The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-07-17
President Budd Of North
Shore Line Urges Kenosha
TO Cooperate With Street
Railway Company.
TELLS OF new STATION
Executive of Electric Railway Shows
Drawings of New Station TO Be Built
In Kenosha soon Explains Trou-
bles OF An Electric Railway 90.

Declaring that he could see no reason
why the Kenosha public could not by
little cooperation with the street
railway company solve its transporta-
ton problem, Britton T. Budd, presi-
dent of the Chicago, North Shore and
Milwaukee Electric Railway company
Tuesday evening plead the cause of
electric railway lines in general in an
address made before the general meet
ing of the Kenosha Chamber Of Com
merce in the Pompeian room at the
Ell1s Club. Following the address
President Budd showed the plans which
had been recently designed for the new
station to be erected by the North
short line in Kenosha, announced that
through service to the loop in Chicago
would soon be put in operation and de-
clared that the company had under way
many plans for the betterment Of the
service, both passenger and express,
between Kenosha and its Chicago and
Milwaukee terminals.
The speaker recalled his experiences
as member Of the War Board, where
he had an opportunity to study the
troubles Of electric railway companies
all over the United States. He declar-
ed that many railway companies had
never been on an economic basis and
when the increase in price Of labor,
unaccompanied by an increase in rates
undermined their margin of profit, they
found themselves facing banktup y.
He declared that cities must realize
that the lines are a benefit to the com
munity and that the only way out of
the difficulty would be through cooper
alton with the companies.
Mr.. Budd showed clearly that an
efficient street railway system was to
be desired by every business man from
many standpoints. He showed that the
manufacturer must depend on it to
bring his employees to the workshops
and that realizing this business men
should be willing to cooperate with the
companies in order that they might
reach the new demands made upon
them. He plead against mere prejudice
against railway companies which he de-
clared had in many cities interefered
seriously with the operations Of the
street railway systems for many years.
He added that to attract investors to
city a fair treatment Of the railway
companies was necessary because this
would be used as an index to the treat
ment of all investors.
81 don t know anything about your
local situation, said President Budd,
~ have no interest especially in it,
but it is not greatly different, should
Judge, from the situation existing in
other cities. 1T would seem to me
with the great industries you have
mere and with the values you have in
his community, with little energy on
he part Of the business men yot, should
have little difficulty in solving this
problem"
In closing his address President Budd
told briefly Of the work outlined by
he North Shore Company for improv
ing the service and holdings Of thi.
company as affects Kenosha. He ex
aibited plans for the new station whici
Is to be erected at til end of Eliza
beth street and which is to be al
attractive friedrich structure with
every convenience for the travelling
public. Following the address he said
hat every effort would be made K
ave the work ON this started vet this
ear but added that great increases ii
he rolling stock of the company an6
II the repairing of the road bed might
make it necessary to hold that ovel
mother year.
Mr.. Budd slso announced that the
United trains of the North Shore line
would soon be running directly to ths
oop and thai enough new equipment
ad been provided both for passenger
md express vice to enable the com
any to give the best Of service Il
Ienosha. He thanked the Kenoshs
ubIic for tn generous support which
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