The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
RECOMMEND NEW
FACTORIES HERE
City PIanner Makes Sur
vey of Factories for In
dustrial Development.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

along many lines, Harland Bartholo-
NEW, city planner in the employe OF
the Kenosha City Planning Commits
sion, has drawn up comprehensive
survey Of the existing industries IN
Kenosha and has also made list OF
practical recommendations to the city
for further expansion.
The area north of Kenosha, the re-
port shows, is we'll adapted for the
development of all classes of indus
tries. 1.-The city of Kenosha," ac-
eording to Bartholomew, should make
a systematic effort to secure the loca-
ton here of other industries" among
which the following are suggested,
manufacturers OF sheet steel and
structural shops; auto tires; disc
wheels; auto bumpers; auto tops;
storage batteries; manufacturers of
linseed oil, paints and varnishes;
farming implements; boots and shoes;
paper boxes; canning and preserving
fruits and vegetables; electrical ma
chinery; -four mills; furniture; plan
ing mills; packing and meat prepare
lions; stamped and enameled ware;
roofing materials; and as many dupli-
Gates as possible of existing industries
should also be secured.
Recommends improvements.
Further development of industries
within the existing city limits OF Ke-
nosha, according to the report of the
planner. is somewhat restricted and
is confined to slight expansion OF
present areas so used. Land must be
sought elsewhere to provide for the
increase in this class of activities that
is expected.
Without question, the most suitable
location for a new industrial district,
says Bartholomew, is that territory
now used principally for farming, ly-
ing adjacent to the north city limits,
between the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad and the Chicago, North
Shore and Milwaukee railroad. This
land is accessible to the railroad, is
fiat, and we'll served by good roads
and electric cars 1t is on the leeward
side of the city for prevailing winds
and, therefore, will not cause annoy
ance by reason of noise or offensive
odors. What is more important, the
lake is close at hand, and the topog-
raphy is such that the entire area
can be made to fit in with general
development Of the Ker Jsha harbor.
Laying Out New Industrial Areas.
Vacant areas within and adjacent
to city, suitable for industrial devel-
opment, constitute one of its most
important assets and are its guarantee
against stagnated growth. 1t is, there
fore, of the utmost consequence to
make the most of such tracts of land
by carefully planning the manner of
and extent to which they may be util-
lied for factory and commercial pur-
poses.
Considerations such as fire hazard,
water supply, direction of prevailing
winds and proximity of residential
sections often determine what parts
Of city shall be devoted to industrial
purposes and the kind of enterprises
that will be tolerated there.
So far as practicable, projects of a
similar nature should be grouped. to-
gether for the reason that there needs
for transportation are almost identical.
For example, coal yards, lumber yards,
building material supply stations, fur
niture factories, foundries, -four mills,
and allied industries, each have more
or less common source Of supply for
their raw materials, and their finished
products are usually shipped out in
the same general direction.
Predicts No Congestion.
1t is evident that if each of these
;1L %x.;a In hair
general district the necessity for inter-
terminal switching, and hence con-
gestion would be reduced and the work
in the railroads classification yards
lessened, owing to the simplified meth
cd of distribution required.
Where a city has already developed
along we'll established lines and there
still remains near its boundaries va
cant tracts of land, such as the case
with Kenosha, it is entirely feasible
to so control the use of such vacant
areas that little or no congestion will
occur and the maximum of benefit will
result.
This calls for the enactment of well
considered legislation and the exer-
else of high degree Of municipal
patriotism. 1t is especially desirable
that the railroads be called upon for
their advice and assistance in formu-
lating any plan of industrial develop
ment, as the success of such plan de-
ponds primarily upon their ability to
serve given area.
Recommends Rules.
The following general rules for lay
ing out and controlling the use of i'm
dustrial areas applicable to Kenosha
are offered in the City Planners re-
port:
Industries of like nature should be
confined to the same district SO far
as possible.
Industrial districts should be pro-
tected from the encroachment Of resi-
Dental development and the restric-
tons pertaining thereto. Streets
industrial areas SHOULD be
wide, weIl-paved, free from through
traffic or traffic not directly concerned
with that area.
A certain proportion Of the area adj
jacent to an industrial district, with
in walking distance, should be re-
served for the homess Of the mass of
the employees. Adequate street car
service should be provided.
PORN