The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-11
JUNKET rs A
HUGE SUCCESS.
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NCOhtlnue0 from PaEG AsJ
the same controlling the Aurora
Elgin Electric Railway company, the
best paying interurban line in the
world. Bonds of the company are
handled by the Cleveland Trust COM
pany Financler of the company is
NJ. H Wilson of Cleveland, secretary
and treasurer. J. B. Hanna, former
president of the road, stepped out
of office July 1.
Cars on air line are lettered Chicago.
Hammond. Gary Michigan City and
South Bend. City officials of Ham
mond, East Chicago. Indiana Harbor.
Gary. Miller and Michigan City made
trial trip over road yesterday, be-
ginning at East Chicago and going
to South Bend and return as guests
Of the company.
Rate of speed from Michigan City to
South Bend was at times less than
one mile minute On return trip
distance from the Oliver House in
South Bend to the power house in
Michigan City, distance of thirty
three miles, was made in thirty seven
minutes, and included two stops
and one slow down.
The operating officials of the company
are:
II. L. Wallace, general manager.
r J. Lewis Meyer, general counsel.
G. A. Buchanan. superintendent.
T. r. Cummings, engineer of main
tainance of way.
E. London, auditor.
William kellogg, train dispatcher
Harry Lemon, foreman East Chicago
street car line
Expect to begin operations between
Hammond and Gary by August 1.
The roadbed being completed the
trip could yesterday have been begun
been rather rough riding for a few
miles, the Hammond party went tC
East Chicago, where it joined with the
East Chicagoans and the Indiana Har
borites.
The line running from East Chicago
to Indiana Harbor belongs to the Chi
cago, Lake Shore and South Bend, anC
a special car was sent to East Chi
cago to take the representatives from
| the three cities to what is known a!
the Junction.
At the Junction the smaller lin,
runs into the main line.
The trolley wire for the main lin,
| is stretched only from Michigan Cit,
| to South Bend and consequently tn
trip from the junction to Michigan
| City was made by steam instead o
electricity.
Cars n Surprise.
1t was at the Junction that the junk
eters received their first glimpse of tn
new interurban cars. They certainl
were a revelation and not until Michf
gan City was reached had the novelt
of riding in such nice street ca wor
off.
At Gary the car stopped and tn
Gary delegation was taken and anothe
stop was made at Miller station t
take on the town officials there.
The real pleasure of the trip bega
after the new car had entered at tn
junction. With the engine ahead pull
ing the one car and everybody we
seated, one could enjoy the ride whic
from the start was very smooth.
The ride from the Junction TO Gar
river, through the hills and valley
Two Of the incest sights on this stretc
perhaps is that of Kavanaugh an
Clark Station, the former home of II
pool room. At Havana ugh, which
merely a railroad station for the
J. & E. railroad, the interurban roa
crosses a viaduct. leaving the belt liz
twenty feet beneath it's grade. Pas
ing Clark Station one gets a gimp.
of the former pool room. now ownt
by Peter W. Meyn of Hammond TT
Pennsylvania railroad and the Wabas
both run into Clark Station from II
east and the west the interurba
crossing these roads over a viadu
little to the right of the pool rooI
Here, too, within walking distance
, the interurben is located the site f,
the American Steel Car G. Foundl
company. which is to be one of Il
largest plants in the Calumet regio
The plant will be located east of Il
, river and can have lake frontage if
so desires.
Clark Station passed, another thr
, minutes ride brought the party
Gary. Here, F. J. Lewis Meyer, Il
| . S4ANi IL SChAiH1A " lllS iOclut cApidlU
that the company will begin to Ii
double tracks west to the state Ii,
9 and that the depot at Gary. which is
4 be a 900 structure. will stand b
g tween the two tracks.
g The party at Gary having board
e the car the journey continued westwa
q through the Gary country. The Act
O powder works was passed but no st
q was made there
Miller Represented.
Q At Miller Station, however, anoth
= halt was made to admit its offlcia
d Gus Anderson. the president of I
I. town of Miller, was one of the Mile
S ties to board the car The old m
J. has the distinction of having receiv
n the highest price for his land per ac
than any other property owner. T
jury, after hearing the plea Of I
= attorney for Anderson in the condem
alton suit, awarded him $2.500 an ac
j the jury having been satisfied that
old man and his wife redeemed (
land from the marsh. One hearing [
price OF the land and seeing the la
Il itself is rather inclined to believe II
the president of the town board 8,
his property by the gallon of wal
on 1t.