The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-13
Business Men Of the City Gather and
Reorganize 1.-The Kenosha Bust
ness Mems Association"
OPPOSITION FOR TELEPHONES.
Many Fail to see the Advantage of Second
Phone system.-New officers Chosen
for the Year.

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gathered at the auditorium of the Y.
M. c. A. Tuesday evening to provide
for the reorganization of the Kenosha
| Business Mems Association.
There was good interest taken in
| the meeting and it was the unanimous
sentiment that the Associat ton should
be re-organized and placed on a strong
business basis. It was interesting to
note that many of the younger bust
ness men who have not been interested
irl the former movement to boost Ke-
nosha we're present at the meeting and
took part in the reorganization. In
order to properly start the Association
officers for the first year were elected
as follows:
President Charles H. Ernst.
Vice-President- Joseph A. Pitts.
Secretary-A. E. Buckmaster.
treasurer. H. Hol1ister.
The board of directors for the year
will be composed of Joseph A. Pitts,
Charles H. Ernst, Eth. HOLSTER, DIR.
E. S. Meers, c.. A.. Goodman. A. E..
Buckmaster, John O'Donne11, Charles
c. Brown, r. w. Bowen.
The annual dues of the Association
were placed at So. Committees were
appointed at the meeting to proceed at
once with crusade for new members
and if possible every man interested
in the future welfare of the city will
be brought into the Association. The
next meeting will be held on Tuesday
evening.
In order to settle up the affairs of the
old association with honor committee
was appointed to<make some provision
for the settlement Of all the debts now
pending against the association, and
with these paid up the society will
start fresh for new conquests. Many
suggestions were made at the meeting
for the future work of the association
and these will be worked into the plans
for the year which will be announced
at the meeting next Tuesday.
The first matter to be taken up by
the new association was the discussion
of the project of building a new te1e-
phone line ia the city, but the con-
sensus of opinion of the business men
present at the meeting seemed to op.
pose rather than to favor the new sys-
tenn as now proposed. Many of the
business men spoke in regard to the
new phone system and the inconven-
fence of a double system was brought
out in all its phases.
All present admitted that the service
in Kenosha was not all that was to be
desired and it was suggested that the
association send a dignifed protest to
the officials of the Wisconsin company
demanding letter and cheaper service
for the city. Such protest would
probably go long way in relieving
the existing troubles.
There were some of the business
men who favored the installation of
the new system and it was shown that
the system had 'proved successful in
Racine and other cities where it had
been tried. The fact was cited that in
Racine where the new association had
built line the Wisconsin company
had reduced it's rates to meet the com
petition of the independent company
and that the users of the telephone
were now receiving the use of both the
old and new phone lines for an ex-
penditure about the same as had been
formerly paid for one line.
The association took no definite in
terest to favor or protest against the
proposed independent system in Keno
sha, and the matter will be again taken
up at the next meeting.
The association starts out with a
membership of the leading business,
professional and manufacturing men
of the city and it is to be hoped that
the new association will hold together
and prove of great and lasting benefit
in promoting the best interests of the
city.
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