The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916.
Concentrating Energies.

Over at the Guild hall the other
night, 2. G. Simmons, man who knows
the value of organizing and concen-
trating energies, said: "Put 1900
men together representing every class
and branch Of industrial and social
life, get them pulling for Kenosha and
we will get what we go after. F."
Hero is the best sermon that has
been delivered in Kenosha in long
time. IL someone were asked to ans
WEI tho question "What is the matter
with Kenosha?" he could have his ans
WeF right in those words. Kenosha
has more than thirty thousand people
but there is no 1900 men representing
the social and industrial life of the
city but that can control it. In the
past that fifteen hundred has lain down
and let maybe ninety, hundred or at
best three hundred men control the
thirty thousand. This year there seems
to be an awakening of civic interest.
Men seem to be getting a little closer
together to study the needs of Kenosha
81 Il work out the plan by which these
that you need to take care of the prob
lem is to get the fifteen hundred to-
gether. The influence of 1900 men
swinging into line behind common
leader, marching to the polls for
greater Kenosha, marching out to get
better things for the city can not be
over estimated. The influence of such
an organization would mean a new and
a greater city. 1t would mean more
than that. 1t would mean the greatest
city in the country. Kenosha has the
natural advantages to offer-it has
bigger start toward greatness in NUM-
cipal life than any other city in Wis
consin and what it wants now is or
ganization of its right thinking men.
The brain and Drawn of united fifteen
hundred interested citizens could give
Kenosha anything it wanted. The if-
teen hundred could solve the problem
of better and efficient city government.
They could wave a wand over the city
hall and take out pigmies and put in
men, they could build greater and more
economical school systems, they could
solve the recreation problem, they
could pay Kenosha debts and make pro-
vision for the building of Kenosha s
future. What's more the fifteen hun
dred could do all these things and have
the goodwill Of the people. With this
sort of a united Kenosha there would
be no one to oppose it. Opposition
would fade like snow before the hot
sun of summers day. The dreams
we have dreamed of a greater city
would be realized. If Kenosha wanted
a chamber of commerce all it would
need would be to show the need to the
fifteen hundred faithful ones, if it
wanted an auditorium great enough to
house its biggest exhibit all it would
need would be an endorsement. It
would be the greatest home guard ever
given to any city in the state.
One asks is it possible to organize
the fifteen hundredg Sure it is. Let
the men who count for things in the
community take the initiative. Let
them just say we are going to give to
our home town the same energy we
have given to our own home business.
The organization of the fifteen hundred
would be the work Of month-per-
haps less time. Once organized the
organization will gain force and infu-
ence by its own momentum. If you
get the fifteen hundred there will be
fifteen hundred more who will insist on
coming under the same banner. The
only question is, have we men who are
sufficiently self-sacrifcing to take up
this organization and give this amount
of their brain and time to making
greater Kenosha. We believe that we
have. Volunteers are asked for now.