The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-16
NEGOTIATIONS STILL PENDING
Men Interested in the Merging of the
Lines Declare that Deal May Yet be
Made But Parties are Far Apart
Thus Far.


kee Electric and the Northwestern
Elevated which was to have been com
pleted on Monday failed to material,
ize and ears on the interurban line are
stifl stopping at Evanston instead of
running into the heart of Chicago over
the lines of the Northwestern Elevat-
ed The managers of the two compan
les failed to reach any agreement but
it is announced today that the nego-
tiations have not been closed and that
it is possible that some agreement will
be reached before the time set by the
court has expired. The court set
March Is as the last day for the clos
ing up Of any of the proposed deals for
the union Of the Chicago and Milwau-
kee with any of the existing Chicago
companies and if some move is not
made by that time it is probable that
the interurban line viii be sold under
the hammer to the highest bidder. 1t
| is declared that the stockholders of
the company are prepared to protect
their property by the organization of
the new company if necessary but that
they are willing to accept loss in or
der to get the railway into the hands
of one of the big companies with the
assurance that they will be given stock
in the new company in lien of the
stock they now hold.
Mason B. Starring, president of the
Northwestern Elevated has been sug-
gested as a new receiver for the Chi.
cago and Milwaukee but the deal to
put him in this post was not concluded
at the meeting on Monday.
Mr.. Starring claimed that no road
had submitted proposition to the
Chicago and Milwaukee, claiming that
the statement Of the Metropolitan Ele.
waited was a simple asking the right to
lay a proposition to the defunct road
The supervising engineer of the Met,
ropolitan "L" however, had differ.
emit story to tell He claimed that his
road had given proposition to the
Milwaukee, and that the bondholders
of the Milwaukee line looked with fav.
os upon the suit of his road. There
would remain eleven miles of track to
be laid from the present terminal of
the Metropolitan 81, - to the end of
the Milwaukee line at Wilmette, and
that undertaking woulds consume prob
bly, nearly two years.
No matter what the projects may be
which are rendered the whole matter
rests al with Judge Grosscup, and he
has not been able to arrive at decis-
ion iii the matter so far. There is but
one thing possible in the entire litiga-
ton, and that is that the cars of the
Milwaukee line will not be running in
to Chicago tomorrow, nor at any time
| in the near future as far as can be
seen at this time. If the manager OF
the Northwestern Elevated is allowed
to act as receiver for the road, and
the matter is placed in his hands ii
will mean a Fastening of the action,
as the natural events will be that the
cars will run over the lines of the
| Northwestern. This will mean on
tracks already laid, the two terminals
meeting at Evanston, and all that will
be necessary will be the signing of the
various papers and the ears can make
tine loop into the business section OF
Chicago without any trouble. There
will have to be few minor changes
in the building of the cars, such as
narrowing the platforms, but this with
a force of good men can be done in a
short time, in much less time than il
would take to build the eleven miles
of track as proposed by the Metropoli-
tan Elevated.