The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23
BANKERS DECLARE MEETING
| THE BEST IN SIXTEEN YEARS

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sissippi River Power company head
ed by G. Walter Barr. The train was
first run UP the Iowa side and over
near the power house where the party
unloaded and climbed the steps lead
ing to the top of the walls of the won
derful new lock.
Not forgetting their business In
stincts in the wonderment at the
work the bankers fell to specializing
the hazard of financing such mann
moth concern. They could not have
visited the work at a better time for
the entire work outside of the power
house from the ice fender to the dry
dock walls have approached stage
just below the flooding of the fore
bay where an excellent idea can be
gained of the work.
Admired the Lock.
1t took some oratory on the part
of the power company guides to con-
vince few of the skeptical visitors
that forty feet OF water could be put
in the mammoth lock and boat let
through in from ten to twelve min
1utes. The upper lock gate which
opens and closes automatically with
the thrush Of air and water was
in a stage where it could be best
understood insofar as the lay mind
can appreciate it.. The visible open
ings where the water will shortly rush
in the piers of the new bridge across
the bay which is being built and
which the Inter-City Bridge company
hopes to get a charter from congress
to use commercially as well as the
mammoth concrete ice tenders we're
pointed out
A few of the party who had con-
tracted cold feet left the train when
it returned to the Union station but
most of them. including almost every
lady in the party, stayed with the
train on its trip across to the Illinois
side and on top of the dam.
Passing Hugh L. Cooper on the ILL.,
nois side the crowd cheered him and
Mr.. Cooper responded with smile.
Names Of Visitors.
The local committees in charge of
the reception were as follows:
Entertainment committee H. T.
Graham, chairman; L, ]. Wolf, H. W.
Wood, ]. A: Dunlap, E. A. French.
Registration H. Boyden Blood,
chairman: E. G. Walsh, {. A. vollers.
W. j. Bode, F. E. Edwards, E. G.
Weismann.
Reception-J. R. Baur, chairman;
Karl Klann, Alvin Kraft. Herman
Davis, Walter Mas, Clyde Inman,
Frank Anderson, Frank Duerkopf.
Russell Young.
The visitors who registered were:
E. E. Phelps, Packwood; H. G.
Moore, Wellman; w. H. Bangs, s.
P. Matt, Willis Safer, New London:
w. R. Buchanan Mt Union; M. D,
Thomson, Oakville; H. L. McGrew,
Mt Pleasant. H. S. Young, Winfield;
s. J. Husti. Mediapolis; Roy S. Dix,
Charlottesville; ]. NJ. Crawford. New
London: E. G.. Waterhouse. Oakville;
r. S. Pease, Salem; 90. H. lynn, New
London; w. H. Lloyd, Brighton; ]. u
Jones, Mediapolis; F. B. Yetter, Dav.
export; d. C. Bell and j.. E. Elridge
Washington; P. ] Beattin, New Lon.
don; C.. j. Artz, Burlington: P. p
Syler, Washington; J. E. Spew OF
Fairfield; Gilbert schuerman. Mt
Pleasant; D. j. Van LEV, Des Moines,
E. J. Euher, Wayland; c. j. Hoover
Houghton R. R. Noonan and r. L
Bunce, Washington; E. R, Smith
Fairfield; ] r. Drake, Washing on
C. e. Hammond, Wyman; H. ]. Hun
gerford, Burlington; John T. Beck
man, Mediapolis; c. H. Paul, Brigh
ton; G. G.. Lad, Kahoka, Mo-; A. NJ
( Atterbuy, ST. Louis, Mo-; c. B. Perks
and l.. r. Manget, Hannibal, NO.; Nels
/ Peterson. Olds; J. E. Lamb Of Mont
rose; j. L. Edward OF Burlington
Jas Whiting, Mt Pleasant; H. Mack
] burn and j. NJ Blackburne of De.
Moines; J. H. Range of Rubio; T. r
Sage. A. Anderson of Washington
G. S. Gale, Jr., Alfred Hammer ant
Geo. ". Rahter of Des Moines; c
!. W. Riggs and B. ID. Rooms, Liberty
/ Vile; Ben B. Jewett, Keokuk: w. II
Gekes and Edward f. Schoeneck, Chi
cago: Geo. +. Rix, Keokuk; Leonard
J. Montgomery, Keokuk; Louis Meyer
st. Louis; H. A. Brinkman, Chicago
. ]. A. s. Pollard, Fort Madison; A. +
Gotz, Canton, Mo-; +. F. Page, Car
ton, Mo: r. r. Wilson, Fairfield; +
A. Phillips, Davenport: r. B. Souders
Fairfield; Alvin Kraft, Keokuk; Ca,
los D. Meador, heokuk; C. A. Oar
iels and S. t. Daniels. Burlington
Clyde Inman. Keokuk; Alloys Weller
and Earl Demling, Burlington; G. "
Keck, Washington; Karl Klann, Ket