The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
Boosters Were Entertained by
Keokuk Business Men Sat
urday Night at Hotel
Iowa.
MUST WORK FOR STATE

to Keokuk for Armor Plate
Plant at This
Point.
That the time has come when
Iowans must realize that they are
citizens of a great state, and not
merely residents OF some city or ols'
trict: that they must Cooperate 70
get results, and that Iowa must nave
the energy OF her people behlna hel
=. LEO A., the front rank OF sister
states was the keynote Of addresses
made Saturday night at the Hotel
Inn.a where the Greater Iowa asse-
clarion was the guest OF the keokuk
Industrial association. The Iowa
boosters arrived in Keokuk at 100
O'clock on a special train over the
harrington, and were guests OF honor
at the banquet. Together with the
members of the Iowa association were
boosters from Fort Madison, Burl1n5-
ton and Ottumwa.
Members of the association assured
Keol,uk citizens that the Greater
Iowa association was behind keokuK
In the move for the armor plant
for this point. Instances where the
entire state of Iowa can through lhe
association make its influence felt IN
the matter of legislation were pointed
out, and Iowa's greatness was de-
uicted. Before the Greater Iowa
body left at 9:45 o'clock, chance
was giYen the local men to join tine
association.
The Keokuk stop was the last ono
on the itinerary, the association com
ing in on special train from OF
tumwa, and Burlington, Fort Madison
and some Ottumwa boosters were In
Il. the ipasT There WAS NO doubtins the
genuineness of the Keoknk welcome,
and the visitors were sincere in their
compliments.
The visitors were met at the train
4 by automobiles and brought directly
to the Hotel Iowa, where dinner was
served at 7:15 o'clock. The menu
was an elaborate one, and was serv-
ed in the faultless style that has made
the Hotel Iowa, under the manage
ment of Manager w. v. Holmes, ar
ideal place for just such gatherings.
The guests were seated at three
tables. The seating was SO arranged
that a Keokuk man was seated be-
tween two visitors During the din
ner the VanAusdall orchestra played
a program Of music.
Col. French Presides.
At the close of the banquet. C. F.
Mcfarland introduced c. M. Rich, OF
Keokuk. who presided. Mr.. Rich
said that 1t went without saying that
Keokuk felt honored to receive 4
visit from the Greater Iowa associa-
' ton. He then introduced Col. G. W.
French OF Davenport, president of the
association. who took charge of the
meeting as presiding officer. Colonel
French took the occasion to thank
the Keokuk people for their entertain
ment and said 1t was the best they
had received on the trip.
Colonel French in his talk, pointed
out that nature has done much Tor
Iowa, but that man has done but lit
tie. He said that Iowa people had
been too interested in the pursuit of
the dollar to pay proper attention to
the growth of the state. He said that
Poor legislation was due to inertia
on the part of the people, that better
state legislation and better state Of
icials could be had when the people
made the demand. Parks and good
roads which are needed to make the
state become great, can be secured
when the people are big enough TO
vote for such improvements without
thinking about the fact that 1t would
raise their taxes.
man has done but little" said Colonel
French ayrla A.. ~ ~
10 which we have attained in Iowa
today is due much more to the nat
ural richness of our soil than to the
energy, ingenuity or resourcefulness
OF our people. This is but natural be-
cause we in Iowa have never faced
tne economical necessity which COM
peeled us to do more than accept the
county OF nature.
The time has come now when the
men and the women of Iowa should
ehoeavor to materially increase this
prosperity through their own concert
ca efforts. We are proud Of our an
nuai dairy production in Iowa which
amounts to s100.00O,00O year and OF
our annual egg production which is
.alued at $22,000,00o a year-but
.aese figures can be greatly increas-
eu. 1t is far cry from the 1000
pounds of milk which the average
e soSa COW produces each year to the
nsVVo pounds of milk produced by
duchess Skylark Ormsby; from the
~ eggs which the average Iowa hen
tays each year to the 314 eggs pro
Iaeed annually by Lady Byzantine.
AUG SO 1t is with each item Of our
pioauction in Iowa. We are doing
neh. nut we are scarcely scratching
ne surface Of our possibilities. OF
ouse, these record productions are
~. 10 be expected for an average. |
as mere Is practical medium some !
SAeie IN between. There are hun |
4 ass and hundreds of COWS in Iowa
MI Producing 10000 pounds OF
A., IN ana any number of hens produc-
ne 100 eggs. If we could bring our
ulage milk production up TO 10000
s'as It would mean our dairy |,