The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-28

ually to be, ship-canal district is being gr1
ually extended
Hammond is not only the home Of the wOrI+
shop, but is the home of the workman. Heas
are no sQualid tenements with impure air AID
badly lighted courts; but in their place ar<
homes with their bits of land and their garde1
OF flowers, owned by the toilers. Where 4
mans home is, there shall his heart be- is d
lesson that the employers of Hammond have
learned to the advantage of themselves and OF
those without whose aid their own labor would
come to naught. On this abundance Of laad
rests the problem of industrial economics. Theirs
IS SO much room IL this Calumet district thai
manufacturers may build long broad low
structures. This gives plenty of air and light,
and helps to conserve the power, which in sky.
scrap1ng structures goes into the hosting Of
materials. The same abundance Of land enables
the laborer to have his own home. This is th4
one great factor in reducing labor troubles In
the Calumet region to minimum These con.
ditions contribute to the general health Of tbs
community.
The health report Of the state Of Indians
shows that unsanitary conditions are practically
unknown in the land belt which includes tbs
Calumet region. The soil is composed Of sand Il,
the depth of about twenty feet where clay f.
struck This insures absolutely perfect draII.
age, perfect fltering, and healthy conditions ca
ground and atmosphere, and mud is unkr oy7r
The streets Of the towns and cities are macat-
amized and beyond the municipalities limit
are 25S miles Of stone roads, which are easil,
maintained, and which relieves winter aat
spring driving of the unpleasant features e
often Its accompaniment in many parts of thL
country.
In the city Of Hammond there are 10000 pee.
pie, which is only 5000 less than there were 4.
the whole of Lake county a little more thar
ten years ago Now the county contains g OEg
inhabitants, 1900 of whom are in North town
snip. The growth has been due solely and SIM
ply to the great natural advantages Of this seq
ton for manufacturing purposes
Hammond adjons an agricultural district It's
food comes In fresh supply daily from the gar
den spot which lies just outside its walls It's
fruit and its vegetables are hours fresher Gf
the expression may be used) than are the gar
den commodities which find their way to the
tables Of Chicago via the railroads. the s.
Water-st. markets and the retail shops
The city of Hammond believes in education
There is no finer public school system to be
found in the country than that under the con-
troll of this Indiana municipality School build
1ngs are handsome and we'll appointed and the
teaching staff is composed Of earnest conscien,
tous and hishly-trained instructors.
There are churches Of every denomination
Ti-2re three theaters; the newly erAet-.
one ranks among the hardec1l1c-t houses Of
amusement in the West. The parks are beauti-
full, with their combination of land and water
effects, made possible by the river, Wolf lake
and Lake Michigan. To put it briefly and
truthfully. this city Of the Calumet has all the
advantages of its sister city of Chicago with
none of the disadvantages attendant upon life
b. a crowded metropolis Hammond is essen
TALLY city of homes. There are fine resi-
dences with their surroundings of trees and
grounds within the city proper and beyond in
the suburbs, are hundreds OF ideal dwelling
places. Homewood, with it's broad avenues
parks, trees, churches and schools is a resi-
dence district that appeals to the man who
understands the full significance Of the word
home.
Hammond's business center, where stands the
houses of mart and trade is substantially and
handsomely built. The office buildings are thor
oughly modern, and the stores are on a par in
appearance and in stock with those of the great
cities Of the country.
The facts just given lend substantial support
TO the assertions Of the working mayor and
his fellow-citizens. The question now is. VIII
the growth of the city be large enough and It
might be added, miraculous enough to bring
about in less than twenty years the prophecy
Of the much maligned the admired man Of
strenuous eXample?'