The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-21
Visit OF Naval Commission Gives New
Hope for Location OF Station
Near This City.
COMMISSIONERS GREATLY PLEASED
Spend Nearly two Hours Investigating the
Site offered. and Statements Bring Lots
of Encouragement

hCuOS1d Inlay HOT receive the gov"
eminent naval station, but there is
one thing certain and that is that the
chances of the city were in no way
reduced by the visit of the commits
sioners on Thursday, and the promo
ters of the plan to locate the station
north of the city were greatly en-
couraged by the interest taken by the
members of the Board III the Kenosha
site, and it will certainly be among
the sites favorab1y considered.
The party consisted of Captain w.
H. Reeder, u. S. NJ, William M. Brad
ley, of Portland, Me-, and H. M.
Waite, of Lexington, KY, the three
members of the commission, r. H.
Moses, of Washington, secretary Of
the commission; H. M. Mccullough,
third vice president of the North
Western and assistant General Pass
enger Agent Ferguson of the North
western.
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment in Kenosha gave the dis
tinguished visitors novel time, and
they were SO we'll pleased with their
reception that Capt. Reeder stated
that he would be willing to spend a
full week in Kenosla.
AS soon as the commission reached
the city they were taken to the diff
ferent parts of interest, and it was
after four O'Clock when the start for
the island was made.
All the members of the commission
were anxious to give the Kenosha site
the fullest possible investigation.
When the island was reached the
members of the party walked over it,
and each commissioner took especial
care to make a careful examination,
every detail was noted.
Commissioner Waite is the strenu-
Gus member of the commission and he
insisted that the p1ats of the Kenosha
site be supplemented with additional
descriptions; so full were these de-
scriptions that the secretary took
half book of notes.
The commissioners expressed doubt
as to the usefulness of the island on
account OF its size, and the next stop
was made half a mile to the north.
Here the three commissioners headed
by strenuous Waite, .trudged through
half mile of p1oughed ground in or
der to complete their Investigations
and secure the fullest possible de-
scripti0ns.
The last stop was made on the farm
of Senator J.V. Quar1es where another
1ava1 nj n n 1a6 OY1or1u TO a
members of the commission. The
three men spent more than half an
hour at this site and it made most
favorable impression on them.
Caytain Reeder said, "This to my
mind is an ideal location" Commits
sioner Waite said, GA beautiful spot
and certainly if harbor conditions
could be improved it would be suited
to the demands of the government. :"
Commissioner Bradley did not ex-
press himself, but he brought home
with him stone Indian ak, and re-
marked that he didn't think it would
be necessary for him to have a souve-
mir to remember the Kenosha site.
On the return trip the Commission
ers stopped to view the harbor and
other government works, and it was
after o'clock when the party got
back to the railway station.
The Commissioners had intended to
make hurried trip to Kenosha and
run on to Racine, but they found so
much to interest them here that the
trip to Racine was deferred, and worn
out by the 1abors of the afternoon
they returned to Chicago. Whatever
may be the outcome the people of the
city can rest assured that the mem
bers of the Commission made every
possible effort to discover the good
and bad points of the Kenosha site.
The members of the Commission
spoke freely of their jaunt, and stated
that they were giving everyone a
hearing. The Captain and his asso-
ciates even dropped off at Winthrop
Harbor, but they stated that the site
there could not be considered. On
the homeward trip Mr.. Bradley talked
of the work of the Commission. He
stated that the present Commission
had a great advantage over the former
one, in that it was working with a
definite plan in view. "Whi1e the
work of the former Commissioner, I"
said Mr.. Bradley, twill be of great
aid to us, we shall in no way be bound
by its decisions. We have the plans
of the proposed school to work on,
and with these plans before us we
understand more fully what is de-
manded as site. We are examining
into everything, including prices of
land, the health of communities and
all things that will contribute to make
our trip success and one of benefit
to the whole government
Commissioner Waite gave the mem
bers of the party long description
Of the plans for the school, showing
in what way the Kenosha site would
be available. He spoke especially of
harbor advantages offered at the Is