Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 173, Hammond, Lake County, 11 January 1912 — Page 1

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I i in THE inUTHEH i ' ' CONTINUED COLD AND GENERALLY FAIR TODAY AND FRIDAY. v rt VOL- VI., NO. 173. HAMMOND, INDIANA. THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers a Cents Cvyj.) . M(0)W TdD E))inni IHIaiinminmoeail OF TRADE (Eallvaininses WMle Itejita

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New Corporation, Which Means Much for City of Hammond, to Be Organized in Chicago Tomorrow; Handling Acreage of 1,000. A $500,000 holding corporation is to be organized at the offices of the Chicago Title & Trust Co. in Chicago at 10:15 a. m. tomorrow which will result in the creation of a new industrial district at the east gates of Hammond and will mean more to that city than any thing that has taken place since the Standard Steel, Car Co. located here five years ago. COMPANY TO BOOST. This new corporation is to be. In reality, merely the organization of all of the owners of of acreage between Columbia avenue and the Gibson road and between the Calumet - river and the Michigan Central railroad tracks.. ' ... . ,,' r ? , Tp facilitate, the handling ' of this property for manufacturing sites tht-.se ..owners of acreage are to meet in Chia?o. agree upon a common price for thf-ir acreage put it into .the , corncaa tfon ,at..tftat valution and it will then : be sOid to the numerous concerns that : ar-jnow knocking at tii .ddors- of the . region for admission. - 1 V. 1,000 ACRES IX TK-ACT. " The'land involved has an area of over 3.000 acres and has both the advantage of frontage on the Calumet rlyer and the remarkable shipping facilities offered by the IndianaHarbor Belt railroad. The plan . Includes a project to straighten the Calumet river through the property so that it will run directly east and west from Hammond, to and beyond th mouth of the Indiana Harbor canal. COSTROL8 TtVO MILES. The company, which will be organized tomorrow, will control over two miles of dockage along the first part of the Calumet river to be improved after th government' gets busy with the workinf dredging. It has the assurance of the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad that It will construct a line of railroad along the entire length of the frontage so that ev - ery plant 'that locates may be served at oncf. ' There are.onlv a few t.mnertv own - ers who will have to g-et together in this enterprise and the tjiccess of it is assured. The plan is being furthered by Gostlin, Meyn & Co of Hammond . A Small Fire- 1 A defective chimney In the home of Fred Tillenl;ach brought out fire departments Xos. 1 and 3 this forenoon. The damage to the building was confined to the garret and roof and was limited to a ma!l amount. AI3IS TO STRENGTHEN GERMANS' FItJEXDSHIP r1

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AJfCHQLAS MUf?fiSY BUTLER fUX. THOMPSON Nlchi'as Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, has translated several popular American novels into German. He hoes that subf Sects of the kaiaer. being- afforded an opportunity . to read etorle of . life In the United States,, will have ..a atrangthantd riend3bip for this t d&tloc ... v.

MAY LOCATE IN HAMMOND Hammond may get a new Industry in the. firm of Ahrena & Schaffer of Michigan City and Laporte, who recently purchased the stock of the bankrupt Michigan City Sash and Door company, and are considering moving it to Hammond and establishing a plant here. . The site on which the Michigan City Sash and Poor company was located was sold by Charles Surprise, the' receiver for the company to Kramer & Sofia of Laporte, wholesale grocers. He got $11,300 for the site. Later the stork of sashes and doors and other materials was sold to Ahrens & Schaffer of "Chicago. ' This firm has been looking about Michigan City for a site, but they are now Inclined to believe that- the -rapidly growing terri

tory of Hammond and vicinity would be the best plar for the plant and they may locate here. The stock of gooda brought about $8,025. (Special to Thb Times.) " Indiana Harbor Jan. 11. One of the most distressing accidents which has occurred In Indiana Harbor In years happened ' last evening at 6 ' o'clock when Mr. James K. Lightbody of Commonwealth avenue was, it Is supposed, struck by a B. & d. engine at Buffington and was instantly kiled. Mr. Lightbody who -was' millwright at' the Universal Portland Cement Company's plant was returning from work when he met his death. ' ' '" . i; ',mir8",wre'?'iM lnMhr 'roHSeawtfS dent but as a B. & O. engine had passed the spot shortly before the : body was found,' it is thought this' engine was th one which struck him. Mr. Lightbody's remains were found by n workman. ' whose name could not bi learned, who 'notified the watchman Mr. James Forester and that gentleman railed up Burns and McGuan, who- sent an ambulance to the scene at once and took the body to their morgue. Soon faft'r the body reached the morgue and It was identified Mrs. Lightbody and daughter Mary were notified. The inquest which took place this morning, developed the fact that the victim's neck and both legs were brok en, his head crushed and Internal In Juries sustained. Mr. Lightbody was one of the pioneers in Indiana Harbor having lived here about ten years. He cam here as millwright at the Inland mill but about four years ago resigned tnat Position and has been employed at ,the cement plant since, 1 A,ia rrom tn f8rt that the body win , be shlPPecl to-Pittsburgh for burial no arrangements have yet been decided on for the funeral. B';;Jes the widow Mr. ' Lightbody leaves one son James Lightbody champion long distance runner of the world, who is now in Berlin, Germany and one daufrMer Miss Mary. CONFERENCE IS ARRANGED FOR SUNDAY -. Theatrical Managers and Stage Hands' Difficulty to Be Adjusted. ' Lee Hart, international secretary of the sta;re hand's union is expected to Vs at t!e meeting of the Lake County Tradea and Labor Council next Sunday afternoon to hear a discussion and take i part in : it on t-he 'matter of the local I managers in HamroBd, East Chicago and Gary-. , . .-f r A committee' of ; the Lake County Trades inJlabor Council went to Chi cago on Tuesday to- Interview the .tag hands' International-secretary with a' view of arranging tne meeting tor next Pundav -'-'afternoon when the counc holds its regular mteting-'. WEATHER STIUu REMAINS FRIGID The :ivera.g-.! temperature for the past twenty-four hours was still zero weather. Snow flurries today udded to the titttry effect, and while there are no indication; that the mercury will dip as low as ten and fifteen below again, the weather wilt continue cold for some time. '. The Ice on "Wolf lake is now fourteen inches thick. Some of-the. companies report a st ai-city of men. At the rate it is gosng the 5. H. Hammond Ice company can finish its harvest for this winter In ten gays.

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GETS IMMENSE CAR ORDER

The Standard Steel Car Co. secured the largest order for cars that It has secured since the panic of 1907. The announcement is made today that the Pennsylvania Railroad, do. has ordered 8,000 coke cars from the Standard Steel Car Co., Cambria Steel Co.. 1,200 coke cars, Pressed Steel Car Co., 1,000 coke cars, American Car & Foundry Co., 1,000 gondola cars. It is not known where these cars will be manufactured. Tt they are intended for the western business they may be manufactured at Hammond. The Standard Steel Car Co. is said to be in better condition to make rapid deliveries than any other company and that may account for its getting the bulk of this order. AIR LINE MAY c no Hegewisch People Want to Force Extension of "In-." terurban Railway. The agitation -on the part of the people of Hegewch far street car service may result in Jthe building of the air Hn from Hammond to Chicago. The Chicago papers today carry the following relative to the tangle in which this matter has become involved: . "Delay on the part of the' Calumet and South Chicago Street ' Railway Company in bulging the Hegewisch and Rlverdale extensions may cost it At a meeting of the local transporta tion committee yesterday the corporation counsel was asked for an opinion as to whether th company had violated the terms of the ordinance and whatsteps can be taken to compel compliance. : "Se'eral of the aldermen talked of having the franchise revoked, but It was said to be unlikely that such drastic measures would 'be taken. L. A. Busby, president of the City Railway Company, said that when the ordinance was passed and the company agreed to build the lines, it was understood it would be given a right of way. Expected to Buy Right. 'The company now is expected to buy the right of way and he said it was willing to pay $27,000 to cqurr one piece of property and expend 1150,000. to build a subway under the Pennsylvania tracks and it believed It had gone far enough. He said there was no chance of the extension paying operating expenses for a number of years and he believed It up to the city or the pen. pie who wil be benefited to do something toward hax-ing the streets opened up to permit of the lines being built. That it is hard luck to be subpoenaed Into court as a witness in a case and then be arrested on a warrant sworn out by the complaining witness and receive a fine besides, developed in the case of the state of Indiana vs. Frank Miller before Judge Prest yesterday afternoon. Adolph Kaser and Rudolph Miller, witnesses for the defendant,---were' the victims and were charged with trespass. 1 1 the testimony it developed that Frank Miller boarded at the home of Putniks. Priori to. the time of the arrest by Constailp Phelps Miller broke a glass lit a window, valued at $2.50. Miller was about to leave his boarding house and brought Rudolph Miller and Kaser along with hm to take away his trunk . As thpv were takink- the trunk out of the room Mrs. Putnik interfered a rtd said Miller could not take the trunk away until he paid for the glass which he broke. This he refused to do. which led to loud talking. j Upon hearing the noise Mr. Putnik I came downstairs and walked into the: room with sC pointed revolver and asked I what the trouble was. This lead to ; more trouble and a free-for-all fight followed. Putnik then swore out a warrant for F. Miller on a charge of assault and battery. He was found guilty and fined Jl and costs, amounting to $18.90. F. Miller then swore out a warrant for Putnik for drawing a dangerous weapon, for, which he was found guilty and fined $18.P0. This maklrig Putnik angry, he then had R? Miller -and A. Ka?er arrested for trespass, for which they were found guilty and fined $18.90 each. The fines will he paid in "each case, and eaclr man went home satisfied.

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(Special to The Timbs.) Chicago, Jan. 11. The Board of . Trade building in Chicago has been burning ever since 1:30 this afternoon and it is one of the costliest fires Chicago has had in years. Twenty-five engines and companies are fighting the blaze, which started from crossed wires. Many valuable records are destroyed and the loss will reach a big sum. There is great danger of the fire spreading, and it is reported that several lives are lost. mm r Cold Weather Does Not Stop Activity For G, and S. (Special to Ths Times,) . Crown . Polntr-Ind., Jan. 11. . The Gary and Southern traction line from Lottavllle to Gary is a scene of activity these days, a large force of men working on the rigkt of way. and In the power house i recently completed. The. reason for the rush, in spite of the unfavorable weafhek- conditions, is that the company officials ere not going to take any chances with Gary at the expiration of their franchise rights concerning the completion and operation of the road, which is limited to the 27th of this month as far as the Gary rights are concerned. Dynamos, trans(Continued on Page 7.) NOT A NEW IDEA. The idea of locating a western plant for the Baldwin Locomotive company Is not new with the company. In fact the company has had the matter under consideration for a number of years. Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Ross, who was formerly president of the Muncie Commercial club, said today that four or five years ago this civic body - had sent some of its strongest emissaries to Philadelphia to pull for Muncie. The company's scouts looked over the field with a view of locating theplant, but after some consideration decided the labor market would be too scarce. The panic of 1908 then put a quietus on the plans until recently, when Calumet was chosen as the proper location for such a plant. ONE CENT POSTAGE FOR CITIES COMING Washington. Jan. 11.-One cent letter postage, which Postmaster General Hitchcock hopes may be established soon as a result of postal economies in other directions, will first be tried for local delivery in the cities. At present in Canada, sealed letter postage Is 1 cent for local delivery. Letters addressed beyond local delivery pay 2 cents. Senator Burton of Ohio lias In troduced a bill providing for 1 cent postage. " MARSHALL MAN ON THE WARPATH Evansville, Ind., Jan 11 'Governor Thomas R. Marshall, the choice of a majority. of the Democrats of Indiana for president. has been humiliated. The wishes of the majority have been spat upon." This was the statement of Con gresman John "W. Boehne, candidate for the Democratic nomtnatfon for Governor, today. He declared that he will "night to the last ditch" domination of the party by National Colmmitteeman Thomas Taggart and his friends. -

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FfclEND OF CALUMET REGION WHO FOUGHT TO BRING PLANT HERE

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. jdarence H-- Geist, formerly of Wt vllle, Ind.. father; of tha ) Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company, and on of the" livest wires in . the" CaJumet region, is one of the men who was responsible for the .bringing of the-Bald-win Locomotive works to Calumet WKh C W, Hotchkiss, general manager of the 'Cj.-I. & S. railway, he devoted tireless energy to presenting the claims of the region, to the consideration of the Baldwin director. Ever since he cast his lot In with the Calumet region Mr. Geiat has devoted years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to' the upbuilding of the cities of Hammond, "Whiting.. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,- and his investment ajid confidence in tihe region is prodigious. i . ., -- ,

PASS f EEfflG IS

. There will be a .'mass V meeting . of merchants real estate ; men, manufacturers and any others Interested' in' the advancement of Hammond held at the rooms of the University club Of Hammond next Monday' night for the purpose' of taking up the question of having the citizens of Hammond take the necessary "steps to do their -tfhare towards providing homes for part of the 12,000 employes of the Baldwin Locomotive works. - Another, important matter will be taken up. The question of providing improved transportation facilities from Hammond to East Chicago and Indiana Harbor will come up for consideration.

Which City Will Build The Most Homes? mmm ' The Baldwin Locomotive works has been located in the 'Calumet district. The invasion of the region by 12,000 to 15,000 skilled mechanics is assured. The problem of the region becomes one of providing homes for the workingmen. , . . . - . , The one objection to the site at Calumet, in Indiana Harbor and East Chicago, was the fear that the labor market would be limited. These objections were overcome by the statement of C. W. Hotchkiss and C. H. Geist that the people of this district would build the homes needed by the time the plant is ready for operation. These men based this statement on their abiding faith in the ability of ,the people of Hammond, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor to meet any such contingency. - If they have miscalculated the spirit of progress that prevails in this region their reputations are at stake. But THE TIMES firmly believes that the young growing community will be equal to the emergency. It believes that the funds of the entire west will be drawn upon to provide the millions upon millions of dollars that will be required to build the homes, the business blocks and to create the living conditions that are necessary to take care of an extra population of 50,000 people. J The cities of Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor are rejoicing over the good fortune that has come to this locality. No petty jealousies exist. A1T of them wil unite to make good the word of the men who had such an abiding faith in them, incidentally the city which goes the farthest in its efforts to deliver the goods will be the most amply rewarded". Should one of these cities -raise a fund of $1,000,000 with which to build 500 homes it would mean that it would add 2,500 people to its population and they are all equally accessible to the site of the new plant. i If any one of these cities conic say tomorrow: "We will build hones for 5,000 of your best mechanics," and raise the $10,000,000 with which to carry this promise into effect it would get the benefit of this great good fortune that has come to the cities oi Indiana Harbor and East Chicago direct. These are big figures but this is a big region and it was a big undertaking to land this menster concern here. But the fact should not be overlooked that the first city that come forward with the necessary homes for the workingmen that will flood the district in another year or two wil be the first to reap the benefit. Thus THE TIMES puts it up to the tjities in which it circulates to compete with each other in the effort to make the faith and confidence, which Hotchkiss and Geist has in the region, well placed. - Both selfish and unselfish motives should prompt each city in the region to vie with the other in the effort to, meet the unprecedented demand for homes that will arise with the coming of the Baldwin plant.

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; A' number of the., leading buainesa men, bankers and real estate men of the region are standing sponsor for the meeting. The meeting will not be of any particular organisation, but will be -representative of every interest in Hammond. . ' ( .1 . ; Oflra ITae of Rooms. . .. .President -David T. Emery of the University clu-b," today placed , the 'rooms of the club at the disposal of the citizens. Leading citizens will be present at the meeting and discuss the benefits that are to be derived by Hammond . and ' the neighboring cltiee (Continued on Page 7.)

mm ir. DROVES Coming of Baldwin Works Assures Immediate Com pletion of Other Plants, Such as Buckeye Castings Company. AFTERMATH OF THE GOOD NEWS Cities In Calumet region are enthusiastic as never before over prospects since Baldwin , Locomotive news came. . ' Real estate men swarm to Indiana Harbor, East Chicago and gobble up choice lots and acreage! Estimated that a million dollars worth of realty will change hands In one week. . 1 " Godtlin & Meyn of Hammond buy $20,000 worth of lots through agents yesterday. C. W,; Hotchkiss had . headquarters wlt clertts and ; stenographers night, an,-!' day tai Phila delphia to boost the district.!

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Buckeye Steel Castings otieif tol&nt. will r "as soon "a veath-sr i, - -' upr 1 ; .worn: on ana Harbor 1,500 houitas In will begin-- in; spring. ' - 1; .'.' Mass meeting is callsd in Hammond for Monday night to arrange for better transportation facilities with Indiana Harbor. Interest of financial world today centers in Baldwin Locomotive deal. v THE TIMES was absolutely the first paper in the United States to print the news and in reality and actually scooped the world. (Special to Thb Tiusa) Indiana Harbor, Jan. 11 Indians) Harbor and East Chicago business men could scarcely contain themselves when the news that the Twin cities had actually secured the great Baldwin Locomotive works became noised abroad. It; was all joy for Indiana Harbor and the same was true in East Chicago. Real estate men from all over the region came flocking to this locality, intent upon grabbing off desirable lot before the prices were too much inflate ed. . Gostlin, Meyn and Co. were the principal buyers they having sent halt, a dozen of their agents oyer from Hanv mond. . This concern alone bought $20.000 worth of lots In the business dlstrlct from the Smith-Miller company George W. Lewis also sold four Iota tw (Continued on Page 7.)

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