The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-19
WATER WORKS
AND HARD ROADS
Keokuk Commercial Clue Goes on
Record for Statewide Hard Roads
EyfFt w5th Statewide
Bond issue.
HEAR A GOOD ADDRESS
Appoints a Committee TO Investigate
Wster~orks, and Discuss Many
Other important Things
Last Night

The best meeting 1t ever held was
the Commercial club dinner last eye
ming. which was well attended at the
{Y. ". C. a, with President c. w. Dur
rett in the chair. The tables were pref
u lily decorated with carnations and al
lied flags
/, The leading feature was an address
by President J. H Wood. OF the col
legs az Canton, Missouri, who argued
/ strongly for the factors OF righteous
ness II the men and movements used
/ 10 tide over the reconstruction period
and improve the city, Teaching high
sense OF right and wrong to the youth
of community is the most important
thing in building il up, was what ne
emphasized.
The greatest safeguard against In
+, dustrial unrest is thrift among work
men in material things" he said once
| in what he himself called q zigzag ad-
dress. ]. G. Thomas also made GOOD
speech.
The condition Of the waterworks,
the Dollar DAY plan, various methods
Of giving an honest advantage to the
Gus TONER, q style show, reports OF
committees, election OF new mem bers,
the Mississippi River Scenic highway.
hog sales, the French bands visit, the
Reokuk Concert bands grautous work
for Keokuk for q 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 participat-
ing in the discussions
To Investigate the WaterHorks.
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 II 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.
]. ]. Chapman asked whether an
auxiliary standpipe would help, but
superintendent Scanlon rather doubt
ed il 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 a 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 committee |
to contrive sale not involving the
least MISREPRESENTATION and including
profit TO the customer was appoint I.
ed.
We must not promise to do any. |
nous opinion Of the Keokuk retailers /
assembled
There will be two big hog sales in
Keokuk within year, 1t was an 1
nounced, and each will be valuable TO /
the city, 1t was said.
1--WE have the most patriotic band |
In Keokuk OF any city In the country /
was stated just before it was voted to /
pay II 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
ere above Sixth street.
Proper Function Of Dams and Hills.
IF a city expects a dam to make
it, It's a 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,
IL II is a selfish success ne said, and
z community feeling Is necessary to
real success. as the greatest thing in
Is its citizenship.
IT'S the manhood OF a community
that counts he said, land we're often
fooled about values. / don't care what
Keokuk has in money value, If 1t does
not have the things that inspire youth
to better things and higher life
Things so arranged that anybody
can start at the bottom and have a
fighting chance, is the kind of a COM
nunity and a country worth WHILE"
he argued, and Justice. equity, integri-
ty and brotherhood are fundamental
and necessary to making any COM
munlty worth while, and Keokuk mer-
chants must recognize this in this new
period.
1T In up to hard 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 90 over the top right here and
L caIls for courage ard honesty.
INTEGRITY and honor Is fundamental [