The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
group eleven q Low, state Assocla.
lion Held e Annaai Session
There Yeeter-
Day.
LIVE WIRES FROM HERE
m, Was the way They Talked About
Keokuk's Big Delegation
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Gathering.

Keokuk bankers returned last even
mo from Burlington where they at
81 tended the twentieth annual meeting
Il Group Eleven Of the Iowa Bankers
3 sssociation. The gathering was one
= the best the association has had
+ q fudge from reports OF the local
= men who attended. The following is
lrom the Burlington Gazette concern
i hg the big meeting:
Bankers from all over southeastern
hva, to the number OF more than
tvo hundred, are congregated here to-
lay attending the twentieth annual
convention of Group Eleven OF the
iowa state Bankers association, being
held in the E1ks hall.
Money handlers OF this section, en-
bracing the several counties Of south
eastern Iowa. began pouring into the
city last night, and by 10 o'clock this
forenoon some two hundred had ar
lived and registered. Later others
drilled In. belated but none the less
interested In the convention doings.
The old, the young; the short, the
tan: the fat, the lean; the joyial, the
eruft-in fact, every type Of banker
that is represented in this part of
Iowa-was represented at the meet
ing. which was a little late in getting
under way. After meeting for twen-
IL years the bankers Of this group
are becoming pretty well acquainted
and cannot dispose OF their reminis-
cence talks as briefly as they once
did; hence much time is wasted.
I before the convention is called to or
der.
AS usual, a fine program had been
arranged for the occasion. and there
was the usual banquet. The arrange
men. scheme was somewhat different
this year. in that instead OF register
Ing at the Hotel Burlington. the
guests went right to Elks hall, and
put down the names and their dollars.
the latter being In the form Of q pass
word" to the big banquet, which, on
this occasion, was held at the Pres
eEerian church.
clum Hurle q "Bomb.r
The first speaker of the day was
Woodworth Clum. who took up most
Of the time in the interim separating
the registration activities and the
banquet Mr. Clum, who is no strang-
er In Burlington--or anywhere else
IN Iowa, for that matter-gave right
lively talk, in which he not only gave
the bankers some good, substantial
food for thought, but which he spiced
nicely at times.
Mr.. Clum hurled a regular bomb in
his reference to the Iowa state leg1s-
hture. and particularly to those leg
islators, who are backing and foster
ing the legislation TO do away with
the state highway commission, and to
remove all state supervision Of road
making. He referred to them as "a
band OF pirates who are trying to
scuttle the ship" He urged the bank
ers to make known their wishes as to
such legislation, and not to be back
ward in communicating with Des
ZGines.
Referring to financial matters. Mr..
Clum cited the vast advantage held by
other states, and said that when big
eastern firm head was asked for an
explanation for the discrimination
against Iowa, he replied that 1--WE san
never tell what that damn legislature
o. yours is going to do next"
Could Double Production.
Mr.. Clum said that Iowa's produc-
ton now amounts to $1,200. 000, 900
and that by the right manner Of con-
servation, economic effort and ener-
getic work. it could be doubled. He
oeait with various phases OF the