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

Kenosha a city Of $4,000 in 1880.
This was the prediction of 2. G. Sim
mons, president of Simmons company,
who spoke on "The Future of Keno
sha" at great Kenosha symposium
held under the auspices of the Mems
Club Of St., Matthew's Church on Tues
day evening. The address of Mr.. Sin
mons closed the most interesting SER
les of addresses ever delivered in Ke-
nosha and one which brought home to
the people of the city the greatness
Of Kenosha industry and the opti.e sm
Of Kenosha business men.
The meeting brought out a new
spirit of optimism and representatives
of various industries who told of the
work of these great factories declared
their belief in an early return to bet
ter conditions in Kenosha and they
declared that before the middle Of the
spring Kenosha chimneys would be
bullying out the smoke again and Ke-
nosha machines would be making
products for the world.
More than two hundred Kenosha
men and nearly half as many Kenosha
women were present at the symposium
which followed the regula amer %
the club members. The record Of the
club was broken. It was the longest
meeting ever held by the organization
and the largest number of people at
tended it.
Can't Stop Kenosha's Growth.
Lets make the slogan for this new
year "A year of cooperation with the
common council Let's boost our town
and tone down on the knocking. Let's
have faith and go ahead with the as
surance that nothing can stop Keno
sha from being city of $4,000 in
1890" was the concluding appeal of
Mr.. Simmons in one of his remarkable
analysis of Kenosha and its future.
He made a strong appeal for cooper
alton of the people and the city off
Gals and one Of the high lights Of his
address was his appeal to the bankers
of the city and the officials of the city
to get together and formulate finan-
cial plan for the development of the
city. Mr. Simmons declared that no
one could stop the growth Of Kenosha,
that it was destined to be the greatest
city in Wisconsin outside Of Milwau-
kee and that the city must be in a
position to provide for this growth.
Breaks Every Chain Made for It.
"Kenosha breaks every chain we
have made to hold it. We haven't
anything big enough. It's public build
ings are too small and it is nowhere
near properly housed In compare
lively few months we will be busy all
over the city again; we won't be able
to get the help we need, because the
city is unable to take care of them.
We must build the sewers bigger and
better, and we must build the city
with larger and better schools and
Fairgrounds, with a view that we are
going to do our part These 10000
people coming to Kenosha should ex-
pect to pay a part Of the cost Of all
these things which must be done. A
financial policy should be mapped out
between the officials and the bankers
which will give Kenosha the chance it
needs to grow and to do this the pay
ment for lot of these things which
We must have, must be spread over
some periods Of time"
In Center of Population.
Mr.. Simmons spoke especially Of the
great natural opportunity of Kenosha.
He declared that the city was located
within hundred miles of the center
Of population of nation which in 1880
would have a population Of $4,000, 900,
on great inland sea which was its
greatest asset. lie declared that the
city sloped gradually back from tie
lake, Offering the best possible oppor-
tunitv for development; that it was in
the Chicago district. with 80 trunk
lines of railway entering the greatest
railway center in the world, ready to
contribute to its prosperity He de-
clared that within a few years the
entire district between Chicago and
would be built up into one
con- pact mass Of busy manufacturing
with Kenosha as the very
center of this great artery of trade.
He pointed out the fact that in a.
single month the Northwestern Pail
way company had done an 100000
business out of Kenosha and declared
that this was second only to Chicago
IN that months business of the COM
oanv III the company had been able
f. furnish the aquipment.' declared
Mr. Simmons, "the business for the