The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-28
Public Utility Associations to Meet
in Conventions Here in April
Arrange Pro-
grams.
WILL ENTERTAIN
Entertainments Arranged for the
Members and Their Wives for
Four Days Of Con-
vention.

| tons Of Iowa public utility and cleo
trical contractors associations to be
held here April 20, 81, % and % are
nearing completion and the indica-
tons at the present time are that the
conventions will be by far the largest
and best that ever have been held by
the associations.
! Rex. H. Fowler of the Des Moines
| Electric company who was here yes
terday, went over with General Sup
erintendent J. p. Ing1e Of the Keokuk
Electric company the plans that are
! being made far the conventions Mr..
Fowler brought With him the program
that has been prepared for the meet
| ings of the three associations
| Convention Program.
Among the papers which will be
| presented are the following:
Basic principles Of rate making for
central stations
Controlled fiat rates in connection
with the excess indicator.
! Oil engine for small light and power
stations.
Maximum demand meters.
| Report Of the facts and factors COM
mittee.
Possibilities Of business from rural
| transmission lines.
Workman's compensation as 1t af-
fects public utilities.
Mazda C street lighting lamps and
| fixtures.
| Mazda C lamps.
Financial side Of electric power
transmission.
Possibilities of power business.
| A lecture on safety first, together
i i11uCfrota1 c1f
pictures.
The address of welcome will be
given by the Honorable Mayor Moor
head.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Keokuk Electric COM
pa1y and the Mississippi River Power
company for thu entertainment Of the
guests which will number approx
mately 500.
Entertainments for Visitors.
The first day reception will be
held for the ladies and in the evening
banquet will be rendered in the
Masonic temple by the manufacturers
at which time al illustrated lecture
on the Keokuk dam development will
be given by DR.. G. Walter Barr.
On the second day the ladies Will
be taken on an automobile trip along
the lake shore drive, stopping at the
Country club for refreshments. In
the evening a smoker will be held at
the Elks' club, followed by rejuve-
nation of the Sons of Jove. Arrange
ments also are being made for
theatre party for those not attending
the smoker.
On the third day it is expected to
charter a boat and take trip up the
river, having dinner on the boat and
a dance in the evening, returning to
Keokuk by midnight.
Headquarters for the convention
will be made at the Hotel Iowa where
the registration and preliminary meet
/ fngs will be held. All of the meet
ings will be held at the Elks' club.
Other entertainments than the ones
above mentioned will be arranged for
previous to the opening of the con-
vention. Although the conventions
will be held before the opening of the
baseball season, the Keokuk team will
be in training at that time and it is
probable that exhibition games with
Quincy or Burlington will be played
here on two or three afternoons dur
ing the conventions.
Three Organizations to Meet.
The organizations that will meet
here and the dates for their meetings
are: Iowa section-National Electric
Light association, April 20-21-22; Iowa
Street and I1terurban Railway asso-
citation, April 1928; Iowa Electrical
Contractors association On the above
dates.
Keokuk electrical contractors are
taking a large part in making ar
rangements for the conventions The
program for the meetings Of the con-
tractors has not yet been arranged
definitely
The class of business men to at
tend these conventions make them i'm
portant ones for this city and every
thing that possibly can be done for
the entertainment of the visitors viii