The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
PLAN FOR FARMERS INSTITUTE
Movement Is Started to Secure Better
Railway Facilities to Link Kenosha
and Western Portions of Kenosha
County-Towns Well Represented.

tween the city and county was devel-
oped on Wednesday afternoon when a
dinner at which the guests were well
known residents of the city and county
was held at the Hotel Kenosha. The
dinner was called for the purpose of
making arrangements for the farmers
institute to be held under the auspices
Of the Kenosha Retailers Association
during the last week Of February, but
| it took up many of the problems in
which the city and county are mutually
interested and it is certain that this
interchange of ideas on these questions
will be productive of great good. The
institute was not forgotten and plans
were laid to make the gathering of the
farmers in Kenosha the most notable
thing of the kind ever held in this sec
ton of the state
Gathered about the table were repre-
sentatives Of every township in the
county and there was a generous repre-
sentation from the retailers associa-
tion and of the city officials. Joseph
N. Funck of the Merchants and Saw
ings Bank acted as chairman of the
meeting and he declared that in ar
ranging the dinner it had been the
plan of the committee to get into clos
er touch with the men who live in the
various parts of the county. Mayor
Dan O. Head was the first speaker
and he made a strong plea for closer
relations between the city and the
county. He declared that the city
would do anything that was possible.
either officially or unofficially, to ad7
vance the interets of the proposed
institute
A. g. Hartnell of Salem, spoke es-
pecially of what is needed to make the
institute a success. He spoke of the
work necessary to get real program
of interest to the farmers and declared
that one of the most important things
in connection with the institute was to
get a sufficient plan of rail transporta-
tion to bring the farmers from their
homes to Kenosha. He urged that
special trains be run for the two days
and this matter will at once be taken
up by the committee in charge of the
big two days meeting. Fred Sherman,
former member Of the county board
from the town, Of Randall, spoke. Civ
ing assurance that while Randall was
some distance from Kenosha that he
would vouch for the fact that every
man in the town was. taking an inter-
est in the movement to get together.
He assured the members of the commit
tee his active cooperation. Alva Pad
dock of Salem. gave some very inter
esting suggestions along the lines Of
institute work. Walter S Dexter
spoke for the town Of Pleasant Prairie
and the talks closed with a short ad-
dress by Assemblyman Charles H
Pfennig. The assemblyman spoke es-
pecially Of a movement to secure bet
ter rail accommodations for the peo-
pie in the western part Of the county
and he suggested that the city and
q
the North Western Railway Company
place motor cars in service between
Kenosha and Genoa Junction. He
spoke of former movements to secure
such cars and declared that at the time
these plans were made the company
had declared the electric motor car I'M
fit for use between the two points.
Since the plan was turned down by the
company these cars have been put into
successful operation on the st. Paul
road between Racine and Corliss. 1t
is probable that committee will be
named to take this matter up with the
North Western officials with view of
having them consider plan of furnish
ing more frequent trains from the
county TO the city.
At the conclusion the meeting a
special committee from the county was
named to act with the city committee
in formulating the program for the in
stitute. This committee is composed
of James P. Torrey, Of Somers; A. G
Hartnell, of Salem; and Walter s. Dex-
ter of Pleasant Prairie.
Present at the dinner were John Her
zog and James P Torrey of Somers;
Fred Sherman of Randall: James
Brook and John Eppers of Brighton;
John Spartz of Paris; Walter S. Dex-
ter and P. H. Tobin of Pleasant prai-
RE; A. G. HartnelI and Alva Paddock
of Salem; Joseph Toelle and William
Luke of Wheatland: Willis a. ITpson
and Charles Waldo Of Bristol; and
Mayor Dan o. Head, Charles Turnock.
E. E. Barden. w. T. Marlatt, Gustave
Theleen, Fred Perkins, Assemblyman
Charles Pfennig, j. B. Wallig, S. Gott-
lieb, Russell H. Jones, William Howard
Robinson, Joseph Funck and L. H
Holbrook. It is probable that plans
will be made for holding similar din