The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-04
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Rumor of Light Company
Merger Shown in Failure
to Get Propositions.
MIL AUKEE CO. HOLDS BACK
Managers of Big Company Seem to Be
Willing to Allow Railway Company
to Have Contract for Added Street
Lamps in City Without Opposition.

The rumor of an early purchase of
the property of the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company by the Milwaukee
Electric Railway and Light Company
is gaining more credence daily and it
is declared by people who are in a
position to know that there are now
negotiations pending which may event
ually bring about the ownership of all
public utility corporations of a light
ing nature by the Milwaukee company.
1t is known that during the past few
days prominent officials of the Milwau-
kee company were in Kenosha looking
over properties of the Kenosha Flee
trio Railway Company and last night
when the council met and when it
was expected that the Milwaukee com
pany would have proposition before
the council for the installation of a
new form of street lamps the PROPOSE.
ton failed to materialize. 1t is GER
tain that certain members of the coun-
Gil are very much in the dark on the
proposition.
The local manager for the Kenosha
Gas and Electric Company had called
upon the chairman of the light com
mittee and had asked for the privilege
Of putting in a bid on the proposed
new lights and it is pretty certain that
this request to be allowed to bid had
something to do with the fact that
the proposition of the Kenosha Elec-
trio Railway Company which is now
in the hands of the committee was
not presented to the council. r. N.
Kimball, local manager of the Mil
waukee company, was asked in regard
to the matter this morning, but he
stated that he knew nothing of the
plans of the company and would not
even hazard a guess as to why they
had not laid a proposition before the
council as had been promised.
The willingness to let business slide
was never shown by the Milwaukee
company before and officials who have
been closely following the conditions
in Kenosha in the past few months
declare that the Milwaukee company
is not in any way opposed to the con-
tracts for the new lights in Kenosha
being let without opposition. There is
every evidence of a new and great
between the two companies
and while it is possible that/the ALI
ance which has been rumored may be
in the form of trade agreement it
is pretty certain that the Milwaukee
company will go into the matter with
the understanding that it is to hold
the control.
Milwaukee people declare that the
deal is larger than deal for the pur-
chase or the control of the Kenosha
properties and that it extends to a
control of the Chicago and Milwaukee
Railway and all properties al
fled with that company The sale Of
the Chicago and Milwaukee may be
ordered by the United States court at
any time and such an order may bring
to head the chickering's in Kenosha.
1t is certain that the local managers
for both companies have not been TAX
en- into any of the common secrets and
while these men may be aware of ne
gotiations pending they are keeping
decidedly quiet about them and both
managers insist that they nave abso-
lutely no information on which they
could even base guess as to the
plans of the two companies.
Even if the two companies III Keno
sha should be merged under one own
ership it is declared that semblance
of competition would be kept up in
order to make it possible for the com
pany to earn proper dividend on the
dual investment under the rulings Of
the railroad commission.
1t is expected that something will
get public in the matter before the
end of this month.
Ralnh r. Horton former private sec