The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

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d Inc city than Pres. G. R. Joy. ana
MS direction of the general affairs of
the association has been marked by
the same careful. conservative serv-
ice that he gives to his personal bust
ness The active management of the
work of the association has continued
under Manager John De Witt, under
whom the plans outlined by the board
OF directors have been carried out
along the most approved lines of com
merc1al association work Mr.. De
Witt has the able assistance of j. M.
Fulton as assistant secretary. The
oft1cers of the association other than
President Joy are as follows: A. Il.
tombstone, first vtce-president; j. A.
Dunlap. second vice-preisdent; j. AL
bert Kiedadsch, secretary, and L. A.
Hamill, treasurer. The other mem
bers of the board of directors are
A. D. Ayres, T. A. Craig, j. F. Elder,
James w. Huiskam W. NJ Irwin, T.
H. Joyce J. T. Mccarthy, L. F. Rol-
Inns, Jacob Schouten, and George 8.
Tucker.
Industrial Tracts.
OF interest to manufacturers are the
two Industrial tracts which have been
purchased within the last year. One
contains $50 acres, situated below the
Des Moines river bridge The other,
comprising sixty acres, Is located near.
the Connable property on Main street,
railroad facilities for which will be
provided by the Mount Pleasant
branch of the Burlington. John Nolen,
the civic expert. is directing the work
of the Industrial Association in this
connection.
Historical.
1 The Keokuk Industrial Association
really had it's birth on the night OF
February 20, 1911, when the citizens
4 committee of thirty submitted its re-
port of plans and articles of moor.
lporation at public meeting held in
J the county court house This body
: Of men discharged its task in a very
: satisfactory manner. The citizens
committee was composed Of: Ross
Baker. Asaph Buck, w. B. Collins, D.
i A. Collier, James Cameron, Jr., Theo-
!, dore A. Craig, ]. A. Dunlap, J. F. Ed
!, err, L. A. Hamill A. Hollingsworth,
james Huiskamp, B. B. Hobbs, Wells
nj. Irwin, A. e. tombstone, G. r. Joy,
!. Thomas Joyce, Arthur Kiedafsch,
!, Frank LeBron. A. e. Matless, Thos.
McManus, John Nagel, George e. Rix.
G. M. Rich, O. A. Talbot, B. c. Taber,
j. B. We'll, Ira w. Wills, Carl Weber,
!. Burton Wilkinson and w. B. Woolley.
; The first officers of the Industrial
> Association were: G. A Joy, presi-
/ dent; ]. F. Elder, vice president; A.
), 3. tombstone. second vice PRESIDENT.
: T. H. Joyce, treasurer; A. D. Ayres.
\ James Cameron, Jr., ]. A. Dunlap. J..
F. Elder, James Huiskamp, L. A. Ham
!. i'll, Wells M. Irwin, G. R. Joy, T. H.
!. joyce, Frank LeBron, A. E. tombstone,
: John Nagel, C. M. Rich and Ira w.
Wills, Directors.
1t was necessary to have money
: and the directorate decided that not
: less than $4,000 would be necessary
: and that sum was subscribed within
= three days.
The present officers are: C. R. Joy.
president; A. E. tombstone, vice pres
ident; j. A. Dunlap, second vice pres
ident; j. Albert Kiedaisch, secretary;
: l.. A. Hamill, treasurer; directors, A.
- D. Ayres, T. A. Craig, ]. A. Dunlap,
= j. F. Elder, l.. A. Hamill, James w.
. Huiskamp, w. NJ Irwin, A. e. John
. stone, G? R. Joy, T, H. Joyce, J. Albert
$ Kiedaisch, James T. Mccarthy, L. f.
Rollins. Jacob Schouten and George
W 5. Tucker.
Shortly after it's organization the
g. Industrial Association secured John
y Dewitt of Chicago as Industrial
z agent, and under him much of the
work has been carried out. The as.
ISOLATION is probably one of the best
organized of it's kind in the state.
d The present article has treated OF
s. the work of the Industrial Association
of as fully as is possible in the space OF
IL one page, and shows that the organ
t., ization has been active during more
t. than two years of its history There
t. will be the appointment of new in
m dustrial agent to succeed Mr. Dewitt
e. whose resignation is effective Septem
4 Der /, and the soliciting Of more
y. money early next year, including 9th
er matters that will be given atten
ton much sooner. The organ -atior
Is has done much good in the pal and
- is something that should be continued
IN indefinitely in the future. A city
x without an Industrial association is Z
" dead ono and Keoluk cannot AFFORD
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