The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-12
Gary News

Those who live here and see every
day the work going on in the par
ticular part OF the great work where
they may be. things seem to move
very slowly and ii seems to take a long
while to accomplish any notable
changes. To those who come here at
odd intervals, the changes that take
place and the work that is done during
each interval between their visits,
seems little less than marvellous.
Gradually the clearing and levelling
work on the north side has been going
on until within the last few days 1t
has become possible to obtain birds
eye view Of the gigantic undertaking
as ii is being evolved from the small
hill Just back from the river or from
the platform Of the tank tower erected
BY BIome & Company also just south OF
the river This view shows the lake in
the distance to the north, being mile
away. About a mile TO the east along
the lake line can be seen the towers
of the pile-drivers and the booms of
the clam-shells and steam shovels be-
longing to the Great Lakes Dredge &
Dock company. They are working on
the building of the long pier out into
the lake and the beginning Of the In
land harbor and canal: West of these
and still along the lake line can be
seen the large blast furnace founda-
ton sixty and eighty feet in diameter
and rising thirty and forty feet in
air Men are now busy as work put
ting I'D the steel and brick that go to
make up the furnaces proper still
west of these and about due north from
%l,o 4
foot stretch Of concrete foundations
for the open hearth furnaces At the
south end of the stretch can be seen
the long conveyor running from the
railroad switch up to the two large
mixers some forty feet in air. Running
all around through this large area
comprising nearly two square miles is a
vast network of railroad tracks for
dinkey trains. Then south of the B. &
o. tracks, the above being all north
Of them, and nearer the observer are
the long stretches Of the machine shop
which is well under way. At least 200
feet of 1t is pretty well along east OF
Broadway extended and brick layers
and concrete men are busy putting up
the walls and steel frame work of the
building west of Broadway. The
wood choppers have practically com
pIeted their work Of clearing the large
tract and the work of grading and
leveIing has progressed so far that the
area presents the appearance of a large
plain, in strange contrast to the wooded
hills Of but a few months ago
Mr. Noble, recently of Walkerton, Is
spending a few days here visiting
friends and acquaintances.
1t developed that the Waterman who
got the ducking several days ago had
been suffering from a bad cold also.
Mrs. r. r. CULLEN came up from
South Gary to do some shopping this
afternoon.
Quite a number of the young folks
are invited to a party at the home of
Marshal Chambers the affair being en-
gineered by Leslie Chambers
The board of education has placed
an order for an additional supply Of
seats for the Central and South Gary
school buildings.
A. F. Knots spent today with the
ltBdl htpdI lileil OA 0HtCdSo, anu Will
attend the banquet of the Indiana so
ciety at the Auditorium this evening
George H Hines. of the White City
! company spent part of this afternoon
here with a friend who is planning
on taking an interest in Mr.. Hines en-
terprise
Each evening now following the close
OF school finds number Of the school
children practicing with several OF the
Sunday school workers. preparing for
the Christmas eve program.
The city engineer has been locating
the boundaries of section nine which
lies close to Tolleston. during the last
few days. As rapidly as the weather
permits he is running and determining
the boundaries OF the city.
Mr.. ireland of Watseka. ILL.,. has
completed his removal to Gary and ex-
poets to be equipped in about ten days
for the operating of an up-to date
dray line. The lack of facilities in this
line I'm spite of those already engaged
in the work attracted Mr. Ireland's at
tention, and he promises to give us a
first class service.