The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-21


ests of the power zone. Keokuk comes
n for her share of the benefit 1t
means considerable now and can
mean more as our own efforts become
!, more productive.
ltemized Plans.
Among the plans contemplated for
TIE future are the following definite
features:
| First. Arrangements should be
made for meetings of the membership
OF the organization at stated periods,
for the purpose of getting better ac.
tquainted with the work in hand, also
for the purpose of welding the organ.
ization together and enlarging its
scope SO as to cover the entire field
OF the city's development.
| Second. Train service over ths
Rock Island, as well as over the t. P.
& w should be- improved greatly.
With the growth of the city there
must be commensurate growth in
transportation facilities. This i'm
provement also includes the increasing
,of our railroad bridge facilities across.
the Mississippi river here
Third. In the present development
| of river traffic. all along the .,lissis-
sippi. Keokuk must cooperate. This
means building river terminals, for
freight and passenger service, in tho
very near future. Keokuk cannot az
ford to be the last to construct mod
ern docks and river freight terminate
Fourth 1t is vital that the Nolan
rlan for the gorwth of the city should
be put into practical effect. The
Elan is as good as could be made for
1.-THE city and 1t lis vital that more at
tention should be paid to this at
Cnce
Fifth. Beautifying the city, i'm
proving the streets, planting trees and
identifying our own homes and bus
mess buildings, all these should re-
celye much careful consideration this
coming season. 1t should start with a
general cleaning up of the city
streets and alleys in the spring.
Sixth. The association. should be
made bureau Of wide information
concerning the city and all depart
ments of It's present affairs, past his
tory and future prospects and pro
sects.
Seventh BY all means, the asso
citation shall continue and increase its
Industrial activity.
Pessimisnn Must Go.
Now in conclusion, / wish to say
The people in Keokuk must not allow
any spirit of pessim!sm to settle up
or them. because the city has not
doubled in size during the past three
years. Pessimism never built ND q
city Or a business. Il never made
l,lade Of grass grow or a flower
lloom. II never planted a tree. IL
never won battle. 1t never inspir
ed any one else to win battle. Pes
simism never made happy home or
encouraged or attracted attention and
love. 1t never inspired great effort
for humanity, neither has 1t ever
brought about aught that could inn
prove the status of humanity. Pes
simism is the source of all discord
discomfort, disturbance, disappoinr
nent, defeat, distraction, despair, de.
struction and dissolution; 1t makes no
difference whether 1t be in an IN
dlvidual, home, business, an IN
odstrial Association, a city. state, a
nation, race, or Il religion 1t is alb
solutely the same in them all With
the opportunity which is ours and the
time, effort and money already spent
lessimism should not be tolerated for
one single minute. II has no rlace
u our community and must not he
harbcred by single individual, who
has any hopes of happiness and sue.