The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-12

featured by the presentation Of tho
housing plan by Chairman George S.
Whyte, which is published in this paper
in its entirety. The report Of the com
mittee provides way for the building
of five thousand homes in three years
by the establishment Of the 'Kenosha
Housing Corporation which is to be
capitalized at one million dollars.
In explaining the report chairman
Whyte 6erl3rsl that II Of tho figures
We la9T imatas end ere e.
mands Oh the situGtion. lie added
that the plan was now in successful
operation in GAINESVILLE and urged that
now was the time for action.
Il believe, said Mr. Whyte in end
ing his review of the plan, that we
have reached a new level of prices and
that we will never return to the price
level which existed before the war. If
we wait for that time then Kenosha
will be on the toboggan soon and
Racine viii be far ahead of US with
sixty thousand population".
The report of the, committee was
by unanimous action sent to the Board
of Directors for acceptance and they
are expected to appoint committee
at noon today to continue work on the
plan and get it under way Immediate
" as provided for in the report.
Many Praise Pan.
The discussion of the report brought
forth much favorable comment. 1T was
opened by a short talk by j. C. Genske,
representing the Real Estate Board,
and declaring that these men as
body are ready to cooperate with the
plan adopted.
The transportation problem was re-
vived by z. G. Simmons, who declared
that he could not be interested in the
housing project until transportation was
cared for in some way. Chairman
Bailey of the transportation committee,
told how the work on this problem had
been rushed and that it was now before
the proper committee Of the City Coun.
Gil to get immediate action.
Mr.. Bailey urged that all influence
possible be brought to bear to help
make the transportation problem 90
over the top. 1t now costs dollar
a round trip to go to Grandview
avenue, said Mr.. Bailey, and some
thing must be done. I'd be glad to
add $4,000 to my tax this year If
knew it would get transportation serv-
ice. 1t would mean less tired mothers In
Kenosha and that's worth a great dealp.
Mr.. Simmons Talks Again.
Later in the evening z. G. Simmons
again spoke to the meeting and showed
clearly that he was at all in sympathy
with the criticisms launched by Mr..
Bullamore. Mr. Simmons declared that
conditions in the city warranted a plan
for building now and building on large
proportions. He called attention to the
fact that war wages had brought on g,
new day and that the laboring classes
would no longer be satisfied to be
huddled four or FIVE into room and
that, to his mind, the solution Of the
housing problem would 60 far towards
warding off an outbreak of Bolshevism
here. He said that FIVE thousand homes
would be needed to meet this situation
if no additional men were employed
by the factories Mr.. Simmons declar-
ed that Mr.. Bullamore had failed to
get the vision Of a greater Kenosha
and was viewing the project from the
standpoint Of years ago.
~ am nearly Of the opinion Of Mr..
Nash Y, said Mr.. Simmons. eve have
been forced to build factories from one
end of the country to the other, but I
am still convinced that this city has
more foundation for growth than any
other city in the Union with the pos
sibie exception of several oil towns and
mining cities. Some people are always
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