The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Committees Discuss Sites for Proposed Annual
Exhibit of Products of County at
Meeting This Afternoon.
UNION WITH RACINE is SUGGESTED
Committees Representing Various Organizations May
Ask for Meeting of Two Counties With Idea
of Building Association at Once.

1t is beginning to look as if the
"Kenosha County Fair" is go. This
afternoon committees representing the
Kenosha. Retailers association, the
Kiwanis Club, and other organizations
Of the city and county are in session
at the court house, seeking to work
out the plan with view of holding
the first Kenosha county fair in the
latter part of the summer of this year
and members of the committees we're
optimistic that the plan would be work
ed out. There are plenty of plans on
paper and the members of the commit
tee believe that. within short time
they will be able to announce definite
plans along with definite plan for
financing the movement. Right now
he members Of the various committees
are seeking united action on plan to
be carried out and with united action
they believe that the question of
financing will be fairly easy.
Discuss Proposed Sites.
The meeting this afternoon was Civ
en- over largely to the discussion of
the question Of location Of the pro-
posed fair grounds and the committee
which has been looking over sites pro-
posed half dozen sites which are
found to be available. There was the
old suggestion of the Old Settlers
grounds at Paddocks Lake but this
suggestion is not regarded highly by
the men who have studied the problem.
The ground offered Is not large enough,
it has no railway provisions which
would make possible the bringing Of
large crowds to the grounds eand while
il is accessible to large part in the
western part of the county, it could
not be expected to draw very large
crowds of people from the city on ac-
count Of the difficulty of reaching the
place.
Suggest Union With Racine.
At the meeting this afternoon there
was an interesting suggestion that Ra-
cine and Kenosha counties unite with
a view Of having joint county fair
association with plan for the build
ing of a splendid fair grounds on the
lake shore midway between the two
cities 1t has been suggested to the
members of the committee that an eX-
cellent site for a fair grounds could
be secured in the neighborhood of the
village of Berryville near the location
Of the new Kenosha Country Club golf
links. Several tracts of land varying
from rs to $50 acres have been offered
to the committees in this neighbor-
hood and il is declared that any one
of these tracts could be purchased for
fair price. The question of union
with Racine county iii the fair project
has not as yet been formally taken UP
with any Of the Racine organizations,
but informal discussion of the plan
has indicated that there is some senti-
ment in favor Of the plan among Ra-
cine men interested in the advance
ment of the two counties
Offers Greater Support.
"This plan of uniting with Racine
would bring decided added support
to the movement" declared one of the
advocates of the new plan this after
noon. ''It would make a population Of
more than $4,000 people directly con-
tributing to the fair district and it is
certain that the two counties could
support an annual county fair which
IN short time could grow into
great institution. Both Racine and
Kenosha counties have very large agri-
cultural interests and these two coun-
ties should be able to stage an annual
exhibit of products which would at
..aact statewide interest. The North
western Railway company with little
added expense could furnish perfect
transportation from both Racine and
Renosha to fair grounds located in
the Berryville neighborhood."
Sheridan Road Sites Favored.
1t is evident that sites on South
Sheridan road, within a short distance
Of the limits of the city, are highly
favored by many of the members of