The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

were given away by congress 1t was
claimed by the promoters that the
price OF power would be reduced with
In q radius Of $50 or 200 miles. This
was said to be sufficient considera-
ition.
According to Representative Rainey
|of Illinois, there has been an increase
in price, however, due to the monop-
oily alleged to have been attained by
the Keokuk people through the pur-
chase Of local municipal plants by
dummy companies, and the peddling Of
power through two or three concerns
before it reaches the ultimate con-
sumner.
There never has been single power
grant chat has not received tremen-
ldous criticism at some time, or other,
most Of them after the people found
ont what the promoters were doing
and when It was too late to step IN
land prevent them from doing things
las they pleased.
Mr.. Tayenner believes that as the
government has completed the Pan
anna canal practically, Is about to
build commercial railway in Alaska.
land is entering into the MANUFACTURES
] OF all IT'S ammunition, powder and Inn
elements OF warfare, 1t should also
consider the question Of developing
land selling power from It's own sites.
4 The Panama canal and the Alaskan
railway project are purely CONNER
lcial. Not only could the government
make fine return on its money by
developing the tri-city site, accord
ing to Tavenner, but it could furnish
power at such low cost that manufact-
Iuerers could find 1t to their interest
to locate there and farmers through
i out Illinois and Iowa could install
farm power machinery on their farms,
as well as electrical devices in their
households for the Tightening Of the
llabors of their wives and servants.
j 1t Is the plan of Mr.. Tavenner to
lhave congress authorize the war de-
. partment TO make survey Of the pro
lject at the tri-cities and report on
a its feasibility. A favorable report al
& ready is indicated in view of the fact
THAT the army engineers approved the
lscheme of the Great Northern Devel
lopment company, in the interests OF
4 navigation, and recently the Missis,
tsippi river commission declared there
WAS no suitable power site on the Mis-
/ sissippi from Cape Girardeau to Rock
/ Island except the one at Keokuk, but
intimated that the site at Rock Is
land is most favorable
After the army engineers reported
avorably upon the Great Northern De
/, velopment ,company's project, how
, ever, the then secretary OF war dis
! approved OF it because OF the failure
/ of the company to offer any considera
( ton to the government. Secretary
, Stimson's disapproval was made the
J rallying ground of the conservation
!. lists in their fight and the scheme wen
!, iby the boards.
z That the house committee on inter
!. Estate and foreign commerce will no
. grant the Tnter-City Bridge Co. ,tlls
] right to construct bridge at Keokul
using as a part thereof the Keokul
: dam was intimated today by Chair
! man Adamson.
/ THAT bridge company which is al
! ready there will either have to bulk
!. bridge or get out Of the river sail
!. Mr.. Adamson, referring to the con
!. Germ which has operated the old rail
!. froad bridge for upwards of thirty-fiv'
r or forty years. After 1t meets the Is
sue, one way or the other, the reques
!. of the Inter-City Bridge Co. will b
! considered.
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