The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-02-06
Chamber Of Commerce Di-
rectors Being Urged to
Lead Move for Modern
Hotel for the City.
RACINE IN SIMILAR WORK
Big Hotel Syndicates May Be Asked
70 Make Investigation Of Kenosha as
Location for Modern Institution
Site Is Still Available.

Members of the Kenosha Chamber of
Commerce are being urged to take some
action to secure the erection Of d new
hotel for Kenosha. With the an
nouncement that the Hotel haywood
property has been leased for theatre
purposes and that it is possible that it
may be abandoned as a hotel within a
year or less time, the hotel ithation in
Kenosha is going to be acute
At a meeting held en- Monday even
ing the Racine Commercial Club took
steps to secure the erection of modern
hotel in that city and the secretary Of
the club was instructed to get into
touch with one of The big national
syndicates in charge Of the erection Of
hotels in various parts Of the country
with a view of having this company
erect Z hotel in Racine which would
be in keeping with the demands of that
city. The Hotel Racine is declared
to be too small to meet the demands of
Racine at this time.
Kenosha men who are interested in
the hotel project believe that Racine
and Kenosha county act in conjunction
in this matter and it is possible that
delegation of Kenosha will 90 to Racine
and take the matter up with the mem
bers of the commercial club there. 1t
is said that one Of the large hotel SYN
dicatas have been looking over the
ground in Kenosha, but that the
officers of the syndicate are unwilling
to lake steps Cor the building of
hotel unless some local support is given
to the movement.
Some years ago plans were prepared
for the erection of a hotel in Kenosha
by a local company and several local
people were interested in the enter
prise. 1t never bore any fruit, how
ever, as just as the plans were being
worked out the nation was plunged in
to war activities and building activities
were so hampered that the plans were
placed away in a pigeon hole and moth
ing has been done with the plan since.
1T is understood that it was the plan
of this company to locate the proposed
hotel at the corner of Main and South
streets on what is known as the Wattles
property. 1T is understood now that
this property would still be available
as site for hotel. 1t is about the
only piece of Main street property
large enough for the purpose and men
interested in the future growth of the
city believe that some action of a con-
certed nature should be taken to have a
hotel erected ON the corner.
The property is now owned by
Charles oacini, but he has stated that
he is willing to transfer it to some one
desiring to give the city modern
hotel and that he will sell the property
at price that will be fair.
Secretary Francis of the Chamber of
Commerce has been quietly investigate
ing the standing oa some of the syndi-
Gates in charge of hotels in different
parts of the country and in the near
future he will have some interesting in
formation in regard to them.
Prominent men in the city, interested
in the growth of Kenosha, see in this
movement chance for the Chamber of
Commerce and other organizations of
business men in the city to get busy
and provide for one Of the real needs
of Kenosha. 1T is certain that there
will be a considerable of money ex-
pended for hotels in the country this
year and if Kenosha people get busy
it is pretty certain that it viii be pos
sible to interest one of the big syndi-
Gates in the solution of Kenosha s
problem.