Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 171, Hammond, Lake County, 8 January 1909 — Page 9

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Resume Of Work Done In And About City Amazes Even City's Ardent Lovers

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Demand for Gary Real Estate Is Absolutely Unprecedented. ' A. resume of the work accomplished la the past year la the construction of the ma sic city of ateel shows that a miracle baa been vrrought such aa the people of this country and particularly of thia region never dreamed of.. The year 1008, which has just ended, haa marked a great transformation period In the construction of "magic" Gary.' Rising walls, permanent business establishments and the traffic and . the bussle of the business streets are tang ible evidences of the materialization of plans, figures and dreams. , The primitive construction camps of - the characteristic "boom" towns are now surprised by permnanent and substantial business blocks and by modern and well equipped residences. In short Gary has now passed the great transition period and has become a reality; a living, throbbing center of industry. It Would Take Volumes. To mention important ' specific details of the growth of Gary would consome volumns, and can best be realized by those who saw the budding city then and see it now. The idea of making the city Ideal, as regards the laying out, civic improvements, the character of the buildings, and public utilities, has resolved itself into a determination to make this the most splendid municipality in the country. The scope of the present necessities has no place in the minds of its founder. . Every improvement is made with the thought of the future, and of Gary's IV' t ? . fa? . -

future no one can adequately determine.

The great sewer system, the public Btreets; the costly water, electric light and gas , plants were established for the service of 100,000 people rather than for 10,000, and the conservative capital, and efficient city executives felt justified In the expenditure of this great amount of money, based on their hopes of the future. Gary a Model City. Today Gary Is a model civic govern merit Although the time is not yet considered ripe to transform the town into a city, the model' city possesses all of the advantages of a modern municipality. A well organized police force of thirteen men protect lives and property of the citizens. An efficient fire department has been installed in their temporary quarters, and for some time in the future will prove adequate to safeguard the buildings from fire. What Has Been Done. In the place of deep mires of mud and sand, miles of broad paved streets are carrying throngs of pedestrians, and tons of traffic. A sewer system, the largest and most comprehensive In the state, is being constructed, one branch of which, costing $200,000 is now completed. Hundreds of trees have been planted and thousands of yards of black dirt spread on the yards for the beautiflcation of the residential-sections. Hundreds of homes have been constructed and hundreds more are being planned. The most comprehensive , water works system in the state is now nearly completed. The above Is a general resume of the activities -of the past year, and have themselves served to enhance the value of real estate in this vicinity. In the past only the most ' acute business minds were able to grasp the possibilities of the future and picture the Gary of today. These men have made their fortunes In what were formerly sand dunes and swamps. The actual construction of this city has dispelled all doubts as to the genuineness of this great project. Cautious and conservative capitalists no longer hesitate to invest their money in Gary property. The result? The increased .demand 6 'lf S 1

This beautiful piece of property, consists of 92 lots, each surveyed and staked, and is located one and three-fouth miles west of Broadway, on 19th street, in the heart of Tolleston, and will be sold if taken at once, at a very low price.

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for Gary ret.l estate has caused It to double In value In the past year. Prices are still soaring, while the number of lots and acreage on the market is property either improve it or hold It

for speculation with an unwavering confidence In Its ultimate increase in value. During the past year many large deals have been consumated in Gary property in spite of the financial depression which was bo detrimental to business Interests throughout the country. During thia depression there has not been a real estate man in the city who has not prospered. Many new ; subdivisions have been opened up and the lots have been disposed off with comparative ease. A more successful period than ever before Is anticipated for 1909. So great has been the demand for property In the first sub-division alone, that the agents, the Gary Land company, have refused to dispose of more property on Broadway. Inquiries and purchases are being made In various parts of the city by people from all parts of the country. So numerous are the large transactions of the past year, that It would be useless to try to enumerate a few of them. Two Big Events Take Place. As to the Indiana Stel company and other Industries which are to build In a short time, by virtue of which this city has been founded, the construction and development of the plans have more than been fulfilled. Not long ago the Commercial club, an organization consisting of the backbone of Gary's business men, celebrated the opening of the Gary harbor. At this time the first ore for the production of steel was brought here and laid on the docks preparatory to the lighting of the flrs.t furnace which occurred but a few days ago. These two events marked the beginning of the completion of the greatest single industry of modern times. They have already expended millions of dollars and millions more are to be spent. After many months of tedious construction work the mills are now at a stage where they are about prepared to turn out their diversified products. Machines of every character are being tried out preparatory to being put In i operation and in a short time the whirl of the wheels and the clank of the : steel will resound with pleasing efj feet to the workmen and the promot ers of the city at large. Nine Thousand Men Employed. At the present time It is estimated that there are about nine thousand men . employed in Gary. Of these six thousj and five hundred are employed in the : steel mills and the others in building construction, railroad work and num- ; erous other capacities. This number is being increased dally and will be for a number of years' to come. No i sooner does the construction of the steel company get well under way, than the announcement comes that the American Car and Foundry company, with revised and enlarged plans, are preparing to build their great plant, which in all probability will employ nearly eight thousand men. In addition to these facts it will be (Continued on page 11.) JlVi ;

BUILDING I GARY IS

eeioious Best Evidence of Permanent Character of the Cities' Growth Is To Be Found In Large Number of New Buildings. GREATER ACTIVITY STILL JSfBEDICTED Over Two and One-Half Millions of Dollars Have Been Spent in Gary Buildings, Not Taking Giant Steel Mills Into Consideration Two Hundred New Buildings Go Up, The best evidence of the permanent character of Gary and Its healthy ' growth at the present time, and In the future, la the plethora of buildings and residences proposed, and now under the course of actual construction. The number of buildings erected in Gary ; during; the past year has been enori mous, and every Indication points to the fact that even greater activity In building will take place during the present year. - ' It 1b remarkable, even In the fact,, that it may be said that Gary is Just In Its infancy. Greater things are promised in , the next few years to come. - ' Little even do the residents of the magic city of - steel realize the enormous amount of building that has been done during the past year. Its growth has not been visionary, but substantial, a year ago, where not more than a dozen strutures graced Broadway In the first sub-division, now can be seen handsome two and three-story brick structures from Fourth to Eighth avenues. Not only is this true of Broadway,, but of the other main streets. It has been the never ceasing struggle to supply the demand for new business blocks, where business men sought O in

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locations for their stores - that ; has brought this all about, and was such a fact that caused the financial grants from all parts of the United States to

come here and buy property and erect there landmarks. A glance over every structure that has been constructed on Broadway or elsewhere will show conclusively that they have been built for the future instead of the present. The raonied men who have laid their past earnings on the once barren waste of sand, came to Gary and first investigated. They saw the city's future and were will ing to lay all they had at stake on the fact that it was some day to become one of the greatest cities in the west. The business blocks that were erected, though hurriedly constructed, were of the best. From the concrete foundations that were sunk deep into the sand there arose substantial stone and brick structures. This country has seen many cities that have blossomed in a night and have died the next day. Not so with Gary. A glance at the magnificent row of business bl6cks and residences is the best evidence of the city's future. It would be a" conservative estimate to say that over $2,500,000 has been 'expended for buildings alone in 6ary not taking into oensideration those erected by the United States Steel Corporation. A glance over a partial list, which can be found below, will show that this is no idle statement. A partial list of the buildings erected in Gary and now under the course of construction at the present time is but a few of the important ones that came under the observation of a Times' representative in the business section of the city. It 1b estimated by those who are in a position to know and who have kept statistic that" there are over 200 buildings and residences now being constructed ill Gary outside of those mentioned below. The present year promises to show greater activity than ever before. There are a large number of business blocks, churches, public b,uildlngs - and '. residences that have been proposed. The list follows: Mercy hospital and laundry building, located on Tyler street, north of Sixth avenue. . C. E. Kendricks, architect. Three-story brick and basement, 50x215 feet. Laundry building, two-story and basement, brick,-" 60x1 00. " Cost, $125,000. Cold storage building to -be" erected on Broadway, south of the Michigan Central railroad tracks. " "J. :; E. Hammom, . architect. Four-story brick, 50x155. T. E. and A. F. Knotts, owners. Cost, $40,000." " ". ' Hospital for Indiana-Steel' company, to be erected between -Broadway and Virginia street, " north of Lake Shore railroad tracks. Architect G. L. Harvey,' Chicago. Five-story and basement, brick. Cost, $500,000. Department store (contemplated), to be erected at the corner of Tenth avenue and Broadway. Architect A. B. Rosenthal, Chicago. Owner, T. "W. Englehardt. Cost, $30,000. City hall, Gary, located on Seventh (Continued on paare IS.) ...... i . ..

T. W. EHGLEHART ONE OF GARY'S HUSTLERS

Had Faith In Gary From the First and Has Profited Thereby. 01S MUCH VALUABLE LAND With His Partner, Henry Schwab, Heal Estate Dealer Is Doing Great Business. Among the keen and progressive business men who looked over the Gary ; proposition before its inception were T. W. Englehart, manager f of the out-of-town trade of Roth- ' schild & Co.'s widely known department store, located at State and Van j Buren streets, Chicago, and Henry Schwab, vice president of Rothschild & Co., and son-in-law of the late Nelson Morris, the great packer, formerly , known to so many hundreds of thousands of Chicago people, as well as thousands and thousands of farmers and stockmen the country over. Mr. Englehart is an old stock yards man, who made a business success for twenty-five years around the yards "and is known to as many stockmen as ahy business man of Chicago. He has sold $2,500,000 worth of . goods for Rothschild & Co. since entering their service. Mr. Englehart had great faith . in the development of the properties ; about the United States Steel Corpora- ! tion's plants. He had faith in the fuj ture of the great new industrial city at the beginning and picked up a tract of valuable real estate that has already greatly lncreasei in value. He bought at a reasonable price less than three years ago the corner of Tenth and Broadway .a, lot 75x125 feet that is now valued at $25,000. Another valuable-tract of land owned by. Mr.- Englehart and Mr. Schwab, J- known as the South Broadway addition i to Gary, Ind., is now being placed on the market, at prices as relatively low as ' was -the Tenth 'and Broadway rot when it -was bought three years ago. This sub-division comprises 600 lots and over 60 per cent of these have already been sold. Out of town people acquaintance of Mr. Englehart in business have made application for more than 100 of these lots, confident of the great Increase in value that is in store for them. The tract lies in the vicinity of the Little Calumet and is one of the most picturesque portions of the new city. Mr. Englehart is reserving a space in the southern part of the new ' ;ir

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addItionon which he'will erect a summer residence for his own use. Mr. Englehart and Mr. Schwab are enthused with confidence In a great future for the new sub-division and declare that any one purchasing lots at the prices for which they are now aelling $200 and upward will more than double their money in the next few months. They are employing no agents to handle the property, selling the lots direct at private sale, giving: the purchaser the benefit of the lowest possible price at which this property can be sold and produce a fair margin for the expense of subdividing. t

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j Is the only Paper j that gives all . the j news of the Cal umet Region. The others just try to and let it go at that.