The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24

of over $2,100000 per year.
Judge Logan said in stating the pur-
pose for the meeting: "
This meeting was called by the
Keokuk Industrial association for the
purpose of stirring up the people of
Keokuk to a Relation that they live
United States.
"a city of $4,000 inhabitants, whose
jobbers last year sold over S12,000,-
600 worth of goods.
Whose manufacturers made and
marketed over S25,000,000 worth of
products.
Whose shoes are sold in twenty
states -.
Whose starch and glucose and Puri-
ty oats are sold from the Atlantic to
the Pacific oceans and from the great
lakes to the gulf.
Whose insurance policies are in
100000 homes in Iowa and Missouri.
Whose proprietary medicines are
used by over half a million families.
Whose power plant lights the way
and runs the street cars from Burling-
ton, Iowa, to st. Louis. Missouri, in
elusive. it,.
ca IN. f5Ewr rs@rt rsTsi IA
What Has Been Done. '7N's
an the last twenty-five years Keo-
kuk jobbers have increased their sales
from S1,5OO,o00 to s12,000,000; Keo-
kuk manufacturers, the value OF their
products from 100000 to $25,OOO.-
600.
Bank deposits have increased from
81, 100000 to S6,000,0o0. ~
I'VE have built union depot, an up
town switch, the largest single water
power plant in the world, new and
splendid Y. NJ C. A, and Y. w. c. A.,
Elks and Masonic buildings, a hotel
second to none, seven new school
houses, several churches, the finest
bridge on the Mississippi river, and
other things too numerous TO mentlon.
T once registered at hotel in Las
Vacas, Old Mexico. A clerk looked
me over, and asked, Which IS 1t,
starch, oats or shoes!
What 1t Brought Here.
.rhe Industrial association has been
the leading factor in bringing 60 heo-
Brothers, the Purity
Oats. The Standard Four Tire, Electro
Metals, The Carbide plant, Fluid Steel,
United Lead. Standard Oil. American
Cement Machine, Button factory, ana
other industrial institutions.
.The payroll of these amounts to
over S2,1O0,000 year.
1.-THE power plant was secured oy d
organized for that partlcu-
lar purpose, but was helped ana as
sisted in every way by the Industrial
association.
Nothing can be done these days
without organization.
"To develop a city requires men,
money and brains and the united sup
port of the people.
eve must get behind our organlza-
ton and push--and push haru-or
lave orr wagon stuck in the slough
of despond.
"The question is, will you push
~Keokrk has but one answer-"We
Will"
j. II. Mcnamara Talks.
The future of Keokuk depends on
the citizens, J. H. Mcnamara said. IN
the question:, Wnd' t,io
matter with Keokuk. He liken 1l'e1. the
city to 81 man with a seven passenger
i'm CUISINE who rides all alone down an
avenue where there are plenty OF pc
destrians willing to- ride. He suggest.
cd piling them all in. but said or
course there must be oil and gas
to give power to the ma.
chine, Oil and gas, he said, would
he furnished by the shecKels Of the
citizens who would be visited in this
drive. . =.
.eWbat is the matter with keokuk?
NV answer to that query would De
there is nothing the matter with Keo-
kuI, Nature has been kind to- her In
,er location. She has the inspiration
If a. noble past>and she has the pro
Misc of a. brilliant future, what nature
has done for her we have nothing to
10 with, her past is her own but what
he future may bring out depends ON
10 citizens of the present generatlon
md of the generation to come.
Some nine or ten years ago keo
x,,k witnessed the fruition and the
of what was the burden Oh
,er dreams OF fifty years. The men
no nreceded us and brought this