The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-11
Would Afford Right Kind Of Relief
for Men Who Are Out Of Work
and Who Need Money
For Winter.
IT APPLIES ANYWHERE
Suggestion 10 Made That Money be
Raised for Road Work and
That Men Then Be
Given Jobs.

The Davenport Auto club Is out
with suggestion that ought to COM
ment itself to many other Iowa cities
and towns, Burlington included. 1t
would be affording relief and at the
same time furthering the cause OF
good roads. The Davenport club has
Just issued, the following:
Believing that this plan submitted
to your readers, presents an angle OF
affairs in this vicinity little considered,
this club asks that you publish it that
It may be given the consideration we
believe it deserves.
Appeals are being made in almost
every section OF the United States for
aid to allay possible suffering among
deserving people during the coming
winter.
That these pleas are to produce
tremendous amount Of good and will
bring forth thousands Of dollars Is
certain, but one feature apparently
has been overlooked.
What VIII we do In this city for
tie men and their families who do
not want charity assistance? BY this
is meant, the men who are out Of en-
ployment and who are not likely to
be reached by donations given In the
name of charity. These men do not
want money or food that is not earn
ed. They want jobs-they want to
work.
Money for other propositions Of
benefit to the city OF Davenport has
been forthcoming in times gone BY
Money has been raised for people in
other cities and other countries who
needed it.
Therefore why cant we raise
money in Davenport this fall with the
idea Of giving Jobs to men who want
work. not charity. and let the coun-
ty supervise the maintenance Cor con-
struction) Of our county roads. and
the approaches to this city?
That this club will do its share In
raising money for such a project is
assured. We're 1t possible to raise
$4,000 in Davenport for such road
work we could give employment to
about 100 men four days week for
fifty days or nearly three months.
True that would not figure as great
wage to pay each man, but 1t would
give employment to more men than
countless factories in this country
now have on their pay rolls.
A commission serving without pay
could handle the funds. The county
engineer could direct the work, and
the county. It would seem, could well
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ments,
Can the citizens Of Scott county at
ford donation to fund which shall
first, be the means of giving employ
raent to home labor-1nen whom we
want here as citizens-and second,
accomplish untold good on roads
which will stand maintenance re-
pairs?
There seems no way open for
county in this state to issue bonds
for road work. The county has done
excellent work this year. and If there
are any funds remaining. they are
now allotted for other work. There
fore, this proposition falls directly on
the shoulders OF every citizen Of this
county.
Again. we repeat, the men who
would benefit from such fund are
not the men who will apply for char
ity this winter, although for all many
know they may need it right now. II
Scott county citizens can begin a
movement to help solve the gigantic