The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
WHAT KEOKUk
MEN SAY NOW
Tabloid Interviews With All Sors OF
Citizens, and Sentences OVEN
heard in the Streets and
Of!Icea
NEW SPIRIT IN TALKS
Free Discussion Of Keokok's Assets
and Needs, from Banks and En-
ergy to Children and Gossip
Cluha.

Echoes in the streets and Offices
of the big meeting las, night were
heard today as follows:
2 Leonard Mstless Manufacturers,
advertising agencies and jobbers keep
men on the road all the Line-this
high class proposition Of the city OF
Keokuk might find the same plan ad-
yvanta geous. at least to a greater de-
gree than il has been pracriced III the
past-using good Judgment in each
case of prospect, OF course.
{; Ira ". WilIs-E all Keokuk bust
ness men would forget about the
exaggerated statements put out and
made current rumors by other cities,
where everybody boosts, and devote
all their energies to thinking Of Keo-
kuk, il would help a lot, and would
boost Keobz,k which does not need
TO exaggerate.
Know Thyseh First, They Say.
/ c. D Streeter-Hardly anybody
here knows much about the manufac-
turing done in Keokuk, or the num-
Der OF men and women employed II
Keokuk. Among the first things for
Keokuk business men to do is to In
form themselves precisely and com
pletely about what is doing here.
Jacob Schouten-The publication Of
a million dollars worth Of new indus
trial plants being built here this
spring. published in The Gate City
the other evening, was something of
jolt to me and about everybody
else IN town Keokuk people need
jolting into a better appreciation OF
what it has done and is doing. Il
some cities had that sort Of progress
on hand, every man. woman and child
there would be telling every stranger
about Il
Joseph H. McNamara-The meet
ing last night held the mirror up to
all Of us in Keokuk all right, and it
ought to do US lot of good to see
ourselves as we really are
Workshops and Pink Teas.
". N Sage-Gentility is an orna-
ment TO any man or woman. But
Keokuk has been too much of a per
feet lady for some years. This town
should rot be a parlor; it should be
q big Workshop; workshop energy
and methods should replace the small
talk of a pink tea. Last nights meet
ing seemed to mark that change as
at hand, and I'm glad Of it
Mayor Theodore A Craig-The city
council. as always, stands ready to
do anything it legally can to help
improve keokuk / hope many re-
quests will be made OF it during the
next two years to help the organiza-
ton having the building up in charge.
Insofar as the statutes allow, the
council will be only too glad to help
accomplish much. Ny personal serr-
ices are always al the disposal Of the
Industrial association, Whenever my
help Is deemed important
James r MeCarthy-Keokuk ought
to join the rest of America in con-
tempt for a pessimist and high re-
gard for an optimist
The Three Vital Needs.
John 9. Scott-To accomplish any
thing much, l have always found
three things to be vitality necessary:
organization, money
These three things will make Keo-
kuk the best city in Iowa, for she Is
already the logical candidate for that
vantages and big assets industriaIly
and commercially.
Hugh A Sloan, Keosaudua promi-
nent attorney, at the Hotel Iowa-rm
glad Keokuk is getting on SO wen. |
/ always Liked Keokuk, and / think
it's one Of the finest places ever
saw.
J. o. Bcyd-The fact that the heads |
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featuring interests coming here in the |
last few years all express pleasure |
at living IN Keokuk, and some OF !
them have bought homes here, is |
q good point to make with the owner !
of any industry contemplating NOV |
ing.
From Banks to the Children.
Judge William Logan-The banks |
Of Keokuk have always stood behind !
the Industrial association and will !
continue TO do so.
Charles S. AbeIl-The idea of
bringing conventions here is a fine |
one. Every one held here sent its |
me mbers home singing the praises OF ,
heokuk and every one that comes /
IN the future will be big advantage |
Fellows TO be here, next fall ought /
to be only a self starter Of a long |
line Of them.
c. R Joy-We've got INFO our |
stride now. All we need is to keep !
Il up az outlined last night at that /
neeiing-and get the cooperation OF |
every man, woman and child in Keo |
kuk. Yes, mean children, too, for |
some Of them are aggressive takers. |
Scandal Moneers and True Courtesy. |
Dr. q. Walter Barr-The only thing !
that needs 10 be weeded out of Keo.
kirk Is the associated gossip clubs. !,
know one considerable industry !
which located elsewhere because Of !
gossip here. It is not confined to the |
Nfnety-nJne percent of II is |
without the least foundation in fact, |
and the one percent Is scandaIous, |
even II founded on something. 1t rs