The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
GOOD ROADS MAIN IDEA
County Members Agree that Kenosha
County Farmers are Going to Buy and
Sell in Kenosha When Proper Roads
Are Built to Bring Them to City.

A lot Of real good fellowship was
shown at the dinner given on Monday
at the Hotel haywood at which the
members of the County Board and
many of the county officials were
guests of the Chamber of Commerce.
1t proved an excellent time of sugges-
tions for further cementing relations
between the city and the county and
many suggestions were made which
will be worked out as real boosting
material later. Chairman John t.
Yule of the County Board, was the
chairman Of the post prandial exercises
and he introduced former Mayor Dan
O. Head, who acted as POSTMASTER.
Chairman Yule brought something for
the Chamber of Commerce to get busy
on without delay and he asked an ex-
preston as to the value Of an agricul-
tural agent for the county. The
sentiment was shown to be largely
in favor of the employment of this
new county official.
Mayor Pfennig emphasized the i'm
portance of the Chamber of Commerce
to the whole county. "The city de-
ponds upon the county, said the
mayor. 1'We are all one and we want
the men out in the towns to feel that
this Chamber Of Commerce is just as
much for the advancement Of their
interests as it il for the advance
ment of the interests Of we people
Of the city"
POSTMASTER Head brought some new
ideas to the guests. "There is Just as
much Of a necessity Of selling in Keno
|. sha as there is of buying in Kenosha,
said the former mayor. eff the
farmer sells his butter and eggs, his
hay and grain, in Kenosha instead of
to commission merchants in Chicago or
Milwaukee, he will buy more of the
things he needs in Kenosha. Buying
in Kenosha depends largely on selling
in Kenosha. Little Of the produce
raised in Kenosha county comes to
Kenosha and the Kenosha consumer
frequently pays the freight to ship this
produce to Chicago and ship it back to
Kenosha again. Kenosha also pays the
commission merchant and the egg
manipulation, who makes his millions
out of juggling prices. The first real
thing for this Chamber of Commerce to
do is to get you to see the need of sell
ing to use in Kenosha.''
Supervisor Luke of Wheatland, spoke
Of the need of help on the farm. If
there were more roads leading west
from Kenosha and better roads so that
the young folks could come to town
for their entertainment it would be
lot easier to solve the old problem
of how to keep the boys and girls
on the farm.
Supervisor Leet talked along the
same lines, holding that the good roads
would not only bring amusements clos
er to the farm boys and girls, but it
would open the way for Kenosha
county farmers to find a market for
their products in Kenosha. GA good
road goes farther than anything else
toward bringing the country near the
city, was the way he outlined it.
G. w. Johnson, director of the cham
Der, emphasized the Importance of hav-
ing the retail grocer deal direct with
the farmer. 'The grocer is between
the upper and lower milestone. He is
blamed for high prices by the public
that forgets the manipulation and the
commission merchant. When eggs, for
instance are high, the grocer attempts
to keep the price down so as to avoid
the complaints of housewives and in
crease the sales. IF the farmer dealt
direct with the retail merchants, he
would get more for his commodity and
the consumer would buy at a lower
price. This is practical way of les
SEEMING some of the high prices that
now prevail. Of course, good roads
are necessary for this"