The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
The Russell Company, Manufacturers of Auto
motive Railway Equipment, is Well
Established Here.
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH IS SOLD
Company Which Slipped Into City Of Kenosha in a
Modest Way Promises to Revolutionze
Railway Industry.

Kenosha, almost without knowing it,
hsa become the center Of an industry
which promises to revolutionize rail-
way transportation. This became known
today, when it was announced that "the
Russell Company of Kenosha," a cor
poration interested in the construction
of automotive railway equipment, had
$l,000,000 worth of orders ahead of it.,
and that railways all over the country
were turning to the company for in
vestigation Of its product.
Coincident with this information
comes the announcement from A. NJ.
Russell, the president Of the company,
that he is in Kenosha to stay, and that
his industry within few months will
be employing hundreds of men in Ke-
nosha.
Slipped into KenOsha.
Mr.. Russell came quietly to Kenosha.
For several years Mr.. Russell was a
Motor company, being transferred to
the Locomobile company when merg-
err there was completed. He came here
to carry out plans which he had long
held regarding the building of a gaso-
line operated motor-coach. Russell
entered into contract with the Win
Their Motor Company for the produc-
tion Of the style of motors which he
desired and for the building Of the
motor coaches.
The first coach was finished several
months ago, and since that time the
business has been growing steadily.
Railways all over the country see great
possibilities in the coach and have
shown real interest in it. On Wednes-
day officials of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railway wired for a
conference with Mr.. Russell regarding
the production of cars for this COM
pany.
Success in the East.
Kenosha was brought to the realiza-
tion that a live industry was being
started here when newspapers from the
east brought comments on the opera
ton of the Winther-made Russell
coaches in the east. One of these has
been in operation on the Maryland and
Pennsylvania Railroad near Baltimore.
The Baltimore Sun carried the fol-
lowing regarding this coach:
During the last three weeks some
thing new in the way of railway equip
ment has been travelling along the
tracks of the Maryland and Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad. 1t has been an object Of
amusement to the old-timers on the
road and source of wonder to out
siders who happen to see it.
Neither jitney bus nor locomotive,
neither passenger coach nor baggage
car, the new contrivance is part of all
of them built together and called a
'motor-coach.iF 1t runs on tracks and
has air brakes, locomotive whistle
and big bell; it's power is supplied by
a gasoline engine, and there is foot
accelerator, a self-starter, speedome-
ter and gear shift
"0ficials of the railroad have been
investigating its merits, with the re-
suit, o. H. Nance, the president, said
yesterday, that they had just about de-
cided to acquire one. They are now at
work on specifications for a motor
coach that is just a little larger and a
little more powerful than the one now
here, and probably will sign the con-
tract in day or SO.
Will Run to Belair.
"With its delivery-which will be in
about 60 days later-it will be placed
in service between Baltimore and Bel
air. With a. capacity of about 40 pas
sengers in the main car and 80 in a
trailer that will come with it, the mo-
tor-coach will make two round trips q
day, taking the place of four steam
trains, which will be given over to
freight traffic"
Other Railways Interested.
Since this. was written, the coach has
made good in Maryland, and that com
pany, along with other railway com
panies, have placed orders for coaches
of the same kind. Some of these or
ders are now being filled at the Win
Their Motor Company plant in Kenosha
ut is true that we have more than &
million dollars worth of orders ahead,
declared Mr.. Russell regarding the
business of his company today. Sane
you can also say that we are in Keno
sha to stay. Our business has now
reached the proportions that car
safely say that we will be demanding
that the WHITTIER Motor Company util
ize it's entire plant to care for our con
tracts and those of other companie;
which it has signed"
Endorsed by Postal Officials.
The coach built by the Russell com
re0v oained anothar distinction "a