The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-20


funds received from the original sub
scription, about eighteen Thousand
dollars has been invested in real es-
tate This has been rented this past
year and some revenue derived there
from.
Public Relations.
One of the big accomplishments OF
| the association and the big accom-
plishment in this department has been
the organization of the retailers OF the
! city into the Keokuk Retailers league.
This organization has brought the
majority of Keokuk merchants TO-
gether and is producing results which
speak well for the earnestness with
which they are working. The mem
bers of this league have done much
toward effecting the improvement of
retail business conditions Although
but few months old, much has al
ready been done and a lot of good
healthy commercial work may be ex-
pected during the coming year.
In the line of conventions much has
been done this past year. The follow
ing conventions were held here this
past year, receiving assistance either
officially or unofficially from the mer-
chants OF the city: The Iowa Master
Plumbers association, Northeast mis-
souri, Retail Lumber Dealers associa-
| ton. Southeast Iowa Dental society,
Waggoner's Electric Manufacturing
company employees excursion. United
| Commercial Travellers, the convention
Of the Fraternal Order of Eagles,
Southeast Kansas Commercial clubs
| excursion. the convention of a, colored
| fraternity and the ladies' auxiliary
organization. The association also as
sisted in taking care of the conVen-
| ton of the Missouri Electric, Gas,
Street Railway and Waterworks asso-
citation which organization was en-
tertaineG by the Mississippi River
Power company. Officers of the asso-
citation have spent day after day. Sun
days and nights, in helping to enter
| tain conventions and excursions from
other cities. church excursions ana
every other conceivable kind Of an
! excursion from nearby states and
cities. IT is work We have been called
| on to do and, although considerable OF
| burden. is splendid advertising.
Other Work Being Done.
/ Among the other items of activity
! in this department are the following:
The ST. Louis-Keokuk highway,
protected road along the river from
the south This is to be one of the
finely finished roads OF the state OF
Missouri.
The Red Ball route was marked by
the association from Donnellson, Ia,
to Wayland, Missouri.
Delegates from the association have
attended the convention Of the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement asso-
citation.
This association took an active In
terest in the Improvement of the Way
land road and raised small fund by
subscription to help the work along.
A good sized delegation from keo-
kuk and the association attended the
convention Of the Iowa State Manu-
facturers' association at Mason City.
A report OF this convention was made
to the association in writing fmmedi-
ately after the convention
Care Of the Highways.
The proper maintenance of the Keo-
kuk and Montrose boulevard has
claimed the active interest Of the as
sociation. Although this boulevard
was put in by the power company
with a macadam base. it is a new
road and there is need of proper at
tention for few seasons, especially
the first one, to keep it in sood shape.
The association and the city council
took this matter up with the county
supervisors and secured fifteen thou
sand dollars. The automobile owners
we're called together by Chairman E.
A. French of the good roads commit
tee They voted as body to take it
I'D. A committee of machine owners
raised over five hundred dollars more
to complete the desired fund. The
road has now been put into first class
repair.
Highway Marking.
Marking the automobile highways
around Keokuk has claimed the atten-
ton of the association. T. A. Craig
has had this in charge and has accom-
plished a tremendous amount The