The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-29
THE NE1GHBoR TO THE SOUTH.

A lot of semi-authorative and less authora-
tive reports have been trickling out as to just
what use is to be made Of several thousands
acres of land south of Kenosha, which has re-
Gently been purchased by group OF Chicago
real estate men. We do not pretend to know
any facts in regard to it and we admit that the
men who have handled the deal have been de-
cidedly stingy in giving out information IN re-
gard to it. However, it can be said that there
is Something doing" down there, and 1T is
rather important that the city of Kenosha es-
tablish connection with the fellows handling
the property.
Kenosha is sufficient of city not to want
another incorporation taking up it's suburbs,
and 1t is not improbable that if the right kind
of advances are made, that these men down IN
Chicago will come clean and tell the officials
of Kenosha Just what they are going to do
with the property.
Kenosha would be pleased to welcome the
expenditure of lot of Chicago money at it's
door posts 1t would be glad to help these men
spend their money and it is just possible that
mutual consideration of problems might aid
both the old city and the new village.
1t is given out that this district is to be
"hiph grade" Tt can be said that Kenosha is
already "high grade" and that there is nothing
too good for Kenosha planned in connection
with the new subdivision. If it is going to be
high grade the men who are handling it, will
want to have the right kind of roads. They will
want roads leading to somewhere just as well
as winding about among building lots. These
roads should properly connect up with roads
leading out of Kenosha A year after the sub
division has been laid out, it will be hard to get
the roads changed, and when this big subdivi-
sion comes seeking annexation to Kenosha, it
80 IsoN1o 10 ha IF with fbo
of the adjoining portion Of Kenosha If the sub
division is to be high grade, it will want some
plan of pure water and some plan for sewage
disposal. Kenosha ought to be able to help with
both Of these programs. Possibly an extended
water and filtration plant in Kenosha could
send water down to these neighbors. Certain
ly there would be community of interest, if
nothing else, when it came to building plant
for sewage disposal.
Men who market high grade subdivisions
are human and not adverse to saving as well
as spending money and undoubtedly they
would welcome a suggestion of cooperation for
big projects.
Kenosha is too big to permit any independ-
ent municipal organization to come between
it and the state line and the way to prevent
such thing happening is for Kenosha to seek
better understanding with these people
henoSha ISM gong down empty nanded IL
has the best municipal government in Wiscon-
sin to offer to these people-it has progressive
spirit along municipal lines which should ap-
peal to these people as real and "a desirable
asset.
At any rate Kenosha should be neighborly.
These fellows from the south are moving in
and it is up to Kenosha to make the first CALL
Of course, if the reception is frigid and indi-
Gates that the fellows from Chicago never want
to borrow anything from us or be neighborly,
Kenosha can withdraw gracefully. It's worth
while, however, for us to look these people up
and lay the cards face up on the table for the
good of both of us.