The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

ouired by the United States Steel corpo- ration has been set apart for the city or Gary proper. It lies immediately south of the steel plant, and is separated from ic by the Grand Calumet River. Before building the city upon this plot of ground the engineers first leveled it, graded 1t, then made it fit for habitation. First a complete system of sewerage was pro- vided Fifteen miles of sewer pipe have been laid there being an eight-foot out let Into the Calumet. Then water works were added, and already eighteen miles of mains have been laid. Then streets were paved. At the present time there are five miles of macadamized streets. with granite tops and two miles of gran itoid paving. When the paving is com pleted there will be twenty-one miles or paved streets in Gary.
 The main street in Gary is called Broadway. The street next in impor- tance js Fifth avenue, all of which reads as if some man from New York had to do with the street nomenclature of the new city. Broadway extends from the steel mills to the Calumet River. which 1t crosses on steel bridge. The street is paved with concrete, with cement side- walks twenty-five feet broad.
 Having provided sewers. water works, and paved streets, the Steel company added a gas plant with a capacity of 3Oo,- GOO cubic feet daily, and an electric light ing plant. All the streets are illuminated at night with arc lamps.
 Forty Business Blocks.
 Five hundred dwelling houses have been completed, most of them being oc- cupied. These houses cost from 5000 to s15.O00 each, and were erected by the steel company for the use of it's en- ployes and it's officials. On Broadway there have been constructed by private companies and individuals business blocks at an estimated cost of $75,000. These buildings are occupied by stores. banks and offices 1T
 Having acquired houses and citizens. naturally Gary had to be supplied with the conveniences for business and social life. Schools, churches, hotels banks and places of amusement were necessary, and being necessary they were provided. Already Gary's hotels would do credit to a city much more pretentious. The Gary hotel has accommodations for 150 guests, and is one of the show places of Broad way. It was built by theN steel company. The Wirt hotel, built by private enter prise, will care for 300 guests.
 The first bank in Gary was the First National. It is housed in a fine stone building on Broadway. The Gary State bank is situated on the corner of Broad way and Fifth avenue, and is the most pretentous building in the city. Tho Gary Trust and Savings bank is a three story office building at Seventh and Broadway
 Of course there are school houses. The Emerson school is one of the finest types of public school architecture to be found anywhere in the country. It compares favorably with the new and modern hieh schools recently constructed in Chicago. Three stories in height, covering nearly a quarter of block of ground, it stands as 8 monument to Gary's budding edu- eational system.
 Practically all the religious denomina- tIons are represented in Gary The Ma sonic and other secret lodge organixa- tions are permanently established. The Masonic Temple, planned, but not yet built will be the most imposing structure in the city, architectually speaking. The young city too, has it's clubs and social colonies, the University club leading.
 Immense Steel Pants.
 While the foregoing has been accom- p;;shed for the comfort and well being nental. moral and physical, of the in habitants of Gary the work of construct ing the immense steel plants has pro- .ressed with almost amazing energy. The steel plant will cover more ground than
 he city of Gary itself. The city is con- ent with 500 acres. Nothing less than a tract of land of 1440 acres will do for
 Ire steel plant. The steel plant, by the WAY. embodies all that has been learned by experience in the construction and operation of great plants in other parts
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