The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
|. center Of Many Millions Of Peo-
ole, All Large Consumers, With
entirely Adequate Trans-
portatlon Facilities.
river TRANSPORTATION
. the Junction Of Three Great
states, keokuk Keeps in Touch
With All Of Thorn and Sup.
plies Large Territory.

Keolsuk is in the center of popu-
lion of five million people, all pros
arous growing richer, and larger con-
umers of all kinds Of goods.
Keokuk has railroad facilities which
Inable the Keokuk houses to deliver
reght over large territory in two
lights and an intervening day OF
reight train haul.
Keokuk has freight rates on q parity
nth points on the east bank Of the
mississippi river, and rates westward
hat are right.
The people within easy transporta-
Kan reach of Keokuk, buy literally
(yerything thtat is sold in america.
In the very center of the Mississippi
lalley Keokuk Is the central point
rom which to supply the largest con-
inning territory to be found in one
nit in the world.
The vitais Of Transportation.
Every manufacturer and jobber
|nows the Importance of time over
stance in shipping goods. A car of
[oods leaving a Keokuk factory this
yening arrives day after tomorrow
morning at points bounced by Saint
PAUL. Omaha, Topeka. Kansas, south
n Missouri, Louisville, Cincinnati,
betrot, and Minneapolis.
That is based on the regular running
chedules of the railroads for freight
Rains, on proper routing, and on
racer reports keeping the cars NOV
az. 1t is entirely practical and has
een done.
This time and distance statement
ellis the manufacturer exactly what
wants to know about transportation
ABILITIES, in addition to the fact, real
less important, that freight rates
Ire right, as they are at Keokuk.
keokuk and Three States.
. If state lines were straight lines, In
3tead of devious rivers, Keokuk might
e in either Illinois or Missouri, or
10th states She is in Iowa because
Il the convenience of making the Dies
3ioines river line between Iowa and
iissouri Her trade is quite as much
nth Missouri and with Illinois as
nth her fellow citizens Of Iowa, both
etail and wholesale.
Keokuk is not marooned in the mid
lie Of some big prairie, immersed in
ONE state. but has the expansive spir-
and actual business conditions grow.
Big out Of her interstate status.
. In government, she is subordinate to
cwa, but she has built good roads in
Missouri and public utilities in Illinois
tith fine impartialty of duty to her
3eighbors and their facilities for get.
ing to keokuk.
River Transportation Here.
OF course, Keokuk has river trans
ortation on the Mississippi, but she is
|hgaged in developing that river trans
ortation for the future. River trans
|ortation always reduces freight rates
n rail and this influence is very i'm
ortant. But actual bulk of river
feightage depends not on steamboats,
b barges, but on terminal facilities
pr loading and unloading freight.
Recognizing thtis. Keokuk began a
fw years ago to prepare proper termi-
|al facilities along her levee. 1t is a
|ery big piece of engineering and u
|ery costly job. Hence, it must be d.
fded among several years. A large
u has been made for the new ware
buses and dock frontage. A lot of old
buildings and other distractions have
zen cleared away. The plans are
i made and are moving apace-they
b doubt will be completed as soon as
fey are needed, which means before
by of the other cities except two or
free have completed permanent,
Rodern Mississippi river terminals
|ith power cranes and railroad con-
fctions.