The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-17
City in Gala Attire to Celebrate Open
ing of ChiCago-New York Air
Line==NOtableS There.
The COMPANY NOW HAS TANGIBLE PROPERTY
Road Has Been Finished From LaPorte to South La
Porte-Two Cars Make Successful Trip Over
Newly Completed Right of Way

though drawn across a map with a
ruler, between Chicago and New York,
Why not? At present there is no di-
rect line from the east to the west. All
present operative roads are an aggre-
cation Of local lines. The fact re-
mains that there is a highway possible
across there. possibly two hundred miles
shorter than the shortest lines now
running. And such a line eve believe
IT Will be like this line) will cross a
country that is now highly developed,
so there will be no long, proftless wait
for future developments"
Touches on Great Question.
| | Drifting gradually into the great
questions Of the day the boy mayor"
of Milwaukee touched upon municipal
ownership, which he explained he did
not advocate in its simon pure state
He did. however. stand for public
ownership" which was what the air
line represented. AS it enabled the
masses to reap the profits OF the enter
prise in which their money was in
vested directly instead of being con
tent with savings banks rate of inter
est to the end that the money on
which they derived a meagre income
could be used by the banks who would
| in turn derive the profits. He de
clared the financial centers are de-
pendent upon the public digest securi-
| ties and whether it goes through the
/ banks, promoters or trust companies
it is the peoples money that is being
used to build the railroads"
From this point Mr. Becker waded in
to the new rate laws which he de-
clared were destined to be observed
the country over in time. Incidentally
while decrying too large profits to the
! railroads, the speaker upheld the prin-
ciple of justice to the railroad and de-
| clared that any public official who inn
properly yields to any public clamor
against a railroad should be removed
from office, no matter how popular
| that clamor just as quickly as should
any official who would render any i'm
proper service to a railroad at the e2l-
pense Of the public"
/ The speaker concluded his address by
| exhorting young men to do their duty
in the p~,itical field. He said:
There are great opportunities in the
world for young men in all the walks
OF life but l believe that none offers
a greater inducement than that which
| have chosen and which I am happy to
say has been chosen by many thous-
anus OF 0t4eE young men.
Il believe young man who adopts
a political career should have some
natural qualifications. To succeed. he
must have code containing principles
the first Of which must be honesty.
Old men have less to look forward
to and cannot HAYS the ambition OF
youth, yet. l do not wish to be under
stood saying that age does not have
its value in many ways. Young men
for warfare. for actual work old men
for advice based on experience The
young man of today is I believe. more
in the confidence Of the voter than he
has been in the past A wave seems
to be sweeping over the country de-
manding certain changes in tho sys-
tenn of government of cities. states ant
the nation that require vigorous, youth
full manhood.
WaIIOp at Idle Rich.
There has grown up in this new
western world a class known as the
idle rich
Il am glad to know. however thai
there has been an awakening amone
this class and that some of them hav,
begun to feel the very insignificant
positions that they occupy on earth anC
that they have determined to go Il
work. Every man, no matter how rich
should be a producer of something tha
will be Of benefit to his fellow men.
The man who tries to live withou
working is a bad example and men
ace to society. 1t is not a kind fathe
who brings up his son to live in idle
; ness.
. Young men of wealth SHOULD famil
5 iarize themselves with the affairs o
their community and of their countr!
and in this way make themselves use
full
o 4 haven't much use for the youns
:. man, or the old man. either. for tina
5 matter. who starts out when eIecte,
: TO office to reform the world.
Too many young men taking offic
think that they have been chosen I,
do things that are really rmpractica
: or impossible, and in their eagernes
TO shine they rush on 10 ruin. Their
is no place in the world today for III
= visionary or impractical reformer.
Il hope TO see more young men GU
i after the public Offices.
1t Will mean better government.
l. will mean better conditions in ever
= way for everybody.
1t Is every young mans right Z
aspire to public Office. and while at tn
start you may be laughed at for YOU
u presumption. remember that in thi
u great republic every man who has
N vote has a right to seek public ofic
and. consequently. the confidence of hi
fellow men"
It Sporting Extra of LAKE COUNT