The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
TALKS WITH BUSINESS MEN
Suggests Immediate Resumption of Serv-
ice and Re-Routing of Jitneys as the
Possible Solution of Nasty Rail-
way Middle in the City.

Carl Jackson, chairman of the Wis
consin Railroad Commission came to
Kenosha this morning to take up the
investigation Of the railway problem
in the city and he expressed hope
of an early settlement which would
bring the resumption of traffic on the
street railway lines
Chairman Jackson came unannounced
and he did not order any formal hear
ing but he called upon the City Attor
ney and the Mayor and asked for con
ference with the business men of the
city in order that he might be advised
as to just what remedy they would
offer During the morning he got into
touch with the officials of the Wiscon-
sin Gas and Electric Company in Mil
waukee and arranged for conference
with them in Milwaukee later in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Jackson spent an hour discussing
the problem with the business men and
then he got into an automobile and
went out to get some first hand infor
nation as to the lay of the land. At
Che t0AfUieI4Ve there were many sag !,
gestions for betterment of railway serv-
ice and for increasing the possibility
Of the company earning dividends in
Kenosha.
Chairman jackson seemed willing
to admit that jitney competition may
have been in part of the fault Of the
approval Of the commission of the
routes proposed by the jitney men and
he was most active at the conference
in seeking to work out on the map
some other route which might be fol |
lowed by the jitney men and offer serv-
ice to the people Of the city and at the
same time offer to the jitney men
chance to make the operation of their
common carriers profitable.
The chairman told the Mayor that |
should the commission make an order
fixing routes for the operation of jit- |
neys in Kenosha that it would expect |
The city of Kenosha to see that, is was
enforced. The Mayor gave the pledge |
d the city that any order given by the |
commission would find an immediate
enforcement.
Mr.. Jackson did not care to be inter
viewed as to what the commission was
going to do in Kenosha. ct want to |
find out what your own business men
have to suggest. I am free to admit |
that it is one of the most serious con-
ditions to come before the commission
from any of the Wisconsin cities. |
am also free to admit that believe that
the company should Immediately re-
sumo traffic on the lines pending any
o;der that may be issued by the com
mission. I am going from Kenosha to
Milwaukee, to take the matter up with
the officials of the company there and
am hopeful that We can get the
matter adjusted so as to give Kenosha
street railway service without delay =
Chairman Jackson spent a lot of his
time investigating the operation of
the jitneys He suggested the re-rout-
ing of the iitneys and every one Of the
dozen business men present at the CON
ference seemed to be convinced that
such an action on the part of the com
mission would bring greatly improved
conditions for the operation of the
street railway lines in the city.
Mr.. Jackson had expected to meet
the engineers Of the commission in Ke-
nosha. They were here on Tuesday
and made the surveys demanded by the
commission and secured lot of in
formation in regard to the number of
men employed in the various factories.
At the conference this morning map
was all decorated with red and blue
lines to show suggested changes in
jitney and street railway routes and
Commissioner Jackson carried this man
away with him for further considera-
tion. The suggestion was made that
the commission prepare an order which
would outline jitney routes so that
these carriers would serve portions of
the city not at the present time direct
~ tributory to the street railway sys-
tenn and several of such routes were
mapped out. The suggestion was also
made that the commission seek to put
upon the jitneys the important problem
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