The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

forth by the space advertising for
which the association paid.
During the summer Of 1918 the In
dustrial Association employed. Will P.
Green Of Warsaw to take charge Of
tae publicity department of the as
ISOLATION work. Through his efforts
an enormous amount Of news space
was given over to the publication Of
information concerning Keokuk. the
men who are responsible for the
power project being located here and
to the men in charge of construction.
Eight thousand newspapers printed
in every civilized country in the world
gave space to the news about Keokuk
and the Keokuk project. The project
has We'd with the Panama canal foi
the head lines in the big newspapers
OF the country.
Notices In Magazines.
In addition to the newspapers
space, magazines nave sent men here
for the special purpose Of ascertain
ing the details of the immense pro
ject and the opportunities here. Win.
dow cards, moving picture films,
st%ereopticon lectures and every on
ceivable kind Of publicity has been
asked for by the public and given by
the association.
It can be seen from this that the
attention of the world has been focus
ed on Keokuk and what the people
here have been attempting to do.
This Is the start. The foundation
for the growth Of every city Is said,
by those interested in city develop
ment. to be publicity. People must
know that a city is in existence. that
it has something the world Is demand.
lng, that It is awake and that all OF
its opportunities are Of a permanent
nature.
Factory Sites Important.
The second thing necessary to the
development Of the city was some
means whereby interested capital and
industry might receive proper atten-
ton and the proper care when con-
dltions developed which would attract
them permanently to the city. This
effort resulted in the purchase Of
land to be used for factory sites and
in the movement to erect a new hotel
for the accommodation OF the guests
and prospective residents of the city.
How this second effort which result
ed in tangible results is well known to
all who live here and to the majority Of
those who have read the newspapers
and who have had occasion to visit
here or write to us. i.
A tract Of land located on a branch
Of the Burlington system was pur>
chased by the association and plated
for factory sites. The Mississippi
River Power company purchased a
large tract of land on the Des Moines
river bottoms for the accommodation
of factories. One of the finest hotels
In this section OF the west, has been
constructed and is now taking care
of all visitors in the city. These Ell
forts were necessary, although expen-
sive. Resulting from the manner IN
which the local people through the
association met the emergency. Keo-
kuk has prepared itself to take ad-
vantage of the publicity received
through the Industrial Association.
Plan for City the Third Step.
The third necessary step In the de-
velonment of the city has been the
adoption of a plan on which the city
could grow and grow in the a ex-
pensive, as we'll as the most M
callv efficient manner.
The majority of the cities OF the
world have developed along acciden-
tai lines. The contour of the country
and primeval conditions governed,
very largely, the lines along which
streets have been extended and build
,nes constructed. They also governed
yerv largely the manner in which
traflc was handled and business as
tricts layed out. Their results, how
over have in nearly every case been
ill-advised and as a consequence their
Transformation has caused terrific ex-
nense when the city has developed 70
s.,cb an extent that the old-fashioned
hvvavs and accidental lay outs OF
districts have become inadequate.
Other Cities Spend Millions.
Seattle. Washington, authorities
have spent millions Of dollars TO re-
n,an the city, in order to make It's DE-
re,onment symmetrical n adequate
to tho demands. Cleveland, Ohio, has
done the same thing. Indianapolis,
indiana, is attempting the same thing.
u,r,e pennsylvania. is attempting the
same thing. New York City mas al
a,avs been an accidental growth and
,he REMAINING of the city has cost
n,;,,,ons and millions OF dollars sim
NV bv the m%ethodless change in n
development of its business and man
ufacturing districts.
Holds Record.
Keokuk. Iowa, is the only city IN
tbe state which is planning its de-