The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-24
Statesmen Of the Chicago Kenosha
Hosiery Company Gather
for Annual Banquet
PROSPECTS FOR YEAR BRIGHT
Reports From All Sections of the
Country Show That Business is
Rapidly Picking Up-Meet-
ing a Big Reunion
(Elrom Tuesday S DailYl

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Twenty-Five sleek, well fed, well
groomed travelling men, representing
the entire force Of statesmen Of the
onicago-Kenosha Hosiery company, are
il Kenosha today making automobile
trips about the city and having all
sorts Of entertainment in connection
with the reunion of the statesmen and
the officials Of the company. At seven
10 clock this evening the members of
the senng force together with the Of
icials and heads of the different de-
partments at the factory will sit down
at a banquet In the banqueting room
lat the Office of the company. Covers
will be laid for thirty five, but the din
Iner will be a strictly family affair. 1t
is the tenth annual banquet that has
been given in honor Of the travelling
men of the company. This year every
member of the force is in Kenosha
and as nearly all of the men have been
in the employ of the company for
many years the dinner this evening
will be more in the nature Of a great
family reunion than of a banquet to
employees.
Kenosha people always take a great
interest in the coming Of the officials
and statesmen of the hosiery works for
the annual banquet as at that time the
people of the city get a line on gen
eral business conditions throughout the
United States The statesmen Of the
hosiery company go to every state in
the union and they visit trade which
| is 4lways in touch with general condi-
tions and the reports Of these men are
interesting. The statesmen in inter.
views today report a decided improve
ment in conditions in every part of the
country, There are some places in the
| extreme west which are still feeling
the result of the recent depression, but
all of the statesmen report that there
has been a great improvement in the
trade during the past six months and
the improvement has been especially
noted in the past thirty days. Since
the election the business in the west
has been picking up wonderfully
| G. FL. Curtis, general manager Of the
company, in speaking Of the matter
this morning said; "1The reports that
we have received show that there is an
Improvement in the business conditions
in practically every part of the country
and the outlook for the coming year
is exceedingly good. The business for
this year will be nearly as large as it
was last year-in fact we can see lit
tie difference and it is evident that
the. business of the big year of two
years ago is to be duplicated next year.
The reports which we have received
from all parts Of the field we cover
are exceedingly gratifying and the
annual coming Of the statesmen gives
US every cause for rejoicing,
The statesmen declare that all lines
of business are showing a marked i'm
lprovement and that statesmen from all
parts Of the country are expecting a
record year in the coming twelve
months.
After the banquet this evening the
statesmen will have a general discus
sion with the officials Of the company
over next year. work and all of them
will leave for their territory early to-
morrow morning