The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-24
Mooted Plan to Connect
Gary With Chicago With
Submarine Railway.
WOULD CUT OFF CORNER
Gary Destined To Be Greatest Port
and Distributing Point on
Great Lakes.


Hammond and the whole Calumet
region is interested in a stupendous
railway project involving the construc-
tion Of four-track submarine t,ln-
ner under Lake Michigan: would be
twenty-five miles long and would con-
meet Gary with Chicago.
1t is said that the plans are backed
by railroad and lake navigation in
terests for the reason that these in
terests have been denied the deep water
dockage privileges in Chicago on ac-
count of the success of the bills which
set aside the Chicago lake front for
park and boulevard purposes.
This plan if carried out would give
\ Gary a freight and passenger terminal
4 eelipsing anything on the lake The
terminal which would be established
/ would be the clearing house for east
and west bound lake traffic The Chi
cago terminal Of the tunnel would be
at Twelfth street where it is planned
that the tunnel would connect with
subway that would connect with every
railroad yard in the city
Curtis II. Remy. who is the council
for the railroad and navigation inter-
ests associated in the project said that
plans had progressed far enough to
I
would be built. 1t is to be electrically
operated and about twenty-four to
twenty eight hours will be saved in
the transfer of freight at Chicago.
Tt is said that the United States Steel
corporation had this project In mind
when such strenuous efforts were made
TO secure the passage Of the riparian
rights bill at the recent session of the
Indiana state legislature.
Tells About Removals.
Mr.. Remy called attention to the
humber Of industries that have been
moved recently from Chicago TO other
points along the lake to the south.
Laying particular stress on the grain
elevation business, he pointed to the
number of idle elevators in Chicago
and the construction of others at South
Chicago and in the Calumet district
II do not think it will be a very long
time before the public may be given all
Of the details, he said. $50 far as the
cost of construction is concerned, THAI
would be surprisingly less than most
people would estimate. 1t would cost
great deal less than tunnel through
the solid rock beneath the Hudson
river. This cost would not compare
with that of the tunnel now being
bored TO connect New York proper and
Brooklyn. and It would compare with
the cost of the Michigan Centrars tun-
mel under the Detroit river"
Mr.. Remy was asked to estimate the
cost, but he declined. He said the
whole matter was now in the hands of
engineers and capitalists.
The plans for the big tunnel and
port at the new Indiana city are GO
f4,fr fr.,- s1-f. n
he said. The interests 1 represent
coveted site on the lake front for a
great terminal station.
Gary To BE Great Port.
If Chicago is to grow she must have
better shipping facilities. and naturally,
the railroad and steamship lines be-
lieved a great dock and terminal on
the same ground would eventually
make this city the greatest freight dis
tributing point in the world.
1T is our purpose to make Gary, Ind,
the greatest port on the lakes. And
we propose to conect that port with
Chicago. Further, we shall establish
direct communication with the western
lines that have terminals on the West
Side. All trains will be operated by
electric locomotives. Engineers calcu-
late that from twenty-four TO forty
eight hours will be conserved in the
transfer Of freight east and vest
bound
Haze the negotiation progressed as
far as ME. Hartman and his subway
project?' was asked.
Yes, the interests back of the sub
way project have been sounded and
have voiced.