The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
TAKE INTEREST IN ROAD WORK
Engineer Hirst Of the State Depart
ment Gives Interesting Address ON
the Building of Roads in Rural Dis
triCtSs
(From Friday's Daily.)

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The little village Of New Munster
in the town Of Wheatland was the
mecca of farmers from all parts of
Kenosha county Thursday and today
when the annual farmers institute was
held at the village and it has proven
to be one of the most interesting gath
| erings Of farmers ever held in the
l'county. 1t was the first institute held
at New Munster in many years and
the people of the village were most
hospitable in the reception of. the PEG
pie OF the various towns. Thursday
evening the committee in charge of
the arrangements for the institute en-
tertained the visitors with musical
and literary program after which w.
c. Bradley of Hudson who is in charge
of the institute gave very interest
ing lecture on the subject: Gas Others
See U.s.
During the opening day of the instr
tute there were very interesting dis
eusslons on many topics of interest to
the farmers Of the county. Mr.. Brad
ley gave talk on the conservation of
the soil while Fred Stubley of Black
Earth, followed with discussion of
the important question Of rotation of
crops. The feature Of the afternoon
session on Thursday was an address
by A. R. Hirst of Madison, field agent
of the State Good Roads Commission.
Mr.. Hirst made strong plea to the
farmers for better roads and showed
that the state was willing and ready to
take it's part in bearing the expense of
building roads in any county of the
state. He offered many practical sug-
gestions along the line of road build
ing and it is expected that his address
will produce results in several of the
towns of the county.
Messrs. Bradley and stubley and w.
A. McKerrow of Pewaukee were the
speakers at the sessions of the insti-
tute held this morning the discussions
covering the care of the various cattle
used about the farms. This afternoon
Mr.. McKerrow spoke on the question
Of tuberculosis in cattle and this adj
dress drew the largest crowd of the in
stitute showing the great interest that
the farmers in the county are taking in
the big question.
The address of Mr.. Hirst on roads
and road building was the big feature
of the institute. Mr.. Hirst said in
part:
Every business and profession has
it's drawbacks and it's troubles. The
manufacturer has labor troubles, trou-
BILE getting materials and trouble sell
ing the finished product; the lawyer
has trouble getting clients and the eli
ents have trouble when the lawyer gets
them; the farmer has trouble with
rain, trouble with drought, and if the
papers are to be believed trouble with
too much money; the undertaken has
trouble because communities are too
healthy or the doctors are too good,
but we sometimes think that the road
builder has about as many trials and
tribulations as any of them.
''There is no profession which touch
es more intimately the pocketbooks or
comfort of more people among the ru-
raj population or no profession which
is subjected to more criticism or gets
less praise. We have never seen piece
of work done on the public roads which
pleased in all respects much more than
fifty per cent of the people affected. If
the work is good, it is taken as mat
ter of course, if it is bad, it is taken
as a public calamity. The doctor bur-
les his mistakes, the lawyer can salve
his wounded feelings by blaming judge
or jury, the surgeon performs sue
cessful operation, even if the patient
dies or he sews sponge inside one by
mistake, but the road builders work
must stand or fall on its own merits
or dement's, both plain to the public
eye, and as that public has paid out
its good money for improvement, it
feels free to criticise and does criticise
insistently.'
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