Niagara. But Just then
there fell into his hands an advertise
ment an inch long issued by the Keo'
kuk and Hamilton Water-POwer con'
pany IN 1905, showing by far the
largest job Of developing water-powe,
ever taken seriously UP to that time,
Mr.. Cooper came west, examined
the project. became interested In 1t
undertook to build 1t, and finally hat
messed the Mississippi at the foot o.
the Des Moines rapids.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
a PRODUCT q the People.

Unlike most undertakings OF the
kind in which the ultimate object is
commercial gain, the building OF the
greatest water power in the world
here at Keokuk was promoted BIZ Keo.
kuk people and then capitalized by
the builders, rather than promoted by
the builders or captured by capital.
This is one of the distinct features
of the early history of the great en-
terprise which is now completed after
three years of actual construction
work From the very first, the talk
about dam at the foot of the rapids
was done by Keokuk people They
were responsible in a way for most
of the early surveys and for the nee
essary legislation to make the pro
ject legally possible They laid the
foundation for Hugh L. Cooper anC
never stood in his way, but gave him
all the assistance possible. The re
suit is that although money has beer
secured from all parts of the world
the dam is thoroughly distinctive
Keokuk undertaking, almost as mucl
so as If Keolsuk people had built it.
To go into detail historically Of tht
early efforts of Keokuk people to brine
about the contamination OF this s25,
100000 enterprise would be to write
story too long for these columns
nut 1t is sufficient to say that man,
OF the loyal citizens spent many day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
How Keoku People Dreamed Of Dang the Mississippi River
Saw That Dream Realized Only When Hugh L. Cooper
Along and Spent His Private Fortune.

The physical construction OF this
ter-power plant in about two and
a half years shrinks, as an achieve
ment, when compared with the forty
years of constant endeavor and forty
months Of strenuous toll behind the
engineering blue prints.
From that era Of belligerent In.
dams roaming over this part Of the
country until the first decade OF the
twentieth century was almost ended,
the people of Keokuk never ceased to
dream and plan and work for the de.
velopment of this water power. AS a
matter of cold fact this was practic.
ally impossible until the era OF the
revival of concrete In America, and
commercially impossible until engi-
neering science applied to hydraulics
had increased the efficiency OF the
turbine and electrical science applied
to the dynamo and insulators had in.
creased the efficiency of the generator
and increased the radius of transmits
sion OF electric current.
The People were Stickers.
But the people kept eternally at it
They dreamed and talked and plan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Dream Has Come True.

Dream Has Come True.
Today the dream is realized Keo-
huk has its water power, and now the
question is. how is it going to effect
the city?
In treating of the effects upon
Keokuk it is not necessary to start
with the completion of the dam, but
it is possible to go back to more than
two years ago when the work was
begun. With the invasion of work.
men-sometimes over 1000 were en-
ployed-and other conditions that at
tended the work, business in Keokuk
took great squirt and for two years
all kinds of business enjoyed the
greatest prosperity of half century.
Houses which for years had re
manned idle were rented; restaurant
sprung up to feed the newcomers;
theatres were patronized as never be-
fore; broken down business took on
new life. These were few of the
temporary things noticed that were
tangible enough to benefit the city
But they merely went hand in hand
with the building of such a great pro-
iect. and now keokuk has something
really big to look forward to-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
a Regular Santa Claus.

The dam has given to Keokuk a
beautiful engineering work that has
already attracted and will attract
people from all over the world; it has
given beautiful lake for over fifty
miles on the Mississippi which prom
ises to be great future drawing card;
it has given deep water for sixty-hve
miles along the river; 1t was given a
lock that is the greatest in the coun-
try.
Now as to the future. The really
big thing is the industrial outlook.
The dam means that 100000 horse
power OF the cheapest kind has been
thrown upon the market right at Keo-
kuk for consumption by factories and
other POWER using agencies. Factories
are bound to come and the Industrial
awakening in Keokuk will be tre-
mendous.
The great water power develop
ment means new industrial era for
Keokuk: 1t means the changing of a
city, which had barely existed in a
commercial way, with its limited
amoust of business, to city of nerg-
Gus energy, with its wonderful pos
sibilities If the people are awake to
the great and numerous advantages
and possibilities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Possibilities for the Valley.

Turning loose 100000 horsepower
Of cheap electric current In one OF
the richest valleys OF the country
the Missiasippi valley gives rise to
tremendous possibilities.
The mississippi valley is not only
the richest in the country but one OF
the richest in the world. Its great
resources are to be found in its corn,
wheat, grain. lumber. minerals, hides,
rice, cotton and many other products
of the soil.
Instead OF always remaining an
agricultural center, ting electric power
furnished by Keokuk will enable this
territory to change into manufactut,
ing center; but in dbing SO It's great
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

agricultural wealth will not be dimin>
ished in the least. The big Keokuk
water power has simply given to the
Mississippi valley another big asset;
one that is the equal of any single as
set 1t now has.
United States will Feel Effects.
Even the United States will feel the
far reaching influence of the great
Keokuk power plant. When the ter,
ritory contiguous to the water power
builds up, It will mean the bringing
of industries from all over the coun-
try. With these industries will come
people, and the center of population
OF the country will be more quickly
drawn west, as the movement has
been for years past It will mean the
Swinging UP of new industrial CEN
ter in the United States.
The United States government mas
derived great profit from the dam.
and it is conservatively estimated
that the benefit is worth $4,000. 900
in real money.
The power company has given to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Great eeneft to Three states.

The power distributing plant, being
at the converging point of Iowa, iii.
nois and Missouri, will be potent
factor in shaping the destinies Of
these three states industriany.
Iowa which for years has retained
proud supremacy in agriculture. is
now given great possibilities from the
production Of its factories by reason
Oh me cheap electric power that can
be furnished to cities in the state.
The power now turned out is more
than sufficient to run all the factorias
operated in Iowa And yet the factor.
les of the state are turning out nro.
ducts each year worth SO ia per cent
of the value of the farm products
The Iowa State Manufacturers, Az.
ISOLATION, seeing the possibilities for
new Iowa factories, has long shown =
great interest in the work. The sane
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
What Missouri Receives.


Missouri, to which the longest trans
mission line runs, is now receiving
$4,000 horse power, or nearly one
third of that which is marketed. This
is delivered to ST. Louis. Along the
line it will be easy for cities to tap
the transmission line and get Iower
to run their factories.
Along the Mississippi river bewteen
Keokuk and st. Louis big industrial
field should spring up. The sand in
the concrete of the big work came
from Missouri and much of the ce-
ment. The Industrial sections being
prepared for new Keokuk Is along the
Des Moines river and will extend
across the Iowa state line into Mis-
souri,.
The great increase in population
around the worlds greatest water
power will make greatly increased
values for means of sustenance and
farm lands throughout northeast Mis-.
souri,, but the increased values on ac-
count of the power and manufacturing
center will extend all over Missouri
and beyond its borders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Illinois Has Advantage.

Illinois, through the activity Of
Hamilton, situated at the east end OF
the dam, has been closely associated
with the building of dam for half
century The prominent and wealthy
citizens of Hamilton spent much time
and money working hand in hand with
Keokuk people to bring about the
project as it now stands completed
today
Like Keokuk, Hamilton has profted
during the building of the dam, and
now has rosy future-a future that
should mean wealth for its citizens
and big growth for the town.
The western part of Illinois is well
situated for receiving cheap power.
from the hydroelectric plant. There
lis transmission line south and this
will be used to feed the surrounding
territory. There are many small
towns in western Illinois which
should be able to make something big
out of the power and great activities
are expected during the next few
years.
The three states OF Iowa, Illinois
and Missouri, because of their adj
yantageous location around the power
plant, will consume the power furnish-
ed. Being the great agricultural
states OF the union, and with i'm
mense possibilities from the use Of
cheap power for manufacturing pur-
ipcscs, # is a big task to predict what
the wealth of these states will be in
| the next few years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Shifting Country's Industrial Cente
Keouk Dam Will Benefit Half Nation Story Of Forty Year Strugg
100000 HdElctc Plant the Moi Rapids Will Change
A
Developn entofC Cheap ecuicP Power

feeling has existed all over the state
especially in the southern part.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

a year for many years striving to in.
terest some big engineer and tha
necessary capital.
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Continued on page 5.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Keokuk,s Prominent Advantage.


AS to what sort of manufacturing
can profitably be done near this
largest OF electrical installations few
problems are presented. Proximity
of nearly all raw materials. easy and
cheap and adequate transportation,
and the location in the center of the
Mississippi valley market with wat
ter route to the ocean-these essent-
ials are attractive to almost all forms
of manufacturing.
While the country as whole will
gain by the work, it is only proper to
emphasize the importance of being
located near the distributing point Of
the power, and great benefit viii be
felt in Keokuk and the nearby ter
ritory.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04

steps, and yet not too compact, and the cellar stairs
lead directly down from it into the laundry, off of
which is the servants bath room. The plumbing is
confined to one small section of the house, which
saves not only the initial cost but confines any
pairing to a small area. Ample store rooms por-
toned off in the cellar, and the coal and wood bins
are located near the furnace door, Area steps lead
directly from the laundry and the clothes chues
from the two upstar bathrooms terminate near the
set tubs.
On the second floor two large airy bedrooms
across the hall from each other One of them is in
tended for guest chamber, and the other for older
children or other members of the family. The bath
room comes directly over the first floor one, and at
the end of the hall is door to the sleeping porch,
which is also reached through the front bedroom. A
large unfinished store room opens on the sleeping
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04

+ a green house is desired as an addition to the
l otherwise Ideal Home, it can be made both useful
as we'll as ornamental And if you are really inter-
ested in garden of your own and want to obtain
therein the very best results, and also have growing
things about you during all the months,-a green
house is to you an essential. hot bed cold
frame will hardly be sufficient to your requirements.
not too costly outlay would transpose the covered
porch of the Ideal House into conservatory green
house. Chasing in the sides with removable sash
would give you solarum for the colder months and
while not as thoroughly businessike hot house,
would make good starting place for indoor seedlings.
Attached to the house it may be made part of it -
another charming room to live in it furnish all
the gardening joys with none of its discomforts, and
guarantee seasonabe results in vegetables, fruits and
flowers that will make you object of envy.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04
THE IDEAL HOUSE PLAN

porch which makes the airing Of stored away cur
tans, rugs and winter clothing simple matter.
Whole trunks may be dragged out there and be ran
sacked and repacked in the strong light and air,
which cannot fail to appeal to the housewife who
breads the heated attic in the first warm days of
spring.
Every room has adequate closet space; the upper
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04

0 one will gainsay, we think, that the
bungalow type of dwelling has grown
rapidly in favor of late. Nor will
anyone who has considered the subject
fail to admit that it has its peculiar
disadvantages. We have endeavored
to incorporate the virtues and elimi-
nate the vices of the bungalow type
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04

the bathroom. Thus are the sleeping quarters abso-
lutely cut off from the living and dining ROOM an
arrangement with many advantages in that each
ton may be ventilated cleaned and lived in sepa-
ratey. The service end to the west is isolated, and
the maids room though connected with the kitchen,
is divided from it by passageway The kitchen