The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-16
Twelve Eminent Journalists
and Publicists of Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
Studying Keokuk.
SPEND THE DAY AT WORK
Inspect Thoroughly the Water.
power, the Lock and Dry
Dock, and Farming Meth
DDS Near This City.

Dock, and Farming Meth
DDS Near This City.
The twelve eminent Scandinavia
editors touring the United States as
guests of h government were taken
at their word by Keokuk, when they
said in advance they wanted to see
things rather than to be entertained
socially.
They arrived from st. Louis at 1:5o
o'clock this morning, and were still
alseep when their private car was CT
off the train. 1t was 9 O'Clock when
they reached the breakfast tables IN
b Hotel Iowa dining room.
The train was met by automobiles,
with James F. Fulton, executive of the
Keokuk Industrial association, j.. Al
bert Kiedaisch, vice-president of that
organization, Major Montgomery
Meigs, Beverly B. Hobbs, Roy King,
G F. Skrvin and C. A. Sears.
The editors took a sniff of the salu.
brious climate Of Keokuk and said
they preferred to walk to the hotel.
which they did accompanied by James
NJ. Fulton. John Nagel, president of
the Industrial association, met them
at the hotel.
A Busy Day Of Sightseeing.
After breakfast, they were taken to
the United States dry dock and lock,
where they were received by Major
Meigs. Both big structures were shown
them thoroughly by MIR. Meigs.
Then c. A Sears, general superin-
tendent of the Mississippi River Power
company, took them in charge and the
trip over the worlds greatest water
power and largest power dam began.
This kept them all busy until noon.
At noon they had luncheon at the
Hotel Iowa, the Keokuk men helping
entertain them at table, being Presi-
dent John Nagel, Vice President Kied-
aisch and Manager Fulton. Of the Keo-
kuk Industrial association, Major
Neigs, c. A. Sears, of the water pow
er, Mayor Ed. S. Lotion. C. F. Skirvin,
OF The Gate City, and DR.. G. Walter
Barr.
Study Iowa Farming.
After luncheon, the editors were Ia
ken in automobiles into the farming
district around Donnerson, visiting
some of the farms. and being given
much information in answer to their
questions.
They were furnished with plenty of
data about the things they saw here,
from the booklet describing the wat
Empower at their plates at breakfast
to the last word about Iowa farming
late his afternoon.
The last thing in Keokuk is the din
ner at the hotel this evening preced-
ing the departure of the famous for
eigners for Minneapolis.
They are all serious, earnest men of
the student type, but thoroughly alive.
One of their hosts representing the
United States said this morning that
after a day in New York they had the
American viewpoint, n after Pitts
burg they became completely changed
and since then have acted and talked
like Americans.
keokuk and Other SuperIatives
They certainly are all linguist. With
W exceptions, they had never heard
English conversation until their arriv-
al in America, less han two weeks
ago To-day, all of them spoke Ameri-
can very well and there was no diff
Guilty in talking with them. although
occasionally they heard a word new to
them, or one of them would feel
around a little for a word to express
his idea. Most of them are now max
ing speeches at the places they visit.
This Is a wonderful trip" said one
of them this morning, land ! have
Just discovered how remarkable it is.
AT New York, we saw the worlds
greatest money mart: we saw the
home of the greatest ian in the
world at Mount Vernon: We visited
the greatest ~shipyard in the world at
Philadelphia: we saw the worlds larg-
est steel mills at Pittsburg; here at
@Keokuk we are seing tho worlds
greatest w~aterIpower plant and largest
power dam; tomorrow we will see the
worlds largest flour mills, and at De
t-oit and Schenectady We will see the
largest automobile and electric plants
in the world
Are Serious Students of Things.
1.-THE whole party seems most in
terested in what is to be leraned for
the betterment of mankind in socio-
logical and economic fields" said one
of the government men with them to-
day, and they are intensely inter
ested in such studies in America. At
Dayton, after seeing Oryille Wright
and the aviation field, they were de-
lighted when the mayor explained to
them in the evening the Dayton plan
of city management. At Pittsburgh,
they were interested in the labor
saving devices that are machines
doing the work of human hands"
At Mount Vernon, in a drizzling
rain, Carl John Engstrom, noted
Swedish poet, recited at the tomb the
greatest Swedish poem which is on
Washington and was written a cen
hurry or more ago.
At Hog Island, the editors re-
marked that the employees there mum.