The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-01-13
GOING CONCERNS COUNT

Going concerns are the ones which count.
The big factories from which products are COM
ing out. the big chimneys from which smoke
comes out al the time are the one which make
the best decorations for any landscape The
value of any thing is whether or not 1T is
working A big factory building built all OF
marble and equipped throughout with nickel
plated machinery might be pretty thing to
look at but it wouldn't be worth whoop to
community or to the rest of the world unless
those nickel plated machines we're in operation
and unless the operation Of them was furnish
INC EMPLOYMENT to men and women and furn-
iabing bread and meat and clothing for these
workers The marble front looks better when
il is spattered little with the oil of operation.
All sorts of organizations of men and materials
for production must follow the same rule and
going concerns are the kind that count in every
line.
This week Kenosha is going to be pretty
busy trying to make it's building industry
going concern. Thousands of men have been
ont of EMPLOYMENT in Kenosha because the
building industry was closed down. OF course
this was in part due to the season OF the year
but it was also due in part to the hesltancy OF
the people to build on account of the fact that
they believed that building costs were too high.
The men who are out Of work, the men who
have thousands Of dollars invested in equip
ment for contracting and the material men are
now desperately interested in the proposed in
stalling of confidence in the building industry.
These men want to see it made going concern.
It is not at all improbable that the spirit OF
Kenosha workmen will rise to a real height and
show spirit of Cancellation in an effort to get
the big building industry going When it is
once going it will be lot easier to iron out any
kinks that may appear in the industry than it
is now Operation is necessary to reveal the
kinks and to show the best way OF taking them
out We do not presume to set ourselI up as an
arbitrator on any of these questions. We do
propose any panacea for any differences which
may exist between the man who works and the
man who furnishes the capital to make work
profitable and possible but we do say that this
is one time in the history of the great building
industry when every one connects with it
should show willingness to give and take.
The important thing is to get the industry back
into working order - to give the people con-
fidence that they are going to build just as
er places about Kenosha. This may mean the
cheaply in Kenosha as they are building in 9th
loss Of some of the profits of the contractor, it
may mean the reduction in some of the wages
The speedy and proper adjustment of any
differences which may exist in this line is most
important. Kenosha wants lot of buildings
this year Many people have plans and specif-
cations ready and there is a great amount of
money in the banks waiting for chance to be
invested in Kenosha real estate. Real estate
men have their property ready to put it on the
market at a fair price and the whole thing is
foYs IF tbo
of the people The starting Of the building
trades in full swing means the starting of lot
of other business. 1t means the better trade
for the retailer and it means the end of the
pinch which the laborer has been feeling since
the general shut down.
We do not believe that any radical changes
should be made in the wages Of the men in the
building trades. We do not believe that these
men should insist on the top price which was
demanded during the drain of war times.
Certainly there is fair and just compromise
between these men and it should be an easy
matter to reach that compromise. The ques-
ton should be approached with the understand
ing that the big issue is to make the building
industry going concern. Get the wheels NOV
ing in true style and the better time will come
for taking care of any differences.
Factories in Kenosha are opening their doors
to the workers faster in Kenosha than in any
other city of its kind in the country. In just
a little time the great army of industrial work.
ers will be answering there" to roll call every
day and it is most important that this other
army Of building trade workers have the same
privilege. 1t may mean a little sacrifice for all
but it is going to be great benefit for all in
the long run.
1t is agreed that the circuit court room is in
terrible shape and that it ought to have some