The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-19
WATER WORKS
AND HARD ROADS
keokuk Commercial Club Goes on
Record for Statewide Hard Roads
Built with Statewide
Bond Issue.
HEAR A GOOD ADDRESS
Appoints Committee to Investigate
Waterworks, and Discuss Many
Other Important Things
Last Night

ming, which was well attended at the
Y. w. C. A., with President G. w. Dur
rett in the chair. The tables were pref
tily decorated with carnations and al
! lied flags.
The leading feature was an address
by President j. H. Wood, OF the col
| lege at Canton, Missouri, who argued
strongly for the factors of righteous
ness in the men and movements used
| to tide over the reconstruction period
and improve the city. Teaching a hign
sense of right and wrong to the youth
of community is the most important
thing in building 1t up, was what ne
emphasized.
1.-THE greatest safeguard against IN
!, dustrial unrest is thrift among work
men in material things" he said once
in what he himself called zlgzag al
dress. j. G., Thomas also made gooo
speech.
The condition of the waterWorks,
the Dollar day plan, various methods
OF giving an honest advantage 10 the
ustomer, a style show, Reports OF
committees, election Of new members,
the Mississippi River Scenic highway,
hog sales, the French bands visit, the
keokuk Concert bands gratitouS Work
for Keokuk for long time, GOOD
roads and the location OF the tree
subscription lists, were among the
things talked about for an hour or
more, with many members participant
ing in the discussions.
To Investigate the WaterWorks.
The committee form the Commercial
club to investigate the waterworks
situation was proposed by President
Durrett, and Superintendent Seaman
was called out.
THE bursting of the water main
the other day was unavoidable" said
Superintendent Scanlon, who also said
the fire alarm pressure caused the
break.
He said that If the secondary.
! smaller main, was further east, SO
| it could be used independently, it
might have been used to give some
! water to Keokuk the other night.
]. J. Chapman asked whether an
auxiliary standpipe would help, but
Superintendent Scanlon rather doubt
ed it, MIR. Chapman made the mo-
ton to have the committee appointed
and it carried.
Jacob Scouten and Ed. A. French
were made the committee by the
chairman.
The Keokuk Commercial club went
on record as favoring statewide
bond issue for a statewide system of
hard roads by rousing> unanimous
vote, and J. P. Ingle was appointed to
take It in person to Senator Frailey
and Representative Oertel.
Fulfilling All Promises.
When the Dollar day matter was
raised, the chief point was whether
it gould be pulled off during the pres
est time of high prices, and be done
with candid honesty toward the public
which was recognized as essential.
Various other forms and methods of
sales were discussed and a committee
to contrive sale not involving the
least Misrepresentation and including
a profit to the customer was appoint
ed.
"We must not promise to do any.
thing we cannot do was the unant
nous opinion Of the Keokuk retailers
assembled.
There will be two big hog sales in
Keokuk within year, it was an
nounced, and each will be valuable to
the city, it was said.
1--WE have the most patriotic band
In Keokuk of any city in the country"
was stated just before 1t was voted to
pay 1t for one service next month at
least.
1t was said that upper Main street
are complaining that none Of the sub
scription lists for the tree collonade
are above Sixth street.
Proper Function Of Dams and Hills.
IF a, city expects a dam to make
it, it's bad word. live In Canton
where they expect hill to make a
school, but It won't do It." said Presi- |
dent Wood in the beginning Of his
speech.
Individual success Is small thing, |
If it is a selfish success" he said, and
community feeling is necessary to
real success, as the greatest thing in |
Keokuk, is it's citizenship.
TITS the manhood of community !
that counts" he said, land we're often
fooled about values. don't care what I
Keoltuk has in money value, If 1t does
to better things and higher life
Things so arranged that anybody
can start at the bottom and have
fighting chance, is the kind Of COM I
munity and a country worth while" I
he argued, and Justice, equity integri- /
ty and brotherhood are fundamental
and necessary to making any COM
worth while, and Keokuk mer-
chants must recognize this in this new
reconstruction period.
at is up to lard headed business
men Of big souls who throw them
selves into the problems OF city life"
was one of the things he said. you
have to go over the top right here and
1t calls for courage ard honesty.
Integrity and honor is fundamental
in business and not pure idealism, :"