The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-01-14
PROSPERITY or WEST SHORE
Milwaukee Man Shows Great Advances,
ment Made BY Wisconsin AS Agricul-
tural and Manufacturing State-Plan
For Big Round Up Institute.

George William Bruce, secretary of
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION of Milwaukee, made strong
plea for civic patriotism when he adj
dressed the members Of the -Kenosha
Retailers Association at the regular
meeting of the association held at the
New Park Hotel on Thursday evening
Eighty of the members of the assoeia-
ton were present at the dinner and
with a speaker of national repute the
meeting was one of the most interest
ing gatherings held by the retailers
since the organization of their most
valuable association. There is no
stronger supporter of home town
patriotism in the nation than William
George Bruce and he brought home to
the members of the Kenosha associaI
ton the necessity of cooperation ino
order to make the association moq., q
helpful as business builder and as
a city builder.
William J. Birmingham acted as
POSTMASTER for the evening and intro
duced the speaker. Mr.. Bruce spoke
of the west shore of Lake Michigan as
one of the garden spots of the world
and with wonderful natural advantages
which made it haven, not only for
the man who tills the soil, but for the
men who engaged in great manufactur-
ing enterprises. He spoke of the
growth Of the agricultural and manu-
featuring interests in this section of
the country and gave high praise to
Kenosha for the high place that this
city had taken among the cities of
the west shore. He declared that
Kenosha was one of the most prosper
Gus of the lake shore cities and prob
ably had less poor than any city Of its
size in the whole list
He spoke of the rapid development
of agriculture in Wisconsin, showing
that the dairy product of the state was
now worth more than $100,000,000 and
its other farm products more than
$200,000,000. He showed that the
manufactures were even greater and
that the value of the manufactured
products of Wisconsin in year ex-
ceeded the $900,000,000 mark, more
than $30,000,000 of which was export
ed to other countries. He showed
that Kenosha was doing its full share
in boosting Wisconsin as a great man
ufacturing state.
Mr.. Bruce spoke of patriotism and
especially of that patriotism which be-
gins at home. Boosting the Home
Town" he declared, was the first es-
sential of a real patriot. He urged
that the support of the home was fh
first duty of the merchant and retafiet
as. well as the private citizen. He
spoke strongly in favor of cooperation
between the members Of the associa-
ton and the municipal officials to Sc
cure civic improvements and found in
this cooperation the best plan for the
advancement Of any city.
Before the speaker of the evening
was introduced a business meeting Of
the association was held at which in
teresting reports were made by several
of the committee. Of special interest
was the report Of the welfare commit
tee. This showed that Efteen members
Of the association had contributed a
large amount of groceries and other
necessities which had been distributed
among the poor of the city since the
organization of this committee. Other
grocers and merchants will be called on
to contribute for the coming month.
Plans for the round up institute
were discussed and Kenosha farmers
are to be asked to act with the asso-
citation in completing the plans for the
great state gathering of farmers in
Kenosha. One feature Of the institute
has been the exhibit of cattle. This
will be offered in Kenosha if the Ke-S
nosha county farmers desire it and
will cooperate to make it success.
Other organizations and private in.
dividuals in Kenosha viii be given
chance to furnish financial aid for the
big round up and Joseph N. Funck was
named as committee Of one to have
charge of the collection of funds for
the round up in the city.
The meeting proved to be one of the
most interesting ever held by the as
ISOLATION.