Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1916 — NOT EXPECTING HARD TIMES [ARTICLE]

NOT EXPECTING HARD TIMES

Large Corporation Is Making Many Permanent Improvements. Gary, November 3. — The general office of the American Sheet and Tinplate company of the United States Steel corporation, has awarded to the Thompson Starrett company of Chicago a $1,000,000 contract for the erection of 215 houses in Gary. Officials and skilled operatives of the new tin mills will live in these. houses, which will be the finest In the city.