The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-05
WHY KENOSHA
Is BEST CITY
s
High School Student Gives
His Views in A. B. C..
Prize Essay.
ESSAY BY ROY MILLER

Second prize essay i'm the American
Business club "Better Citizenship" es-
say medal contest was won by Royal
D. Miller, student at Kenosha high
school His reasons for Kenosha's
being the best city in the state to
live in are as follows:
. Kenosha IS "The Gateway to. Wis
sconsin." Kenosha is a city Of prog
1ress, To prove why Kenosha is the
Best City to Live In" it is necessary
to state the real vital facts about its
faculties.
During the last generation Kenosha
has risen from the 10th to the 3rd
city of Wisconsin. At the present time
it is ranked as the second city of the
state in the value of it's manufactured
products. This information shows that
it has kept. abreast of the entire ma
tons progress With it's numerous
paved streets, beautiful PARKS. new
buildings, it stands without rival
among any of the cities of it's class.
Upon the latest estimation of the
population of Kenosha, it is consid-
cred that there are more than $4,000
people residing in the city. There are
over 5000 families, and over 1000
dwellings, in the city.
At the present time, thee Of all
the cities Of the nation are turned to-
wards the manufacturing industries of
Kenosha. 1t is readily acknowledged
that there are many of the largest in
dustries of their kind in the world
located in our city. Many Of the in
dustries also have the best equipment
and most up-to-date machinery Of
their class in the entire 48 states.
Why has Kenosha made such great
progress during the last decade? 1t is
because Kenosha's manufacturing in
terests have more than doubled in size
during that time. 1t is because Keno
sha is the best city to live in.
Kenosha is. the first city in the state
to adopt the city manager form, of gov
eminent. This experiment has turned
out to be an accomplishment and most
successful for Kenosha. Under this
new form Of government great achieve
ments have been made, an average OF
$236, 100000 year has been saved
through the application of this new
plan.
The educational development is an
other great feature that proves "Why
Kenosha is the Best City to Live In
At. the present time the school system
is one of the finest in the United
States. The new magnificent high
school, costing over a million dol
lars, now under completion, is fur
nished with the best accessories. This
new high school, in view Of architec'
tural beauty and completeness of ia
cilities,s is one of the best in the coun'
| try.
Kenosha is considered to be the
heaIthiest city of it's size in tht
United States. The death rate fol
| the past year was only seven people
! to the thousand, comparatively low
even with that of other cities of var.
| ious sizes. Credit certainly must b.
given to the department of health
which is one of the best, and it IS con
tinuing to extend its activities to-
wards the elimination of every com
municable disease.
Kenosha, among the different cit
les, has great transportation facili
ties which are very important factor:
in the growth and development of /
progressive conservative city. Keno
sha has access to source of supply ant
also disposal advantages of its prod
ucts.
Kenosha has number of fine clubs
and very progressing organizations
which promote the social AMI CONNER
cial welfare of the city, making it tn,
best city to live in.
1 The Gilbert M. Simmons library ha
/ grown into system including foui
branches. equipped with the fines
books that can be obtained.
i People of the icty, of the various
different faiths may find their desiret
place of worship among the 80 church
es that are located in Kenosha.
1t can easily be seen. upon the real
istic presentation of facts, why Ke
lnOsha is the Best City to Live In"