The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-19
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FOR POSTOFFICE
Civic Council Backs Move
to Get Federal Appro-
priation Soon.
WRITE TO WASHINGTON
Urge All KenOshans to Tell
Congressman and Senators
of the Needs Here.

What will be the greatest concerted
effort to bring to Kenosha "a new
postoffice building is about to get
under way here with the marshaiing
of forces preparatory to bombardlng
the congressman from this district
and the senator's from Wisconsin
with appeals for immediate attention
to Kenosha's postoffiee needs.
The campaign has been started by
the Kenosha Civic Council and already
several organizations have fallen In
line as boosters. At the 'ast meeting
of the civic council that organization
representing 40 Kenosha fraternal,
industrial, civic, social and profess
sional groups unanimously decided
to start the ball rolling in the general
direction of the national capital.
Send Letters to All Members
Secretary Robert Smith, of the
civic council, in furtherance of this
plan, has directed letter to each of
the 40 organizations setting forth the
| hope of the council in securing early
| attention to Kenosha's postoffice
needs at Washington.
The letter reads:
"At a regular meeting of the Ke-
nosha Civic Council recently, the need
of a new postoffice in Kenosha was
discussed.
"Most citizens are familiar with the
conditions here in the local office,
and with the present necessity OF
having some positive action very
soon. It appears that ncerted
movement by many citizens may for
ward the matter at hand. tl
ITO this end a motion was regularly
passed to the effect that Ian earnest
invitation be extended to each mem
Der organization Of the Civic Coun-
Gil to forward letters to Senator's
Lenroot and LaFollette and Congress-
man Cooper directing their attention
to our urgent need for postoffice.
They Know All About 1t.
''Data and statistics relative to the
local needs are already in the hands
of the gentlemen who represent us
at Washington"
1t is pointed out that congress will
convene at Washington the first Mon
day of December and that at that time
the regular routine of drawing up
bills will begin. 1t has been intimated
that an appropriation bill will be Of
fered in the House of Representatives
and that this will be the first omni-
bus bill of its kind that is promised
serious consideration since 1913.
Sign the Petite ss
With this assurance in the fore
ground all Kenosha is being asked to
| help push the matter to the attention
of the congressman md senators at
Washington. The American Business
club unanimously adopted resolu-
ton urging such action. The Rotary
club has also taken action placing that
organization on record for full con-
sideration of Kenosha. These clubs
are assuming degree of alarm in the
face of statement purporting to
come from federal postoffice officials
declaring their intention to build an
addition to the present postoffice
building. This move would not be in
keeping with the civic center plan as
adopted by the community, and every
effort is being made to discourage
this act.
IN order to get as many commuri-
cations expressing the desire of Ke-
noshans to those who must act on
this expression the Evening News is
publishing petition blank which it
urges all who have the interests of
this project at heart to take advan-
tage of. These letters must be in
Washington before the opening of
congress and the greaeer volume and
the greater quantity that meets the
lawmakers, the more imposing will be
the showing.