The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-09
Gary Commercial Club Will
Arrange For Epoch Max
ing Event This Month
When First Cargo of Ore
Arrives in Harbor.
MILLS WILL Be
READY FOR BUSINESS
United States Boats and Illinois Naval
Reserves Will Escort the Big Ore
Boat Into Gary From South Chi
cago Amid the Scenes of Great
Pomp.

An event in Gary which will mark.
an epoch In the history of Gary, Will
take place July ~ or 23, when the frst
cargo of ore, I'm the hold of the steam-
ship "E. HI. Gary" is brought into the
Gary harbOr, consigned to the Indians
steel company. On one of those days
the Gary Commercial club will pay
tribute to the occasion by monster
celebration I'm the nature of a naval and
shipping display, which, for its novelty
and Significance, will be unparalleled In
the west.
NEW ERA BEGINS.
! The landing of the great ore boat at
the docks of the steel company means
that this gigantic enterprise is now
passing from the construction period
into the stage of completion, and
| heralds the opening of the great mills
at date which seems almost incon-
ceivably near. The landing of the raw
products means that the company is
ready for business. and will tend to
instin greater confidence in those who
have already invested in the city prop
erty and hundreds who are now plan
ming to follow the lead of the pioneers.
WILL FIRE 4 SALUTE.
! In order that the occasion may be
ftingly observed the Gary Commercial
club. whose members form the necleus
of the business enterprise in the city,
are preparing to make the event
memorable one for the city and the
entire west An escort of three United
= T,a rIyi'
into the harbor, and upon their arrival
a salute of twenty-One guns will be
fired by each of them to announce to
the world that the seconod epoch in
the construction of the plant has been
reached
INVITATIONS LIMITED.
The plan for the celebration of the
day has not been definitely decided upon
by the entertainment committee of the
Commercial club and their invited
in charge The one which will most
likely be carried out. however. will
| limit the affair to the members of the
/ Commercial clug and their invited
guests as it has been found impractical
r to open the mills TO the general public.
l as this would mean a loss Of many
thousands of dollars and a great delay.
l 1t was found necessary. moreover. to
nave most OF AlIt pi Us am OiA N4to AofNS
side of the mills and no one besides
p these provided with passes viii be al
lowed to pass through the mills to
= the scene of the festivities.
q TO LEAVE SOUTH CHICAGO.
I 1t is planned for the party TO take a
. special train on the c.. L. 5. & E. to
r South Chicago on the day that the boat
is due. and meet the f II. Gary at
0 that place With her will he the train
ing ship Dorathea and the revenue
q cutters Tuscorora and Wolverine. Here
the party Will climb aboard. and with
g their famous Illinois Marine band play
r ing the national airs. will put out for
: Gary Upon their arrival there the
= salute will be fired just the they are
:. entering the harbor
Speeches will them be made from the
d bridge Of the ship by Congressman
Crumpacker of Indiana. and Congress
n man Mann Of Illinois. The chairman of
g the entertainment committee. Homer ].
= carr also left last night for Indianapo-
J. lis to try and induce Vice President
Fairbanks to be present on the occasion.
= After the short speeches are made a
buffet luncheon will be served to all of
IF the guests.
Y PARADE on BROADWAY.
,r Following this event parade Will be
o held down Broadway, the feature OF
IS which viii be the big Marine band and
& 100 members Of the Illinois Naval Re-
serves from Chicago. who have already
ie made application to the governor OF
10 Indiana for permission to land armed
t troops in this state for this occasion.
ST The guests viii also be paraded in
J. carriages followed by members of the
~ Commercial club
n There * $3.50 in the treasury Of the
$ Gary Commercial club which will be
or used to make the coming of the first ore
e boat an event long 10 be remembered
Upon motion Of Clea arance Bretsch
the press of the city was invited to ac-
r, company the club beside the other in.
$ vited guests. There will also be
T. number of scribes from the Chicago pa
lpers requested to be present.