The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-18
All Right as Far as It Goes.

OF the lOCdi EbICCb iNAAWf-y
the new north limits Of the city is all
right as far as it goes but if any one
thinks that in this plan there is q pan
acea for the ills of the transportation
conditions. we are inclined to believe
that he is mistaken. It would simply
cean duplication Of service over that
nortion Of the lines without any ma
terial benefit to a lot of people. OF
eourse if the commission orders the
company to run it's cars mile farther
10 the north than it has been operating
them it is the one best best that the
commission will at the same time give
the company right to charge a fare Of
ten cents from the down town dis
tricts to MacWhyte and the other ter
ritorv at the North limits. 1t is posi-
BILE that the company can Figure 8
wav TO give ten minute service to this
territory but such service will mean
the reorganization Of the entire traf-
fic schedule of the city and it is GER
tain to bring big problems as to rout-
tory service. Then it does not in any
way answer the demand Of the people
for the interurban service into the heart
of the city With the interurbans run
ming down to the Square and with a
half hour service established on these
lines that district of the city would
probably get better service than with
the extension of the service Of the To-
cal lines. 1t is the logical thing to do
at that. The big cars could better ham
die the crowds from the busy factories
at the North limits Of the city.
The people most directly interested
have asked for the extension of the
local service, undoubtedly because they
have come to the conclusion that few
Milwaukee avenue people have decided
to sit so tight on the lid on Milwaukee
avenue that it will be impossible to get
service. These people want transpor-
tation and they are taking the best way
they can find to get it. Just on this
account we believe that the city
should urge the commission for an i'm
mediate and favorable ruling on this
proposed extension 1T must be secur-
ed before the opening of the winter
that these people who are contributing
so much to the business interests of Ke-
nosha are not held up for another win
ter.
Milwaukee avenue s peeve against
the interurban cars must not be allow
ed to stifle the business Of these great
industries. Any one of these indus
tries probably pay more taxes to the
city than all Of the protesting property
owners on Milwaukee avenue, and the
city cannot afford to cut off a great
source of income in order to please a
few people.
People who attended the conference
on Monday evening assert that the peo-
pie Of Milwaukee avenue are cinging
to those old injunction rights stronger
than ever before They shave no idea
of making any concessions which are
not in keeping with their own sweet
will. In fact it is unusual that they
should consent to the extension of the
local service.
Meantime it is to be hoped that the
people honestly interested in the ad-
vaneement of the city Will not lose
heart. The Mayor and the transporta-
lion committee has given solemn
promise to get these interurban ears
working clear through to the heart of
the city and it is to be hoped that the
people will keep this promise continu-
ally dangling before the eyes of the
officials until it has been completely
Fulfilled. There is no question but that
t is in the heart of the officials to
fulfill the promise and they must be
ipurred on to action to find the wav.
kenosha must not stop its growth on
account of a score of "Great Obiec-
@rs'. These people have been hand
ed with honeyed words and with gentle
persuasion but the time is come when
hey should be allowed to know that
he rest of the people Of the city are
convinced that they are deliberately
ind unreasonably placing themselves
the path of progress of their own
hty. They may stand on legal rights
n doing it but the moral attitude that
hey have assumed must be open to the
most severe criticism.
If it is necessary the common coun-
ii should seek new inlet for the
ars of the electric railway and build
IN soms other street in order that the
ity may be served regardless of the
bjection Of this score of property own
RS. This might be hard thing to dc
nut the city must do hard things in
rider to get away from the failure OF
ONE few people to see their civic du-
les.
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