Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 271, Hammond, Lake County, 5 May 1911 — Page 10
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THE TIMES. Friday, May 5, 1911.
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Duellings
wanted.
There is an urgent demand for Homes, small Cottages and Flats to accommodate the families of the numerous' employes now compelled to live out of the city. Moderate priced Homes 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 opportunities presented here. Business Lots . Residence Lots Acres for Subdivision
East Chicago Co.
3336 Michigan Ave, E. Chicago Indiana Harbor
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First National Bank O F EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA Capital and Surplus, $70,000.00 DIRECTORS: G. J, BADER, C. C. SMITH, J. G. ALLEN, W. R. DIAMOND, J. II YOUCHE, WH. J. FUNKEY, JR., T. F. DONOVAN.
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4806 Olcott Ave. East Chicago, Ind. DEALERS IN HARDWARE AND FURNITURE PAINTS, OILS and VARNISHES SHEET METAL WORK Plumbing and Heating in Connection Special Attention to Builders Hardware PHONE 652
J. H. FREEMAN FIFE When you have completed your new home let F I IP E Furnish the Decorations Complete Stock of Paints and Wall Paper FURNITURE & UNDERTAKING Day Phone 2 Night Phone 44 East Chicago, Indiana
EAST CiJICA
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"SOME CITY, BELIEVE ME"
IHI CITY EXHIBIT IS ATTRACTING FINE NOTICE
(Special to The Times.) Kast Chicago, May 5. The Kast Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor exhibit at
the Real Estate show in the Coliseum. Chicago, is one of the attractive features and is viewed with interest by the
thousands who visit the big show every
day.
The local exhibit has been in place
for several days now, having been in
stalled Friday night, the members of
the Commercial club commmwi who have the affair In charge having worked until late-Friday night to get everything In shape.
A large number, of. the, circulars ad
vertising the Twin Cities, 'have already been distributed and the exhibit is apparently one that has taken well with the public. Everybody stops be
fore It and there are attendants con
stantly on hand to see that no oppor
tunity is lost to place tu advantage of the citigs of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor properly befor visitor. The exhibit occupies two booths In very advantageous position almost opposite the main entrance. The central figure in th display Is a mlnature model of the' Universal rortland Cement works of Buffiington, in operation. It ts in operation outside and inside. Inside there is the machinery whirring and outside, cars are being switched from track to track, and the scene is a very active one. In the evening the plant is briliantly illuminated. Just ag It Is at the original plant of which the miniature is so exact a model. The Inland Steel company has about two tons of samples consisting of sections of Its products, showing the different finishes and galvanizing, etc. The Republic Has a shadow box with samples show-In ten or fifteen shapes
of Iron. The Interstate has about 1,000 pounds of samples in different shapes of Iron products. The Green Engineering company has a miniature chain stoer made of aluminum and in operation. This is an expensive and interestin;? device. The Harbison Walker Refractories company are represented with a line of samples of fire brick. The American Conduit company have samples of conduits, the Ward Dickey Steel Company have a display of planished steel, car sills etc. and are giving away their business cards printed on the thinnest of planished steel. The United States Metals Refining Company show numerous samples of their products, ths Famous Manufacturing Company exhibit a. paper press, the Graver Tank Works have a photo display of their
tanks taken in different parts of ths
country and there are views all around of the Twin Cities, showing the factories, public buildings, strets etc. and a large map of the district. There U also a, photo of the largest ore ooat on the lakes which carries ore into Indiana Harbor. Thousands of folders advertising Indiana Harbor and East Chicago have already been distributed, as well as
many souvenir post cards showing
views of the cities etc. John Bevar.s
and Floyd Fryar are in attendance at
the booths, one or the other of them, constantly, and they have the assist
ance of different members of the Com
mercial Club appointed for that pur pose.
The object of the display Is to draw the attention of manufacturers seeking locations for manufacturing sites
to the .industrial and commerclay tadvantages of the Twin Cities. . '
INDIANA HARBOR TO HAVEBIGaEVATOB Will Have 49 Tanks and Capacity of 1,000,000 4 Bushels of Grain.
are of cement and there are massive pillars which ad greatly to the archi
tectural beauty of the structure.
The effect combines elegance with n appearance of home coiineas end Is
most attractive.
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LABOR NEWS
From about the year 1445 until 1775 the miners of Scotland were bought
and sold with the soil.
A free employment bureau for New York City Is provided in a proposed amendment to the city charter. reparations are being made by tho machinists in New York City and In Chicago to demand the eight-hour day. St. Paul (Minn.) labor unions will
co-operate in a movement to open n
school houses of that city for social meetings of clubs and other organiza
tion. The annual convention of the New York State Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas and Steamfltters and their helpers, wil be held In Rochester, May 30 to June 1. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Order of Railway Telegraphers Is to be celebrated next month in .far Rapids, la., which was the birthplace of the organization. An additional expense of $500,000 per annum will.be put upon Washington railroads by reason of the enactment of the "full crew" bill, which was signed by Governor Hay. Railway mall clers now have seven local organizations in Minnesota and in the aotas, and are talng steps to become affiliated with the American Federation of lAbor, . Massachusetts last year disbursed in wages in all Industries $278,191,113. th three principal industries toeing boot and shoe anufacture, cooton goods and machinery. No permanent unions have ever been effected by working women In Nev Jersey, although more than three fourths of her industries require women and seventeen per cent are dependent upon women's labor. The trade and labor council of. Victoria. B. C, has adopted a resolution
protesting against any member of any
its territorial
that It is. later on, it will help the ap
x,. . ueai. Ub organization in
"uiiuui wie ktbss, it is a oaa noie disposed of, and filled up and leveled off will improve the looks of things considerably.
(Special to Thh Times.) Indiana Harbor, May 4. Indiana Harbor is to have one of the largest grain elevators in, the Chicago district. The elevator will have forty-nine tanks and a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels of grain. 4 The old' Indiana Harbor Elevator, better known as the "Lake Shore" elevator, and operated by the BartlettFrazier Co. one of the biggest board of trade firms In Chicago, is to be almost trebled In size, and work on the
mammouth structure has already been
begun.
At present 30 or 40 teams and a largo
force of men are at work on the foundation excavations and it is expect
ed that the building will be completed by August 1. As soon as the actual building operations are commenced be
tween 300 and 400 workmen, mostly
skilled mechanics, will b brought to
Indiana Httrbor, to rush the work to
completion.
At present the elevator has IS tile
tanks. To this will be added 31 tanks of reinforced concrete block construc
tion, an dthe completed elevator will take care of 100 cars of grain a day.
The prlnlpal grains handled are wheati
oats, rye and corn.
The elevator is located along the
line of the Lake Shore about a half mile north of the bridges.
Building
Material
of AH Kinds
Wisconsin Lumber & Coal Company
Phone 16
East Chicago, Ind.
TWO-STORY FLAT BUILDING (Special to Thb Times. ) Indiana Harbor, May 0. The Lake Construction company have pla-ns for a two-story fiat building to be erected in First street between 135th and 13Cth streets for William Collier. Work on the structure will be commenced at once. The material to be used is brick with stone trimmings. The building will be divided into two fiats of six and seven rooms.
INDIANA HARBOR'S
FIRST BUNGALOW Indiana Harbor,' May 5. The first1 real bungalow ever constructed In Indiana Harbor hRS Just been completed. The bungalow Is at 3722 Hemlock street and is the property of George Roop. the coal dealer, under whose superlntendency It was constructed and who drew the plans and specifications, down to the minutest detail. The house is up to date In every particular, from Its modern heating, lighting and sanitary plumbing, to the material of Its construction. The walls are of cement slabs with water proof rough-cast stucco finish In brown color, and the roof Is of metal shingles. The porch and steps, both back and front.
ganized militia.
More than 114.000 has been paid out by the International Union of Hod Carriers and Building Laborers to the heirs, widows and orphans of their deceased brothers since the union began to pay death benefits four years ago. During the year 1910 the shoe factories of the State of Missouri turned out products to the value of $50,000,000. gave employment to twenty thousand men and women; paid out about $8,000,000 In wages and had a capital of $20.000.000 invested. The Canadian Minister of Labor has appointed the Rev. C. W. Gordon, the novelist widely known by his pen-name Ralph Conor, as chairman of the board of conciliation In the dispute in the coal fields of British Columbia and Alberta. He is familiar with the conditions in the case. '
Daniel C. Fisher, of Dorchester. Eng
land, the only blind inventor of textile
machinery in the world. Is adapting a new Invention to the conditions of the British mills, whereby he believes he Is going to be the means of completely revolutionizing the textile Industries in
all England. .
Articles of Incorp oration.
The Jones Automatic Measuring
Pump Company of Shelbyvllle, filed
notice of increase of capital stock from $25,000 to $35,000; T. E. Goodrich,
president.
The Wabash Soap and Chemical Company of Wabash, filed notice of disso
lution.
MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS (Special to The Timer) Indiana Harbor, May 4. The Lake
Shore railway company is doing a
great deal of Improving in Its yards
and about the depot. ....
The latter will present this summer an unusually attractive appearance, with additional parking, some of which has been sodded, while other portions have been sown to grass seed, and it is the Intention of the railroad people to keep the grounds up this year dn good shape. The driveway around the depot Is also being widened and repaved, and
this will add considerably to the ap- J
pearance of the depot property, as well j as to Increase the efficiency of the drive In taking care of traffic. j The switching yards, which are ; greatly congested owing to the big j transfer business done at tnis point on occount of the Lake Shore's connec- ,
tion with the Belt lines, are to be considerably enlarged, two miles of additional trackage being laid to accommodate this rapidly Increasing transfer business. .There Is, quite a large force of men at, work on these Improvements.
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FILLING IN LANDSCAPE (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor,'., May 4. The East Chicago cbmpany is doing h good work in the filling in and grading of the old ball park, which has for so many year been a blot on the landscape. Th property being adjacent to the heart of the city, and below street level, has presented a poor appearance, but when It is filled In and eventually sodded, or seeded, as the East Chicago company intends to see
Of todav the business man never pays his bills in cash he always uses a cheek. He has been bit by unscrupulous methods therefore, he adopts the only sure method of payment the cheek. Do you use it! If not, inquire of US how you can enjoy this protection. Real Estate, Insurance and Mortgage Loans
Indiana Trust & Savings Bank
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
RICHARD EHRHARDT, President
The Ind. Harbor Plumbing Co. PLUMBING AND HEATING 3423 MICHIGAN AVENUE Telephone 561 Indiana Harbor, Ind.
Indiana
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State Bank Capiial and Surplus $75,000 3 PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES $3 PER YEAR YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CALL AND INSPECT OUR VALUTS OLDEST BANK IN INDIANA HARBOR
JOHN M. STINSON
JAMES M. OSMER
ATTORNEY, ARCHITECT, AND NOTARY IN OFFICE
Stinson-Osmer Realty Company Real Estate, Loans, Renting Insurance and Collections Suite 102 BARKER BUILDING, 3417 MICHIGAN AVENUE Telephone Indiana Harbor 134 INDIANA HARBOR, INDIANA '
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Indiana Harbor has need of many more Itouses and Flat Buildings. The need is increaming respite the very active building this season. Houses or Flat Buildings sell readily and can be rented immediately. A great opportunity is presented to the investor desiring to build for the purpose of selling or renting. BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE LOTS , ACRES FOR SUBDIVISIONS East Chicago So. 3336 Michigan Ave
Indiana Harbor
Indiana!
Have Your Plaster Done by a Man in Your Home Town , GOo Wo Eoop PLASTERING CONTRACTOR SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PATCHING Residence 3722 Hemlock Phone 253. Indiana Harbor, Ind.
Carl Jo Lnndfoerg General Contractor
3947 Parish Ave. Indiana Harbor , Phone 624