The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-11


swallowed whole. he then introduced
Mr.. Hamill as Keokuk's chief optim-
list.
HamiIPs Booster Talk.
Mr.. Hamill said he was delighted to-
have the opportunity to be here with
the boosters. He said that to look back
four years, and realize what had real
~ been accomplished was consider
able satisfaction and gave one conf
dence In the future Of the CITY, There
were some regrets. Mr.. Hamill said,
and some persons did not think that
the steps In advance had been taken
that people thought We should have
taken. He maintained. however, that
survey Of 1910 to 1914 would show
that there had been a gain OF seven
anc half per cent to thirty per cent
we ought to get together oftener,
he urged. Nothing SO interests each
other as get-together meeting, and
nope this is only revival of the
booster meetings. II / had my way
about it, would spell that word diff
ferently than Webster does. would
spell 1t "Boost-Her." Keokuk certain
ly is feminine, for she is most beauti-
full. She has reputation for hospital
ity, and she Las people ready and will
ing to do things. All we need is a
lesson in boosting
Says We are at Fault.
1--WE ourselves are as much at fault
as any one in not securing factories.
It was because we did not pull to-
gether We don't understand each
other, and we pull in opposite direc-
tons. Being together at such meet
ings as these accomplishes much, I
know OF instances where we really
knocked, although we didn't intend to.
Travelling men are good criterions Of
a town The travelling men like Keo-
kuk. They say we need lesson m
boosting, though. We mean all right,
but we don't always give outsiders
the impression we should. Let's elm
mate the knocker. Let's say we are
going to get things even II we have to
lie a little. Other people are doing
this.
| "And lets remember that since 1910
we have been doing more business,
employing more people, have been
shipping greater ntonnage Of goods,
and have been increasing our terri
tory in the matter of, mileage. And
look at our windows and streets Let
lis put on the smile that won't come
off,"
McManus Praises Men.
Toa stmaster Craig then introduced
Edward w. McManus, the prosecuting
attorney ofsLee county. He called
him the silver tongued orator of Keo-
kuk. Mr.. McManus was heard in one
of his Enthusiastically fine talks. He
said that as Mr.. Kellogg was COM
parative stranger it would not be
amiss to cali his attention to some
OF the fine things about the state OF
iowa, and about Keokuk. He said Mr..
kellogg was coming to state second
to none. He touched On the progress
in husbandry in a half century that
the state has been settled.
Mr.. McMarius paid tribute to the
genius Of Hugh l.. Cooper and drew
Ia lesson from it. A minute later he
recalled the late John G. Hubinger,
and his monument, the present cerea'
works. He said: "a few years ago a
man came here with only an idea. He
left with the grateful acclamations OF
the people of Keokuk ringing in his
ears Coming with only an idea, he
left Keokuk with the greatest hydro
electric plant in the world at the foot
of these hills in the big river. Such
things create confidence and belief III
the men with ideas with the power to
execute them.
"The greatest employer of labor.
am told. in this city is the cereal
plant There are many here who can
! recall the birth Of that idea in the
mind of the late John C. Hubinger.
keokuk. industrial Center
"Tbese illustrations cali out atten-
ton to the fact that not factories, not
| wealth, not edifices. make a great city
but the men who dwell there. Give
nc men with ideas and the factories
will come as matter of course. We
are here not to dedicate a factory to-
/ night, but to bid welcome to man
whom we understand is a man OF