The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-04
THURSDAY, JULY A, 1918.
The Chamber of Commerce.


gone round to the building on Main
street and told the man in charge that
you wanted to join and be part of an
institution that is doing things. If
you haven't done these things you are
overlooking real duty. It should be
a real pleasure
know that lot of people are go
ing to roll over in their mind the
question, "Well what has the Cham
Der of Commerce Accomplished" 1t
is fair with these people to send them
back another question and that is,
"What do you consider the most i'm
portant thing in Kenosha today9
Our answer to that last question is
TO make Kenosha a hundred percent
efficient in meeting every demand that
s made upon her because the nation is
at war? The Chamber Of Commerce
has come to be the patriotic center of
Kenosha. If there is any more i'm
portant work to be. done than to have
Kenosha do her fair and full share in
the work of the nation then we might
consider the complaint of the man
who believes the Chamber of Commerce
is not doing all that be expected it
to do.
Its pretty hard to serve God and
Mammon and it is just as hard to serve
the nation these days and at the same
time take care of individual complaints.
X oba bou
has been able to do this difficult thing
to q limited extent The limit has not
been in taking care of the demands of
the nation. 1t has gone to the limit
along these lines but it may be slipped
up a little in doing some things that
few individuals looking for their own
comfort have pat ahead Of the demands
Of the nation.
True the men who are in charge Of
the Chamber of Commerce did find time
to make a vigorous protest against the
stopping Of street cars in Kenosha,
true these same men have practically
driven the fake advertiser, the fake
solicitor out OF the town, true the
Chamber has put its shoulder to the
wheel to make Kenosha better town
to live in, in dozen different ways,
but the work of the Chamber of Com
merce in Kenosha and Of the Chamber
Of Commerce in every other town just
at present must be largely concerned
with the organization of not "home
tow" but "home nation' move
ments.
You must have center for such
movements. The Kenosha Chamber of
Commerce has given its best services
to the organization of every Liberty
Loan drive and for the organization of
every other drive that has been neces-
sary. It's worth while to have such
All organizing force. If critics can tell
Just how such force could be brought
to Kenosha without the aid of the
Chamber of Commerce it might be
worth while listening to what they had
to say. For the most part these peo-
pie could not organize Sunday school
picnic let alone a drive to raise a
couple Of million dollars.
The Secretary Of the Chamber Of
Commerce is today the most valuable
asset and organization of Kenosha for
great campaigns. He has shown re-
peatedly that he knows how to do it
and that the work of organization is
the very thing he thrives on. The
value of the work is shown in the re-
suits attained. The man who blows
the trumpet in an army never comes
back all covered with medals but the
men who do the fighting know that
the bugler is the fellow who called
them to labor. The Chamber of Com
MERGE is not entitled to all the credit
for what Kenosha has done but it has
had lot to do with the organization of
these big movements.
These things mean more right now
than the opening of the street or the
conducting of an automobile or food
show. They are vital things for the
ely of Kenosha. The honor of the city
is at stake in the carrying of them
through.
Ii the Chamber of Commerce can
continue to act as the "bugler" it is
not looking for the medals. Let men
who want to wear medals get them and
plaster them all over their manly chest
but it is up to the people of Kenosha
to recognize and give unstinted sup
port to service directed in the right
direction.
just remember that the Chamber of
Commerce is taking your place in the
organization of these big movements.
That it is working over time on detail
sheets for the honor of your home
town. That it is making it possible
for you to look after your own bust
ness rather than giving up lot of
your time to the public s business.
Don't get theidea that because there
is not widened street "a Kenosha,
because the bio ears are NOT runnino