The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-16
Protest Against Change of
Michigan Central Time
Table.
WILL SEEK ELSEWHERE
Two Hammond Men Seek to Incon-
yenience Thirty-six Regular Pas
sengers To Gain Half Hour.

Persons whose business is in Ham
mond but whose homes must remain in
Chicago until such time the real
estate boom" takes the form Of house
building. have been clamorlng for some
time for better transportation faciIi-
ties between the two cities, especially
at the hours of coming to business and
going home from it. The schedules of
the trains which pass through Ham
mond were not framed to meet the re-
quirements of the steady, and steadily
growing. regular and transient traffic
The Lake Shore suburban service is fit
full and uncertain. One has a reasonable
assurance as to where he gets on, but
has to trust to Providence as to where
he gets off.
The Lesser EVIL, Steam or Trolley?
The trolley, with it's reeking waste
baskets and twenty-six grade cross
ings between Hammond and Sixty-third
street, is a grim joke. The business
men whose time is valuable, and the
hired men, whose time is worth the
purchase, cannot contemplate the over
land route without a shudder and a
sacrifice.
The business man and the hired man
have to depend upon the steam rail-
roads to get In and out, and If they fail
him he is lost.
Next to sImpossIbIesfo Secure Quarters.
Let 1t be remarked in passing that
the persons Interested would just as
soon live in Hammond, or any other
place hard by, If the waiting list at
the offices of the dealers in improved
residence property was not long.
The large and growing army of com
muters has, individually and collective
ly, filed a few timid suggestions and
registered a few insipid kicks.
Heavy ON the '"Take-It-Up" Game.
The brakemen invariably has prom
ised to take the matter up with the
conductor; the conductor courteously
consents to take it up" with the divi-
sion superintendent; the division super
intendent says he will take it up"
with the general superintendent. In
turn, the general superintendent de-
clares he will take it up" with the
traffic manager; the traffic manager
says he will take it up" with the gem
eraI manager; the general manager
promises to take it up" with the presi-
St~A
his well-earned rest in Europe!
And there you are.
Another Brand of '"Take-It-Up."
The mail and express train on the
Michigan Central, which leaves Park
Row at 7:10 every morning. except Sun
day, hauls two passenger coaches. This
train picks up between Park Row and
Kenslngton twenty-six regular and as
many as sixteen transient passengers.
Twenty OF those regular passengers de-
train at Hammond. The others are
car j to stations Immediately beyond.
This 7.10 train has become a habit
with these people.
There was CONSERVATION in the
Hammond bunch" aboard OF this train
the other morning, when it was learned
that the man higher up" had taken
up" the suggestion of two Hammond
men who go to Gary, occasionally
to change the schedule of the train tc
make it leave c. lcago half an houl
earlier in order that they, the tive
Hammond men. might take 1t before
S:10 at the Hammond station.
No Consideration For Regulars.
Thirty regular. paying passenger!
were to be dragged out OF their bed
at CHASTITY hour, the mail and ex
press schedules were to be altered t,
suit the occasional convenience o
these two occasional short-haul Gus
toners from Hammond!
The storm of protest at once tool
the form of petition to the company
None but the regular Hammond pas
sengers was asked to sign. Among tn
first signers were ". +. Bode. manage
for Reid Murdoch & Co.; Walter Con
key: L. H. Bracket Of W. b. Conkey 1
company; Morris Frank, manager 70
the Hawkeye Elevator company;
Kelly. book-keeper, Frank G. Hunte
and E. c. Skewis of the same concern
Miss Lehman. teacher in the Wes
Hammond schools Walter Woods. W. +
Nellie. Mrs. NJ. II. Freeman, Joh
Crawford, ". J. Sanderson and W. C
Chadwick.
In all there were thirty signers.
The protest was presented TO J. E
Dickinson, who at once forwarded it t
headquarters.
While feeling satisfied that the tim
OF the train will not be altered, tn
signers have deemed it wise to tax
precautions.
More ''rake-It-Up."
A committee has waited upon Z
Thomas. general manager OF the West
ern Indiana, with the suggestion tha