The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
Builder Of the keokuk Dam Believes
That This 10 tho Time for City
to Makek Rians for Its
Growth.
POWER IS BIG FACTOR
Manufacturers Who Have Been A.
fected by Strikes and Who Use
Much Power Will Seek
Electrical Energy.

Hugh L. Cooper arrived in Keokuk
yesterday with Mrs. Cooper for
visit with Keokuk friends, which
both admitted had been postponed
too long
The Gate City asked MI. Cooper
for some expressions of his views
regarding the power situation, and
he said among other things, that he
was very much pleased with the
physical condition of the Keokuk
plant, and also said that he was still
very sanguine as to the ultimate
benefits that will come to Keokuk
because of the construction of the
plant.
He expressed the view that prob
ably some of the people in Keokuk
were inclined to be impatient be-
cause of the fact that Keokuk has
not grown as much as they would
have wished. since the plant was
finished, and said that these people
were forgetting that since the plant
was finished and put in commission
there had been practically no real
industrial expansion in the United
States or anywhere else. The only
Industrial developments have been
along the lines Of the automobile on
the one hand and war needs on the
other, neither of which industries
would be nationally expected to To-
cate in Keokuk. He said that's the
present economic outlook was sure
to promise before very long an In
dustrial interest in Keokuk that
would go far toward building up
Keokuk in an Industrial way. The
fact that hydro-electric power is now
in greater favor than it has been
heretofore is, first, on account OF its
reliability and, second, on account OF
its freedom from strikes.
To Seek Hydro-EIectric Power.
New manufactures, where power
is a considerable portion OF the ex-
pense of their output, will be seek
ing hydro-electric power throughout
the United States, and keolsuk is
the only place l know OF where
there is any considerable amount OF
hydro-electric power ready for indus
trial expansion. The fact that ma
terial and labor are now very hlgh
and will probably Dmain SO Tor
long time, will greatly increase the
cost of transmitting power In the
future. and he thinks it's position
VIII give h6Ohuh Tic n0vc@AhooS 49,
points OF consumption remote from
Keokuk. He said he sincerely hopes
and believes that as soon as the
wants of the war are reasonably past.
and as soon as we return to a more
normal way OF thinking about life in
general, new industries will I'M
doubtedly have to commence an ex-
tensive construction program to take
care Of the large amount OF business
that the United States will be called
npon to take care of abroad and az
home, and such conditions are bound
TO bring Keokuk into demand.
The War Game.
AS to how he liked the war game,
he replied that he had nothing 10
saw on this subject, further than that
he was glad that he went into the
war for the little that he could 40.
and mighty glad to be at home ana
that he got out of his uniform twenty
four hours after permission 10 90 So
was signed. He said that If the war
has taught US anything at all, 1t GER
tainly must have taught us that IL
the future we must be prepared Ior
war or else when war comes again
we will have to pay the enormous
cos+s that we have carried IN this
war because when it came we knew
nothing about the game and we PAID
accordingly.
When asked about the sentiment IN
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