The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-02
IT GOES THROUGH HERE.
"A Projected street Railway to Be Laid
From Cudahy to State Line: 4%.


From Cudahy to State Line. 3e.
There seems to be project afoot,
backed by q number of prominent
street railway magnates and jackson
Case and TN Kearneyy,of Racine,
whereby Kenosha is to get a street
railway run through the town. The
project has been cooking for some
time and saw the light. Monday for the
first time under the name Milwaukee,
Racine &. Kenosha Street Railway
company. The step has been taken
for the purpose of making electrical
railway connections between the cities
of Milwaukee and Chicago by way of
Racine and Kenosha an accomplished
fact. With this end inteiew q few RAJ
cine business men have been at work
for the past year, trying to induce the
leading long distance railway men of
our country to think favorably of the,
field here presented. The times were
hard and the progress correspondingly
slow. Early IL the present month rep
resentatives of the parties interested in
the new company went to- Racine.
They were taken over the line and
given an opportunity to judge Of its
difficulties and possibilities.
They were pleased with. the5generaI
location and the evidence of the great
future for this part of the world. They
have determined to make the venture,
and, if the necessary permission can be.
secured from the various towns and
cities, the work of construction will be
commenced in April and finished dur.
ing the year 1896. 1t may be interest
ing to know that the new company has
made arrangements with Jackson Case
for the transmission of it's cars over the
lines Of the Belle City Street Railway
company lii Racine The lines tospes
followed north and south from the city,
limits will depend upon the manner in
which the plan issreceiyed by the peo-
Pile owning lands on the different Tines
available. The owners of real estate
outside of tAeecity thus far conferred
with, seem exceedingly anxiouB.tos have
the line pass their property. sFhis is
natural and no. trouble will be en-
cOuntered in securing permission to lay
I track on The roadside, and this is all
the company requires. The laws. Of
our state permit this to be, done. The
objects of the company are to build,
operate and maintain a street railway
to be run by electric or. other power
and to carry passengers, merchandise,
personal baggage, mail and express
from point within the village of South
Milwaukee. town Of Lake and Cudahy,.
Milwaukee county. Mt Pleasant and
Caledonia IN Racine county and city of.
Racine; through the towns Of Somers,
and Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha cOun-
ty and in the city Of Kenosha to the
Illinois state line. .~ & : y
It is figured that this road when
built will be a great benefit to all the
towns it touches. 1t will furnish cheap
and pleasant facilities for travel.north
and south and would greatly assist in
opening up for residential purposes the
entire strip of country between Chica-
90 and Milwaukee,. The tendency Of
events points to the fact that all this
country will in time be the greatest
and most beautiful residence district in
this part of the world. All it needs is
the development Add to this project
the contemplated Sheridan road and
what could be more desirable?
The articles Of incorporation set
forth the route of the proposed road
and the objects Of the company. The
capital stock is fixed at 100000, d.
vided into 1000 shares of 800 each
The incorporators are T. M. Kearney,
C. NJ. Dietrich, and Richard T. Robin
son, all of Racine.
The officers of the new company are:
President, Matthew Slush, of Mt.
Clemens, Mich; vice president and
treasurer, A.W. Bishop, of Cleveland
O.; and secretary, Thomas III. Kear-
4ney,rof Racine.
The contemplated road is to begin at
Cudahy on the north, where there is
now line built in to Milwaukee. The