The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-10-21
Project for Central Admin
istration Building Is
Launched at Meeting.
WILL INVITE OTHERS
Manufacturers and Retailers
Assn to Be Asked to Join in
Movement for Headquarters.

The Master Builders association Of
Kenosha at a meeting on Tuesday
evening inaugurated movement for
the erection of an Administration"
building in Kenosha which is expect
ed to be the home of several organi-
cations active in the life Of Kenosha
A committee under the leadership of
Otto Windorf with John Van Hammer
as secretary, was named to confer with
the officials of the Kenosha Manufact-
urers' association and the Kenosha
Retailers association with a view of
having these organizations unite in
the project to build a central admins
tration building. 1t is the plan of the
promoters Of the building to either buy
or build building at once. The plan
provides for the erection of a build
ing in the very heart of the city which
will have an assembly room to be used
by all Of the organizations and office
rooms built with view of meeting the
special needs of the organizations
about the assembly room. The COM
mittee appointed to urge the erection
composed of eight men representing
the various trades in the Master
Builders association.
Ready to Provide Funds.
The members Of the Master Builders
showed an intention to do their full
part in providing funds for the build
ing the melting on Tuesd.Iy 4essn-
ing and it is believed that other or
CARNATIONS will join in the movement
Some time ago similar movement
was proposed but it went down when
the Chamber of Commerce went out of
existence. "We are sadly in need of a
central meeting place for these vari-
Gus organizations" declared Secretary
Van Hammer of the committee this
morning. eve feel that the organi-
cations we have mentioned will be
glad to have part in the construction
of such a building with the idea that
it is going to solve one of their big
problems. 1t is hard to secure proper
quarters for these organizations in
Kenosha and they do not care to be
subject to the changes of mind of
landlords. Certainly with the grow
ing population of Kenosha there is
abundant room for such a building"
May Buy at Once.
The members of the committee are
declared to have several sites in the
down town section of the city under
consideration and it is the plan to get
options on these properties with a
view of having something definite to
propose to the association at meeting
to be held on next Tuesday evening.
1t was said that the plan might en-
tail an expenditure in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 but it was declared
that a union of three or four strong
organization could make the raising of
this sum of money comparatively easy.
The members of the committee were
scheduled to take up the matter
with the manufacturers today with a
view of meeting the Retailers later
in the week.
Strong for New Arrangement.
The Master Builders at the meeting
declared an independence against
troubles arising out of difficulties with
some of the trade unions and it was
declared today that the idea of the
open shop was emphasized and that
the Master Builders would not allow
any discrimination on account of the
fact that some of the workers are not
union men. No definite statements
was made as to the plan for the future
development of the "open shop" idea