The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-20
HANDSOME STATION
IS THROWN OPEN
Michigan Central Officials
Hand Out Bouquets and
Cigars to Passengers.
OFFICIALS HIGHLY GRATIFIEO
First Train From New Station Goes
East at 7:58 This Morning and
Takes Big Crowd.

A bouquet for each OF the patrons of
the road this morning was the delicate
little favor which made the many
friends of the Michigan Central rail-
road all the more enthusiastic over
what the road is doins; for this city in
the way of general improvements and
more particuIarIy what it has done i'll
providing itself with IA splendid Ham
mOnd depot.
AS a result of the fact that the men
who called at thedepOt were provided
with cigars and the women with flow
ers has made one railroad corporation
nearer the people than it has even
heen before and with the depot an ac-
tuality and the parking of the rail-
roads right of way all the way from
the old depot to Oakley avenue, one OF
the certainities of the immediate fu-
ture, there is little wonder that every
| one feels friendly toward the Michigan
| Central
- First Train ut 7:5S.
This morning at 1853 the first train
stopped a. the new depot. There was
not much ado about it. The engineer
did not forget and run on to the old
station He just Stacked up and stop
ped in front of the new building.
Everybody felt good inwardly and out
| wardly and there wasn't any wine split
christening the new structure either
/ f. Dickinson. the agent OF the
road and the man whom the people OF
Hammond are inclined to with the Sc
curing of the Improvement but who
modestly gives the railroad company al
of the praise, was plainly proud OF the
new station.
He was unmistakebly enthusiastic
over and and those who have wende5
their way TO the old depot down at the
end of Morton Court for many year
caught that enthusiasm in a hurry anC
it is safe to say that by noon today
1t had spread all over town and every
body knows that the Michigan Centra
has moved.
, All Are Enthusiastic.
! And the railrod officials themselve
are enthusiastic over the new depot.
, S. Hall, the assistant general passenge
agent and Charles NJ. Mercer, the trav
. cling passenger agent. both from De
, troit. came to Hammond just % siz
; up things and enjoy the rather unusua
spectacle of a whole city enthusiastic
, ally congratulating a railroad becaus
, 1t had decided to do the right Shing b
: it.
L. T Crane the ticket agent of III
road. was busy all morning getting set
tied in his new office and the desire I
buy tickets on the opening day SCENE
to possess the patrons of the road t
such degree that they bought out a
. of the ten ride Gary tickets there Wcr
in the offices.
All of the things necessary to tn
= transaction of the passenger business C
the road were taken to the new depc
early this morning but the freight OF
fees remain in the old building
New Brick Freight House.
1t is understood. unofficially, that tn
old depot at the intersection of tn
tracks and Morton Court, is to be tor
down and that fine new brick freigI
> house is to be built in it's place wEic
} will have capacity enough to handle a
the Hammond business for years
come.
The new freight building will be
credit to the town just as is everythin
II that the Michigan Central railroad ha
g done of late and the east end of II
building is to be devoted to the gener
n offices of the freight department.
IS Mr.. Dickinson is making an effort
L. have the plans for the right of We
d park extend all the way to Sohl sire
& and if the property owners Will a
! agree as is practically the case, to r
K lieve the railroad of the responsible
of building a concrete walk on Il
II north side of Plummer avenue, the pal
le way Will undoubtedly be built.
IF other improvements Made.
= 1t is noticeable fact that the o
lie crossing mans shanty, which was /
n Gated at the Oakley avenue crossir
rs has been replaced by new one whi
re is more attractive to the eye and
I the Improvement In the appearance
I'd the city goes on
90 J. s Hall and Charles W. Mercer. t
1T Detroit officials of the road. called
the office Of THE TIMES and said tn
appreciated the friendliness of 7
TINES toward their road. They COZ
- plimented this paper for the treatme
". given the Michigan Central improv
ments and seemed 10 think they h
~ been very we'll treated by the people
Hammond in general
es The Hammond depot has been d
H. scribed so many times that is r. Il
as necessary to go into detail in sugge:
,a ! ing to such railroads as the Erie. NJ
non and Wabash just what it has TAX
as to bring about the entente cord
ii between the Lake Shore and Michig
Central railroads and the people
al Hammond.
. A Substantial Building.
u The Michigan Central depot is CO
structed of brick and stone on a hea
concrete foundtion. 1t is heated "
steam and has all of the modern &C
veniences in the toilet rooms and Lax
tories.
e The platforms are of brick curl
at with concrete and are commodio
m There is space left so that an expr
on wagon can back up to the bagga
I'm room and there is a carriage entral
to the depot on Plummer avenue.