The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-22
Charles R. Bixby of the Bu-
reau of Industrial Housing
Talks To Kenosha Com
mittee At Noon.
MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS
Representative of Department of Labor
Stops Enroute To Kansas City To
Make Initial Investigation of HOus-
ing Situation At KenOsha.

Suggesting that Kenosha form
branch of the United States Federal
Bureau on Industrial Housing and
Transportation and proceed to the solv.
ing Of the housing problem under one
of the plans which have been used in
cities under government supervision,
Charles R. Bixby, a representative of
the United States Department of La
Dor conferred with members of the
housing committee Of the Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce at noon today
on his first visit to Kenosha. The con
ference was held at dinner in the pr.
vate dining room Of the Elks Club, at
tended by President Dan O. Head and
Secretary Richard Francis of the Cham
Der of Commerce and A. L. Drury and
Ferd Dunnebacke, members of the hous-
ing committee. Chairman George S.
Whyte is out of the city and conse-
quently was unable to attgnd the called
meeting of the committee.
The visit of Mr.. Bixby to Kenosha
this morning came unexpectedly and re-
suited in a called meeting Of the COM
mittee to discuss the situation with the
federal expert. Mr.. Bixby is enroute
to Kansas City and stopped in Kenosha
to get the LAY of the land" and make
few suggestions which he hopes to
supplement- by later visits. He was
insistent that what he might say at
this visit would be tentative and hat
he would no be ready to make full
statement as to his advice for the so.
luton to be applied to the Kenosha
problem until he had been able TO in.
vestigate it further.
The federal representative after
hearing from the members Of the com.
mittee Of the situation that exists in
Kenosha held out hope that a remedy
could be found for it Immediately. he
cited the examples of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
Niles, Michigan, and South Bend, In.
diana, in each Of which cities federal
housing bureau has been formed and
has helped largely in the solution of
the problem. He suggested that these
plans, which were explained in detail
to the committee, should be shown to
the members Of the joint committee of
manufacturers and business men to be
held soon in connection with the form
ing of financial organization to help
out the housing project.
| Mr. Bixby while he preferred not to
be quoted officially, told members of
the committee that they raight assure
the people Of Kenosha that the govern
men stood ready to help in the solution
of the problem. The bureau of hous-
ing under government control would
bring to Kenosha the results of the ex-
perienee in other large cities and ac-
cording to Mr.. Bixby under any one
of the plans suggested or under new
one which might be worked out for Ke-
nosha, would give to the city feasible
plan for the erection Of enough homes
to meet the situation this season.
At the close Of the conference at
three o 'elock this afternoon Mr. Bixby
suggested to the committee hat house
to house canvass Of the city be taken
Immediately to ascertain how many
houses could be sold, how many are
now available and how many are need
ed to meet the situation. The commit
tee will take steps Immediately to In
augurate such survey so that it may
furnish authentic statistics to be used
in the selection of the plan which viii
be best fitted to Kenosha.