The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26

OF the fakirs have pictured the town
at all. The knockers should have
been herded and given chance to
see a real live bunch OF men as
sembled at this splendid feast.
/ was glad to know that at the
magnificent new Iowa hotel there
were four banquets pulled of In one
week, the Industrial association,
High I Tension club. banquet for tho
returning soldiers from Mexico, and
Greater Iowa association In years
gone by about one banquet q season
Was the average. ! liked the new
hotel, and mime host is q hustler.
The speeches at the banquet re-
ferrinS to the enlargement OF old
and new factories. impressed nj.
Without naming all the various en-
terprises, ! visited the tire factory,
the Rivers Smelling plant. the Keo-
kuk Electro Metal plant. Making
Results Mutual" cigar factory where
$4,000 cigars were being shipped in
one consignment, impressed me; the
cement machine works and other new
concerns And there will be an en-
largement with the coming Of spring.
The speech by Mr. Mcfarland, Civ
ing the utmost attention to small
factories, is right. He quoted from
the Omaha Commercial club report
that the small factories are the ones
to get, and they will grow and grow
and grow. l was impressed with the
idea of taking new Corners into your
confidence commercially and social
ly, and giving the right encourage
ment. An industrial fund for loan
ing to new enterprises is splendid
thing. Another is to get and make
o list and pat by tho Industrial
association of all available land for
for factory sites and price for the
land, with its stone, coal, sand and
mineral and railroad facilities. And.
since electricity can be sent any
where, get a list of all vacant build
ings Of every kind suitable for small
factory purposes, showing the size
Of building, floor area, location, ETC.,
and the rental value; and what the
landlord will do in 1.-The way OF
lease and rent per month. and all
facts as to water and sewerage. In
this way the association will have at
hand information for q prospective
locator of small industry. There
are men looking for small buildings
for factory purposes such as basket
factories, box. tub, ice box. f1reless
cookers, show cases, wood working.
fly screen, storm window. electrical
novelties, cigar factories, pottery,
chicken incubators, shoes, breakfast
foods. cereals hats. clothing, grape
Juice, chemicals, and many small
concerns employing from few to
twenty-five people. who perhaps
would willingly locate by getting in
where they can get the rent and
power at the right price, and Few
months free rent, and start In
small way and develop into good sub
stantial concerns and sell their DO
d cts outside Of Keokuk. AS mat
tor Of fact Keokuk has ample bust
ness stores for the retail trade. IT
needs more buyers and producers OF
manufactured goods. And what Mr..
Mcfarland said was to the point on
this. You have some vacant build
ings and lofts suitable for all these
purposes, so why not rent and oner
suitable inducements.
What City Attorney Craig said re-
safSai.SSss =: ripping up ca
brick walks all out of date. and worn
out, was to the point. Keokuk should
Put down ten miles Of cement walk
this year. The people out towards
Kilbourn park seem to have better
cement walks and more OF them
than there are In the nrst ward.
Then hope you will adopt the
asphaltic concrete pavement Tor
streets which can be put down for
about $50 to $3.50 yard. Why
not get a modern pavement at 70
cents a yard less than brick. An
asphaltic concrete street would at