Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 267, Hammond, Lake County, 1 May 1912 — Page 8
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8 THE TIMES. Wednesday, -May 1, 1912.
THREE INDUSTRIES IN STEEL
ELT INVOLVED IN SDIT
Six Calumet Region Industries Now U. S. Defendants. . With the minic of the govr-rn-ntfil'a autt agalnM the harvester trust more Industrie In the Calumet region nther than those belonging to the steel trust beeome objects of federal dfusoluton nultK. Steel trust subsidiaries Involved aret Illinois Steel company (operates ;nry strrl works under lease). The KUIn, Joilet & Rasters railway. I'nlversal Portland Cement company n snbsldlnry of the Federal Steel company, which Is In turn a part of the steel trust). Harvester trust subsidiaries with local plants arei Wisconsin Steel company at Soutb Tleerlnp; 4 South Chicago). Chlcaso. West Pullman and Southern Railway company. Piano Manufacturing company (West Pullman).
ers by contract not to sell the products of any other manufacturer. That the harvester company receives iron, steel and lumber from the Wisconsin Steel company and the Wisconsin '
are used to eliminate competition. That the company has used railroads which It controls to obtain undue preference from railroads connecting with them. The International Harvester company was organized in New Jersey In 1902. Prior to that time the government declares there were ten or twelve establishments for the manufacture and sale of harvesting Implements in active competition with eacli other. The alleged trust--was formed through the combination of the McCormick Har
vesting Machine company of Illinois
the Deering company of Illinois
Piano Manufacturing company of Illinois. Warder, Bushnell & Glessner company of Ohio, and the Milwaukee Harvester company. The company was incorporated In New Jersey with a capital stock originally of $120,000,000. The control of
the capital stock was placed In the
municipality. All of these reports are causing great consternation among the
saloonkeepers. Some of the anti-sa-
loonlsts say that the law regarding publication means twenty-one continu
ous days instead of three days In twenty-one days of publication. Only twelve of the eighty-two saloonkeepers whose licenses expired to
day took chances. At the Gary hotel and the Blnzenhof everything was silent. There are 176 saloons licensed In
Gary. Licenses not expiring in May expire In August.
BUILDER'S
BALDWIN SHOPS CAUSE NEW ORDERS
COMPANY GETS BUSY
New Steel City Home Build
ers Organization Leases an Office Suite in Gary and Begins to Take Out New Building Permits.
The government's action In filing in the federal district court at St. Paul yesterday dissolution suits against the International Harvester company and Its subsidiaries involves three industries in the Calumet steel belt. Three others, those of the steel trust, are already Involved, thus making six companies the object of federal attacks. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the seel corporation, Charles Steele, Norman B. Ream, steel corporation directors, and George B. Perkins are also named as
Individual defendants. Violates Shcrmr.n Anti-Trust The government asks:
The new Baldwin locomotive shops at Calumet will be the cause of some
the orders for rails, spikes, &c, as the
' V!ltrin .Tnllpt and K!atm will hilild tt n
extension to them.
Railroad buying has been heavy exr
cept in rails and the equipment manu
facturers are in the market for almost 500,000 tons of steel to fill car and lo-
comotive orders. The structural trade
has suffered a slight reaction after th3
hands of three voting trustees Cyrus heavy , business during the first quar-
H. McCormick, Charles Peering and er. bu it is expected that there will
George W. Perkins, who issued trust certificates to the persons actually owning the stock.
SEVENTY SALOONS
CLOSED
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be a revival in May, as a number of
large contracts pending will be placed
soon.
The 30,000 tons of steel bars purchas
ed by the International Harvester
Company will be furnished by the
Jones & Laughlln Co. tiary Plant Gets Orders.
The Chicago Northwestern has ord
ered 1,600 tons of steel girders from
the American Bridge Company.
Rail orders disclosed yesterday In
elude 2,000 tons for the St. Paul placed
The new Steel City Home Builders
company opens offices in Gary today.
having leased a suite in the Gary building, over the postoffice. This concern Is a welcome addition to the
many private enterprises which are
striving to relieve the famine in houses which prevails throughout this indus
trial district.
Home For Bolt Workera. The company already has taken out
building permits for three houses which are being erected in block 44 of
the Gary Land Company's first subdivision. There are 38 lots in this block.
all within convenient distance of the new screw and bolt plant which Is about to begin operations. i Judging from a letter recently received from
the president of the parent concern.
the Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt Com
pany, these 38 houses will be built and sold in record time.
We are pleased to note," writes
Seventh avenue and
Law.
Broadway, and
i marched over to the city hall. Each i one made a tender of $200 license fee j to Comptroller Melton, which he
That the $140,000,000 corporation be j promptly refused. Clerk Snyder had dissolved on the ground that it Is a I given out that he would issue no city monopoly In restraint of trade. j licenses until county licenses were
association, some seventy-five saloon-
men assembled at the Knotts building. with the Maryland Steel Company. The President Wm. G. Costlh to the build
ing company, "that you intend to put
up some moderate priced houses on
lots in the vicinity of our plant at Gary and we feel sure that you will
find a ready sale for these houses. In
fact we .think our employes will keep
St. Louis and San Francisco rail ord
ers total 37,000 tons. The Pennsyl
vania Steel Company has sold over 40,
000 tons of rails to Western railroads
since the first of the year at a prem
ium.
15 John Kosinskl. 16 Frank Kflock. 17 Sylvester Watkins. .. 18 Louis Rhodes. 19 Walter Dugan. 20 William Owsley. 21 John Siemaski. 22 John Keserlc. 23 C. J. Williams. 24 Porter Mayhew. 25 F. K. Harnes. 26 Alfred Carlson. Whiting. 1 Charles Mueller. "2-1 Julius Szudzinskl. 3 D. D. Griffith. 4 Pante Haralovich. - $ David Paskewltz. 6 Frank Long. 1 James Burton.8 A. J. Judson. Korth Township. 1 Charles Chick. 2 Joseph H. Douthett. 3 C. P. Schoon. Cedar Creek Township. 1 Merrltt W. Kelsey. 2 James Black. 3 Samuel Sirois.
Hobart. 1 Ed. Reissig. 2 Ralph Wood. 3 A. M. Hazelgreen. 4. -Walter W. Edwards. Kag-le Creek. 1 William Cochran. West Creek. 1 B. F. Carl in. 2 Fred Burge. 3 A. G. Taylor. Winfleld. 1 James H. Love. Calumet Township. 1 L. A. Southworth. 2 J. A. Kilbourne. Center Township. 1 J. A. Donnaha. 2 Howell V. Parry. 3 Herbert E. Jones. 4 John H. Claussen. 5 Warren Stilson. Hanover Township. 1 Emil Ruge. 2 John Siems. Ross Township. 1 Alexander Boyd. 2 C. C. Shearer. St. John Township. 1 Jacob Small. 2 A. E. Evans. 3 Peter C. Doffin.
Mayor Parks and all the aldermen with since a couple of times. This w;is not the exception of Alderman Donegan , forthcoming as the East Chicago corn-
were in attendance. mlttee, while having it is understood The .'street paving question was the reached a tentative agreement, wishfirst business of the evening. Thejed to takl the matter over a little
final resolution was adopted designating the pavement on Davidson place and als on Center street as Westrumite. The contracts for both Jobs were 'awarded to Nedjl and Greenwald they being the lowest bidders. Onlv
Jone other bid was submitted that of V.
F. Brunt of Hammond. A resolution was adopted fixing the grade for 121st street. The street and alley committee were instructed to have the -walk in front of C. P. Dryden's residence on 119th street, which has been made into a driveway, placed in its original shape. They were also instructed to have the side walk repaired on the south side of 119th stre front of the Miller bakery. City Engineer Waite was instructed to . prepare plans for the laying of a sidewalk on both sides of Cleveland avenue from 116th street to Ohio avenue and also to prepare plans for the
futher before making known its findings. Charles E. Fowler, chairman of the joint commute, has called a meeting of the .commutes for tonight at the city hall when it is hoped a definite understanding will be reached and a report formulated. The following members of the Joint committee on franchise routes were present at the meeting of the board of public works yesterday: For Indiana Harbor, C. E. Fowler, A. G. Lundquist and W. B. Van Home; for East Chicago, George W. Lewis, Fred Fife and Clinton Robert Freeman came in toward the close of the session.
laying of a Bidewalk on Front street
That Injunctions be Issued to bar i granted
The Central Vermont Transportation you busy putting them up. - We think
'Company -will build two large steam-(this matter should be prosecuted with
from interstate commerce the products Plans formulated by the saloonkeep- : ers which will call for large tonnages great energy and dispatch because our
or me international iiarvester com pa- i ers comprise ine lender oi tne money or steel plates, snapes, fcc xne road
ny or of the International Harvester , to the city officials and upon their re- will spend $1,000,000 on this work.
Company of America, its selling agency, i fusal to accept it to then place it on i The Norfolk and Western has That receivers be appointed to take ; deposit at the Gary. Trust and Savings awarded a contract to Henry Steers.
charge of the property and wind up the i bank to the credit of the city of Gary. ' Inc., for part of a steel pier near Nor-
business of the defendant, if the court ; Among the other attorneys counseling folk Which will cost $1,500,000 in all
finds such action compatible with pub- ' the Gary saloonmen today are John ! when completed.
lie interest. I Fox, Seabright & White. Harris & Ress- j While there have been large orders
rjrn nT i.uvrninrii, i icr ui uary, jwcAieer nromers ana jonn.ior pig iron piacea irom time to time.
The chief charges by the government
against the Harvester company are: That the company, in monopolizing the manufacture and sale of harvesting machinery, haa advanced prices "to the grave Injury of the farmer and the general public" . . That the company controls at least 90 per cent of the trade in the United "States in harvesters or grain binders, "5 per cent of the mowers, and more than 50 per cent of the binder twine. , That the company has, absorbed cpmpeting cempanies while allowing the companies still to advertise is being independent, "thereby misleading, deceiving, and defrauding the public and more effectually crippling existing . competitors and keeping out new ones." Sees Influence Over Dealers. That 'the defendants have resorted to unfair trade methods by attempting to induce agents to handle only their products That they have bought up patents to perpetuate the monopoly. That in organizing the International Harvester company the defendants were actuated by a determination to form a monopoly. That the company bound retail deal-
Relley of Hammond.
To tiet Out Court Writ. The attorneys said that papers are being drawn up to ask Judge Kopelke of the superior court to issue a mandamus order directing the clerk and comptroller of Gary to issue licenses for $200 and ta issue them before the county commissioners meet. Rumors reached the saloonmen'a .camp that the anti-saloon league Is preparing to keep closed all of the 82 saloons whose licenses expire today. Grounds for this will be made. It is said, upon that section of the liquor statute, . which says that the county commissioners cannot issue licenses after the old ones expire. As they expire today and
the commissioners do not meet until May 6. the first Monday, the date stipulated by law, many complications have arisen. .New Complications In Sight. It was also reported that the antlsaloonists will take advantage of the mixed up section whereby the city clerk cannot Issue licenses until the county conYmlssioners Issue them and whereby the commissioners have ruled that they will not issue a county license until the city clerks issue one in behalf of the
(very few of them have been made pub
lic, while the local market has been
very quiet. It is expected that orders
plant will start up within a very short
time."
'ew Suburb De Luxe. Several houses are also being started
by the same building company at
Garyton, a new suburb on the inter
urban railway, even miles east of
Broadway. There are .the first of a
large number of moderate priced
houses to be built there and sold to
Gary employes on easjKterms
A park will te laid out adjoining the
for 900,000 tons of al grades of pig (electric railway -at Garyton and a neat
iron were placed during April.
SOUTH BENDLOGANSPORT .
i'i ' O r SURVEY
' Rochester, Ind.. May 1. Q. M. Trues dell, representing a Chicago trust com
pany, has arrived in Rochester with a corps of engineers and a survey of the South Bend-Logansport traction line as proposed for several years is being
made. Truesdell, in company with sev
eral members of the Rochester Commercial club, left this city today to inspect the territory between here and
Logansport, a distance of twenty-five miles. The proposed line will follow
the original Michigan road, which con
nects Michigan City and Indianapolis,
and runs through a thickly settled and fertile country district having many
small towns. The Chicago representa
tive has declared that no doubt work
will be begun on the proposed line the coming summer. The right of way has
already been obtained.
station will be built. The railway company has agreed to sell a ticket which will enable workmen to reach
Gary with a five cent 'fare. Garyton
lies beyond the region-of sand. Each
house will have a fc'arden plot, by
means of which the owner'will be able
to greatly reduce the cost of living.
REGISTRATION
INSPECTORS
APPOINTED
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WHiiatt Trafie Cam 1 Take? i "ATHAT'S the next train I can take to connect yv with the Northern express at the Junction? ' Can I get a through ticket? What's the fare, please?" When there is no time-table handy, the desired information is readily obtained by a Bell Telephone, call to the local railroad station.
Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY
tlons are to be asked . at the registra
tion as to a voter's party affiliations.
The registration inspectors are ap
pointed by the county commissioners
and each of the principal parties in the
county has the right to-a clerk at each registration precinct. 'In view of the
fact that the inspectors and clerks
County Chairman John A. Gavlt has al
ready- appointed the democratic clerks
for the various precincts, a list of
which appeared in The Times of this
week. r-
The list of registration inspectors, as
appointed by the county commissioners,
is as follows: t City of Hammond. Precinct. 1 Julius Linneman. 2 A. T. Freeman. 3 Frank Dikowski. '- ' i Otto Haehnel, Jr. 5 William Rose. -' ' 6 -Clyde W. Fowler. 7 William Newman. ' 8 Henry Burge. 9 Sam Ableman. 10 I. I. Modjeska. 11 Joe Swlnt. 12 Jacob Wiker. 13 A. D. Bailey. ; 14 W. R. Ford. 15 J. M. Granger. 16 H.E. Granger. 17 Fred S. Cotton. 18 Arthur Sehutz. 19 Charles W.Helmbachi' : 20 William A. Hill. 21 Theodore Soherer. East Chicago. 1 Conrad Hansen. 2 W. L. Spencer. 3 Charles Fichter. 4 C. H. Foland. 5 C. H. Mitchell.
6 Edward Herod. 7 A.G. Schlieker. 8 Joseph Hartley. 9 Linus Johnson. 10 -Dan Varady. 11 Riley Dean. Indiana Harbor. 12 Agnus M. Little. 13 Thomas Mauger. 14 Thomas Ywanow. ' ' IB Henry Schrage. 16 William Mentzer. 17 George Spangler, 18 Clifford P. Burdick. 19 Henning Gustafson. 20 John L. Bevens. Gary. 1 M. M. Duchich. - I A. G. Shay. ' ' 3 W. P. Alexander. 4 C. M. Rennolett. 5 James A. Dorian. 6 W. J. Fulton. 7 F. W. Harris. 8 a. j. coyie. 9 A. A. Burge. 10 F. L. Welsheimer. 11 w. p. Patterson. 12 John Bennett. . : . V 13 Martin Johnson. J - - ' 14 B. C. Naj-lor. ' I,
from the Pennsylvania tracks to 121st street. He was also instructed to prepare the specifications for a sewer and sidewalk on Atchison avenue from 116th street to Ohio avenue. A resolution was adopted declaring the necessity for the improvement of Steiber street. After appointing John Schauta Jr.. assistant city engineer at
la salary of $100 per month the meet
ing .was adjourned.
I
RACTIflN
SITUATION
UNSOLVED
WHITING CITY DADS
H0LDA MEETING
Several Improvement Reso
lutions Are Provided for by Aldermen.
The meeting of the East Chicago board of public works, yesterday at the mayor's office in East Chicago, did
i not clear up the traction situation as
it had been hoped it would. The meeting lasted from 2:30 until after six, during wnich time the franchise of the Green Line was thoroughly dissected
and a number of changes made in it as had been the case with the Gavit
franchise. - While the end of the franchise mat
ter has not yet been reached It is in
sight, according to Mayor Schlieker. who has a plan which he declares if adopted, will meet with general satisfaction both at Indiana Harbor and East Chicago. The details of his plan he is not yet ready to make public, but will do so in a day or so. The mayor hopes that everything will be in shape for confirmation at the next meeting of the council Monday night. At the meeting yesterday, the mayor called for a report from the Joint corrw-
FUNERAL OVER LALE fflARIiSTMG Well Known East Chicago Young Woman Is Buried Yesterday. Funeral services were held yesterday
over the remains of the late Maria Stirling, who died Sunday morning of tuberculosis. The funeral took place from the East Chicago Methodist church, where a large gathering of friends of the deceased and of her family were present to pay their last tribute ? respect. ' The ceremonies were In charge of the Maccabees and the Rebekahs, of both of which organizations the deceased was a member. These attended in ,a body, marching from the late home in Olcott avenue to the church. Owing to the illness of Rev. R. E. Crowder, Rev. O. B. Rlppetoe came over from Indiana Harbor to officiate. There were a great many flowers sent, pieces being sent by many organisations and individuals, among the former Emly lodge, the Rebekahs, Lady Maccabees, the teachers of the public schools and the Daughters of Liberty. The honorary pall bearers were Miss Sadie Mahoney, Mrs. Charles Jordan, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Carrie Evers, Miss Hasel Bradford, Mrs. Emma Winters. There were four men who served as active pall bearers, these being Messrs. Dan Dixon, Hans Peterson, Norton Bickell and P. Barry. Interment was at Oak Hill, Hammond.
(Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., May 1. -The city
council met in regular session 'in themittee on franchise routes appointed
city hall- on' Monday- night, af which by him recently and which has: met
TO ASSIST IN DEATH PROBE. , John C Cheney, of Shelbyville, just appointed prosecuting attorney of, the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit to take the place of Dennis O'Neil, resigned, stated yesterday evening that he would re tain Wallace Morgan of Rushville to assist him In the grand Jury probe "rfegarding the death of Mrs. L. B. Harris, who was burned to death in her home, but said he had not yet decided on his deputy.
ME GARY BOLT
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LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE FIRST SUBDIVISION START OPERATION JUNE 1ST, 1912,' EMPLOYING 1,000
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ONE HUNDRED HOMES ARE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THIS PLANT FOR THE -EMPLOYEES OF THIS COMPANY. . lIow is the Opportune Time for the Builder and Unvestor Gary Laedl Cmpsiey SUBSIDIARY OF THE UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, OWNS AND CONTROLS THE UNIMPROVED LOTS IN THE FIRST SUBDIVISION. LOTS FROM $300 TO $500, INCLUDING PAVEMENT, SEWER AND WATER, SITUATED WITHIN FOUR BLOCKS OF THE EMERSON SCHOOL. A FEW LOTS NORTH OF FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FEDERAL BUILDING ARE LEFT, RANGING FROM $650 TO $725.
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