The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-06
Meeting Of Keokuk Business
Interests With Clark and
Lewis County Men Held
Here Last Night.
COMMISSION IS NAMED
Twelve Men Will be Picked
from Representative Bust
ness Organizations to
Push Project.

keokuk went on record last night
as favorable to permanent road
between the Des Moines river bridge
and AIesandr Ia, and the Lewis and
Clark county delegation which COOS
before tho Missouri state highway
board next week ls instructed to tell
them that keoteuk will use every ef-
fort 70 secure permanent road. A
commission Of twelve men, composed
Of three from tho Industrial associa-
ton, three from tho Commercial
club, three from the city and three
from tho Unity club, was authorized
as the body In whose hands the at
ter will be placed. The Missouri high
way board will be asked to send It's
engineer to confer with the commits
sion as to the best way to place the
road TO get away from the danger
of high water.
All of these things were decided
upon last night after q two hours
session at the superior court rooms
in which the road between the Des
Moines river bridge and Alexandria
was discussed, and delegation OF
prominent Missouri men laid the
proposition for a perman emit road be-
fore the meeting. That this road
will be link In a great national
highway, and that keokuk CONNER
cjal and industrial interests will
benefit from it were two points
brought out in asking Keokuk to
help in the construction of the road.
Where TO Put Road.
THE OF oH ~
be In the minds Of the local people
was just where the road can best be
placed-whether alongside the c., B.
& @. right-of-way or raised even high
er to avoid the danger of an over
flow from floods. This is matter
that will be left for the Missouri
highway engineer to decide after he
has looked over the ground Senti-
ment seemed favorable to putting the
road against the right-of-way. in
case a project to build an additional
stretch Of levee to join the Egyptian
1evee fails.
A resolution was passed following
all the discussion that it was the
sense OF the meeting that the Lewis
and Clark county delegation go to
Jefferson City this coming Tuesday
and tell the Missouri commission
that Keokuk would use every effort
to secure funds for building the
road, and that the highway engineer
be asked to come and tell the people
here Just how the road should be
constructed. The second resolution
provided for the appointment Of the
commission of twelve to carry out
the plan, raise the money and finance
the project.
Missourians Present
The delegates who were present
from Missouri were Howard Spur.
geon, ROM Boiler. Ed Seggelke, q. D.
Yoss, Jr., Isaac Kerr, Neil Morris,
Nate Frazee, Frank Millspaugh and
Judge A ]. Hilpert Practically all
of the delegates had a word to say,
but Mr.. Millspaugh and Mr.. Hilpert
acted as the official spokesman for
the Missourians.
J. o. Boyd presided at the meeting,
and there were men present who
represented business and CONNER.
cial interests Of Keokuk, the auto
mobile club and other organizations.
Mayor Lotion opened the meeting
and called Mr.. Boyd to the chair.
H. ID. Voss, Jr., said the purpose
Of the meeting was to get Keokuk to