The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
KEOKUK PRODUCTS
TO Be BOOSTED.
interesting Talks Made by Business
Men at Booster Meeting Of
U. c. It's Last
Night.
TRAVELLERS TO HELP
Commercial Men Told That keokuk
Goods Are Worthy Of Being
Boosted Any
Place.

Boosted Any
Place.
Keokuk goods, Keokuk spirit, Keo
kuk's future and the work that the
members of the United Commercial
Travellers are doing in boosting Keo-
Keokuk business men given at the
booster meeting of the Keokuk coun-
ell U. G. T., last night
Following spread served In the
dining room at U. c. T. hall in Cam
eron's building, talks full of pep and
enthusiasm were given by L. A. Ham.
Ill, H &C. Brown, c. j. Kirch, J. G.
Buss and Paul T. Pechstein There
were sixty present at the meeting and
all left the hall with the boosting bug
in their systems, and II the predic-
tons of the speakers come true. Keo-
kuk and Keokuk products are going
to be given one of the biggest boosts
in the future that they have ever had.
The evenings speakers told the
travelling men to rise above the plane
of petty jealousies and to not only
boost their own products, but wher-
ever possible. all the products of their
city. AS Mr.. Brown pointed out in
his speech. one concern cannot be
prosperous without that prosperity in
directly affecting all other business
concerns Of the town.
Following initiation ceremonies at
! the hall, lunch Of coffee, sandwiches,
ice cream and cake were served to
| the travelling men and their wives and
families. Following this. D. w. Nc
Dewitt, chairman of the evening,
stated that the meeting was for the
purpose of starting a booster club to
boost Keokuk products. He then in
troduced L. A. Hamill as the first
speaker of the evening.
| Mr.. HamiII's Talk.
! Mr.. Hamill said that he was not
| present to boost any individual pro-
duct, but for the products of the
whole city. He said that there were
very few jobbing centers that has the
reputation in this country as that Of
Keokuk, which has grown from small
concerns to establishments whose pro-
ducts are now distributed all over the
United States He told the travelling
men that 1t was to the whole interest
Of the city that the products manu-
featured here were advertised by COM
mercia1 travellers from this city, not
in loud, boisterous way. but in a
convincing style that would bear
fruit The speaker also advocated the
boosting of Hamilton and Warsaw
goods. stating that these places would
soon be part of Keokuk.
Mr. Hamill spoke of the growth and
| - Il 10 io&1
that next spring would see great
turning out the best goods in many
lines for the money of any in the
country" Mr.. Hamill said. These
goods are giving the city name in
the business world and I would like
to see everything manufactured here
with the motto Made in Keokuk' on
/ it."
Mr. Hamfll also pointed out that the
travelling men could help in securing
new enterprises for Keokuk by put
ting local people in touch with any
company that might consider this city
as a location He also said that Keo-
klk people should make it point to
buy. whenever possible, Keokuk pro-
ducts. He lauded the U. c. It's for
the results that had already attended
their efforts and predicted that more
were in store for the future. He call
ed the travelling men the city's mis-
sionaries. with the power to do good
Or evil in their hands.
H. c. Brown.
! Fl. c. Brown was the next speaker.
Mr.. Brown told the travelling men
that in union there was strength; that
results could only be obtained through
united effort. Competition, he said,
would not hurt anybody. but that
jealonsies would. "The individual Of
the city prospers," said Mr.. Brown,
"as business prospers IF local enter
prises do not prosper, then the citizen
| is going to lose out. One concern
cannot be prosperous without indi
irectly etfectinI all other concerns and
the town itself"
Mr.. Brown said that there were not
enough Keokuk goods in the local
stores and remarked that the home
merchant was entitled to ell the sup
rort he could get as long as his pro-
| duct was UP to the standard He said
that Keokuk products were as good
as any manufactured.
"The U. c. T. plan means the birth
of a new spirit. At least one hun
dred travelling men leave this city
each week. and they have it in their
power to do great good"
| The speaker said that more food
stuffs were put out in Keokuk than
any other city Of its size in the coun-
try and that the boosters had worthy
ground to work in.
Cement Machines.
c. J. Kirch took q few minutes to
explain THO 1916 models OF cement.
plaster and morter mixers that the
american Cement Ma chine company
lis manufacturing. He said that It
was the best. speediest and cheapest
Gem emit machine with triple purpose
manufactured in the United States
and that IL was being sold all over the
lworid. Photographs OF the new mod