The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
City Palmer Bartholomew Makes Report On
Survey of Transportation Facilities
fG7 City of KenOsha.
HARBOR GROWTH IS ONE SUGGESTION
Palmer Points Out That st. Lawrence Deep Water
way and Lakes to Gulf Waterway is
Just in the Offing.

P0lntfng Cne way Tor ADVANCE III eFeIy
line of transportation facilities for
Kenosha, the report of Harland Bar
tholomew, city planning engineer, on
a survey of the railway, truck and
water transportation programs for the
development of Kenosh4 into a great
err city, has been filed with City Man
ager c. M. Osborn and was made pub
lie today. 1t goes into detail in its
recommendations regarding needs in
every line of transportation, discuss
ing extension of railway lines, track
elevation, erection of new stations,
development of the harbor and the To-
cation of new industries as touches
transportation.
Regarding the elimination of grade
crossings, which question is now Upper
most in the minds of Kenoshaans due
to the FREQUENT crossing accidents
which have occurred, he recommends
that the program outlined in the order
of the railroad commission several
years ago be carried out and with it
additions to extend the elevation to
other crossings not mentioned in the
original report.
New Passenger Station,
The report points out the need of a
new passenger station for the Chicago
and North Western railway, suggest
ing that this would best be located
near the Market street crossing of the
line. 1t points out that the building
of the new station and the track ele-
walton might we'll be correlated.
OF interest lis the statements made
in the report regarding the need of at
tracing new industries to Kenosha to
manufacture products needed in the
larger Kenosha factories. 1t main
tains that the location of such cor
related plants would go far towards
solving the transportation problem
here.
Harbor Plans Are Discussed.
In discussing the development of the
harbor, the report looks into the fu-
ture to the time when the proposed ST.
Lawrence deep waterway and the Lakes
) to the Gulf waterway, showing how
both will demand additional harbor
facilities for Kenosha.
"The advent of the st. Lawrence
Deep Waterway will undoubtedly make
of Kenosha a more important manufac-
turing center than it is at this time,
declares the report. "It should espec-
tally become an export point for large
amount of grain. While other ports
such as Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago
and others will always be the princi-
pal export ports, nevertheless the small
Ter ports, especially those on the west
shore of Lake Michigan, will all receive
great impetus to their growth by rea-
son of this new route to the sea. Ke-
nosha at that time should be able to
support several flour mills and also
grain elevators for direct loading into
boats
1t points out that the Lakes to the
Gulf Waterway will open the way for
expansion to the south and the de-
velopment of large export trade to
South America.
Would Await Developments.
In general, City Palmer Bartholo-
NEW urges that extensive improvements
should not be made in the present har-
Dor because of changes which may be
necessary when the other big projects
are put through.
at is recommended" says the report,
shat the present harbor be improved
only sufficiently to develop it's great
est possibilities as packet and pas
senger terminal and that a new har-
Dor for the handling of bulk shipments
be eventually established elsewhere. "
1t suggests that this new harbor
should be located to the-north of the
present port.
Presents Many Conclusions.
The conclusions of the report, all of
which will be discussed more in de-
tail IN later articles, are briefly as
follows: @y
l. The freight and passenger serv-
ice afforded by the C. & N. w. railway
is efficient and answers present re-
%ulrsments satisfactorily.
q The general plan for eliminating
grade crossings of the c. & N. w. rail
way is satisfactory and the method of
dividing the cost of the work is~equit-
able.
8. The grade crossing program as
covered in the order dated july IL.
1919, should be revised as described in
oetall IN the report to provide for new
conditions that will be brought about
through the adoption of the City Plan.
4. The revisions recommended in
the grade crossing elimination program
consist principally in extending the
main track elevation northward so as
to include both Fairfield and Putnam
streets and in the charging of certain
proposed openings and providing sew
eral additional subways not now con-
templated in the order.
3. Provision for an additional
classification yard north of Kenosha
and the enlargement of Farm Class&-
cation yard are recommended.
Change Pearl Street Spur.
8. 1t is believed that the operation
of an industrial track on Pearl street
should be discontinued and that this
track be replaced by another track fol-
lowing the line of Pike Creek and form
ing an extension of a spur track that
now ends at Grand street and Ashland
avenue.
2. The new railroad passenger sta