The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27


in velvet casket. The inscription
Child. II was made by the art bron
medals for presentation to notah.es
Ito MS shall not be severed, and you
shall belong to us.
Tonight Keokuk bids you god |
speed. 1t is the earnest hope OF ey-
cry citizen OF Keokuk that wherever
you and those you love may go. may
happiness. with her handmaidens,
health and prosperity, attend your
steps"
Mr.. cooper's Response.
After two other speakers had added
words Of praise for Mr.. Cooper. he re
slonded to the presentation. saying:
This is an occasion when almost
feel that would give half the cost OF
the dam. If / had it to give, to be
abe to suitably express my apprecia-
ton of the beautiful gift you have
presented to me this evening. ]
doubt, however. II there are very
many men, even though they are gift
| ed Ia the art of public speaking. who
would be able On an occasion like this
ito adequately speak to you free from
emotion and with clear voice.
1T Is indeed rare event In the
life of any man when he fisds himself
SO honored by his fellow citizens as
! to become possessed OF such beau
tiful present, at a time when he is
leaving the community. well re-
member once leaving Keokuk In a.
way that was very different from the
present refer to the occasion when
SheriR Crimmins was seeking to spoil
a trip of mine with subpoena He
ifinally found me In the Congregation
ial church, and while he was sitting
on the front steps waiting for the con-
iciusion OF my devot.ons an angel adj
vised me OF the front Aeor predica-
ment and to skip by the back door.
which I successfully did.
Il had supposed that the amount of
noise we have been making around
here for the last two or snree years
might have produced nervous condi-
ttion Ia the minds of the people,
totally prohibiting demonstration
such as you have made this evening.
II can truly tell you the gift is most
welcome and | feel highly honored
in its possession, and 1t will always
be with me wherever / go. Welcome
surprises, SO far as ] have been able
to observe, are few and far between
lin the lives of most people, and es-
pecially In. the lives OF engineers,
because in quite general sense en-
cheering work until recent times,
has not been a subject of much in
iterest to the public. To have lived
amongst you for three years and to
90 away feeling as can now surely
feel; that my leaving is a matter Of
genuine regret to all of you, Is q
jewel of high degree and am indeed
proud of it's possession.
1.-THE Little Job on the River
'tThe little job down on the river
lis practically completed, and is in
successful commercial commission,
and in this success the first step in
the campaign inaugurated here SO
many years ago is finished. II / am
any Judge Of the future, as time goes
on many changes of beneficial kind
will come, not only to Keokuk. but
Ito adjoining communities, and be
lfathered by the water power on the
Father of Waters. In other words. |
believe the starting of the work is the
first step in a rising campaign OF
progress. and whereas this campaign
lof growth will be intermittent, the
growth will be always in a forward
direction and | am sure eventually
there will be multitude OF blessings
come into your lives which Will date
back to July first, 1913, the day the
plant was started. The ultimate ag-
gregate of these blessings will, in
my Judgment. depend largely upon
how closely the power company and
the people follow the Golden Rule, and
as far as the dear people OF keoknk
n are concerned am sure they will al
D ways follow the Golden Rule, and am
: lequally certain that the power com
= lpany under it's present management
- will do likewise.
4 feel certain there are many men
ou here tonight who have in mind things
w they wish to speak about and do mol
al propose to take any more OF your
-, nne. ! wish you could really see
az way. inside my heart and see how
= nappy and grateful ! am to you fol-
~ ina popular expression Of good will