The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-30

from MdfkeG square TO LnlS Dig factory
district. 1t is declared that the COM
pany is willing to join in working out
an additional local service which will
furnish this territory the car service
that it so badly needs and that it will
be easy for the company to work out
its plans with the half-hourly service
on the interurban as the basis to work
on.
Mayor Says ASK the Judge. =
Mayor Joachim declared this morn
ing that he had nothing to say in re-
gard to the operation of the cars.
Judge Belden, in his wisdom, has dis
solved this injunction declared the
mayor, and far be it from me to be
in contempt of court by seeking to go
against the orders of the circuit Judge
was surprised, like lot of other peo-
pie, but now that the cars are in, let IS
forget all about ever having a fight and
all get together and see if we can not
work out the whole transportation
problem for the city.
Sunny Jim Bailey was all smiles
as he watched the ears this morning.
:" I hope that we can go right along now
and work for better transportation and
for bigger and better service with
the understanding that all Of us are
going to do our part, / am pleased be-
yond expression and I know that the
great majority of the people of the city
feel the same way, = was his comment
Announcement of the opening of
service to Market Square was made in
both Racine and Milwaukee this morn
ing and it was noticeable that the cars
brought larger loads Of passengers than
in the past.
Statement by Calender.
d. E. Calender, general manager of
the Wisconsin Gas & Electric Company,
gave out this statement:
"The signing by Judge Belden Of the
order dissolving the old injunction, re-
moved all the legal obstacles confront
ing the Wisconsin Gas & Electric Com
pany in the operation of cars from Ra-
cine along Milwaukee avenue. The
company has always felt that the old
Kenosha Electric Railway franchise
granted it rights to operate interurban
ears. When interurban service from
Racine was operated some years ago, it
was done by M. l.. II. & T. Co., and
rendering Of this interurban service by
a company different from the holder Of
the franchise may have afforded some
occasion for belief that the cars were
operating in Kenosha without interur-
ban rights. The RacineKenosha serv-
ice will be operated by Wisconsin Gas
& Electric Company, the present holder
of the street and interurban railway
franchise of the old Kenosha Electric
Railway Company.
Goes Back to Request.
We are undertaking the service at
the recent request of all the business
interests in the city of Kenosha. We
hope that the service will prove re-
munerative to the company and great
convenience to the business and social
life that will be served thereby. We
look forward to bringing more closely
together the commercial interests of
Kenosha and Racine. In starting this
service on Friday, we DO so only in the
confident belief that the majority of
the citizens of Kenosha wish this serv-
ice established at this time. Cars will
be operated at the beginning at half
hour intervals. We expect to advertise
the service extensively in both Keno
sha and Racine so that the existence
of the service will be known to all the
citizens of both cities. It will then be
of the maximum value to the public.
As fast as the travel develops to Justify
more frequent service, additional cars
will be provided and such service OPP
Grated at the times when it is required.
Thanks People for Aid.
The management of the Wisconsin
Gas & Electric Company takes this oe-
caslon to congratulate the business in
terests in Kenosha who put up such a
strong fight to see this service re-estab-
lished after the lapse Of so many years.
We also wish to congratulate the Keno
sha press which saw the opportunity
for the bigger Kenosha through the re-
establishment of this service and who
so strongly supported the business in
terests in their move to make the start
on working out the Kenosha street rail
way transportation problem.
Bat the establishment of through
service to The industrial plants north
Of the city does not solve the Kenosha
transportation question. People in Ke-
nosha have before them the broad ques-
ton of providing street railway extern
sions, additional cars, double tracking
in many of existing lines. We are hope
full that these questions will be taken
up promptly and some constructive
movement undertaken which will defin-
itely settle the matter of municipal
ownership versus municipal guarantee.
For our own part we have no quarrel