The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
Interurbans Run On Seized
uled Time Without Any
Interference.
PROPERTY OWNERS TO WAIT
Declare that They are Losing None of
Their Rights by the Cars Coming Into
City and. Fur is Expected to Fly
Later Traffic Shows Jump Sunday.

The interurban cars are still running
merrily into Kenosha. and not one of
the North Side property owners has as
yet sought to throw spoke into the
running gear by getting out an injunc-
ton to stop their coming into Keno
sha. All day Sunday the cars arrived
and departed every half hour and
nearly every car was on time. The
running of the cars showed that there
would have to be some Improvement
in the keeping up of the schedules of
the local cars if the present scheme of
running the cars is to be carried out
with the best possible satisfaction to
the people but the men in charge of
operation claim that all these little
difficulties will work themselves out
within a few days.
There were no Indignation meetings
held on Sunday as many of the peo-
pie who had protested were interested
in watching the large crowds brought
into the city from the north. The in
travel on Sunday was much heavier
than the passengers going out Of the
city. One man who kept a pretty close
tab on the cars held that the cars
brought in two people for every one
they took out. Many came in from
Racine and the novelty Of the cars
running down town appealed to many
people who resided between Kenosha
and Racine.
The main objection to the operation
of the interurbans was based on the
fact that no stops were made on Mil
waukee avenue and it is pretty GER
tain that few stops judiciously ar
ranged would do considerable to re-
lieve the objection to the service. AL
ready it has been shown that it would
not be necessary<to stop the cars at
levery corner of the avenue and that
three or four stops at the most would
be sufficient to take care of the peo-
pie of that part of the city. There
seems to be no desire on the part Of
the company to make these stops as
they claim that with the local cars
following the big cars into the city
and preceding them on the north run
that there is no necessity for any
'stops on Milwaukee avenue. Of course
all of the cars stop at the switch on
Milwaukee avenue and this offers one
place for people to board them. They
also stop at the Main street switch
and the public service building.
The North Side people who opposed
the coming Of the cars made dire
threats on Saturday but now they
seem to be willing to wait. feeling as
sured that the operation of the cars
will not in any way affect their right
to protest should they deem protest
necessary or advisable later.
The greatest interest has been taken
in the effect the cars would have on
the Main street bridge. officials
watched this carefully on Sunday and
they report that the cars had no eff
feet on the bridge and that there was
80 danger of collapse of the struc-
ture.
The question of fares caused some
trouble. Some of the property own
ers claimed that they signed easements
With the understanding that the fare
from the public service building to
kaclne would be fifteen cents, with
round trip fare of twenty-five cents
The fare as charged is twenty cents
for one way and thirty-fve cents for
the round trip. The five cent fare
zone has its northern limit at Rope
vile. Transfers to city cars were Civ
en- to people who came into the city
on the cars on Sunday. The traffic
was handled without any trouble of
any kind and it is declared that the
travel for the day was the heaviest
ever known on the line out of Keno
sha.
The half hour service will be main
tanned on Sundays only with hourly
service on the other days of the week.