The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
WINTER FAIRGROUNDS.

If delegation of these crotchety old cross
patches who pinch nic:lels and who believe
that it is unnecessary for city to spend
nickel for anything but the support of'the po-
lice and fire departments would just take run
out to Lincoln park they might get new
slant which would prove interesting. Ii they
would just tie a pair of skates on them and
make couple of rounds on the lagoon and get
their lungs filled with fresh air and get that
glorious feeling of boyhood started on the
backward track again they might go farther
and drop the old crouch they have had for
wears and find out that it is worth while to
play little and worth while for city to make
it possible for its boys and girls, its men and
women and it's supernauts to play little
The Lincoln park lagoon is adding hundreds
of years to the lives of Kenosha people this
year Saturday and Sunday, too, one-elghth
of the entire population of Kenosha went on
skates and went on the lagoon at Lincoln park
If there had been half dozen other lagoons
scattered over the city it is probable that half
the population of the city would have been on
skates on Saturday afternoon and Sunday
It's something that must be seen to be ap-
preciated and when it is appreciated there are
going to be lot of boosters for winter play
grounds for Kenosha.
The young people and the old people want
amusement and it's wonderful thing when
they can couple that amusement with health
giving exercise in the open air. 1t doesn't
cost much to get amusement at the Lincoln
park lagoon. The individual cost for a season
ticket to this amusement place is the price OF
a pair of skates. The city isn't spending much
for janitor service either. A visit out there
is going to put a thrill into most any one and
it is going to come as a convincing argument
that there is no better way to serve the people
than to provide winter Fairgrounds for them.
With double platoon of firemen, with lot
of water in the lake and with lot of vacant
spaces in the parks and in the vacant lots about
the city the park commission ought to be able
to make it possible for most of the people to
get on skates and WOO health and fun at the
same time.
Hundreds of real fellows who own vacant
lots would be willing to give the order flood
them" and thousands of children deprived of
the sports of winter would be ready to use
these Fairgrounds
Kenosha can amuse half of its population
with the expenditure of few hundred dollars
and just use the men it has now on the city
payroll One lagoon is a great help but one
lagoon on the extreme south limits of the city
can hardly be expected to take care of all the
people. 1t looks like this is real winter for
skating and real winter for skating means
healthful boys and girls and men and women.
If you want to, charge the expenditure up to
the promotion Of better health in the city and
get away from the idea that you are paying
for some one to play. Make it any way you want
to but open up these other skating places for
the people.
Chicago saw half million people. on its
municipal skating ponds Sunday and Chicago
considers the skating ponds the best invest
ment that the city makes. They offered a
great ground for winter sports and winter rae
es but best of all they offer chance for won
derful healthful amusement for the great
company of the people of great city which
uses and appreciates them. Come on Kenosha
let's go.