The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-23
Chicago Man Tells Manu-
facturers of Project to Z
Build New Hotel.
NEED OFFICE BUILDING
Manufacturers Assn Consid-
ers Plan for Erection of Of
flee Building of It's Own.

Plans for the erection of two new
buildings in Kenosha-one a $1,000 900
hotel and the other an office building
which should be the home of the Ke-
nosha Manufacturers association
were discussed and favorably consider
ed Friday afternoon at special SEES
sion of the members Of the manufact-
urers' association in the candidates
room at the Elks club. No definite
action was taken on either proposal
but steps were taken for further con-
sideration and it is thought that after
thorough canvas of the situation has
been made, reports will be made which
will call for decisions regarding the
proposals in the near future.
Chicago Man Makes Proposal.
The proposal for the erection of the
hotel building came from a represen-
tative of a group of Chicago promo
ters, who appeared before the manu-
facturers and outlined their plan for
the erection of $50 room modern
hotel in this city. The estimated
amount of capital required for the pro-
iect was placed at $1,500,00o, large
portion of which, it was said, could be
secured outside of Kenosha. The Chi
cage man explained that the people
whom he represented had looked into
the hotel situation in Kenosha and were
firm in their belief that such pro-
ject would be a success. No specific
sites for such hotel were mentioned
but the promoter declared that there
were several good locations that could
be secured if the protest received the
cooperation of Kenoshans.
No request was made for definite
action on the hotel proposal as it was
explained that the plan was submitted
to find out what attitude Kenosha
manufacturers would take towards it
as the first step in making complete
canvas of the situation.
Need New Office Quarters.
In considering future office quarters
for the manufacturers association,
suggestions were made and favorably
received that a new building should be
erected in Kenosha to serve as a per-
manent home for the association. 1t
was shown that with the present ex-
cessive high rentals, such building
might prove a paying proposition to
the association. The building would be
a modern up-to-date Office building and
would have quarters for many other
concerns but would be first of all a
home for the manufacturers associa-
ton. 1t was suggested that the build
ing would be civic center in the event
that other civic organizations could be
secured to lease quarters in it.
While no definite action was taken,
the suggestion met with considerable
favor and will be brought up again at
future meeting of the association
AS a present contingency, the asso
citation will retain it's quarters on the
third floor of the Scholer building,
where the offices have been since 1907.
Might Unite Plans.
1t was suggested at the meeting that
a plan might be formed to unite the
two proposals so that quarters for The
manufacturers association might be
provided for in new hotel building.
The promoters of the hotel project did
not, however, think that this plan
would be advisable but declared that
they would consider it in mapping out
their blue-prints for the new structure.
The representative of the hotel pro-
moters did not confne his presentation
of the project to the manufacturers.
Friday afternoon he also explained his
proposal to several of the leading bust
ness men of the city and promised to
have a water-color sketch of the pro-
posed structure in Kenosha today. He
would not disclose what sites had been
agreed on as probable but declared
that, if Kenosha business men took an
interest in the proposition, more de-
tails would be forthcoming Immediately.
Late this morning it was learned that
the hotel proposition suggested by the
Chicago man is an expansion of the
Rasmussen proposal made public sew
eral weeks ago and that it is proposed
that the site secured on Sheridan road
and Park streets be used for the pur-
pose. M. j. Barron, Of Milwaukee,
formerly manager of the Miller hotel
and competent hotel man, is one of
the persons interested in the transac-
ton. Attorney Altschuler and Mr..
Armour, of Chicago, were two other
members of the delegation in Kenosha
promoting the hotel. In Kenosha Ches-
ter Creeman, man employed in the
offices of the Simmons company, has
been in charge of the preliminary steps
that have been taken.