The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-02-01
Sixty Milwaukeeans Come to Ke-
nosha Today to Look Over
the C. & M. Line.
TO FEAST AT RAvINIA PARK
The Members of the Party Included
Many Men Officially Prominent in
Milwaukee President Frost in
Charge of the Excursion

Sixty prominent MilWaukeeans
representing many of the leading
organizations in the metropolis Of the
state came to Kenosha this morning
in special cal. over the Northwestern
railway as the guests of President A..
c. Frost Of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railway Company. The
delegation included members of the
Milwaukee council, members of the
Milwaukee real estate association,
members of the Chamber of Com
merce, members Of the Citizens
League, and the officers of the mer-
chants and manufacturers association.
When the. party reached Kenosha
two cars were awaiting their pleasure
and at ten O'Clock the party started
for trip over the lines operated by
the Chicago & Milwaukee company.
Stops will be made at Waukegan,
Libertyville and Rockefeller, after
which the entire party will be taken
to Ravinia park to be the guests of
President Frost at dinner. Several
of the officials of Kenosha accom-
panied the party.
In speaking Of his plans with the
Milwaukee man Mr.. Frost said:
"The company now has. .under way
the extension of the system from
Kenosha to Milwaukee. Theroadbed
and track contraction has already ad-
vanced point north Of. tKenosha.
The erection of a large 10000 horse
steam turbine power stationsat Wau-
kegan has begun. This issto supply
power for operating the entire system.
Substations are in operation at Win:
netka, Highwood, Libertyville, North
Chicago and kenosha, and new sub
stations will be built at Racine and
Milwaukee. The cars are Of the
most modern type, being fifty-two feet
IN length, over bumpers, nine feet
over side rails, with seats thirty
seven inches wide, aisles twenty-six
inches wide, and having seating
capacity of f1fty-six people.
It is expected that the lineswill be
completed to Milwaukee before the
end of the present year. The service
will compare favorably with the Mil
wankee and the Northwestern roads,
steam railroad competitors, whose
rates are twice as high as those of
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
company.
The line from Waukegan, ILL.,, to
Kenosha was completed Dec. 2, and
an hourly service was established.
Since then the business has grown so
greatly that the service has been in
creased to forty minutes. This right
Of way, which is private, was ac-
qulred at great expense, as the
route affords an air line, and many
buildings had to be bought and re-
moved, some of them costing as high
as $4,000 It is 100 feet wide. All
culverts are heavy cast iron or con-
crete, and all abutments are Of con-
crete and built for four track con-
struction, as are the cu1verts. The
steel bridges are carrying a loaded
car Of 100000 pounds capacity, all Of
which gives one an idea of the sub
stantial character of the line.
An interesting fact is that the line
has been built and developed along
standard steam road practices, and
that it is a railroad in the strictest
sense of the word, and not an ex-
tended street car system. The entire
line is built on private right of way,
and it is not burdened with the COM
plications usual in the right Of high
ways. And moreover, the line does
an express business. The regular ex-
press is handled in express cars that
make four round trips day over the
entire line.
Ticket agents for the company are
located IN each of the twenty-five
towns served by the lines thus far.
There are in many cases merchants
whose stores are near stations on the
line. Several types Of tickets are
issued, some of them being special
tickets, including coupon books for
school children good at certain
seasons, special ticket to Ravinia
park, etc. The round trip and COM
mutation rates are based on the
single trip rates as follows:
Where the Round 1oRide 25-Ride so-Ride
Single Trip Bearer Bearer Individual
Trip Good Good Good Good
Rate is 10 Days | Year Year 60 days
1910 500 5000 $500 S 800
is rs 1.2O $50 400
20 .35 Ito $50 500
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