The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
YES. BUG WHERE is THE FLOCK.

Have you ever stopped to think where Ine
jitneys are coming from to handle the trans
portation problem of Kenosha? Have yor
ever taken your pen and paper and sat down
to figure out just what the proposition is Have
you considered the flock of jitneys which vii
be necessary to give anything like decent trans
portation in Kenosha if the people at the cleo
ton week from tomorrow vote for unrestrict
ed iitney traffic in Kenosha and agree to &C
ceut with it the abandonment of the stree
car lines in Kenosha?
On an average eight thousand Kenosha PEG
pie seek to use the street railway lines daily
and at some times the number is largely in ex
cess of the average. Just figure out what kline
of a flock Of jitneys would be required to trans
port these eight thousand people. Say the jit
ney men all play fair with the people. Tha
they cover the whole route every trip just like
street railway does. Say that they never
lose time on account of trouble with their jit
neys, that tires never blow up, that there never
comes a grunt in the differential or wheezt
in the carburetor. Just say that they keeI
going hundred per cent efficient hours every
day in the week and figure out how many Of
them is going to be necessary to give sem
blance of service. At the best figuring it is GO
ing to take eighty jitney buses, every one Of
them run by man who means to give the PEG
pie honest service to make it possible for then
to take the place of the street railway cars. II
the balmiest days of jitney service in Kenoshs
the largest number of cars ever offered for the
use of the people did not exceed forty and al
the present time there are less than a score
of men and women in Kenosha who have ever
indicated willingness to operate jitney buses
When you get down to brass tacks you must
be convinced that it is going to take flock Of
zone lungers" to give jitney service in Keno
sha and it might be we'll to know where they
are going to come from before you to 90 to tn,
polls and vote to abandon street railway serv
ice
There is such a thing as cutting off your nos.
to spite your face This is exactly what i;
proposed by the people who believe they car
show their dislike to the street railway com
pany by forcing an abandonment Of it's line.
in Kenosha.
1t may be that regulation of the street rail
way has been slow and that you are vexed be
cause lines have not been extended and tina
fares have not been reduced but even with al
this there is court of appeal and the appeal.
Will at some time bring results The court O
appeal against a flock Of jitneys is going to b,
decidedly questionable. The railroad commits
sion has washed its hands of such regulation
by the declaration that it can only establish
routes and fix bonds to be filed by the iitne,
as common carrier.
The jump from the frying pan into the fir
may be an easy one to make but it is lust Al
well to remember that the fire is mighty no
and that things which come into contact Will
it usually get singed.
Ahls question is not question of the ripht
OF a few men to engage in business but a cues
ton OF the maintenance of street railway traffi
IN kenosha. 1t may be that you can take
chance that some one will go out and organic
flock OF Jitneys to take care of your stree
traffic but just use your head and your com
mon sense.
Don't get the idea that this vote of vours i
the last word. The common council after vo,
have voted will be expected to use some or
binary intelligence in the matter. The com
Gil has no idea of driving from the street an,
legitimate and helpful form of iitney service
II the Jltney men want to take routes suggest
ed by the common council they can take then
regardless OF the vote and they will be oive7
assurance that they will be protected in thi
business as long as they show ability and
Willingness to furnish the people with a sery
ice which meets with the demands of a grow
ing city.