The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-22
Supreme Court Justice Would have
Number of Thinss Done 70 Help
Iowa Spirit to Elk
pand.
MOVIES OF KEoKuK DAM
state Song Would be Another Rem
and He suggests Better En-
tertainsnent Of Visitors In
etats.

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4 state.
/ The Greater Iowa spirit which was
80 successfully launched last spring.
! will not be allowed to die out :. II
4 some Of the suggestions are carried
/ out that have been mentioned by
! Justice Horace e. Deemer OF the
Iowa supreme court in letter to w.
/ w. Marsh OF Waterloo. who Is the
president Of the Greater Iowa associa-
/ ton. During the late spring or early
summer an extensive trip was maoe
by a number OF the state boosters dur
ing which time money was subscribed
| for the erection OF state building az
the "San-Fran Pan" exposition. which
/ is now nearing completion. About
this time a Greater Iowa commission
was organized. Numerous meetings
have been held tnroushout the sum
mer and various means have been dis
icussed and put into execution toward
the perpetuating of this movement
which will give the state of Iowa the
publicity which It we'll deserves Now
comes Justice Deemer with an extern
sire list OF ideas and schemes Tor
/. telling the world OF Iowa bount1ful
opportunities in all branches OF com
mercial industrial, economical and
social life.
| Justice Deemer advances the Idea
/ that the real motive of the movement
may not be thoroughly unaerstoo0
and that it is time to get 1t before
j the people. Taking UP this phase OF
! the work he suggests that proper
publicity campaign be inaugurateo
i and this means an organization OF
all Iowa newspapers to exploit Iowa
and Iowa affairs to let not only the
world but Iowa people as well
know what is being done in the state.
The establishment OF publicity
bureau is also suggested and the
work OF this station would be TO
sather information concerning Iowa
I and to publish 1t. abroad. Another
/ scheme which has been suggested is
4 to have close connection with diner
ent press agencies whose work It
/ would be to get Iowa matters into
4 the metropolitan newspapers. The
immediate cooperation with the bu-
/ reau OF publicity OF the Iowa state
4 fair and an arrangement with them
for several columns in their Greater
Iowa" publication has also been sug-
gested as we'll as closer connection
with the ad men Of Iowa.
To Entertain Visitors.
The plan has been put forth in re
gard to the giving of better entertain
ment Of people passing through the
state as visiting bodies or delegations
and the sending OF invitations to
boards of trade ami commercial or
/ ganizations of other states. The Idea
of more and better advertising OF
Iowa by the railroads Is mentioned IN
the list of suggestions. This wouo
include a page at least OF every trans
continental folder being devoted &c
Iowa, not only this year but the nex'
and the next and the one followins
that. The stopover privileges on al
round trip and tourist tickets from
any point east of Chicago and any
point west of Denver eastward, at any
nofnt in Iowa within the limits OF the
ticket has alsoI been mentioned as
good idea
The closer cooperation with the
colleges OF the state at Ames, Cedal
Falls and Iowa City has been men
toned in relation to the entertain
= ment OF guests while visiting these
institutions, with reference to the ex
;tension work in nearly every countl
l. of the state, the encouragement o
short courses in agriculture, ANNA
Ehusbandry and farm mechanics tnciud
J ing automobile instruction in ever.
county in the state. the correlation o
THE public and high school courses
\ with college work, that Is, the voca
!. Itional side OF it. and the introduction
: of manual training and the element
: of AGRICULTURAL studies into all OF the
schools of the state.
I Another side of the matter which
: has been brought up is that OF co
: operation with the chautauqua asso
Citations of Iowa to the end that OF
every program there shall be some
:. thing with reference to the resources
of Iowa and pictures regarding dairy
j ING and its related branches. bettel
!, farming. the eradication OF anima
|, diseases. better stock and better hF
/ Ing on the farm. Then the matter:
| Of trade excursions from manufactur
ing and jobbing eenters with the ides
| OF exploiting better acquaintance
, Close operation with the Iowa state fai'
IN the end that It will be made a rea
!, exposition Of Iowa's resources. azri
!, culture and manufacturers. is alse
Il urged.
Coordination Of Societies
i A coordination OF all the socieiie:
:. OF Iowa having to do with any OF it