The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
Builder Of keokuk Dam Formerly
Lived There and His Recent
Return Is Matter Of Much
Comment.
FUTURE GETS BRIGHTER
Engineer Doesn't Believe One Part
Of Country Suffers Worse Than
Other and Predicts Pros
perity Awakening.


Wash, in its issue of November ~,
under caption of World Famous En-
gineer Sees Great Future for Spo'
kane" gives an interesting sketch and
interview of Hugh l.. Co per, who was
in the west, and who formerly lived
in Spokane. Wherever. NJ Cooper
goes the word Keokuk goes too, as
Cooper and the Keokuk dam are SO
closely associated. Following Is the
Spokesman Reviews story:
Hugh L. Cooper, one OF the greatest
consulting engineers in the world, VINO
directed the erection OF the great cam
across the Mississippi at KeokuK,
Iowa. visited Spokane yesterday and
renewed acquaintances with many old
friends whom he knew when resi-.
dent of Spokane twenty years ago.
The completion last summer of the
Keokuk dam, which is the largest
water power project in the country
and one of the greatest dams In the
world, left Mr.. Cooper rec to make
a trip to the Pacific coast.
MI. Cooper said he had been aston
ished by the growth OF Spokane, even
though he had been prepared for great
changes by reports heard everywhere
he has been. He said:
During the twenty-five years !
have been absent from Spokane
have been engaged, in the design and
construction of hydro-electric power
plants in different parts of the world
and the nature of the labor has re-
CURED an unusual amount of travel In
America and abroad. 1t has been
constant surprise to me to observe
how well Spokane is advertised and
row well it is regarded in so many
different parts of the world.
| 1T would be impossible for me TO
express in words my establishment on
nv recent arrival here. because OF
the marvellous and attractive growth
OF the city. I came as semi-Rip Van
Wrinkle. without the beard. When !
left here Riverside avenue was not
paved. and the population of the city,
as remember it, was about $4,000.
incidentally, all the banks were not
quite open, and therefore not, as pros
porous as know them to be now.
Business Tide Turning.
IT have been amused in talking to
some OF NV friends here to hear them
talk about hard times in Spokane,
with the idea that Spokane was the
only. place in this country OF ours
where there are hard times have
assured them that If they want to
know what real depression and pessi-
mism is they ought to come to New
England, where I live Doctors IN
New England for the last four or five
years have been combating new dis
ease which they have named 'pessim-
Neutrality-suspicious. and so far as
have heard there have been no re-
markable cures up to this time
guess all parts of our country are SUI
fering alike just now as regards de-
pression but am sure the tide Is
turning and the future will be IN
creasingly cheerful for every one.
'sThe man who comes to Spokane
! and is fortunate enough to stop at
YOUR new hotel willy have his view
point of life frightened by the plea
sures he will enjoy. In all OF my
travels I have never seen a finer hotel
than the Davenport, and doubt II
there exists anywhere hotel that
| has such an unusual charm as Is here
! displayed