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	[[Image:lapelp2.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] and the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)		[[Image:lapelp2.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] and the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)

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	In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.		In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.

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	Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, Ozark Airlines, and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]].		Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, Ozark Airlines, and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]].

	[[Image:lapelp2.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] ad the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)		[[Image:lapelp2.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] and the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)

	In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.		In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.

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	Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, Ozark Airlines, and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]].		Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, Ozark Airlines, and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]].

	The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] ad the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)		[[Image:lapelp2.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] ad the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)

	In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.		In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.

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	[[FAIRS]]		[[FAIRS]]

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	[[Image:cardtable.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Local advertising including the production of card tables. Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BOOSTERISM. The '''Oxford Dictionary''' defines boosterism as "the keen promotion of a person, organization, or cause. (1) At many times in its history, Dubuque has been the focus of boosterism. In its earliest years, the adopted the nickname "Key City" to express its belief in its future. A place that would unlock potential. (2) At times, boosterism was in response to positive economic news. More recently, it was used to counteract a bad economic forecast for the future of the city.		[[Image:cardtable.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Local advertising including the production of card tables. Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BOOSTERISM. The '''Oxford Dictionary''' defines boosterism as "the keen promotion of a person, organization, or cause. (1) At many times in its history, Dubuque has been the focus of boosterism. In its earliest years, the city adopted the nickname "Key City" to express its belief in its future. A place that would unlock potential. (2) At times, boosterism was in response to positive economic news. More recently, it was used to counteract a bad economic forecast for the future of the city.

	During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:		During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest." Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:

	Dubuque is the first, and from its more fortunate		Dubuque is the first, and from its more fortunate
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	Iowa and Minnesota. (3)		Iowa and Minnesota. (3)

	Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, ~~and~~ Ozark Airlines and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]]. ~~The sign, "Will the last one that leaves Dubuque please turn off the lights." (4)~~		Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, Ozark Airlines, and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]].

	The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (5) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] ad the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (6)		The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (4) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] ad the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (5)

	In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.		In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.

	~~See: [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]]~~

	[[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]]		[[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]]
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	3. Darlin, Damon, "Conspiracy Afoot to Spread Positive Attitude Around Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 18, 1981, p. 2		3. Darlin, Damon, "Conspiracy Afoot to Spread Positive Attitude Around Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 18, 1981, p. 2

	4~~. Ibid., p. 1~~		4. Ibid.

	5. Ibid.

	6. Freund, Bob, "Chamber Launches 'Let's Hear it for Dubuque!' Campaign," ''Telegraph Herald,'' October 1, 1980, p. 12		5. Freund, Bob, "Chamber Launches 'Let's Hear it for Dubuque!' Campaign," ''Telegraph Herald,'' October 1, 1980, p. 12

	[[Category: Boosterism]]		[[Category: Boosterism]]

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	During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:		During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:

	Dubuque is the first, and from its more fortunate		Dubuque is the first, and from its more fortunate
	position, will continue to be the chief city of		position, will continue to be the chief city of
	the state...From that lake (Michigan) to that		the state...From that lake (Michigan) to that
	river (Mississippi) the system of the through		river (Mississippi) the system of the through
	lines will concentrate from the west at Dubuque		lines will concentrate from the west at Dubuque
	than at any other point within the borders of		than at any other point within the borders of
	Iowa and Minnesota. (3)		Iowa and Minnesota. (3)

	Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, and Ozark Airlines and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]]. The sign, "Will the last one that leaves Dubuque please turn off the lights." (4)		Boosterism was harder to find between 1910 and 1940. The city's population grew only twenty percent and manufacturing firms fell from an estimated 200 to 90. As the twentieth century came to an end, the city lost its passenger train connection to Chicago, and Ozark Airlines and was faced with the steep decline of the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]]. The sign, "Will the last one that leaves Dubuque please turn off the lights." (4)

	The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (5)		The bleak conditions spurred a revival of boosterism. Dubuque [[JAYCEES]] responded with a T-shirt reading "Dubuque Jaycees--making sure the (lights) of Dubuque are never turned off." [[MERCY HEALTH CENTER]] developed another T-shirt reading "Now hear this Chicken Little--Dubuque's sky is not falling." It also began a Positive Attitude Level (PAL) program to focus on positive outlooks. [[CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC.]] ended its radio commercials with.."Doing our part to keep the lights of Dubuque burning." (5) In 1980 the [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] ad the United Labor Participation Committee launched its "Let's Hear It For Dubuque Campaign" encouraging citizens that thousands of local works were still producing products daily. (6)

	In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.		In 2019 the city motto, adopted over twenty years previously,--Dubuque: Masterpiece on the Mississippi--seemed appropriate with the growth of many new industries in the community and civic recognition nationally.
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	5. Ibid.		5. Ibid.

			6. Freund, Bob, "Chamber Launches 'Let's Hear it for Dubuque!' Campaign," ''Telegraph Herald,'' October 1, 1980, p. 12

	[[Category: Boosterism]]		[[Category: Boosterism]]

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	[[Image:~~ardtable~~.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Local advertising including the production of card tables. Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BOOSTERISM. The '''Oxford Dictionary''' defines boosterism as "the keen promotion of a person, organization, or cause. (1) At many times in its history, Dubuque has been the focus of boosterism. In its earliest years, the adopted the nickname "Key City" to express its belief in its future. A place that would unlock potential. (2) At times, boosterism was in response to positive economic news. More recently, it was used to counteract a bad economic forecast for the future of the city.		[[Image:cardtable.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Local advertising including the production of card tables. Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BOOSTERISM. The '''Oxford Dictionary''' defines boosterism as "the keen promotion of a person, organization, or cause. (1) At many times in its history, Dubuque has been the focus of boosterism. In its earliest years, the adopted the nickname "Key City" to express its belief in its future. A place that would unlock potential. (2) At times, boosterism was in response to positive economic news. More recently, it was used to counteract a bad economic forecast for the future of the city.

	During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:		During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:

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	BOOSTERISM. The '''Oxford Dictionary''' defines boosterism as "the keen promotion of a person, organization, or cause. (1) At many times in its history, Dubuque has been the focus of boosterism. In its earliest years, the adopted the nickname "Key City" to express its belief in its future. A place that would unlock potential. (2) At times, boosterism was in response to positive economic news. More recently, it was used to counteract a bad economic forecast for the future of the city.		[[Image:ardtable.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Local advertising including the production of card tables. Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BOOSTERISM. The '''Oxford Dictionary''' defines boosterism as "the keen promotion of a person, organization, or cause. (1) At many times in its history, Dubuque has been the focus of boosterism. In its earliest years, the adopted the nickname "Key City" to express its belief in its future. A place that would unlock potential. (2) At times, boosterism was in response to positive economic news. More recently, it was used to counteract a bad economic forecast for the future of the city.

	During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:		During the 1850s, Dubuque experienced a population surge of 300 percent in ten years. Such news caused civic boosters to announce,"Dubuque is certain to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, city in the United States within fifteen years." Even after the growth had slowed, Dubuque was described as "the centre of the richest lead mining region of the world...it is the very garden of the northwest. Railroad construction seemed to prove the claims were well-founded. In 1886 civic promoters boomed:

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	2. Claflin, Bruce, "Masterpiece on the Mississippi," '''Scuttlebutt Magazine''', April 2, 2018, Online: https://www.scuttlebutt.com/2018/04/02/maste		2. Claflin, Bruce, "Masterpiece on the Mississippi," '''Scuttlebutt Magazine''', April 2, 2018, Online: https://www.scuttlebutt.com/2018/04/02/maste

	3. Darlin, Damon, "Conspiracy Afoot to Spread Positive Attitude Around Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, October 18, 1981, p. 2		3. Darlin, Damon, "Conspiracy Afoot to Spread Positive Attitude Around Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 18, 1981, p. 2

	4. Ibid., p. 1		4. Ibid., p. 1

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	See: [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]]		See: [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]]

			[[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]]

			[[DUBUQUE CLUB]]

			[[FAIRS]]