The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-17
VISITORS ARE
WELL PLEASED
Mills Prove to Visitors That Stories
Concerning Them Have Not Been
Exaggerated in the Least and Visit
of Outsiders Will Be Mutually
Beneficial.


their friends-hundreds of them-fock-
ed to Gary on Saturday, and the ex-
pressions of surprise were many when
the tiners of the soil and garners of
the sheaves were shown through the
steel mills.
Most of them had never seen such
sight before, and those who have had
the opportunity to see great industry,
acknowledged that they had never seen
one of the immensely of the local mills
For many months the residents of the
farming communities and of the cities
in this locality had heard of the Won
derful enterprise at Gary, but they had
no idea of its immensely. AS seeing
is believing" the mills proved all and
more than had been represented to
them, and any lack of confidence that
might have existed as to the future
greatness of Gary was completely ban
lshed.
Storm Had No Dangers.
In spite of the rain which settled
upon the country in frizzle early Sat
urday morning. crowd conservatively
estimated at 900 braved the storm to
see the much talked off steel mills.
Aside from the large number of farm
ers present, many came from South
Chicago and Hammond who were in
terested in mill work and were anxious
to get line on the progress of the
work of construction. Lack of proper
advertising and a more general un-
derstanding of the meaning of the day
was largely responsible for the fact
that there was not 5000 people taken
through the mills
Throughout the day persons arrived
from various parts of the country, not
knowing when the gates were TO be
opened. AS a result the visitors were
taken through the plant in five different
sections, under guides, and finally they
were allowed to enter without guides
in parties of four or five and roam
about the works at will.
During the entire trip not an acct
dent was reported, owing to the eff
ficiency of those who had the various
parties in charge. and who must also
be given credit for their courteous
treatment to the curious throng.
They See Everything.
Section after section tramped willing
" through the sand for miles in and
out Of the various buildings, along the
harbor where the unloaders were dem
onstrated to them in action, although
there was no boat in at that harbor al
that time. Through the machine shops
the open hearths. around the blast fur
naces, the rail mill, the ore bins. and
anywhere in fact that the guide saw fl
to take them. They saw the massive
steel structures, the great cranes lift
ing hundreds of pounds of steel, puff
ing engines, and strong, grimy work
men at their task in open-eyed won
der. They were all privileged char
acters. They were given an opportun
ity that few in the country have evel
enjoyed and an opportunity that in al
likelihood viii never be given again
Lake county day accomplished NOR.
good than it could ever have beer
prophesied. There was not man VIII,
left the mills that day but who ha,
greater confidence in the enterprise
and in the city itself which the Indian.
Steel company has made possible TIL
idea of bloodless corporations, whicl
some of them held. was forgotten, an.
in it's place arose a respect for tn
brains and ingenuity which resulted Il
this creation The steel company i
turn, through their unprecedented gen
erosity, will gain the friendship an
respect OF the working people upo
whom they will depend in time to com,
for their brain and Drawn in the manu-
facture of steel.
Tell of Their Impressions.
The Impressions of the visitors o
the mills can best be comprehended b
their own statements, a few of whic
follow:
John Fiester, Hobart township, 9TH
mills were immense. 1 feel that it
one of the greatest privileges which
have ever had to see this great plar
in the course of construction"
VIII Kostbade of Hobart: 1T is tn
greatest thing on earth. I am a farm
er. One who has never seen anythin
of the kind before has no conceptio
of its wonder
1. e. Barnes, candidate for trustee
Hobart township: 81 am former mi
man and can appreciate how wonder
full the plant of the Indiana Ste
company is Every method is the mo-
modern that has been conceived. I ow
two lots in Gary at the present tin