The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-27
ALL SHOULD ASSIST.
Every wheelman in Kenosha Should Help
Build the Bicycle Path.

Every Whee1man in KenoshR Should Help
Build the Bicycle Path.
To the Wheelmen and WheelWOmeD
of Kenosha:-As it is difficult to give
information to each of you by word Of
mouth, it is deemed best to send all
circular letter concerning the proposed
Kenosha- Racine bicycle path. You all
know the fate of the Sheridan Drive
measure at the hands of our state leg
siature, and how it was defeated
through the hostile attitude of the
farmers of this and Racine counties.
These farmers don't propose to build
roads for bicycle dudes" to ride over.
While it should be the policy of all
wheelmen to stand in a friendly attl-
tude to the agricultural class, and try
to show them that town and country
should combine on this question and
make mutual sacrifices of time and
money to build good roads for all, in
this instance, the roads to Racine and
Waukegan being wastes of sand, and
all hope of permanent improvement for
these roads for the present being
/" squelched7 by our farmer friends, we
must make paths along these roads for
the wheelmen, and the wheelmen must
bear the burden.
To this end an organization OF mem
bers of the League of American Wheel
men in Kenosha has been formed, and
has taken the name Kenosha County
Wheelmen. There is now in this club,
a charter mbership of about seventy.
Before June l next we hope to have
every league member in Kenosha enroll
himself with this club as an active
I member, and thus have a voice in the
management of the club, and the
building of paths, it's prime object
ANY one not a member OF the league
may join the club as an associate mem
I Der. The dues are nominal, % cents q
year, and no initiation fee until after
June l, 1897. Please consider this as q
cordial invitation for you to join this
club. The dues are made small to EN-
able every one to join. and at the same
time to be enough to cover the print
ing, stationery and postage expense of
the club. This is day of organization
and organization wins. The members
| of organizations are not only in touch
/ with each other, but each with their
. officers. Join us today. The roll may
be found at the news stand of w. Ell.
Robinson. The brightest wheelmen are
I already in line. Your Indifference may
I be the means of keeping your friend out.
Get enthueed Drop selfshness
However if you do not wish to join
this organization, consider the follow
I ing: 1t is proposed to build side path
+ for wheeImen to Berryville at once, to
meet a proposed path built by the Ra-
cine wheelmen from Racine this way.
A franchise will be secured from the
town of Somers giving us the right to
construct this path, to be used by
wheelmen and pedestrians only, the
wheelmen being understood to have the
! right of way. The consent OF the
property owners along the route has
been obtained. The path if put down
at all will be so built as to be per-
manent. Engineers and contractors
that such path will cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000 to build our part of
the path This seems large sum of
money for us to raise, but it can be
done if each wheelman in Kenosha,
man, woman and child, will contribute
and go down so deep in his pocket that
it hurts. No one should give less than
dollar, and all should make it as
much more as they possibly can. Times
are hard and wages are low, but this
matter is vital to wheelmen. The
Lord helps him who helps himself, :"
and if you are the one that is clamorous
for better roads, chip in heavily, build
a path, and then you can talk roads to
your farmer friend in better taste.
The Kenosha County Wheelmen has
created in its treasury apart from the
general fund a side path fund. J"
Contributions to this fund will be used
for the purpose of building side paths
solely. Money is already coming in.
We have tried to get list of every
wheelman in Kenosha and are arrang-
ing this list alphabetically. Soliciting
committees for the path fund are out,
and when they approach you contribute
cheerfully, contribute heavily. AS the
subscription lists are handed in the
names will be checked off our complete
list, and thus we will know who are
giving and who are not We trust that
no one will be selfish enough to expect
to use the path without paying cent
therefor. Are you with US? Gel en-
Unused! Contribute Work
Yours for better wheeling,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE KEN0SHA
COUNTY WHEELMEN.
F. G. HANNAHs, Pres't.
w. III. FL. MURRAY, Vice Pres't
GRIFFIN MCCLELLAN, Sec. Treas.