The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30

There was a little extra shivering
done by the patrons of the Elizabeth
street car line this morning as new
schedule was put into effect which re-
moved for the morning hours two of
the five "one-man safety cars" which
have been in operation on the line and
which have been giving siX-minute
service. This line was put back on a
three-car basis for these hours with
the result that ten-minute service
was given.
Patrons who had failed to realize
the improvement in the service which
was brought about by the addition of
the cars were quick to notice the
change this morning when two cars
were Topped off the schedule. The cut
is only for the dull hours between six
in the morning and twelve o'clock at
noon. Between noon and nine o'clock
at night there will be five cars as be-
fore with the three-car schedule going
into effect for the last few hours of
service each day.
Cut Is Only Temporary.
Manager Koenes Of the local branch
of the company declared this morning
that the cut was only temporary. He
said that each year during the months
of January and February the patron
age of the lines decreased heavily and
that because of this it became abso-
lutely necessary to make the cut in
service. He also said that the fact
that the factories were not in opera
tion had made the use of the cars
much less during the present year and
that an examination OF the receipts of
the company would show that the
change was warranted.
It was said that during the morning
hours under the present system there
had been many times when cars would
make the whole trips practically emp
ty and that for this reason the cut
would work little hardship on the trav-
cling public of Kenosha.
Furnish Cars When Needed.
1.-THE people of Kenosha may be sure
that when more cars are needed to
carry the patrons of the company, the
cars will be provided" said Manager
Koenes. Whenever the factories re-
open with large enough forces that
these cars are not handling the crowds,
the other schedule will be resumed
and even more cars added in the event
that they are needed. This is only an
experiment and is no indication that
the company is planning to curtail its
program of giving service to the city
in so far as it is possible"
No War With Jitneys.
The cut in the number of cars gave
rise to a rumor that the step was taken
as retahatory one against the jit-
neys and that the, street car company
had decided to give the jitneys a little
more leeway so that the people of Ke-
nosha could see what service could be
expected if the street cars were not
in the field. This rumor gave color to
the belief that there might be an in
teresting war between the jitneys and
the street car company.
Manager Koenes declared that the
jitneys had absolutely nothing to do
with the change in schedule and that
the stem was not in the least retalia-
tory. He said that the fve-car sched-
ule was left in effect during all of the
peak times, which according to his
statements, are the only periods when
the jitneys are in operation
The change in schedule will result
in the laying off of few of the men
employed by the company but it is
said that this action viii also be only
temporary. There were no changes in
schedule on any other Of the lines OPP
Grated by the company.
More Talk of Jitneys.
Despite the denial by the street car
company that the cut had any connec-
tion with the operation of the jitnevs,
the incident aroused interest in the
situation which has been recently