Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-07
NEW LINE Is OPENED
FIRST CAR TO RACINE ON CHICAGO
& MILWAUKEE.
Party Of Guests from Cities Along Route,
Including Milwaukee Aldermen,
Take Initial rip.

RACINE, Wis. Sept. Ii Special. /
The first through train on the Chicago
Il Milwaukee Electric railroad from
Evanston. ILL.,, to Racine, Wis, arrived
in the Belle City shortly before ! o'clock
this afternoon.
The initial run was in the nature of
special complimentary trip gwen by
the company to a party Of invited guests
from Milwaukee, Chicago, Evanston
Waukcgan and Racine. The party was
III charge ct y. {. Frost, president of the
company. Tie special tram consisted OF
several handsome. modern cars. The
run from kvaHot0n to Racine, Il distance
OF fifty miles was made III about two
hours and ttCeen minutes, and proved L
most delightful trip. | pom arrival iii this
city, lunch WAS served, an elegant spread
beng provided by the company at Danla
hail.
Ine special train. with officials and
guests from Chicago. Evanston and other
south-end points, leTt Evanston at 1880
O'Clock, making brief stops at Lakeside,
Glencoe Park Avenue. kayina, High
land Park, Iighwood, Fort Sheridan,
Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, North Chicago,
Waukegan, Zion City, Winthrop HarDor
and kenoSha.
The Milwaukee guests for the trip left
NI INV dihtc Oli Inc MI III " tSltIII at IL
o'clock and took the special ut Naukc-
gan, at 1l:4J, the run from that city to
Rucinc being made Ill exactly one hour.
The party was quite enthusiastic, not
alone over the pleasant ride over Il well
built electric line, but because of the
realization afforded by the journey itself
that the lOng-talked Of complete cleo
trio route between Chicago and Milwau-
kee, closely hugging the picturesque
81, Of I.,l-p Ii1l,it for tnt., al
taance of eighty-tive miles, is almost a
reality. BY the early part of next year,
or about the time that the Milwaukee,
Northern Railway company puts its lines
into operation between Milwaukee and
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Port Wash
ington and intermediate points, via Ce-
darburg, the Chicago x Milwaukee Elec
trio Railway company will be carrying
passengers to and from the cities to the
south of Milwaukee, as far as Chicago.
These two electric companies are now
upon friendly terms and occupy the pO-
sitiOn Of two friendly roads that are not
competitors, but feeders. This means
that they will operate with Il desire for
mutual interests, thus forming close and
convenient connections in Milwaukee, so
that practically continuous journey
may, within a year, be made from Chi
cag0 and Milwaukee to points between
the two big towns and points III central
Wisconsin, as far as Fond du Lac.
President Frost, who was for some
years personally interested in the famous
Sheridan drive project, and in this elec-
trio road plan for several years, was
most enthusiastic today during the mi
tial trip. He spoke in terms Of gratiti-
cation over the realization that his long
dream Uf & tirSt-class electric railway
between Milwaukee and Chicago will
before long he Il realization.
As 10 the time TO be consumed in this
Journey of cighty-tiye miles between the
metropolis cities of Illinois and Wis
c0nsin, it is said that through electric
trains will eventually make the run in
Il little less than four hours. The trains
construction, with every convenience for
safety, comfort and pleasure in travel.
When the new electric line becomes the
popular thing that it is expected to be-
come. fast through trains will leave Mil
waukce and Chicago at an average of
once every hour during the business
hours of the day. \ little later, lunch
con arrangements will be provided Ell
route so that the travellers of the flu
turC will feel that they are making the
journey III pretty good time and with
every possible comfort and convenience.
The question as to the transportation
of light freight, or express matter over
this line, which will eventually be one
of Il double track system throughout, is
a subject said to be under considera ton,
and if it is found feasible and not in
consistent with interstate laws and state
laws governing electric railways, this
feature will undoubtedly follow in the
nature of advancement in electric rail
way operation.
The entire grade is made with a view
Of jOIIr- ok construction.