The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-23
lProposItion to Build lnterurban From,
keokuk to jefferson City. Mo-.
10 Explained to Clark
County People.
PEOPLE AREINTEREsTED
No Definite Action 10 Taken But che
Residents Of Vicinity Listen to
Pians-To Talk
Here Soon.
Especial to The Gate city

Especial to The Gate City.l
KAHOKA, No., Sept. 23-H. w.
knight. the promoter. or builder. as
he admitted that he preferred to be
called, Of the proposed electric line
from Keokuk, Iowa, via Kahoka and
on south to Jefferson City. gave q
splendid talk to the people Of Kahoka
and vicinity ct meeting held at the
court house in this city Monday night.
Many representative farmers from the
vicinity of the proposed line to the
north and to the south Of this city
were present In fact those from the
country almost eQualed those in at
tendance from the city. These farm
ers came principally for the purpose
OF ascertaining what their city cous-
ms thought of the proposition, for
ur to this time the work OF Mr. knight
has been mainly In the country and
the small towns in Clark county
through which the line Is to pass.
Mr.. knight called the meeting to
order and was the master OF cere-
monies throughout the evening. He
stated clearly and in q logical way
what he had to Offer the people Of this
vicinity and what he expected Of the
city and the country. He also dwelt
at some length on the advantages to
be derived from an electrical line. He
stated that he would probably ask
nothing more from the people OF Ka-
hoka than a franchise to run the line
through the city; but that II any Of
the citizens of Kahoka owned land
through which the line would pass
they would be expected, Of course. to
lend a helping hand with their farmer
neighbors and joint land owners in
helping In the payment OF the survey.
which he estimated would cost $3.50
per mile. He stated that he had al
ready secured guarantees for the line
from the Iowa line to the city limits
|of Kahoka, and that the people ON
the south in the vicinity OF Union,
Ballard church and Williamstown
were enthusiastic for the road and
that he hoped to close up with them
In few days.
Anxious TO Close Deal.
MI. Knight was anxious to close cup
with the people Of Clark county and
in Lee county, Iowa, up to the city OF
Keokuk, thus having basis on which
to work on the line on south The
sum Of $3.50 per mile to be used in
surveying purposes is to be paid IL
three separate payments. based on
the progress OF the survey. Each
guarantor Is required to give note
for the sum OF the amount contriblt
ed and after the third and last pay
ment is made is to receive a bond fol
the amount.
The right OF way secured, the sur
vey made. Mr. knight stated he would
then be in a position to present hii
proposition to eastern capitalists and
he was confident the money for build
1 ing the line would be, forthcoming
He stated that he could not positively
guarantee that the road would be
built. no promoter could. but that hi
could get the proposition in shape
for approval or disapproval Of capital
and If the line was aver built, It mus
| be presented in this way
Clark County Impressed.
People here are generally impressed
with the feasibility of the proposed