The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
TO HOLD MEETING HERE LATER.
Kenosha and Racine Counties Are Held
Backward in Securing the Completion
of the Inter City Road and Great
Efforts Are to Be Made Here.

Great impetus was given the Sheri-
dan road association project-connect
ing Milwaukee and Chicago with one
|serviceable highway at a joint meet
ing of Wisconsin and Illinois business
men, held at the Hotel Sherman In Chi
|cago Monday night. The meeting was
rot only enthusiastic but drew big at
tendance.
The entire lake shore route was given
thorough inspection by Milwaukee
motorists and the result was most sat
isfactory from the Milwaukee end. H.
y. Kueing, Milwaukee county highway
commissioner, explained at the meet
ing that only 1900 feet remain to be
|concreted and that by the end Of Aug
ust the county highway on this route
will be twentysix miles in length and
excellent to travel on.
Raymond Smith who is president of
the Milwaukee end of the Sheridan
road association, called attention to the
bad stretches in Racine and Kenosha
counties, and here the most progressive
work must be done in order to linz the
two cities in a fitting way. There is
at least six miles Of improvement nee
essary in Racine county and fully four
miles in Kenosha county, one mile Of
concrete already having been pledged
to start the 1916 road building work.
Mr.. Smith also announced at the meet
ing that a permanent association would
be formed shortly, many Milwaukeeans
being interested in the project.
1t was unanimously agreed by high
way engineers, commissioners, super
vlsors and others present that good
road between Chicago and Milwaukee
will not only improve business in both
states but will prove the only available
outlet for tourists to get out Of Wis
consin when going south, and entering
Wisconsin when planning their summer
trips to this state and in the north
west.
Former Congressman Theobald Often
OF Milwaukee explained why the pro-
Ject would be beneficial to both states,
while Hugo Lowenbach Of Chicago in
troduced resolution to hold rousing
meetings at Racine and Kenosha to
stir up interest in the project there.
1t is expected that the Kenosha au-
tomobile club will take charge of the
work in this county but when a pub
lie meeting lis held here an effort is to
be made to interest the people living
in the towns of Pleasant Prairie and
Somers in the project. 1t is declared
that there is little reason to believe
that the town Of Somers will build any
concrete road on the lake shore road
next season unless the present plans of
the town officials are changed.
Reckless abuse of the road by driv
ers of motor vehicles has gone a long
way toward discouraging permanent
road work in this county but it is pos
sible that with proper regulation Of
the speeders that the town officials will
the season. The Kenosha towns will
make the usual road levies this year
but the money will probably be spent
some where except on the lake shore
roads. The town Of Pleasant Prairie
however is expected to do considerable
work on the Sheridan road during the
coming year.
Kenosha people who attended the
Chicago meeting declare that it was a
most enthusiastic one and that the rep
resentation Of Racine and Kenosha at
the conference was the only real draw
back to its suces. Neither of the towns
sent a representative delegation.
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