The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-05
AUTOMOBILE LINE.
{. B. Byington Explains Further His
Plans for a Line in
KenOsha.


Mr. Byington Favors the Organization of
a Company With a Capital Stock of
500, OOo-Company will Take Large
Amount of the Stock and only Wants
Local Assistance-W1llC Come to Kenosha
to Arrange Details in the Near Future.
A short time ago this paper pub
1ished an article in regard to PROPOSE
ton made by E. B. Byington, of the
Lehigh Automobile Co., of Allentown,
Pa, to esta b1ish an automobile line in
Kenosha. The matter has been taken
up by a well known local promoter
and this morning he received the fol-
lowing letter which we print with his
permission:
Dear Sir:-Referring to your recent
communication in reference to an au-
tomobi1e company in your city: When
in your city last looked the grounds
over and concluded that a small COM
pany could be organized and few
automobiles put into service which
| would be a great convenience to the
citizens and the public, giving them a
first class service in keeping with your
beautiful city. I would recommend a
thirty-minute service of Our buses
that will accommodate twenty-four
passengers with seats and as many
more standing, if necessary, between
the terminal of the Racine trolley line
and the city limits in the other direc-
ton, which would give you line ST.
perior to trolley line and would not
disturb your streets as a trolley line
would.
We find the automobile lines are
very much more popular when we are
running them in opposition to the
trolley lines. I would then suggest
three buses that have seating capac-
ity of ten people inside and four on top
be placed in service between depots,
private residences and hotels, and
three fine victorias, that hold two peo-
pie, for private use. This would give
your city fine service for the present,
but you will find the service would be-
come so popular you would be obliged
to insure the service in short time.
Our Electrical Developing Company,
of which I am the President, will be
glad to join you in organizing the
company the same as we are doing in
several cities, and give you the exc1u-
elusive rights for our motor and stor-
age battery, which we control, and
take an interest in the company and
furnish your equipment at a much less
figure than any inferior Automobile
Co. If you think well OF the PROPOSE
ton 1 will come there at once with our
form of prospectus we are reserving
for your inspection and subject to any
changes you may think advisable. We
can organize the company here in
Delaware at one-third the expense it
could be done in Wisconsin and the
charter will give a much broader
scope which can better explain when
see you. I would suggest that the
capital stock be $780, O0-one-ha1f pre-
ferred and one-ha1f comn1on-and that
you use part of the common stock to
organize and for preliminary expenses,
and one of you to be President and the
other Secretary or Treasurer. We
have organized several companies and
could get your company into working
order in short time, as we could take
a few vehicles from other companies to
get started at an early date.
The Developing Co. do not want any
cash; we simply take common stock
for our franchises. If you think ad-
visab1e I can come there and talk over
the matter with you.
Hoping to hear from you, 1 remain,
Yours very truly,
E. 3. BYINGTON.