The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-07
Interarban Traffic Between Keno
sha and Chicago Opened Under
Auspicious Circumstances
TRIP PROVES SUCCESSFUL
President Frost Concludes His Hospi-
ta1ity by Entertaining $50 Guests
at Banquet-North Shore OFF,
Gals are Present at Banquet
From Saturdays D. J

urban trolley service between Keno
sha and Chicago became an es-
tablished fact. The opening of the
line so long in course of construction,
brought gala day for Kenosha and
it's people and more than hundred of
the more prominent people of the city
accepted the invitation of President
A. G. Frost, to attend the festivities
which had been planned to mark the
opening of traffic on the Kenosha
division of the Chicago and Mi1wau-
kee Electric road.
The arrangements included a trial
trip over the new line and a big
banquet at Germania hall.
The first car for the accommodation
of the Kenosha guests was scheduled
to leave at II o'clock and President
Frost came to the city early this
morning in order to take personal
charge of the arrangements. When
the city cars reached the new station
at the end of Elizabeth street, the
platform was crowded with people,
many of whom had been drawn to the
station by their desire to see the first
car leave.
Among the men who had been
selected to represent Kenosha at the
opening were many men of affairs and
men of official prominence. Mayor
German and members of the common
council we're present to a man, and
factory owners and professional men
touched elbows in the crowd which
completely filled the two cars assigned
to the Kenosha contingent. Presi-
dent Frost in tow of Mayor German
personally greeted the guests. The
cars started just after II o'clock and
the trip to Waukegan was made with
out incident.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
last miles of the rails had been laid
hastily and in the coolest winter
weather, the cars moved without a
jar and there was none of the delays
usually found in the opening of new
road. Only one stop was made dur
ing the trip, and that was at the new
power station near the state line,
where the double tracked line was
reached.
President Frost proved a royal en-
tertainer and during the trip the pas
sengers had a generous supply of
cigars, and wholesome good cheer was
apparent. The trial trip was COM
plete success in that it showed that
the construction of the line was all
but perfect.
Some of the Kenosha passengers
received a slight shock when regular
freight trains running between Zion
City and Waukegan were passed by
the observation train, but it was
stated by the attendants that these
trains would be running on all lines of
the company in the near future, and
that il was the intention Of the COM
pany to make the line a competitor
for the steam roads.
There were many interesting Incl
dents along the route. Farmers and
tracks, and the coming of the train
was greeted by hearty cheers and the
waving of flags and handkerchiefs.
When Waukegan was reached the
car left the main line and was taken
over the side tracks into Waukegan,
President Frost announc cling that the
cars would be run into Waukegan
during the present year, but that the
main line would be used after spring.
When tn car reached the center Of
Waukegan great crowds were gath
cred, and the coming of the first Ke-
nosha car was greeted with hearty
cheers.
A stop Of twenty minutes was made
at Waukegan while the management
of the line could make arrangements
for big Thanksgiving dinner for the
work gangs. The dinner will be
served in the camps on Sunday. The
arrangements provided for twenty
FIVE turkeys, hogshead of hot coffee,
a generous supply of wet goods, and
everything else that is usually served
on Thanksgiving day.
Some of the members of the Keno
sha party made such enthusiastic ac-
quaintance with the Waukegan people
that the car went off and left them,
but President Frost generously pro-
vided special train for the '1eft
overs"
At Waukegan two other trains of
two cars each were started for Keno
sha. On these cars were the members
of the parties picked up at the cities
along the North Shore south of Wau-
kegan. Among the guests were
Mayor William S. Bullock and the
members of the Waukegan council;
Mayor Clendening and members of
the Zion City council; Mayor Michael
J. Gibbs, the famous executive of
Highwood; members of the common
council at Evanston; Mayor Gade and
the aldermen of Lake Forest; Mayor
Johr Sherwin, of North Chicago;
Mayor Evans, of Highland Park, and
a host OF prominent residents of the
cities along the line.
At Kenosha the party was met by