The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
Opponents of President Frost
Looking With Envious Eyes
on Kenosha Electric Ry.
ATTORNEYS SEEK MORE FACTS
Attorneys Here Notified to Keep
Close Watch for Any Effort to
Bring the Kenosha Line
Into the Courts
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

People interested in the future of
the Kenosha Electric Railway Company
are watching with interest the devel-
opments in the receivership of the Chi
cago and Milwaukee Electric road as
it is declared that it is possible that
the Kenosha line will yet be pulled
into the troubles Of the through line.
There has been no move to secure a re-
Ownership for the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company but attorneys from
Chicago are in Kenosha today looking
closely into the assets of the Kenosha
Company. The records of the county
are being searched and every piece of
property owned by the company is be-
ing listed. The records of the Circuit
Court are also being examined for the
purpose of securing some information
in regard to the various actions pending
against the company and those in which
the company is plaintiff. There are
no judgments on record against the COM
pany here which have not been appeal
ed to the higher courts. There is one
heavy judgment against the Chicago
and Milwaukee road on record here and
that is the judgment granted to the
Thomas B. Jeffrey Company. This
amounts to more than $4,000 but a
bond has been put up to cover it pend
ing the appeal of the case to the Su-
preme Court. The judgments against
the Kenosha Electric Railway Company
are not in excess of $500. All are
for damages for personal injuries and
all were granted by juries at the pres
ent term OF the Circuit Court
1t is rumored that one Of the loans
placed by Mr. Frost that is being par
ticularly examined is loan of $780,
900 for which stock of the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company was given
as collateral but this loan is not men
toned in any Of the list of loans that
have been published since the appoint
ment of the receivers
Attorneys in Kenosha have been adj
/ vised to keep close watch out for any
effort on the part of the opponents of
President Frost to throw the Kenosha
Company in the hands Of the courts.
These attorneys refuse to discuss the
source of their information and they
continually insist that this has moth
| ing in common with the receivership
Tor the Chicago and Milwaukee and
that the action. against the Kenosha
road is Of an entirely different nature.
| The superintendent Of the Frost lines
IN Kenosha declares that he has no
knowledge of any proposed action and
he insists that the Kenosha line is a
paying institution and has been such
since it was taken over by Mr.. Frost.
1t is thought that should the Keno
sha line be forced into the courts it
would not be there for any extended
time as there are several companies that
would be willing and ready to take the
Kenosha line and meet all the obliga-
tions against it. Should the local line
| be sold there is no doubt but that John
1. Beggs and his Milwaukee company
would be an eager bidder for the prop
erty. Beggs is still figuring on complet,
ing his line to Chicago and any line
to Chicago must secure some right of
way through Kenosha.