The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-01
North Shore Electric Line May Have Buses
to Connect Station and the Business
District of KenOsha.
HAVE TAKEN THIS PLAN IN RACINE
Chairman Palmgreen of the Council Committee on
Railways and Transportation Seeks
Plans of Company Today.

Alderman Fred Palmgreen, chairman
of the railroads and transportation
committee of the common council,
went to Chicago today to ask the Chi
cage North Shore and Milwaukee Elec-
trio just what it's intentions are in
Kenosha, and to offer to this company
the cooperation on the part of the city
of Kenosha, or at least of the commit
tee, of which he is the chairman, in any
movement for the betterment of the
transportation service here.
III am going to see just what the
company plans for Kenosha. The Off
cials may not tell me, but if they want
TO take my committee into their conf
dence l am certain that the committee
will be ready2 to help in working out
the plans" said Alderman Palmgreen.
Run Motor Buses in Racine.
The Chicago North Shore and Mil
waukee road officials recently counted
noses in Racine in the same manner
that they have been counted in Keno
sha and with the end of the count, the
company put on motor buses to con-
meet the business district of Racine
with the station of the line at the west
end of the city. 1t is said that the
buses are being very largely patron
lied not only by people who want to
travel over the North Shore road, but
also by people who live in the neigh
borhood of the depot.
~ am of the opinion that the North
Shore people believe that the same
plan tried in Racine would work out
in Kenosha," said Chairman Palm
green. "No official of the company has
told me this but the hint has come
to me from Racine where the company
now has the buses in operation. I
do not see any great objection to such
a system"
Must Get City Permits.
If the North Shore line desires to
establish a similar service in Kenosha
it would be necessary for the company
to get permit from the city the same
as any operator of jitney bus. In
addition the company would necessar-
lily secure permit from the state rail-
road commission and file with the COM
mission the bond required of such COM
mon carriers. 1t is said that this plan
of using motor buses as feeders
for electric through lines has been
tried with success in many parts Of the
country. The figures recently made by
the company in Kenosha indicate that
the company was carrying about
thousand passengers daily into and out
of Kenosha with nearly double this
number representing the average Sun
day traffic.
Look for Increased Traffic.
It is admitted that the entrance Of
the interurban cars of the Milwaukee
Racine and Kenosha line into the heart
of the city Of Kenosha has in some
measure reduced the interurban traffic
of the west side line. The fact that
the cars can be found every hour wait
ing at the Market Square station Of
this company has made the line more
attractive for people travelling to Ra-
sine and even Milwaukee. Before the
cars came to the Market Square sta
ton large proportion of the interur-
ban traffic went to the west line. It
is believed that the regular operation
of a motor bus to connect with the
west side line with proper concessions
for fare, would result in very largely
increased traffic to both this line in and
out of Kenosha. 1t is said that the
statement of the Milwaukee company
will show what closer relations with
the city of Kenosha have been reflect
ed to very large degree in the month
ly statements of the receipts of that
company.
Many Prefer North Shore Line.
Tbs people of Kenosha have shown
preference for the North Shore line
on account Of its shorter running time
between Milwaukee and Kenosha, but
the people have found it difficult to
reach the station of the company.
1t is said that it was this same com
plant that caused the Chicago, Mil
waukee and North Shore to put on the
motor bus transfer system in Racine
and that the buses already have
shown a big increase in the business
Of the company.
With the coming of the warmer
weather it is expected that the interur-
ban traffic into and out of Kenosha
will be very largely increased.
Interlocking interests between Keno
sha local line and the Milwaukee, Ra-
zine and Kenosha line has made it i'm
possible for the west side interurban
to expect that the company controlling
the local street railway lines would
in any way be interested in boosting
the business of the west side through