The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-27

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tiers and additional facilities. In 1890
the receipts for the calendar year end
ing Dec. 31st were $S,781.S3; in 1900 the
receipts were $19,327.81; in 1910 they
were $63, $500, while for the year end
ing Dec. 31st 1915, they had grown to
$95,61995. Furthermore, and what
should prove more interesting and most
effective of all arguments, is the fact
that THU office is big profit maker
for the Government, as is shown by our
statement that out Of the receipts of
sos, 619.95, for the year 1915, this office
turned over to the Department $48,-
O82.94, as excess revenue over all ex-
penditures for the office. I can not
think OF anything that will more fore
IDLY and eloquently demonstrate the
great and almost unprecedented growth
of the city and the comparative pros
perity of the postal business than the
actual figures quoted above, and I am
positive in stating that this city is en-
titled to the profits Of its business for
one year to provide a building that will
not only be an ornament to the Gov
eminent and to the City which can show
such wonderful record, but will also
furnish the necessary working room for
the business transacted therein.
Investigations have been made by my
self and two of the old and trained men
in the service, namely, the Assistant
Postmaster and Superintendent of Mails
of this office, as to our actual require
ments in the matter, and after visiting
several cities we find that the City of
Evanston, Illinois, has building the
original of which is a duplicate in size,
construe ton and plans of our present
building, but to which an extension has
been built on up-to-date ideas of mod
ern business construction, and in dimen-
sions of 50x60 feet. After going over
the matter in a thorough manner, we
have come to the conclusion that an adj
dition of similar size and construction
will answer the needs of the service in
this city for many years to come. Plans
and specifications of this addition to
the Evanston building can no doubt be
obtained by you from the office of the
Supervising Architect at Washington,
and feel sure will meet with your APP
prevail. It should also be stated that
our present site is large enough to ac-
commodate any size building that Con-
gress might provide for, and that, on
that account, it should be found an easy
matter to secure funds for the erection
of the building.
The Federal Census report of Manu-
facturers just issued shows in gum
mary, comparing the figures of 1909
and 1914 by totals, that Kenosha has
assumed a commanding place in the
State Of Wisconsin, by reporting that
the value Of her manufactured products
in 1914 was $28,341 100000 as against
23,182,000.00 in 1909, the increase be-
ing $5,159 100000 or 1928 per cent.
Salaries and wages paid in 1914
amounted so $5,979,0 900 and $4,706,000 in
1909, the increase being $1,273,000 or
27.1 per cent. The same report shows
that wages paid out by Kenosha manu-
facturers in 1914 exceeded those paid
out in the three cities of Green Bay,
Superior and Madison combined, and
these figures are Illuminating in show
ing what a really prosperous and thriv-
ing city Kenosha is today.
7 feel that / have set forth above
enough facts to convince you of the
great needs of this office for more lar
ger and commodious quarters, and that
these needs are of the most urgent ma
ture. If provision for more room is
not made within the next year, it can
be stated that room will have to be
rented somewhere to take care of the
business at that time. I trust that you
will be able, from the foregoing state
ments, and all of which can be easily
verified by investigation of the matter,
and which investigation is invited and
courted, to come to the same conclusion
that we have arrived at, i. e., that an
addition to this building together with
early action in the matter, is the only
answer to the problem. / trust, fur
Their, that I have enlisted your SYM
pathy and support in our behalf, and
this being so, would respectfully request
that you use your good offices and
best endeavors toward securing an ap-
preparation from the present session of
Congress, adequate to provide suitable
addition to the Post Office at Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
I should be extremely glad to hear
from you on the subject at your con-
venience.
Yours very sincerely,
James German,
Post Master.