The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-20
Five Bands Have Been Sc
cured to Aid in Making
Labor Day Celebration
One of Biggest City Ever
Held in It's History.
WORK OUT SOME
ORIGINAL IDEAS
Five Thousand Visitors Are Expected
On That Day and the United States
Steel Corporation Is Working Hand
in Hand With the Labor 0rgani-
cations.


The plans for the Labor Day ceIebra-
ton at Gary progressing nicely.
Five bands have been secured and
everything points to one of the best
celebrations that labor has ever held in
this region.
The merchants in Gerry are entering
into the spirit of the occasion and all of
the larger mercantile establishments
have promised to have floats in the pa
rade.
Some original ideas have been worked
out and it is expected that the parade
win be the most unique and interest
ing that has ever been seen in Lake
county.
People Have Taken Hold.
The people of Gary have taken hold
of the Labor Day celebration in the
same thorough manner that has charac-
terized them in everything else that has
been done in Gary
Captain Fl. S. Norton, who is close to
to the railroads which run through
Gary, has taken up the matter of Sc
Curing excursion trains and is prac-
tlcally assured that there will be special
rates on all of the principal roads
1t is hoped that there will be 5000
strangers in Gary on Monday the sew
enth of September and from present in
dications the number of visitors will be
enormous.
There will not only be a large num-
Der of people from Hammond, Whiting
and East Chicago but the cities of
Crown Point, Chesterton, Hobart and
Valparaiso are expected TO take this
opportunity to visit the new steel city.
City In Gala Attire.
of 10 stores on Rroa will he
decorated for the occasion and the
whole city win be in gala attire. That
the building of Gary, in which thou
sands of laboring men have been en-
ployed, has progressed thus far with
out a single labor disturbance of any
Consequence indicates that capital and
labor in Gary are cooperating for their
mutual benefit and the fact that a great
corporation like the United States
Steel company is working hand in hand
with the unions to make Labor Day a
success is of special significance.
Handbills and large posters announc-
ing the Gary Labor Day celebration
have been posted the length and bredth
oc the region and in few days the
bills announcing the program OF events
viii be distributed.
One speaker has been secured and
arrangements are being made for 9TH
ers. There will not be single quiet
moment during the entire day. The va
rious members of the Building Trades
council of Hammond are now assured
that nearly every member will go to
Gary and the sentiment in favor of the
celebration there is so strong that some
of the locals have agreed to fine every
members So who fails to attend.
South Chicago There.
Some of the crafts in the Trades and
Labor council will also go to Gary and
in addition it is expected that there
will be large representation from
South Chicago and other cities in this
vicinity
There is the best of feeling existing
among the promoters of the Gary pro-
ject and the whole idea seems to be to
make the celebration one which will be
long remembered.
Captain H. S Norton of the Gary
Land company has ordered a gang OF
men to clean off section ten in Gary
where the celebration is to be held
and the work of making it brilliant
with electric lights will begin shortly
The lights are to be furnished free OF
charge by the Gary Heat, Light & Water
company. subsidiary company of the
Gary Land company.
Games and Music "a Plenty.
There will be games and music al
over town and refreshments will bt
served on the grounds. The fact tina
there are many fine restaurants anC
hotels in Gary will insure all of the ou
of town visitors a chance to get {
square meal No stone will be lef
unturned to provide the thousands O.
visitors with Accommodations and amuse
ment.
The Gary union men are enthusiastic
over the prospects and all they are nov
asking for is favorable weather TIL,
transportation facilities from Ham
mond to Gary will be greatly improves
when the Chicago. Lake Shore & Soutl
Bend interurban begins running on
regular schedule and many of TIL
unions will use this line to get to Gary
Definite announcement is VINO mad
that the republicans will open thei
state campaign at FIT. Wayne. Aug. 2t
when James E. Watson, candidate TO
governor, will deliver the party kew
note.
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