The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-23
BUREAU DOES MUCH WORK
Report Shows More Than 1000 oper-
atives Employed in the Factories at
Present and Many Men are Handled
Daily by Association.

The annual meeting OF the Manufac-
turers' Association Of Kenosha was
held on Wednesday afternoon at the Of
fees of the association and w. L. Yule
of the Badger Brass Manufacturing
company was reelected as president Of
the association for another year.
Charles I. Jeffrey was elected vice
president and Conrad Shearer will re-
main in the position of secretary and
treasurer. The board of directors and
the executive committee are as fol-
lows:
Board of Directors.
w. l.. Yule of the Badger Brass
Manufacturing Co.
G. T. Jeffrey, The Thomas B. Jeffery
Co.
G. H. Allen of the Chicago Brass Co.
w. J. Frost, The Frost Manufacture
ing Co.
w. w. Vincent, The Simmons Manu-
IacGuT1nS 70.
Executive Committee.
w. L. Yu1e, w. W. Vincent, W. J.
Frost.
The meeting was the most interest
ing ever held among the manufacturers
Of the city and the reports of the off
Gals show that the association is get
ting results greater than were ever an
ticipated when the organization was
formed. At the present time every
large industry in the city is interested
in the work of the association. Presi-
dent Yule made a report which show
ed the progress of the association dur
ing the year and showed the feeling OF
the association toward the develop
ment of Kenosha. Mr.. Yule has been
asked to prepare his address in more
formal manner and it will probably be
made public within day or two.
The treasurer report showed the
finances of the association to be in
splendid condition. All expenses were
paid to March 1, 1911, and a goodly
balance remained in the treasury. An
examination of the accounts showed
that the affairs of the organization are
being carefully managed and that the
board Of directors has exercised proper
Judgment in the matter Of expendi-
lures. The expense of operating the
associations bureau is shown to be
nominal and the rate fixed for the two
years past is likely to be reduced
rather than increased
Secretary Shearer's annual report
showed that the bureau has handled an
immense amount of business the past
year. An average Of from one hun
dred to one hundred and fifty daily
applicants have patronized it during
busy periods of the year. Over two
thousand skilled applicants filed writ
ten applications and over fifteen hun
dred calls for help were recorded. AT
present the working statistics show ov-
er 1000 operatives employed in the To-
cal factories. The files Of the bureau
have registered more than $4,000 names
during the three years it has been in
operation.
During the past year associations
have been formed and bureaus opened
in several manufacturing cities in the
vicinity of northern Illinois and south
ern Wisconsin. Only recently have the
Racine manufacturers organized along
similar lines to that Of the local asso-
citation. Over three years ago the or
ganization was formed in this city,
and it has been a source of pride and
satisfaction of its founders. All it's
aims have been realized. It has brought
the managers of the city's large indus
tries in closer touch with each other.
It has fostered spirit of friendliness
and progress among its members. The
association acts as unit on any object
that will benefit the community at
large. A better understanding exists
today than ever before between EN-
ployer and employee. The spirit of the
association has always been liberal, it's
aim being to establish working condr-