The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-13
WHITING AFTER
ANNEXATION
Editor Farr of The Call
Takes Stand on This I'm
portant Matter.
FOR The GOOD OF ALL
Article Follows the Printing of an
Editorial on the Subject-Interest
to Hammond People.

In recent issue OF the Whiting Call.
Editor Farr again takes UP the ques-
tion of the amalgamation of the two
cities, Whiting and Hammond, and
gives some cogent reasons for the
uniting of the two cities under one mu
nicipal government. The editorial is in
answer to an editorial in the LAKE
COUNTY TIMES. which recently COM
mented on Farr's attitude towards the
question of amalgamation. The edi-
torial is printed in full for the benefit
OF the Hammond people who will be
interested in some of the reasons that
Whiting has for wanting 20 unite with
Hammond.
whiting has been well aware that
the big youth south of US has long
cast longing eyes at our charms and
graces.
Having a much smaller territory
and much larger assessed valuation
than Hammond. we are able to enjoy
all the modern conveniences for less
than half the Hammond tax rate.
by sacrificing our independence a
great deal of this advantage might be
lost What we want TO see is some
thing tangible to offset this loss. Whit
ing folks are willing TO spend their
money if they can get value received.
The free delivery of mail would be
great The difference between being a
city Of the fifth class and a city of
the first class with 10000 population
would put things in very different
shape as to local government
With the greater power of city
Of that size the lake front might be
wrested from the grasp of the railroads,
and Mud Lake park would be easy.
so long as we are separated from
Robertsdale so long must that place be
! a. tail end of Hammond, but combined
with us and made a part of the whole
700 to 900 citizens would be alto
gether too important to be 'tailended'
off
.sThen there would most naturally be
an effort to effect growth from US
towards the big side of the city. AS
ice forms beginning at the sides of the
pool and closing towards the center, sc
would the intervening territory I'll with
sabdf fvsssnna of residence and factors
property, factories be bulft, cfustefizFz
about the Wolf river harbor which vii
soon be dredged. and the greatest city
of Indiana be no more a dream!
! ''But dont't let's leap before we look
Things are nice and quiet and cheap IN
our little corner of the rushing trains
and the forbidding smoke of the re-
| fneries We haven't descent street cal
service, if we want to look at greer
/ grass and trees we have to go into
Hammond territory, we haven't q
! chance to make even a little ten acre
park on the lake front, and If we die
! the bie roaring trains would MAIN anC
! cripple and kill us and our children
| All of one summer is spent trying tC
pave two very short streets, and hall
the next getting ready to try to pave
half OF another one. There are To-
more of these cheap advantages" float
ing around here, and maybe we'd bettel
! freeze to 'em.
We don't attach any particular blame
to anybody for these conditions. They
exist, that's all and it's the duty of al
citizens to recognize what exists anS
try to improve things"