The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-06
Racine q Little Brother. /

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before representative company of
Racine and Kenosha men, referred to
his own city of Kenosha as Racine IS
Little Brother OF course, the mayor
followed it up by stating that little
brothers would grow up and that some
time the younger brother far surpassed
the older brother in his success in his
battle with the world. He emphasized
the fact that Racine and Kenosha
sprung from the same common family
and that way back in the days before
Kenosha county became a separate geo
graphical district in the state of Wis
consin, Racine and Kenosha claimed
that common parentage and common
interest Of single county.
The Mayor had happy thought and
expressed it in a happy manner. We
can go with him further and suggest that
geographical lines have not taken away
the family feeling that must exist
between the little brother of Kenosha
and the older brother in Racine. These
two cities have been growing together
as the leading cities in this part of
the south. There has been rivalry In
the past and there will be rivalry in
the future, but the rivalry is going to
be of a different nature. There may
be childhood quarrels among brothers
but when they attain the manhood
period this childhood quarreling is
usually put aside and brothers look for
ward to the success Of each other with
a feeling Of keen pleasure.
There is no longer any time for
rivalry between Racine and Kenosha.
Both of them are building their future
on the foundations which make manu-
featuring communities, and their prob
lens are common problems. The fut-
ure of great territory in the south
eastern part of Wisconsin is dependent
on the growth of these two cities. 1t
is still all right for the Racine and
Kenosha baseball teams and bowling
teams to scrap over superiority for this
little rivalry just puts a spice into the
life of both of the communities, but
ment Of Racine and Kenosha may well
be worked out in common. The two
cities have shown feeling of CO.
operation in building roads connecting
counties; there has been some feeling
of kinship shown in work to secure i'm
provement Of waterways to the two
cities. Racine and Kenosha may well
unite on many other problems. They
should act as unit in dealing with
railway companies to secure rates and
proper facilities for handling the
freight of the two cities They should
unite with the North Western Railway
Company in the suggestion that great
common switch yard be built midway
between the two cities. They should
unite to foster the upholding of the
territory between them and to the west
of both Of them. Better lake carrier
service might be secured for both cities
if they pooled their interests. When
the Chamber of Commerce is organized
and ready for business one Of its clos
est advisers should be the Racine Com
mercial Club, and that brotherly feel
ing that must follow the spinging Of
two cities from the same stock should
be worked out to a high degree in the
development Of business life. Faith in
the future of these two cities would
indicate that some time Racine and
Kenosha will be only a step apart.
Who knows but that twenty years from
now the lake shore between the two
cities will have grown up so that there
will be only an imaginary political
line dividing the boundaries of Racine
and Kenosha.
There is no reason any more to refer
to Racine as "Camp Chilly Long
ago men with real red blood in their
veins have taken over the reigns of
ruling Racine and they have put pep
enough into that city to make it one
fthe warmest' competitors Of any
Wisconsin city Little Brother Keno
sha is proud of the advancement of
Racine. From Racine is has drawn an
inspiration to build larger and build
better and the day is coming when the
two brothers will be pretty close to
twins. Then later on it is just possible
that Racine will become the Little
Brother However it may all work
out, the brotherly spirit is needed for
the solution Of the common problem Of
two cities which are leaders in Wis
consin. Every movement that fosters
such spirit is worthy of the heartiest
support from the men of the two cities