The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28
CITY HAS FOUR LEADERS
Committee at Recent Meeting Divides
City Into Four Divisions for War
Gardening Purposes Names Chair
men for Each District.

| sha IN the coming summer!
| This is the goal set by the war gar
dening committee at a recent meeting,
according to Jacob Saftig, director of
thrift gardens in Kenosha. "And we
are going to make our dreams come
true, too,' said Mr.. saftig, as he led in
the plan for the complete organization
of the committees forces in order to
dot the city with the thrift gardens.
| The city, according to the plan, is
to be divided into four districts,
each to be supervised by chairman
as shown by the following chart:
North Division, Henry zeitler, chair
man Middle street and Pleasant street
| east to Lake and north to City Limits.
Northwest Division, Charles Klein,
chairman-Prairie avenue to Middle
street and Pleasant street to north
City Limits.
Southwest Division, A. Jorgensen,
chairman Prairie avenue and Charles
street south and west to City Limits.
South Division, Frank Holderness,
chairman-Charles street east to the
lake and all territory south
Rivalry is to be stimulated between
the different districts of the city and
winners of the various contests will be
announced at the close of the season.
The men who have been selected as
chairmen of the districts are all ex-
perienced gardeners and farmers who
are willing to devote part of their time
to teach their neighbors how toS grow
gardens right They will be glad
to advise any Irrespective gardeners
as to the details Of planting and tend
ing to their gardens.
In addition to these chairmen the
general committee, with Mr.. Saftig as
chairman, is composed of the follow
ing: County Agent Griffith Richards,
City Assessor Stevens, Chief of Police
Owen O'Hare and Sheriff Jacob Herr
mann. Under the direction of this
committee and with the help Of the
teachers and principals of the schools
the work is to be carried on along
plan similar to the one used in Keno
sha last season. The experience of
last year is expected to be great
factor in leading to the successful
operation of gardens in 1913.
The war garden work in Kenosha for
the coming year is to be divided into
two classes-the children s group gar
dens and the adults gardens. The
first class is as during last year to be
under the supervision Of the teachers
Of the school and many children have
already enrolled as members of the
contest. The adult gardens will be
sub-divided into two classes-the in
dustrial gardens or gardens worked by
employees Of industrial plants and the
individual gardens or those worked
by individuals, either on their own
property or on lots furnished by
the central committee.
The committee wishes to gain as soon
as possible a knowledge of all ground
available for gardening purposes in the
city. eve must know said Mr..
Saftig, "where all lots are located in
the city so that we can help in get
ting them ploWed and we hope persons
who are to have gardens or who have
lots which they will allow to be used
for gardens will inform us Immediate
ly. The seed question is going to be
big problem, too, as the big seed
houses are crowded with orders and
we must work out a plan for securing
the seed for Kenosha. 1t would help
if the gardeners would make out list
Of the seed they want and file it either
with the committee or the chairman of
their district. 1t is possible that we
viii secure a carload of seed potatoes
which we will sell at cost and this
with the procuring of an adequate
supply of plants and seed will be
part of the service which we are 60
ing to give to the gardeners. -
Mr.. Saftig also told of the plans
which have been made toward seeur
ing garden plats for the coming sea
son. The real estate men viii co
operate with the committee and are
expected to place large number of
lots at the distribution of the commit
tee for the summer. The committee will
insist upon two things in the .regula-
ton of these. First, that the garden
plats are not to be- rented as the own
ers of vacant prolBrty are expected to
be patriotic enough to donate the use
| Of the ground. The committee viii al
50 insist that the person who takes a
| lot for garden must attend to it
throughout the entire season. There
must be no waste Of ground or seed
The weeds must be kept down and the
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