The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-02
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
The Business Men Discuss Telephones
and Harbor.

ana H6rDOT.
The KenOsha Business Mems asSOci-
alton held very important meeting at
the Grant house Friday evening.
There were between thirty and forty
present. Undoubtedly the number at
tending was smaller than it would have
been had the weather not have been SO
inclement. President G. c. Brown oc-
cupied the chair and c. E. Dewey, Sec
rotary, was in position.
The first business of Importance to
come up was the report of the trans
portation committee. Chairman John
O'Donnell reported that freight rates
had been reduced from to cents per
hundred weight on the railroad at the
solicitation Of the committee. He
called attention TO the $4,000 appro-
priation remaining uneXpended for
harbor improvements and stated that
the dredging out of the harbor held in
it the greater possibilities which Keno
sha was now striving for. At present
he said there were but thirteen feet Of
water at the mouth of the harbOr
where there ought to be twenty. Two
government engineers, he stated, had
1een looking over the harbor and pros
poets we're good that they would make
a favorable report to the government
No appropriation may be looked for be-
fore next winter, but the necessary
steps had been taken to obtain one
then.
On motion this committee was con-
tinued.
When the report of the water works
committee was called for, it was stated
that since the last meeting Of the asso-
citation matters had shaped themselves
favorably.
President Brown called attention to
the fact that large eastern concern
was looking for new location. The
president was instructed to secure its
location here if possible.
The next matter to come mp was that
of the location Of a large Chicago fac
tory. E. Ell. Hollister stated that the
general manager of the company had
been here and looked over the plant Of
the Lane works with view to pur-
chasing it and removing here. Both
he and Patrick Keevan reported that
they we're much pleased with the loca-
ton and took home complete diagrams
of the floor space and property sur
rounding the plant. Mr.. HOLSTER was
instructed to see the members Of the
company to press the matter
A committee to look for new factories
was moved by Mr.. Schmitz, and the
president instructed to appoint four
members, his own name to head the
committee.
The telephone matter was the next
to come up for consideration. Secre-
tary Dewey read several letters bear
ing on the cost of construction of an eX-
change in this city. The plans out
lined were the same as appeared few
weeks ago in this paper. A lengthy
discussion of the entire subject was
held. 1t was. canvassed on all sides.
O. H. Woodward stated the experiences
OF other cities in establishing local ex
changes as he received them by CORES
pondence. The general trend Of the
talk was toward the establishment of
an exchange here. The secretary was
finally instructed to correspond with
several telephone construction COM
panies with the view to getting one Goa
Structed here. An estimate OF cost
and the terms upon which the plant
could be purchased from the construc-
ton company were wanted. This
course decided upon, the meeting ad-
iourned subject to call Of the secretary.