The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
EDITOR SMITH
LIKES THE CHANGE
state Line Democrat Says keosauqua
People Are Satisfied With New
Rock Island Train
Service.
FILLS LONG FELT WANT
Water Power Dam and Location Of
New Industries Sure to Make
keokuk City Of Great
Importance.
FILLS LONG FELT WANT

The State Line Democrat, Of Keo
sauqua. published by Geo. F. Smith
approves most heartily the change
made by the Rock Island In It's train
service on the X. & D. NJ. Y. Editor
Smith has been one Of the most effec.
tive workers along the line IN secur.
ing the new service. Making mention
Of the change, he has the following In
last weeks issue OF his paper:
There is to be a change In the pas
senger service of the Rock Island Sun
day. Oct. 81 The morning train from
Keokuk will arrive on its present
schedule, 9:07 a. m. and the evening
train from the west will arrive at
$40 p. M. as at present.
However train VIII leave Ottum-
wa at $50 a. m. and arrive here at
S.s3 and at Keokuk at II a. m. Re-
turning it viii leave Keokuk at 4:30
D. M and arrive here at $50.
This service will give the people Of
this county more time for the trans
acton Of business In Keokuk than
they have had for many years. They
will have five and one-half hours In
Keokuk and yet get out in time to
reach their homes for supper This
is an hour more time than shoppers
have at Ottumwa.
Our people are gratined at the
change Keokuk is in Itself place
OF interest It is situated on the lar
gest river OF the continent 1t has
the largest dam in America and next
to the largest in the world. 1t has
three or four recently acquired manu-
Featuring plants that assure it large
Immediate increase in population. It
has broad streets. a beautiful park.
monuments to local and national
celebrities. stately and costly homes
aud well kept grounds. and snbstan-
tfai and attractive business houses.
Main street comparing favorably with
any street OF any citv twice Keokuk's
,size. 1t has better hotels and news
papers than any town OF twice its size
in the state.
Was Shipping Point.
Keoknk was in early times the al
most exclusive shipping point for
this section. and was very largely the
trading center. We were and are at
facted to It by professional and bust
ness ties to considerable extent. It's
people are distinguished for good
breeding and courtesy
Keokuk's facilities for supplying the
needs OF this section. needs that can
not be supplied at home. are unsur-
passed Its stocks Of merchandise in
all lines are large and varied and up
tn-date in every respect, and since
the railroad commission removed the
freigh rate discrimination against It..
Keokuk is able to and does sell goods
Is cheap Or cheaper than any other
city in southern Iowa. People who
have traded there the past year are
surprised at the bargains thew were
able to get there. and the distance
does not matter as the railroad fare
ar the shoppers is paid by the Mer-
chants association.
After being kept out OF Keokuk for
the past ten years or more. the rail-
road service Is about to be changed
30 az to permit this section Of the
ecuntry to resume its former happy
business and social relations with one
of the best cities IN Iowa.