The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-08
A NEW EPOCH FOR KENOsHA.


new Kenosha County court house is significant
of the new era in Kenosha Today is the birth
day Of the civic center. Up to this time it has
been an ideal Now it starts on it's way to be-
come reality.
The day marks the starting of better CO.
operation between the city and the county for
the advancement of the interests of BOTH 1t is
the beginning of the new order of things in
Kenosha, when institutions are to be erected
as a part of community center-big enough
to take care of the needsjof the city and county
beautiful enough to add something to
growing citys appearance grouped with a
view of making them most convenient to the
people who use them.
Kenoshas longest step forward in the fifty
year period is it's determination to have civic
center, The ideal is in keeping with the idea
of a better and more useful city, and it must
be carried out with fidelity to that ideal
The court house is only one of the insttu-
tons which are to be raised in this civic center.
In the near future there will be other ground
to be turned by a gold spade, and with each
turning of the ground the people should be
brought to see that they have part in carry
ing forward this great work.
One building does not make a civic center
any more than one swallow makes summer,
but the first building is start, and the others
must follow just as rapidly as good sound COM
mon sense financing will make it possible.
With the civic center started, every effort
must be bent toward bringing about the COM
pIeted whole Delay in the construction of the
new high school, long ago sanctioned by the
vote of the people, should be reduced to the
md thn Of +ho un,o4
year this building should start to raise it's
stately walls as a useful member of the new
civic. center. u
Plans should be advanced for carrying out
The other provisions. We do not believe in un-
due haste in expanding the money of the peo-
pie, but we do believe that the plans should be
made in order that every dollar expended will
be expended in the direction of the completion
of these plans.
City officials should at once get into closer
touch with the officials of the Northwestern
Railway Company and have definite under
standing as to just when this company is going
to start on it's big work in connection with this
great civic development. The receipts of the
Northwestern are jumping-business is i'm
proving for the company, and we have in mind
the promise of the company's officials that Ke-
nosha is to be the first city for which improve
ment work is to be provided
Plans for the separation of grades and the
erection Of splendid terminal for the com
pany here have long been in the hands of the
engineers. They must have grown little
musty from age, and dust may cover lot of
them, but they should be taken out and busted
off and advanced from the pigeonhole of
dreams of the future" to the basket which
holds Immediate projects"
There may be reason to desire changes in
these plans. Certainly the Northwestern COM
pany is going to be willing to meet the city of
Kenosha half way in any reasonable sugges-
ton for working out the problem here The
company desires to have the good will to carry
nosha and it's people, and it desires to carry
forward improvements of it's lines with view
of securing greater usefulness and along with
that greater spirit of cooperation from the
people.
A satisfied people makes the best possible
customer for railway company, and the
Northwestern people are big enough to realize
this fact 1t is not to be expected that the
Northwestern company will put any speed into
carrying out this work in Kenosha if no inter
est is shown by the officials and the people of
nenosha. Conferences should be arranged at
cnce that this important improvement may go
forward. If the work can be started this year,
it would work in splendidly with the work
which is being done in Kenosha
Just keep in mind that today marks the be-
ginning of new epoch for Kenosha, and that
Kenosha is expected to do its part in it, and
that Kenosha doing its part means the enlist
ing Of the interest of every citizen of Kehosha
Some of the nations get along in sweet ac-
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