The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-05
KENOSHA TO BE
ON AN AIRLINE
Alfred Lawson Announces
Plan to Establish Landing
Field Between Racine
and Kenosha.
BE A PASSENGER STATION
Station VIII Be Used to Serve All of
Southern Wisconsin-Would Be First
Stop After Leaving Chicago for
Minneapolis on Through Airline.

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Minneapolis on Through Airline.
Kenosha and Racine are going to be
placed on the map in a way that will
no doubt be an agreeble surprise to
many residents of these two live cities.
Alfred W Lawson stated today that
he is seriously considering a landing
field for his giant airliners on some
vacant land somewhere between Racine
and Kenosha.
II have been looking at this terri
tory from the railroad trains as / have
passed through to and from Chicago
and / have come to the conclusion that
it would be a good plan to make first
class landing field somewhere between
Kenosha and Racine, so that both cities
would benefit by the branch line which
/ am now considering. This line will
connect Minneapolis and st. Paul with
Chicago and will give a service of from
four to give hours said Mr.. Lawson,
as he discussed his plans to a news
ceres. ndent. Try making my land
ing field near these cities would make
lit grand passenger station for the
southern part Of Wisconsin.
Plans Daily Trains.
Whether or not 1 shall carry out this
plan depends largely on the interest
taken ~ the people of these two cities
but the line will put Racine and Keno
sha on the map for they would then
be able to connect with the main air
line which will run from New York
to San Francisco
In discussing the branch line which
Mr.. Lawson hopes to put into operation
as soon as the snow melts, he stated
to the newspaperman that the big ship
viii make daily trips from Chicago to
Minneapolis. Fast trains from twelve
to fourteen hours to make this trip but
Mr. Lawson states that he can cover
the same distance in from four to five
hours. His ship could leave Chicago at
1900 a. m. daily, arriving in Mime
apolis at 700 p m, the giant airliner
would be in Chicago by 6 p. m. easily.
The first step after leaving Chicago
for Minneapolis would be the Racine
Kenosha .ir station. And by the way,
Mr.. Lawson may drop out of the Mil
yankee field entirely, as passengers for
Minneapolis can easily get to Racine
by trolley car and it wouldN take about
as much tine to go from Milwaukee
to the field at New Butler.
Stop No. would be Madison, then
Lacrosse then Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Many sites in Mind.
AS there is a good deal of level and
open country between Kenosha and Ra-
cine it is thoughgt that this would
make ideal flying fields. Being ada
cent to the North Western and Milwau-
kee Electric lines, It also means great
convenience for passengers who wish
to embark or disembark on the liner
Passengers from Zion, Waukegan and
other nearby towns would no doubt be
glaQ TO go TO the 6aclne-AenOSnd u6lQ
for flight III the liner.
Offer Through Tickets.
People of Racine and Kenosha could
purchase tickets for Chicago, Toledo
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York, or com
ing west they could transfer at Chi
.cago for Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake
City, and San Francisco.
The Lawson liner recently made a
trial trip from Milwaukee to New York
and those who flew with her say that
no better ship sailed the air. Wind
.puffs that toss the ordinary airplane
about make little impression on the
giant Lawson airliner. She pays but
little attention to them, and the smaller
puffs she does not feel at all. The ship
will have wash rooms, comfortable
chairs, fine carpet on the floor, flowers
and music
Mr.. Lawson is building four new
ships right now and he hopes to have
them completed by May first, but he
does not intend to wait for these be-
fore beginning the Chicago Minneapolis
branch line.