The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-21
WILL DO RIGHT THING HERE
Judge Carpenter at the Head of the Di-
rectors Declares That Company
Will Garry Out All Agreements
Made With the City
(From Fridays Daily

ment has had time to consider the de-
mands of the local situation and make
such recommendations as may be
deemed advisable - This was the mes
sage of Judge William L. Carpenter, one
of the new directors Of the Kenosha
Electric Railway company, who with a
number of the officials of the company
came to Kenosha today to look after
the affairs Of the company and in
measure get acquainted with the bust
ness men and officials Of the city. "We
must ask the people of Kenosha to wait
until we get hold of this situation a
little more fully, - continued Judge Car
penter, but the people can feel assured
that the new management of the Rail
way company consider the best inter
ests of the city of Kenosha as the best
interests of the company and we shall
do nothing to impair the services now
being given and as soon as possible we
shall take steps to carry out all of the
agreements of the company with the
city. The Registry Investment com,
pany Limited Of London, which has tax
en- over the Kenosha Electric Railway,
has no interest in the purchase of the
line more than to represent large
number of English Stock holders, prob
ably thousand, who have invested in
the bonds of the Wisconsin division of
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
Railway company and we desire to make
the investments of these clients as safe
as possible. 1t seemed to the officials
of the corporation that these interests
could be best conserved by taking over
the Kenosha line. They felt that it
was one of the lines that must remain
under the close scrutiny of the owners
of the Chicago and Milwaukee. These
men are not railway men, but they in
tend to bring into their active service
many Of the men that have been con
nected with Mr.. Frost in this enter
prise. There have been but two changes
in the Board of Directors and the new
directors are H. E. Spaulding of De
troit, who has been elected as president
of the company, and myself. The firm
of Stephenson, Carpenter and Buttsal of
Detroit, of which [ am member, is
one of the western representatives of
the London company and the manage
ment Of the Kenosha line naturally falls
under our supervision. Clayton R. Tay-
lor, the secretary Of the line under the
Frost management, has been retained
in office. President Spaulding is a
lawyer and the people of Kenosha can
rest assured that in all things we shall
seek to do the right thing"
Judge Carpenter was formerly a
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Michi-
gan.
Accompanying Judge Carpenter were
Albert G. Frost, The former owner of
the line, S. A. Loughridge K. Lathrop
and R. L. Carpenter of Detroit, J. NJ.
Bramlett Of Chicago and J. W. Fitz-
gerald of Alpena, Michigan All Of
these men are interested in the work
Oh the company The members of the
party reached Kenosha just after ten
o clock this morning and at once pro-
ceeded to take trip over all the lines
of the company. Short stops were made
at several of the large factories of the
city in order that the directors Of the
company should have some idea Of the
great business done in Kenosha.
Later the members Of the company
met Mayor Scholey and other city of
fcials and the mayor was informed that
in due time the officials of the company
would send an official communication to
the Common Council in regard to the
further management Of the road. Dur
ing his stay in Kenosha Judge Carpenter
took up some of the propositions includ
ing the question of the paving on West
lines to the Northwestern depot and
west on Grand avenue and he stated
that these matters would be laid before
the directors as soon as the operating
department could make a report on
them. He stated that they had taken
the road with the understanding that
every franchise agreement was to be
lived up to and that the company was
not seeking to be released from any of.
the promises made by Mr.. Frost at the
time Of the securing of the rights, but
that they would be forced to ask for
little time in order to become better
acquainted with details.
The members of the party returned
to Chicago early this afternoon.