The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
Chicago & Mi Waukee R'y Co. May
Contest With Local Company
for Lighting Contract
WILL SELLIP0WER IN KENOSHA
Company Erecting Big Power Plant
South of.Waukegan Will Seek for
Contracts in North Shore
Cities in Near Future

not build municipal lighting plant
by the date. of the expiration of the
present contract for the lighting of
city held by the Kenosha Gas & Elec-
trio company it is pretty certain that
the present company will have com
petition in seeking the lighting con-
tract for another period whether it be
long or short as it is stated definitely
that A. G. Frost is planning to invade
the NorthlShore cities with proposi-
ton to sell both light and power.
President Frostghas given contracts
for thetf erection of great power
plant just south of Waukegan and it
is to be COMPLETED and in operation
cy che first of June next year and as
companya.will seek to secure both
light and power contracts in Kenosha,
Racine and Waukegan.
The managers of the Frost COM
pany have already Informed the
officials of.the city of Racine that they
will seek to secure contract for the
lighting Of the streets of Racine and
It is pretty certain that they would'con-
tract for the lighting of Kenosha.
The company will have great deal
of power and current for sale and for
this reason it is thought possible that
the managers will be in position to
offer light to Kenosha at figure
which will make the building of a
municipal plant no longer desirable.
The company is now lighting several
of the smaller cities along the lake
shore and the service furnished by it
seems to be satisfactory and mex
pensive service.
Mr.. Frost has not as yet made any
proposition to the members of the
Common Council, but it is possible
that he will be asked to give..some ex-
preston in regard to the smatter at
the time of his next appearance be-
fore the Council. III o.
Nothing is :being done on the muni-
cipa1 lighting proposition and it is
just possible that it issbeing saved u p
as campaign issue for the adminis-
tration for the comingt campaign, and
that something will be done at the
last minute to line up the voters at
the coming city election.
The coming Of the Chicago and Mil
waukee company as a purveyor of
light andlspower should mean much
for Kenosha.a For some time the city
has felt the lack of competition along
these lines sand it appears that the
railway company will be IN position
to give the local company COMPETE
tion without going to the trouble of
building another plant in the city. 1t
is even possible that in time the Chi
cago ands Milwaukee will follow the
lead of the Milwaukee Electric Light
and Street Railway company and go
into the business of selling light in
all the cities passed through by the
company. The railway company is
not, however, hdesirons of jumping
into this new line of business until
after the road is completed and in
operation as far north as Milwaukee.
In the meantime the company is
making a strong bid for the freight
business in the cabbage belt between
Racine lFand Kenosha and low rates
are being promised to the shippers.
Regular freight trains are now being
run oversthe line to the west of the
city andlregular freight traffic will be
sent out to all shippers within short
time