Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1911 — GARY TRACTION TIE-UP [ARTICLE]

GARY TRACTION TIE-UP

Court Appealed to in Order to Stop Track Laying. War Between Two Systems to Get Control of Streets of Steel City Causes Much Trouble. Gary, Ird., Jan. 20. The city of Gary is in the throes of a traction war, with—3oo men at work on the streets; and the heUds of rival companies running from place to place to get injunctions and counter injunctions from judges of the local courts. The Gary and Interurban company undertook to build 2% miles of road through the city, using Broadway for its line, while the Gary and Southern Traction companies tried to place obstructions in the way till the courts could interfere. The police tried to Stop the laying of the track, but were met by deputy sheriffs, who promptly served a re* straining order upon the chief and they marched back to headquarters. Then a race for another, judge began, an order was secured from another court, and the work was stopped. Broadway is torn np frond one end to the other and the tracks are laid more than half it» length.