The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Fifth Annual Meeting Of the Keokuk Industrial Association

! to obtain, yet 1t will employ ten or
twelve men in the factory and will
have several statesmen travelling out
of Keokuk.
i Some other Work.
The officers Of this association have
given considerable time and thought
| to the reorganization of the Pech-
I. stein Iron works and the Keokuk
Brick and Tile company. both OF
(which are most excellently organised
and managed at this time and whose
| prospects for growth and expansion
are most encouraging.
I am specially pleased to note In
this report the organization OF the
Miller-McDevitt. Reimbold company,
wholesale manufacturers of cigars.
who will shortly occupy the Rand
building at the corner Of Third and
Johnson streets. Although the asso-
citation had nothing to do with it's or.
ganization or location, yet the asso-
/ citation was glad to learn OF the de-
cision of these gentlemen to locate
their factory here and We bespeak
for them the support Of everyone.
| 1916 Prospects Bright
The prospects for 1916 are very
bright, as at this time there are on
the Office calendar no less than four
! good propositions awaiting develop
ment. Besides, there is . local situa-
ton In one, Of our largest factories
very similar to the reorganization OF
| the s. C. & $. Carter company, on
which the association has spent
great deal Of time and from which a
large auto truck factory might be an
nounced during the next few weeks.
There are a great many things In
which the association has been tax
ing active part, all Of which could
not enumerate at this time, but wish
to mention briefly some of tho more
important ones:
Without the aid of this association
the approach to the new bridge would
not have been possible. Mr.. Collins
| came to US after every possible re-
source of the city had failed to make
| this approach across the block from
First to Second streets possible.
Getting More Land.
The acquiring of additional acreage
property upon which prospective FAC
| tories can be built, IL one OF the &C
| complishments of the past year. At
| the beginning OF 1916 we owned but
| sixty-five acres Of land. At this time
we own eighty-hye acres west OF tne
River Smelling and Refining COM
pany, four acres between this COM
pany and the North road right of way.
sfxty-twO acres in the Rein tract
about ten of which are laid out IN
lots known as Keokuk Heights-and
! ~. East nj
First and Main streets. The addition
OF all this property mas been without
solicitation for additional funds and
without contributions. Although OBJ
tanning the land for the River Smelt-
ing and Refining company necessi-
tated placing a $4,000 mortgage on
this property. yet this entire mort
| gage can be lifted by disposing OF
/ the lots in Keokuk Heights which Is
but small part OF the whole prop
erty. l would most earnestly recon-
mend to the new board Of directors
that they let nothing interfere with
the selling Of these lots as early IN
the spring as possible.
This association has been very &C
tive in the matter OF advantageous
freight rates for Keokuk and several
quite satisfactory rulings have been
ODcalNCu CuTIuS lAC ps&oS SSoA'
Prefer to See Results.
In making this report as brief az
/ have, have kept in mind that you
stockholders much prefer to see the
buildings being built and to hear the
hum and din of the busy factories
and the happy workmen leaving the
new plants with his well filed en-
yelope, than to sit and listen to any
thing that might be said about them
sine good that comes from the asso-
citation is not what we do here. 1t
is what we do every day, what we
will continue to do every day and
how we handle these questions wh.ch
are bound to come to us indefinitely:
A man said to me the other dav that
it may be years before Keokuk will
get as many real additions to its In
dustrial wealth as it has In 1915.
That man has the wrong idea, Tor
there is no reason In the world why
Keokuk can't make substantial gains
every year. There are more sound
industries knocking at the door OF
Keokuk now than ever before. even
during the period when $1,000 was
spent in advertising. Why? Because
Keokuk is beginning to be known all
over as a city that does things. That
ia what brought us the new factories,
that is what will make them con-
tinue to come and you. Mr.. Stock
holder and Mr.. Citizen of Keokuk.
must continue to let the world know i
that Keokuk does things. Every time
you help big company to get started
in keokuk, just so surely you have
created an impression on the outside
world which will sooner or later at
tract more industries.