The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-03
Milwaukee Co. Announces
That Cars will not be Run
Into City Any Longer.
PEOPLE MUST PROVIDE WAY
As in olden Time the Cars Resume
Stops at North Limits and Company
Hands Out its Announcement Of
Plans for Future Operation Of Trains

The N. Il H. & 7. Co, this morn.
ing abandoned the operation Of It's NJ.
R. & K. cars into Kenosha over the
Milwaukee avenue line of the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company. This means
that all through passengers will have
to transfer at the north city limits as
in years past before interests allied
with the NJ. I. H. & I. Co. acquired
control Of the local railway system.
= We regret the inconvenience that
is bound to occur with this physical
transfer of passengers at the north
limits Of Kehosha, said President J.
D. Mortimer Of the NJ. +. H. g T.. Com
pany, and Kenosha Electric Railway
Company, when asked concerning the
company's plans for the future. We
were surprised and disappointed at the
attitude which a few Of the property
owners assumed with respect to the
operation of our cars on Milwaukee
avenue. / do not believe that any
holdup'' was attempted, but I can
not satisfactorily explain the attitude
of these property owners The recent
court decision gave US some new ideas
on the, law in the case, which I'VE have
decided to accept and not appeal.
The operation Of cars into Market
Square did not result in as large an
increase in through traffic as the more
optimistic of Kenosha citizens would
have lead us to believe. From the
standpoint of profit it is more econo-
mical for the NJ L. II. & T. Co., to stop
its cars at the city limits and permit
passengers to transfer to the local city
cars. Through operation was primari-
ly for the convenience of the citizens
of Kenosha and their visiting friends.
We have no plans for the future look
ing toward the resumption Of opera
tion of the Milwaukee cars into Mar
ket Square. Some day in the future
we no doubt will be asked to so extend
these facilities, but for the present we
will abide by the wishes of small
minority
The above statement was issued at
noon today by The officials Of the Mil
waukee Heat, Light and Traction Com
pany and there seems. to be little
further to add to the statement. The
operation of cars on Milwaukee avenue
has been abandoned and with it the
court case which was started by the
Milwaukee avenue property owners.
The victory is left with the property
owners and the company will file no
bond for appeal when the final iudg-
ment in the case is entered. 1t is I'M
derstood that the company considers
this the best policy to pursue in Keno
sha. 1t is admitted that the cars were
a paying Investment in way, but the
officials of the company have repeated
ly claimed that the increase in business
by coming down town was not as large
as they had expected. IF people in the
city desire the interurban cars to come
down town they must give the com
pany some assurance that route will
be provided.
Of course it is possible that there is
considerable Of the article known as
bunk Y in the statement Of the COM
pany, but at that the company is pre-
pared to stand back Of the bunk and
stop the cars at the limits until such
a time as a new route for the cars has
been worked out It is, hardly prob
able that after expanding $4,000 to
provide a public service building and
an added $4,000 to secure car barn
facilities that the company will aban-
don for all future time the down
town service.
The judgment by Judge Belden will
undoubtedly have the effect Of fore.
ing the company to abandon its hear
ings before the railway commission in
regard to the interurban ears and Ke-
nosha for an indefinite time will be
forced to go back to the old plan Of
stopping at the north limits.