The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-17
Making Kenosha a alag Station. ;

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the convenience of the people of Ke-
nosha to the desires of few Chicago
millionaires who want to go fishing.
It is improbable that the Northwestern
would admit that this is the case and
they would probably assert loudly that
it is uneconemic to stop the train leav-
ing Chicago at half past six O'Clock in
the evening at Kenosha-at this season
Of the year. It is a sign as old as the
hills, and if the Kenosha officials who
are expected to fight the battles of
the people stand for this train running
right through -.enosha without hesitat-
ing, the Northwestern will probably
reach the decision in the near future
that it is unnecessary to stop any
nosha. The tendency of the company
to run trains through Kenosha has de-
veloped in the ratio of the lack of in
terest shown by officials to protect the
interests of the people. Time was when
just one train Of the Northwestern did
not stop at Kenosha. Now there are
a lot of them which do not even recog-
nize the fact that Kenosha is flag sta
ton.
Kenosha people have no objection to
Chicago millionaires going fishing. It
is an excellent sport for men with
money or men without it. Maybe the
Chicagoans can cut the cost of living
by furnishing fish for their tables from
Wisconsin streams and lakes, but this
is no reason for Kenosha people to be
Inconvenience in order to make this
possible. Kenosha is the second best
customer of the Northwestern road III
Wisconsin. 1t has discouraged move
ments to secure other rail service for
the manufacturers and merchants of
the city on account of the fact that the
Northwestern company showed 4 will
ingness to at least give the city an
even break. A city of $4,000 people
giving nearly it's entire transportation
business to a railway company is not
in line for alag station hoaors.
There is no train too fast, no train
too well equipped for the use of Ke-
nosha patrons of the company. Former
Mayors have found way to impress
Oh the minds of the officials of the
Northwestern that trains must be stop
ped in Kenosha and Mayor Pfennig is
respectfully invited to join this class.
It may take some strenuous work to
make the Northwestern company see
the necessity Of stopping this train at
Kenosha. The pull Of the Chicago
men is strong but when pitted against
the united demand of the city of Ke-
nosha it should be easy to break it.
Kenosha people want to take dinner
with the Northwestern, and they want
to take it on the $3.50 train. In the
DAYS when there are few fishermen
going north the conductor on the same
diner is decidedly willing to accept the
dollars of Kenosha people. Even the
walters will accept the tips of men
working in old Southport. The money
is probably just as good at those times
as any taken in by the train.
If the officials desire to know the
methods to be followed let them con-
suit the City Attorney. He will prob
ABLY advise them that there is a state
law regulating the speed of trains IN
the limits of Kenosha. This law is just
as effective now as it was several years
ago when it was called into service to
force the Northwestern officials to see
the necessity of stopping trains at Ke-
nosha. The company is no more will
ing now to have trains crawl through
Kenosha on snail's pace than they
we're then. The main thing is to prop
early impress the officials Of Kenosha
that Kenosha knows ito rights and is
going to insist on them. Now that the
company has gone ono step farther to-
ward making Kenosha similar to Wau-
kegan the thing to do is to make this
fight clean up. See to it that the
splendidly appointed North Coast Linn
tied. both north and south bound, is
open for the convenience of Kenosha
people. Let the Northwestern know
that Kenosha is on the map and is 60
ing to stay on the map and that there
is not going to be the slightest reduc-
ton in train service into the city. Ke-
aosha people gives the Northwestern
enough every year to demand every
convenience that the Northwestern has
to offer. If the people of the city fail
to get such service it is due to the
failure of the officials to insist upon
the peoples rights.
See that the schedule of that train
is changed tomorrow, or see to it that
the train goes through Kenosha at such
a pace that any passenger could jump
on or off without danger to life and
! limb.
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