The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-28
kenosha Civic Federation To Try
Its Hand at improving Roads
in City and County
PLAN TO HOLD MANY MEETINGS
State Geological Survey to be Asked to
Aid in An Educational Campaign
Against Bad Roads in Kenosha
and Surrounding Territory

After working two years in an effort
to lessen the saloon evil in Kenosha
with varying results the Kenosha Civic
Federation is planning to take up a new
line Of work which if properly carried
out will be Of greatest interest to the
people of the city and county. Secre.
tary DoWse of the Federation, is now
in communication with the officials of
the Wisconsin State Geological Survey
with view of starting a campaign
which shall be favorable to the build
ing of better roads in the city and
county. 1t should not be taken from
this that the Federation has given up
the crusade for better enforcement of
the laws of the city and state, but the
fight for good roads is to be one of the
side lines of the Federation. Final ar
rangements for this crusade will be
made at the next meeting of the or
ganization to be held early in June and
it is expected that the move will bring
results at once. The Federation plans
an educational campaign for "Good
Roads. E" To this end the speakers
which have been employed by the state
department will be brought to Kenosha
to give public lectures.
It is planned to interest people Of all
the towns in the counties in these meet
ings and if possible every school house
in the county will be opened for q meet
ing at which the plans Of the State
Geological Survey for the improvement
of the roads will be explained to the
farmers. It is thought that the meet
ings will awaken a new interest in road
building IN the city and county The
state department at these meetings will
give instructions in the building of road
drags and will teach the farmers how
to use them. If the farmers are willing
the department will send men and ma
chinery to the county to be used in the
building of model roads. The work will
not be entirely for the rural districts
as there are many roads within the cor
porate limits of the city which could be
greatly improved by the use Of drag
and roller. The plan proposed by the
State Geological Survey has been tried
in Rock county and the results attained
have been decidedly satisfactory So
great an interest has been stirred up in
that county that the town boards in
nearly every town have purchased ap-
proved road making machinery and
have forces of men at work all the time
building and repairing road. Rock
county is declared by road experts to
have the finest roads in the state.
The move of the Civic Federation tc
take up this work will meet with appro.
val and there is no doubt but that the
Federation will have loyal support from
the people Of the entire county. The
state officials have announced that they
will be ready to take up the work of
educating the people of Kenosha and
the surrounding territory just as soon
as the meetings can be arranged fol-
and that an abundance Of speakers will
be sent to the county to take care OF
the work in every town. The move
ment will undoubtedly go long ways
toward making the work Of the Fedora
ton more popular in the city and
county.