Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 94, Hammond, Lake County, 7 October 1910 — Page 10
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HEAEQUARTERS FOR Builders Hardware, Tools and Furniture Paints, Oils and Varnishes Sheet Metal Work
Phone 652
E. Chicago, Ind.
Indiana Harbor Realty Go. Have just opened up a subdivision north of 141 st and west of Kennedy Ave. right hear the American Steel Foundry.
Clarence C. Smith, Gen. Agent EMERY BUILDING : Phone 343 East Chicago, Ind.
East Chicago Transfer, Express & Livery Company
Estimates furnished for Excavating and Building Material Private Ambulance and Undertaking Day and iNight. Phone 35.
EAST CHICAGO,
INDIANA
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Perry A. Wilson
PLASTER CONTRACTOR
Plain and Ornamental Work. Jobbing . quickly attended to. Phone 1243
579 Michigan Ave.
Ouellings Wanted!
There is an urgent demand for Houses, Small Cottages and Flats to accommodate the families of the numerous employes now compelled to live out of the city. Moderate priced Houses sell or rent readily and Flats are much sought after. We offer for immediate improvement, well located lots with all improvements in, at very low prices, and invite the attention and investigation of investors and builders to the unequalled opportunity presented here. BUSINESS LOTS RESIDENCE LOTS ACRES AND SUBDIVISION East Chicago G&, j East Chicago Indiana Harbor Main Off ice-IN DIANA HARBOR
For Sale, Easy Pay meets House corner Tod and J 45th Street $2900 House next to the above $2800 These houses are modernin every way and. the location can not be beat. Come in any time and we will give you terms.
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CLARENCE C SMITH, Sales Agent
East CMcago Capital $50,000.00 Comparative Statement of Deposits Showing Increase Since January 1, 1909 January 1, 1909. . . .$176,594.65 January 1, 1910 . . 33-4,2S2.Q March 30, 1910. . . . . . 233,491.60
July 1, 1910 . . . . . 277,118.93
ROOM 1 AND 2 EMERY BLDG.
EAST CHICAGO, IND.
, OFFICERS. HENRY SCHRAGE, President. FRANK HAMMOND. Vie Pres. F. RICHARD SCHAAF. Vic Pres. JAS. O. PARKS, Cashier. DIRECTORS. HENRY SCHRAGE F. R. SCHAAF A. G. SCHLIEKER FRANK HAMMOND C L. KIRK JAS. O. PARKS CHARLES T. JOHNS
EDITORIAL
Knit Chlrago Prond of Her Succew. East Chicago is considerably set up by the fact that of all localities in the Calumet region, it was chosen for the erection of the new J600.000 power
plant, to be built by the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company.
While East Chicago has thriven j
apace, and has many evidences which bear out this statement, in the location of numerous big industrial plants with
in its borders, within the past few years, the location of the gas plant here is pointed out as one of the best
evidences that could be brought for-
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of a project in which interest is
region wide was set at rest today by the news that East Chicago has landed the immense $600,000 power
ward, of the prospective future import-'Plant to be tuilt the Northern
ance of the city. , (Indiana Gas & Electric company. , As practically the geographical cen- j The great plant with is immense ter of the great industrial district, turbine generators will be built close which has grown to be comprehensive- j to the East Chicago-Hammond
ly characterized s the Calumet region ' , ,, '. i '
. , , uuuuuar) nut: ul iuc mtciactiiuu ui East Chicago expect, to be made the ; Calumet river and tbe Indiana yotal poinj inward to puHa utlll-, caH,m. be. 25.0 by 200
nes, especially aner amaigamai on is , . . . ... i- . . s feet in size and will be one of the rAoliAf4 Tf .!l.ttt 1 . .... 1 I
" ' lareest and most comnlete nlants of
aisinouung point ior ine commodities .. , . . , t .
; jib muu iix wcol, which supply the markets of the re-j kiHT is PROHIBITED,
glon. East Chicago has the railroads,! innthur Important feature following
the canal and the nucleus of a splendid the news of the location of the new
harbor, all of which contribute to the , Plant is the fact th1 the buildinS ot ,itimtsn. this plant is the beginning of a fight city s importance. ! between the Northern Indiana Gas & Of course, the power plant's location Electric Co. and the Chicago, Lake in East Chicago means the employ- j Shore & South Bend Railway Co. that ment of many men, and the consequent is llkely to atract attention over the . ' , . , , i entire west. The preliminary sklrmestablishment of many new homes in ..... l ishing has begun.
t.ast Chicago, together with the bene-
All speculation as to the location in district in Lake county it win be
pened to northern Lake county. In an Interview with H. Geist, presi-
Lot Us Build You A Homo To Suit You
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fits that naturally accrue by this process to the merchants and other tradesmen of the city. It will moreover be the means of building up a heretofore unsettled section of the town. This,
however, is merely incidental. It is as
an indication of East Chicago's future !
i general importance, hat the incident i of the city securing the big plant stands pre-eminent. 1 More care and attention are being paid today by the leading real estate
developers of the Calumet region to
establishing values on their properties
than at any other time In the history of the island. The investment seeker and the home
buyer have learned to discriminate between the good and the bad in real
estate and idemanded something more than ploughed streets and lot" stakes.
The result is that those companies that put In ubstantlal improvements and build houses in sufficient . number to establish the character of the neigh
borhood are doing the best business today and are gaining a following that justifies the expense and care devoted
to the preparation of their properties. ,
Leading officials of both companies have thrown down the gauntlet and with the announcement of the building of the plant, It becomes apparent that an enormous project has been launched that will result in the supplying of cheap, convenient power from a local pla,nt. , The Calumet region will no longer
be dependent upon foreign concerns for electricity, but will have a plant of its
own of which it can be duly proud.
Probably the most important feature of the project is that the manufactur
ing concerns of the region, and those which may locate here in the future, will have power supplied to them at a
lower cost than they will be able to produce it by steam. As a stimulant
for the expansion of the manufactur-
dent of the Northern Indiana Gas &
Electrical company, with a representative of The Times today, regarding the alleged fight between the Lake Shore & South Bend Railroad company (commonly known as the South Shore) and the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company, Mr. Geist had this to say today: "I feel that I should make a clean statement to the public at this time, giving forth the facts as they exist. ."For the past year, the South Shore Railroad company has tried Attfvforee the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric
company to purchase ower from them, and close up our present power stations, and to prevent the building of a new power plant, at Eaet Chicago, in this way enabling the South Shore peo
ple to furnish all the electric power
used In northern Indiana from Michigan City to the state line west in
fact, just one year ago they began to
figure with us to serve us with this
power.
However, after much unsatisfactory
dickering, which has come to naught.
"The Northern Indiana has now ap- j
propruiiea jbuu.ouu 10 nuiia a power house a-t East Chicago. We have purchased the land, the machinery is being purchased, and we propose to push this power house and power' plant to completion as quickly as experienced men and money can push it. We believe we realize the wants of this community and are going to meet
them. J "We understand from a reliable : source that the South Shore railroad, through their agents, are going to ask for franchises in aHmmond, Whiting, j
hast Chicago, Porter and Michigan City. They have now a franchise before the council at Chesterton. "We do not believe the South Shore company is acting in good faith; nor have we ever believed it."
We have choice locations in the city which are attractive propositions with small cash payments, balance to suit purchaser.
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DeBRIAE & SON, REAL ESTATE AND LOANS, INSURANCE & RENTING Emery BIdg , Suite 6, Phone 812 ' E. Chicago
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REAL ESTATE VENTURE
East Chicago. Ind.. Oct. 6. The new
subdivision known as the Calumet ad
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Farm Land In 40, 80 and 120-acre tracts for sale- I have thoroughly investigated this land and pronounce it (quality considered) the best purchase within a radius of 300 miles of Chicago, the greatest market in the world. , . "Cultivated land in the same township sells from $60 to $80 per acre-" YOU can buy some of thiB land at $7.50 per acre. Write at once for free booklet giving all facts and figures, posting yourself first, then do what others have done go and see the land and buy. FREE FARE TO PURCHASERS. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. MONEY TO LOAN.
,R E. LADD
Exclusive Agent. ROOM 9, EMERy BLDG., EAST CHICAGO, IND.
PHONE 1283.
now opened up, offering a large tract for the building of homes so much needed in the rapidly developing region around Calumet. Approximately fifty thousand dollars
have been expended in the development j
or the tract which embraces one hundred and twntv-fjve acres, streets having b-pn laid out and graded and sidewalks constructed,, and the immense
tract, six months ago a wilderness of swamp ana underbrush," now offers a presentable appearance well calculated to catch the eye of prospective investors. Tho necessity of. a home subdivision in this locality is obvious when H is pointed out that many new industries have been located in the heart of Calumet within the past few months, in addition to the older ones hitherto established, many of whose workmen now are obliged to live far frrm of their employment. With the new subdivision opened up apd placed on the market, a new era in the buildir. of home sis in prospect. Heretofore the territory has been for the most Dart so wild that the building of houses
wiinin ji. excepting on a verv few streets embraced in what is. popularly known as Oklahoma, has been out of the question. Calumet is surrounded bv giant plan."" such as the Cudahv Packing comnanv'Old Dutch Cleanser plant. OrassAiv Chemical company. Green Englneerlnp company, t'nited States Metals Reduction company, Linde Air Products company, Harbison Walker Refractories company. Calumet Car company. Concrete Steel Products company. German American Car companv and Chic--Flexible. Shaft company. These are all within a few blocks of the Calumet addition.
J. H. FREEMAN FIFE When you have completed your new home let PI F E Furnish the Decorations Complete Stock of Paints and Wall Paper FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING Day Rhone 2 Night Phono 44 East Chicago, Ind.
DIRECTORS C. C. Smith W. R. Diamond T. F. Donovan
Q. J. Bader J. Q. Allen J. til Youche W. J. Funkey, Jr. EAST
Capital &SurpIus $65,000.00 OFFICERS
1. J. Bader. Pres't.
J. Q. Allen, Vice-Pres't. W. J. Funkey, Jr. Cashier CHICAGO
tTSSD THINGS THAT TOTJ ION"I WANT CAN BE SOLD IP YOU ADVERTISE! IN TUB TIMES.
H. E. JACKSON, Plumber Gas Fitting and Heating Electrical Contractor Please notice I am handling the famous Climax Hot Air Furnace, also Burnham Steam and Hot Water Boilers and Shirley Radiators. All work fully guaranteed and prices very reasonable. Forsythe and Exchange Avenue EAST CHICAGO, IND.
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