The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-05
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The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Jan. q, 1913

Mr. S. J. Roy of Hannibal, Mo-, de-
iiyered one of the finest addresses
ever listened to in the Nauvoo opera
house in Nauvoo last Thursday
evening. He came here by invitation
of Fred Salm, Jr., president of the
Nauvoo Industrial Association to tell
our people what ails the citizens and
what to do and what is really the
matter with Nauvoo The attendance
was quite large and he held the clos.
est attention of the audience during
his hour and half talk and mis- dag
nosis went good and deep 10 touch
the real difficulty. )
He said there is a lack of cordial
good understanding between men CT
different occupations and outlook. The
root and core of the what's the mat
ter with Nauyoo9' problem lies in
personal suspicion and consequent
Inability of men who are citizens Of
the same town to do team work.
Mr.. Roy called the attention Of the
beautiful surroundings of Nauyoo,
fine scenery and this great river with
river front in almost any direction,
but with an unsightly river front, or
our good but dusty streets that
should be oiled down to the big
creeks waters edge
Incidentally, you haven't different
sort OF folks in Nauvoo from those
of any other town The people on
your streets don't look any different
from the people on the streets of 9TH
or progressive towns-to swing the
circle of comparison But Nauvoo
folks are not acquainted with each
other in a progressive way.
i Get an expert planner here and
j have him plan the city which would
not cost over $500. Arrange for a
beautiful park or parks and consult
i the ladies abou. identifying the city.
But I believe the ladies should be
consulted first.
You have commercial club in
/ NauYoo and want to tell them great
things cannot be done with forty
members who pay into the treasury
the sum OF 81 annually, the assess
men. Just think Commercial club
with forty members who pay into the
treasury $40 year or sf.0o each
Reorganize. said he. and get soma
4 money into the treasury Get one
Z hundred or more members and assess
each not less than 81 month Talk
to the ladies and get them interested
and have big dinner occasionally
arranged and served by some ladies
society. auxiliary or church by chang
ing about where after being well FED
you can talk things progressive over
. about your town. for a wife can dc
anything with a well fed husband.
Those who differ don't meet each
other face to face and talk their difR
cultfes over They gather together
all the people Of one way of thinking
in one place and all those who thinl
another way in another and pass res
oiutions about each other-or escf
others plans.
!, See to it that your public and higt
SN4iSoiS as tAt i4iLsSt anu DESt OF AM
town iii this section the size of Nau
700 and that every boy and girl get.
an education for the schools shouit
be the pride Of every city Educate
and see that your boys and girls at
tend school until they become sixteel
years OF age
: Get up exhibits or some fall cele
!, eration to attract people to Nauvo,
: and throw ont other Inducements t,
~ draw trade here
II this town was beautiffed an,
a properly advertised the capacity 0
your ho.el would have to be double,
in by building an addition as large a
the present one and when peopl
as come here during the summer month
and the climate here is better tha
as In May places throughout the Unite
S1ates-to spend tne MOI months som
ed OF the rich would conclude TO renal
nd here and build homes.
Mr. Roy referred 10 our propose
as canning factory and the great outpn
OF products to be raised in Nauyo
and i Nauvoo had been awake
1856 thar large railroad system. til