The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-11
TO MOVE FREIGHT FASTER
Discuss Scarlet Fever Conditions With,
Physicians and Others and Orders
Strong Letter Sent to President of
the New Board of Health.

night and at the meeting they took
up many problems of interest to Ke-
nosha and its residents. Health con-
ditions were discussed at length and
the members Of the association went
on record in no uncertain manner as
being favorable to a strict enforce
ment of the new health ordinance,
the matter of freight conditions in the
city was taken up and discussed and
steps will be taken to get better
service for the city, the income tax
landed on and the members of the
association passed resolutions de-
manding the repeal of the income tax
law and declaring it unfair and I'M
reasonable
Of first interest in the four hour
meeting was the discussion Of the
freight problem. For years Kenosha
has been Disseminated against by the
Northwestern road and the retailers
feel that at this time the service
furnished by the company in handling
of freight is far from adequate. 1t is
almost impossible to get freight out
of the yards of the company until
many hours after the cars arrive in
Kenosha and the association has sent
communication to the first vice presi-
dent of the road demanding that con-
ditions in the city be remedied. It
is alleged that there is a demand for
more help in the Kenosha yards and
that better arrangements must be.
maze for handling cars. This com
plant is in no way a new one and
in the past the railway officials have
not shown the desire to give the city
proper consideration. AS the re-
taller IS association is made up of a
body of men giving the company
large amount of business it is thought
that the company will see the neces-
sity Of listening to the complaint and
it is possible that it will bring better
service for the city in the handling
of the freight business.
The association passed resolution
favoring penny postage" and copy
Of the resolutions will be sent to the
representative Of this state in the
national house and senate.
There was deep interest taken by
the retailers in the discussion Of the
scarlet fever conli lions in Kenosha.
Miss Louise Cottrell and Dl. H. A.
Robinson addressed the meeting. DIR.
Robinson spoke for the medical as
ISOLATION and told Of the number of
cases which had developed in the past
few days. He stated that guarantees
were not being established as prompt
ly as they should in Kenosha
Miss Cottre1l gave the merchants
very interesting discussion of the
work Of the Associated Charities.
She spoke especially of the investiga-
tion of the scarlet fever cases in the
city and the work that had been done
by the organization to aid in stamp
ing out the disease. Both Miss Colt
rell and Dr. Robinson stated that con-
ditions were better in Kenosha than
they had been earlier in the year and
they expressed hope that the great
danger from the disease had passed
The retailers association went on
record by directing the secretary of
the association to send the following
letter to DR.. G. Windesheim, presi-
dent Of the new board Of health:
Health Commission,
DR.. G. Windesheim,
City.
In view Of the alarm over the evi-
dent increase in contagious diseases
among the children of our city, we
most earnestly urge the proper auth
critics to use every means in their
power to stamp out the causes of the
spread of the disease as well as the
disease itself, and thus save our
children. We would be glad to co
operate with the health commission in
every way possible.
Respectfully yours,
Kenosha Retailers Assn,