The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-06
RAIL WAY WILL DO ITS SHARE
Company Will Not Attempt to Force
Entrance for Big Cars Into Down
Town District but Hopes for AMIGA
BILE Arrangement.

4hdyof Ian ~. Iedu, S1Gy StboIhey
John G. Slater and Aldermen Rhode
and Marlatt were in Milwaukee on
Friday afternoon holding conference
with R. B. Stearn, vice president and
general manager Of the Kenosha Elec-
trio Railway Company with a view of
having a better understanding in re-
gard to the work that is to be done
by the company in Kenosha. Many
matters of interest were discussed
and the officials of the company have
announced their willingness to take
up the plans suggested by the city
officials
The company has big plans for Ke-
nosha and while there is no reason to
believe that there will be line built
to the west of the city it is not i'm
probable that in the near future the
company may seek to secure an out
let to the south limits of the city.
Extensions of the lines are being con-
sidered ~ the company and while the
general manager is not at this time
ready to make public the plans for
these extensions it is probable that
within few weeks some statement
will be made. General Manager
Stearn is hopeful Of an early settle
ment of the differences in regard to
the coming of the interurban cars, but
he insisted that it was not the inten-
ton Of the company to push these
cars into Kenosha against determined
opposition.
We want to come into Kenosha,
but there is a limit to the value of
the right to get into the center of the
city and we certainly do not intend to
get into long court fight in order to
run the cars mile further. The dou-
BILE track On Main street will depend
entirely on our getting in with the
big cars. If the people do not want
the big cars we will not feel the great
necessity of building the double track
>at this time. Milwaukee avenue prop
erty owners have not sent this COM
pany any statement Of their demands
and we can not see on what such de-
mands can be based. We feel that the
people of the entire city of Kenosha
will be benefited by better interurban
service, but we have been getting
along fairly well in years past and of
course we could continue just as we
are now if we found it necessary. Of
course the company can go out and
condemn and secure the right of en-
try and we have resorted to this plan
in many places in Milwaukee. We do
not care to do this in Kenosha. The
company is looking for the good will
Of the people of Kenosha and not for
a fight. We are planning to open the
new public service building there in a
short time and at that time we are
hopeful to have the interurban cars
stopping at it's very door. We expect
the tracks on Market Square to be
completed within the next few days
as all of the special work has been
completed and is on the way to Keno
sha. AS soon as this work is installed
we will be ready for the operation of
the large cars. =
Mr.. Stearn declared that the COM
pany was willing to proceed at once
with the repairs on the Main street
bridge and that the company would
cheerfully it's share Of the cost Of
this work.
cheerfully pay it's share of the cost of
street work and everything relating to
the various utilities were discussed in
the four hour conference and Manag
er Stearn announced that he would
send an answer to the suggestion
made by the officials in the very near
future.