The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-28
MOST PLANTS NOW
RUNNING FULL TINE
Ground Is Already Broken for Wire
Mills To Be 0peated in Connection
With Wisconsin Steel Company
Additional Plant Will Give En-
polyment to 1000 Men.

Although the market reports and the
financial situation during the past
week has shown a disturbing tendency,
such cannot be said of the conditions
in South Chicago and other cities of
the Calumet region. While there is no
marked Improvement. yet there has
been no shutdown of any of the mills.
On the contrary. several of the depal t
ments of the Illinois Steel company
have resumed operations and other
mills have taken on more men.
In an interview with an official of
one of South Chicago's largest indus
tries today. a TIMES reporter was told
that Immediately after election, if Taft
was elected, the mill would resume OPP
crations full blast. The off1ciar refused
to have his name mentioned and also
the industry, but said at that time he
formation to the press that was wanted
Depends on Taft's Election.
1T is on this account" went on the
official, that many Of the industries
in the Calumet region have been idle.
1 dare say that the majority of the
mills ana manufactures have orders
on lind at the present time, but are
wiling to see the outcome of the cleo
ton. Much depends upon Tafts cleo
ton. and if such is the case you will
| hear all the Whistles n the Calumet
blowing the sounding notes of the re-
sumption of operations.
At the present time more men are
working in the Calumet region than at
any time since the mills closed last
October. Among the mills that are
running full time are the Illinois Cen
/ trail Shops. Wisconsin Steel company.
Western Glucose company. Nickel Plate
shops and Pullman company. Many of
| the minor manufacturers and mills at
South Chicago. Pullman. Grand Cross
ing and Burnside, although not en-
ployirg as many men as they formerly
did. are running full time.
Break Ground For Large Addition.
Ground is alreedy broken for the big
plant of the wire mills, for the Wis
| consin Steel company at Irondale. The
new mill, it is estimated, will cost the
company al least 100000 The foun-
dations are now being constructed and
large number of extra men are en-
ployed in the work. 1t is said from 500
to 1900 men will be employed in the
new department when the mill is COM
/ pleted. The Wisconsin steel company,
which is g subsidiary company to the
International Harvester company, now
has 200 men on their roster.
There is a slight improvement shown
this week at the Illinois Steel COM
pany. At the present time there are
1884 men at work in the mills. which
is an increase of about 800 over the
number a week ago. Although sew
eral of the mills closed down others
are scheduled to start operations in
the course Of the next two weeks.
$500 Work at Pullman.
At the Pullman company the roster
today numbers a little over $500 men
although no new orders have been Sc
cured the company are making esti-
mates on several new contracts The
company aie at the present time en-
gagged in the big orders for the Chica &C
City Railway company. over sixty OF
the new street cars are completed an6
will be delivered some time this week
They will be taken over the South Chi
| cago lines downtown.