The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-12-30
HIGHWAY TRAILER OPEN HOUSE.
Monday, January 2, 1922.

The first of its kind in Edgerton.
The Highway Trailer Co. invites the
public to come to the plant and see its
inner workings You have heard about
the Trailer, and believe that you know
what it is; it is ten to one, however,
that not one in ten people in Edgerton
has an intelligent appreciation of the
manner in which the work is organized,
what is the nature of the machinery,
how it is operated and what it does.
The directors of the Trailer company
have decided to set aside Monday, jan
uary 2, as an open house day for the
public to come and see the plant and
every part of it. People living in Ed
gerton and vicinity have an interest in
this concern, not only because it is
built and operated by money furnished
from the savings of people living here,
but because it is community asset.
1t is good idea that is being worked
out by the management of the plant
to take the public into their confidence,
make everybody feel that this factory
belongs to the community, and that
every man, woman and child, directly
or indirectly, have an interest here
which they want to know all about,
and, as far as it is within their power,
to advance. 1t is not only money which
makes an undertaking of this sort a
success, but the vital communal inter-
est back of it is an asset of real value.
The creation in community of spirit
of pride in progressive efforts within
it is something worth while and of
mutual benefit to the undertakings and
to the community.
In this spirit the Highway Trailer Co.
invites you to come to the Trailer plant
Monday, January 2, at 1870 in the af9
ternoon. The doors will be open; you
will be cordially received; men will be
there to escort you through the plant,
explain things you want to know, call
your attention to things that might es-
cape your observation, and you will
come away from the plant with bet
ter understanding of its nature, and
the possibility of it's future growth.
At II 80 o'clock in the forenoon of
the same day more formal gathering
will take place in the company build
ings. Invitations, oral or written, have
been sent out to about $50 persons,
business men of Edgerton, to come and
be the guests of the Highway Trailer
company at a MONDAY lunch. The
tables will be set, and the catering at
tended to by one of the local woman
clubs organizations. The mayor of
Edgerton, j. J Leary, will preside at
this gathering, and Fred Holt, super
intendent of our schools, will act as
POSTMASTER. Among the out of town
men who will address the banqueters
are some of the livest wires in the state
of Wisconsin. We need only mention
Phil Grau of Milwaukee,, President
Brennon of Beloit college, and our in
imitable Frank Holt of GAINESVILLE. Lo-
cal men will be called on for brief
toasts. Among them, Geo. Blanchard,
A. E. Carey, the Rev. Father Harlin,
the Rev. Atkins, P. M. Ellingson,
Clouden Farman, John Pearson, d. C.
Gle and D. G. Ristad, each five min
utes or less.
In gathering these men together
more formally the idea is to expound
thoroughly some of the larger features
of the life of the Trailer plant, which
during the time allotted can not very
well be done to smaller groups or in
dividuals.
Remember the real home coming and
open house feature, the, community
visit to the Highway Trailer, begins at
80 Monday afternoon, January 2, 1922.
We should make it red letter day in
the history Of the community ard in
that of the Highway Trailer factory.