The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Standard Steel's Operations
Here Viewed With In
terest From Butler.
TIMES GIVES DETAILS
Extracts From Article Printed in
Pennsylvania Town Organ Re-
produced Below.

Hammond's recent addition to the
Standard Steel Car plant is probably
as interesting to Hammondites when
viewed through eastern spectacles as
when they are on the actual ground to
note the progress. AS the plant is
coming here from Butler, Pa, the But
Ter Times Of that place is taking a live
ly interest in the plants progress and
Butler would have liked the
new plant to have formed an addition
to the one already there. generous
credit Is given to Hammond for the
progress already made. In a recent
issue the Butler Times says that things
are being rushed at Hammond and that
structural workers will soon start on
the erection of the big buildings AS
Butler men have charge of the local
plant and its building. reports to the
Butler paper are from Butler men. The
Times says:
Butler men who have charge Of the
construction of the new factory are
of the opinion that the new mill will
be erected and in operation by the
time set. There are no grading prob
lens to contend with at Hammond and
that aids to facilitate construction
work
Piers Already Built
The country at Hammond is as level
as a floor and with the exception Of
digging holes for the piers to rest In,
no excavating has to be done. Up to
Friday afternoon when the Butler men
left for home to spend the holidays,
piers for the construction department
and paint shop had been built and
were ready for the structural steel
workers to commence. 1t is thought the
structural steel men will be ready to
start early in January. All the piers
will have been erected for the build
ings during the coming month and
there will be little in the way Of de-
lays as the steel work has been order
ed for some time and much of it has
been ready for shipment as soon as the
work is far enough advanced for the
steel workers to start.
The new mill Will be about the size
Of the Standards factory in this place
when originally erected and before
the enlargements were made which
make 1t into one of the largest separate
car building factories in the country.
It will have an output OF from so to
so cars day when operated to Its
fullest initial capacity.
Room for Expansion
The company has a large tract of
land at Hammond and has abundant
room for any expansion which may be
decided on in the future. It is prob
able that as the demand on the com
pany for larger facilities at the western
plant makes necessary, the factory will
be enlarged until IT is the duplicate at
least of the Butler establishment. Pos
sibilities, too. are that as the demand
from the railroad companies for steel
equipment for the passenger service
becomes an actuality, arrangements
may be made for passenger car de-
partment at the Hammond works, but
that all depends on future develop
ments and the growth of the steel car
business"
The Standard Steel Car company is
projecting another large factory and
both Butler and New Castle a neigh
boring city. are bidding for If.
The product of the factory are
forged steel wheels and of this plant
the Butler Times says
Number of Sites Examined.
The greater part Of the time on
Thursday afternoon was spent in go
ing over locations in North and East
Butler. several sites having been ex-
amined. The representatives of the
car company seemed favorably i'm
pressed with some OF the plats OF
ground visited and engineers Of the
company will be sent TO the lands ia
makes surveys SO that the elevations
etc. of the land may be known The
company desires land which will lie
above any high water levels and this
requirement is said to be one Of the
most important. OF course any site
selected must also have railroad ad-
vantages.
other land offered has been examined
/ the representatives Of the company
who has the matter in charge viii
make report to President Hanson whC
will take the matter up. An early de.
cision is expected as the company /.
very anxious to have the new factory
constructed and in operation at a Yer,
early date as there is great need 70
the product which il Will manufacture
New Castle People EnterpriSing.
New Castle people had a meeting OF
/ Thursday night TO discuss sites 10 b,
offered the company for the factor,
and the residents OF that town vii
make an earnest effort TO secure the in
/ 1..-.~v- Tho SaY7,o hind of efforts x,-ts.