The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-20
PREPARING FOR ANNUAL
BOOSTER TRIP


| Association for their annual booster
tip through Kenosha county and ad-
| joining towns as revealed by the report
made by the committee to the fifty
members Of the association present at
the dinner of the organization Thurs
day evening in the Chamber of Com
merce building. Thursday, October II,
is the red letter day and already many
of the merchants have signified their
intention of being among those pres
ent on the big day The details of the
trip have nos yet been worked out but
there will be band-and a good one,
too-souvenirs by the thousands and
general good time.
Dollars are destined to change hands
on Thursday, October IS, week later
than the Booster Trip for every mer-
chant belonging to the Retailers AS
ISOLATION is planning to offer special
| dollar bargains on that day. The COM
mittee Oh progress, in whose hands the
Dollar Day project has been instructed
are planning tt make it one of the big
gest days from public and merchants
point of view in the year Members
present Thursday evening were enthus-
iastic over the suggestions and are plan
ming to cooperate in attracting trade
to Kenosha on this day.
President Johnson presided at the
supper and introduced at the close of
the splendid feast Manager George H.
Cook, who addressed the merchants on
the Retailing Of Public Utilities.
His talk was made more interesting by
comprehensive charts which explained
the differences between the various
branches the service Of the Wisconsin
Gas & Electric Company, operating in
this city for the three public utilities
gas, electricity and heating. Among
other things he explained that the gas
used in Kenosha was made at Racine
for economic reasons; the plant at Ra-
cine is one where the coal process is
used while the smaller plant in Kenosha
uses the more expensive oil process. For
hat reason i is a saving for the con
sumner to have the gas made at the Ra-
cine plant.
Manager Cook admitted that the
foul gas, so prevalent in the Kenosha
mains this summer and spring was
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company to operate on coal costing less
than $3.50 per ton. The erection in Ke-
nosha of the rev big gas tank, with a
capacity Of more than 100000 cubic
feet, was cited as a reason to expect the
pressure in the city to be much stronger
this year than last The belief among
patrons that the gas does not have as
much heati1r power as formerly was
entirely exploded by the explanation
that the gas was regularly tested for
| the heat value and this must be kept
constantly for the successful operation
of ~the plant Numerous improvements,
lately installed by the company, prom
Use much better service for the com
ing year, according to the statements
of Mr.. Cook.
Tn the business meeting following
the dinner and talk, it was found that
J six merchants of Kenosha had added
their nam to the roll of membership.
| Reports were heard from the annual
convention at Wausau, telling of the
profitable and interesting session of the
state 3 merchants there in August. The
question Of a general auction sale,
which has been hanging fire for some
time, was laid over until after the hol-
/ iday trade and will probably be held in
] January. The association took action
/ disappearing Of the small type used in
the telephone directory recently pub
IIished and urged the advertising com
mi ttee to discontine the use of the book
as an authorized advertising medium
unless this was changed. The shortage
of clerks, due to the return of many to
the Kenosha high school closed the dis
cussion Of the evening and it was de-
termined to make an effort to have
conditions remedied by securing the CO.
operation Of the schools in dismissing
either all or a part of the pupils early
in the afternoon so that they could be
employed in the stores and Offices and
relieve the extraordinary demands for
labor The dinner, with its large at
tendance and spirited discussion, was
ore of the most successful of the year
and spaaIs we'll for t,a committee which