The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-02
Well Known Kenosha Attorney is
Placed at Head of New Keno
sha Telephone Company
Observation-Disclosures
All Members of the Directorate Save
Three are Residents of Kenosha.
Lines to be Taken Over on
Wednesday Next

There is no longer any doubt but
that the management of the new
Kenosha Home Telephone company
will be vested in Kenosha men for at
the first meeting of the stock holders
held on Friday afternoon, six of the
nine directors elected were residents
and tax payers in Kenosha. TIE
other three directors were men who
have been interested in the two te1e-
phone systems. James Cavanagh was
selected as president of the corpora
ton, John M. Kehlor as secretary and
Charles c. Brown, cashier of the First
National bank, as treasurer.
The full board of directors follows:
James Cavanagh, John M. Kehlor,
Charles c. Brown, Frank S1ossom, q.
G. Simmons, Jr., and H. B. Robinson
of Kenosha, A1onzo Burt of Mi1wau-
waukee, c. L. Johnson and A. E.
ziemie of Chicago.
The meeting to elect directors and
complete the work of forming the
company was held at the office of At
torney Cavanagh, who had been active
IN the incorporation of the company.
The Representatives of the two former
companies we're both present.and both
expressed the desire to place the
business of the company in the hands
of Kenosha people and to this end it
was proposed that large majority of
the directors be Kenosha men. The
fact that these men have been elected
directors of the company does not
signify that they are financially inter
ested more than to the extent of one
share of stock. In order to be direct
or of the company each man must
hold one share of stock. The present
arrang cement leaves the control of the
company entirely in the hands of the
Kenosha men. How long the owners
of the stock will consent to such an
arrangement is to be seen but it is
certain that the union of the two
plants will be conducted under the
direction of the Kenosha men.
President Cavanagh was seen last
evening after the meeting of the
board of directors and stated that the
union of the two companies would be
effected on next Wednesday. It will
be impossible at the present time to
close up either of the exchanges but
both will be continued under one
management and as soon as possible
the union of the lines willsbe formed.
This, of course, cannot be done until
after the new telephone building on
Market street is completed. However
it is possible that connection will be
made between the two switchboards
so that the patrons of both companies
will have the benefits of every phone
in the city.
The removal of the double phones
will probably take place the first of
the year.
Nothing has been said in regard to
the prices to be charged for the rent
al of the phones under the new .man-
agement but it is expected that there
will be slight increase in the cost
to some subscribers. However the
cost will in no way be so large as the
cost of the double system has been.
President Cavanagh states that the
company desires to treat the people
of the city in a perfectly fair way and
thatit will make an effort to give Ke-
nosha better service than is found IN
any other city in the state.
Final judgment in the settlement of
the estate of the late Wilhelm1na e