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Watertown Advancement Assn
1903 Founding of
1904
1908
1908, Role in interurban to Watertown
1908, Role in relocating Wells Shoe Co
1909
01 08 Banquet at which matters of general interest
to the city will be discussed and means taken to still further advance
city WG
01 15 Banquet honoring John I. Beggs,
president of the Milwaukee Heat, Light and Traction Co. WG
01 29 Since founding, about
$32,000 contributed by business men toward establishing and encouraging
factories to locate WG
09 03 Herman Werthheimer,
recognition of WG
1909, Village
Blacksmith solicited
1910
09 02 Milwaukee Merchants in City
About 100 hundred members of the
Milwaukee Merchant's Association were in the city and while here took dinner at
the New Commercial Hotel. They were met at the depot by Mayor Grube and members of the Watertown Advancement
Association. They are on their annual
excursion through Wisconsin. They left
to attend the firemen's annual picnic at Waterloo. WG
1911 A Large Booster Meeting
03 09 Last Monday
evening the city hall was packed with people at the "Booster meeting"
and many were unable to gain admittance.
Among the audience were many ladies.
H. Wertheimer, president of the Watertown Advancement Association
presided. Mayor Herman Grube was the first speaker. He said that every citizen should unite to
advance the interests of the city, and paid special stress on calling on the
younger element to take more of an interest in city affairs and not leave all
the work of "boosting" the city to the older citizens. Hon Wm. F. Voss, F. A. Hoffmann, J. A.
McAdams, C. A. Kading, Edw. F. Wieman,
N. Thauer, Rev. M. L. Eversz,
W. D. Sproesser, John G. Conway, O. C. Hahn, Gustav Buchheit and Wm. H. Woodard also delivered brief addresses,
and all were unanimous in advocating the "boosting" of every move
that might tend to advance the business interests of the city.
A motion that a vote of
confidence be recorded in the present officers of the Watertown Advancement Association and that they be re-elected was
carried amid much enthusiasm. The
present officers are:
President—H. Wertheimer
Vice president—J. W. Moore
Secretary—W. H. Woodard
Treasurer—Edward L. Schempf
Directors—S. Molzahn,
Ferd. A. Schmutzler, Henry Mulberger, Max Kusel, Fred Keck,
Eugene Meyer, F. A. Hoffmann, H. G. Grube.
A committee of five was appointed
to report at a future meeting, committees to look after the various interests
of the city and a board of directors, the committees being made up of Rev. M.
L. Eversz, Mayor H. G. Grube,
Hon. Wm. F. Voss, F. A. Hoffmann and C. D. Wiggenhorn.
One of the most important things
brought out at the meeting was the calling attention of those present by Mr.
Conway to the fact that there was a state law that the southern end of the
county was profiting by — that country roads leading into the cities could be
improved partly at county and state expense — whilst the people of this city
failed to take advantage of it.
Mr. Conway also advocated that a
public playground be provided in every ward in the city for children — a place
where they could go and play and not be obliged to play on the public streets,
as is now the case.
This is a matter that should be taken
up at once by our city, and deserves the encouragement of every citizen. WG
11 02 New Factory for Watertown
The Watertown Advancement
Association has about closed the deal for the locating of a new factory here
that will employ on the start about 50 skilled mechanics. It will take about $10,000 to purchase the
site and put up a suitable building, the subscriptions towards which will be
all paid back in five years. The factory
will manufacture machine specialties, etc.
The site on which the factory will be located is the Schlueter
property just south of the St. Paul depot.
WG
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