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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07
WHITING LOOKING FORWARD
To MOST PROMISING FUTURE
Standard Oil Company Will Spend Million Dollars
In Putting In New Machinery and
Other improvements

out a few years ago in the business Of
making roofing paint. A floor covering
was later made which became in such
demand that the paint business has
been practically abandoned. The floor
covering IS an imitation of parquette
floor covering and is not only attract
i've in appearance, but is also very dur
able. The working force has recently
been increased and If orders continue
to come in as they have been, another
addition will soon have to be made.
The directors of the Petrolene COM
pany are:
President. Frank y Gavit: vice
president, L A. Mattern: secretary and
manager, Starr Stowell; treasurer. Fred
J. Smith; James Gill, G. J. Bader and
William Grisdale.
the Westrumite company is now in
the midst of a great rush, as they at
present are figuring on several con
tracts for the paving of streets, which
is their speciality. A paving material
is manufactured by this company which
consists of a mixture which is said to
be about the best process yet discov-
cred for auto roads, etc, as it is almost
an absolute cure for dust.
The name is obtained from L. s. Van
Westrum, who developed the process in
Germany, and who is now in America
starting factories in various parts of
the United States. The factory for this
end of their business was started in
Whiting about four years ago While
they do not employ many men during
the winter months they carry quite a
large force all during the summer.
A short time ago Joseph Ostrowski
purchased the old paint factory on
Center street and has converted the
! building into a first-class grist mill
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07

Whiting. the seat of the Standard
Oil companys largest refinery, is look
ing forward to a most promising future.
both from an industrial standpoint and
also from the real estate mans point
of view
The Standard Oil company has al
ready commenced work on certain i'm
provements at their crude oil disttl-
ing plant. the cost of which will ag-
gregate somewhere about a million dol
lars, and will for the next year give
employment to a large force of mechan-
les and laborers So far there has
been chiefly laborers employed and
pipe filters, who are gagged in dis
mantling and otherwise preparing the
stills for such auxiliary apparatus as
is necessary to equip them for the
double duty of making Illuminating and
parafine distillates with one opera
ton, whereas this therefore, has re-
quired two and sometimes three dis
tillations.
Immediately upon the receipt of the
steel, which has been ordered, the boil
ermakers and machinists will be put to
work. After the machinists pipeftters
will be put on, then carpenters, etc. SO
that by the end of the summer there
will have been made an addition OF
several hundred men to the working
force. 1t is estimated that it will take
over a year to complete the contem-
plated improvements.
OF Writings other Industries, the
Petrolene Paint company, on Schragt
avenue, and the Westrumite company
at One Hundred and Twenty frs
| street are both in a very f1ourishins
condition.
| The Petrolene company is a growing
manufacturing concern which started
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07

ton that has ever been held in north
ern Indiana.
The Importance of this occasion to
the 1oO, 600 people embraced in what is
now known as the Calumet region lies
In the fact that it is the opening OF
navigation from Indiana Harbor
through East Chicago to Hammond and
thence to Hegewisch. East Side and
South Chicago and back to deep water.
The worlds workshop.
In order TO get a full appreciation
Of the yastness of the project and its
great potentialities it Is necessary to
have pretty good idea Of the
geography of the Calumet region. The
region has no topography and 1t is
probably a good thing considering the
fact that it is destined to become the
greatest industrial center in the world
A large amount of acreage In the
Calumet region is either just above or
just below the water. The Grand Calu-
met river is an aimless sort Of riv-
er with neither source nor an outlet.
1t runs out of or into Lake Michigan,
just as it happens to take notion,
and after meandering three or four
miles south twelve or fifteen miles in a
westerly direction and two or three
miles north. it finally runs out of or
into Lake Michigan again, just as 1t
takes a notion.
Many Natural Waterways.
About the only thing that influences
the current of the Grand Calumet river
is the differences in the level Of Lake
Michigan and the flow of the Little
Calumet river into It at a point near
Hegewisch called the Forks. The Lit
tie Calumet river actually drains a
certain area and in the Spring carries
off a large amount of water.
In addition to the rivers Of the re
gion there are a number of shallow
lakes The largest is Lake Calumet
the next in size is Wolf lake, partly
in Illinois and partly in Indiana, and
Lake George lies entirely in Indiana.
The rivers. lake and artificial canals
of the Calumet region are so arranged
that their development as waterways
will form what might be termed an
outer belt waterway and an inner belt
waterway. They play a part, so far
as transportation by water IS con-
| cerned, similar to that of belt rail-
roads
With these facts in mind the prog
ress that has already been made in riv-
er and harbor development in the Calu-
met region is interesting. The United
States government has appropriated
sufficient funds to provide for the dig
ging of the channel of the Calume
river from the harbor at South Chicago
to the forks of the Little and Crane
Calumet rivers near Burnham Th'
work has actually been completed 70
about three fourths Of that distance
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07

and will eventually provide the cities
OF Indiana Harbor, East Chicago and
Hammond with a magnificent inland
waterway. 200 feet wide and 80 feet
deep. at a cost of $4,000, 900
The establishing of the date when
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07

navigation between Hammond and IN
diana Harbor win be opened was made
possible when Engineer NJ G. Hausier.
Jr.. in charge of the work. stated that
the hydraulic dredges were progress
ing at the rate of 400 feet a day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07
CANAL WILL Be
GREAT FACTOR
When Indiana Harbor Canal Is
Completed Three Cities Will
Be Consolidated.

which it was decided to build the city
of Indiana Harbor The excuse for
the birth of this city was the fact that
the company proposed TO construct a
canal four miles inland to the Calumet
river at Hammond. That city now
has population of 1000
In 1906 Attorney a. T. Knots of
Hammond, representing the United
States Steel company, with the word to
go ahead and s75,o0O,Oo0 behind him,
located the site Of the city of Gary.
The excuse for the birth Of this city
was the fact that it costs several dol
lars a ton less to haul ore from the
great ore deposits in the Superior re-
gion to the very maws of the blast
furnaces at Gary than it does to take
the same ore by boat to one Of the
, Lake Erie ports and tranship it to
Pittsburg. Gary now has a population
of 10000.
Greatest Project of All.
But in 1909 a project was launched,
and will reach the first stage of com
pletion Sept 80 that will make both of
the others pale into insignifcance. 1t
is no other than the building of a sys-
tenn of deep waterways that will con-
| meet all of the. cities of the Calumet
| region in Illinois and Indiana with a
nautical highway that promises to be
the busiest ship canal in the world.
To celebrate the completion Of the
| first stage of this great work when
the East Chicago company a a cost OF
| $1,000, 600 win have cut a channel 100
feet wide and Is feet deep from Lake
! Michigan at Indiana Harbor to the
| Grand Calumet river at Hammond, the
residents of South Chicago, Whiting
! Indiana Harbor. East Chicago and
Hammond are planning the greatesi
military. naval and industrial celebra-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07
$4,000 for Celebration.

Sept 80, 1909 Will surely mark the
completion by the East Chicago Com
pany of the work Of digging the canal.
four miles long. 100 feet wide and Is
feet deep which is to connect Lake
Michigan with the Grand Calumet river
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07

The cities Of hammond, with a popu-
lation of 10000; East Chicago. 10000;
Indiana Harbor. 10000; Whiting. 1000;
South Chicago. $4,000. and scores Of
other smaller cities and towns swell
ing the figures already indicate that
the advantages of unsurpassed trans
portation facilities has had wonder
full effect in the last twenty years. for
most Of the cities were villages twenty
years ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07
A Great ESTUARY Planned

The Wolf river project in itself is
one of remarkable possibilities. The
Chicago river is narrow congested
stream inadequate to handle the enor-
nous amount of shipping which seeks
dockage along its banks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
BUILDING BEATS LAST YEAR
Permits for January, 1900, 5000
Ahead of Total for Month
Granted in D.

Euilding operations in January, 1899. ex-
ceeded those of the same month Of 1905 by
$SS, SO, as shown by the record of permits
for new buildings taken out in the office
OF the city building inspector, C. H.. With
nell. During the month just closed IO4
permits were issued for buildings to cost
$27,550. The record for January. 1908, was
70 permits for buildings costing slsS, $50.
But four permits were taken out the
first day OF February. but these four will
entail an expenditure of $4,000. One is for
a church building. another is for a large
warehouse, the third for a club house, and
the fourth for a double dwelling.
The church building will be erected by the
First German Presbyterian society at TWEEN
tieth street and Willis avenue. 1t will be
Of brick and stone construction 49xS9 feet,
and two stories high. 1t will cost $40, 900.
F.. William Krelle is the architect.
s. M. Elwood will erect the warehouse. a
brick structure, To cost 5000. 1t will be
built at the intersection of Twelfth and
Mason streets and will be a2x1Se feet, three
stories high. Fisher & Lawrie are the
architects. This firm also drew the plans
for an addition to the Omaha Field club
at Thirty-sixth and Woolworth avenue, a
permit for the construction of which was
taken out February /, The addition will
cost $500.
The double brick dwelling will be built
by r. V. Cole at 2235-s7 Howard street, at a
cost of $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
WILL STENGER JOIN H. G. BURT?
Rumor says Tie May He Head of the
Great Western Operating
department

Whether Ernest Stenger is slated for the
position Of head operating official Of the
Chicago Great Western is a question dis
cussed in the railroad world at present.
Mr.. Stenger resigned Jenuary 6, from his
position Of general superintendent OF the
Rio Grande, the resignation to be effec-
tive February 1. There has been consider
able speculation as TO what Mr.. Stenger
would do. One rumor was that he was to
go into business for himself. Another was
he was to become general superintendent
OF the Western Pacific. Now rumor has it
he will be at the head Of the operation Of
the Great Western.
Mr.. Stenger was formally assistant city
engineer of Omaha and since he left that
position has been working his way to the
top In the operation department with the
railroads. A year ago he was superintend-
ent OF the Colorado division of the Union
Pacific and then was made general super
%intendent OF the Rio Grande.
1t is known that Mr.. Stenger is a great
personal friend of Horace G. Burt and.
about the time it was announced that Mr..
Burt was to lie president of T. e Great West
ern, the announcement was made of Mr..
S~tenger's resignation from the Rio Grande.
Relatives of Mr.. Stenger's in Omaha have
heard nothing are TO his plans.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

HARVARD-Two firms dealing in mills,
report that up to last night, over thirty
orders for new mills and repairs had been
received as a result OF the storm.
PLATTSMOCTH-The Missouri river has
closed over again during the extreme
cold weather OF the last few days and peo-
pie are crossing on the ice. The dealers
commenced to put up ice again today.
PLATTsMOUTH-The report gained cir
c~ulatioL that fifty men were let out of the
local Burlington shops Monday morning
OF the Burlington shops here, denied the
report.
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev j. II. Salisbury.
state president OF the Christian Endeavor
society, returned to his home in this city
today and reports an enthusiastic meeting
OF the society in Norfolk Sunday.
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev Mr.. Lampe OF tine
Omaha Theological seminary occupied the
pulpit in the Presbyterian church Sunday
and chose for his subject For Where Your
Treasure is. There Will Your Heart Be
Also" and preached an able sermon.
PLATTSMOUTH-The boat used for car
Tying people, stock, etc, across the Mis-
souri, river at this point has been sold by
will continue TO d the business in the
future.
HARVARD-The home OF A. ]. Moker
In this city narrowly escaped burning dur
ing the storm. Mrs. Moger went into the
TO the fire, and found the floor joist, head
ing next TO the chimney and the joist con-
Meeting herewith In a blaze and fully
twelve 10 fifteen inches burned, the fire
seemingly having caught from fue OF the
pipe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
DIES ALONE IN ALASKA CAMP
Mrs. Prather OF Russell Receives
Letter Written by Brother.

CRESTON,. Ia, Feb. 1~.-(Special. THE
body of Daniel Boyer Of Corydon has been
found in Alaska and his sister, Mrs. Imo-
gene Prather of Russell. has received the
following letter, written by him when he
was dying in an Indian village hut, alone,
miles from any known person. The letter
was unsigned, and was accompanied by
one from Benjamin F. Hill of Omaha,
whiG~ explains how the letter came into
his possession. Mr.. Hill states that while
stationed in Nulate, Alaska, in May. 1908,
that he was informed by Indians that they
had found the body in their summer fish
ing camp, and states he Informed the
United States commissioner at st. Michael,
but on account of the thaw at that time
the body could not be brought out, SO
the commissioners directed II buried there.
The grave is located at Kiah lakes. On
his person was found the letter addressed
to his sister, but unfinished, together with
$50, and a silver watch. which, Mr.. Hill
says, was sent to the commissioners and
no kept a copy OF the letter which he
forwarded to Mrs. Prather in case she
had not heard from the commissioners
The letter reads:
INDIAN VILLAGE, Yukon Flats. Dec.
80, l90L-To Mrs. Imogene Prather, Russell,
Ia: Dear Sister, have reached the end
Of my earthly career. l started to Nulate,
on the Yukon river. l got lost on the
Yukon Flats, froze one Of my feet and
am too weak to travel. l have been with
out food for a long time. The Indians
spend summer here fishing. but winter on
the river. l have a good house, a stove ant
some few things the Indians left. / have
not suffered much, but part OF my foot
needs amputation. ! leave all my property
to you and Horace Greeley and Peter
Boyer. i leave mining interests in Nom,
that | believe will prove valuable, namely
a one-third interest in the Hunter asso,
citation claim, a one-eighth interest in tn,
Hawkeye association. II will cost abou
$50 a year TO do assessment work on thes
claims, the ground is well worth il. | fac,
death without a fear. a hope TO me II 4
the great beyond.
Here the letter ended
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
SECOND NEBRASKA DISTILLERY
whisky Mill Established mt south
sioux City by Kentucky
Veteran.

The Crystal Lake Dlstillery Began opera
tions Monday at Sioux City, making the
second distillery now in operation in Ne
braska. The new concern will be con-
Quoted under lease by Foss & Emmitt OF
Cincinnati. Foss is a broker and capitalist
of Cincinnati and Mr.. Emmitt Is one of the
family of Ohio and Kentucky distillers in
the liquor manufacturing business for
nearly seventy years. Mr.. Emmitt will
assume personal charge OF the distillery.
The new distillery, while not excessively
large. is one of the most completely mod
ern distilleries in the country. 1t has a
capacity OF 296 bushels or 1900 gallons of
distilled spirits daily and will increase the
internal revenue for the Nebraska district
about 1900 daily.
c. P. Williams, Guy F. Singleton and r.
S. Deems have been designated as gaugers
and storekeepers in charge by Collector
Ross Hammond.
This is the second distillery in the state,
the other being the Willow Springs in
Omaha. There was formerly a distillery in
Nebraska City, but in 1898 when the tax on
spirits was raised from 30 cents to 81
per gallon the Nebraska City concern
closed dow and has gone out of business
entirely, the plant being dismantled.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
GODDESS LOSES LEFT ARM
wind Tore Member from Figure on
City Hall and Damaged
Roof.

While the tower on the city hall and
the giasticutuses on the cornices of the
city building still stand despite the strong
est wind Omaha ever had and the
declarations that they would tumble in the
first high wind, the Goddess of Liberty
and the roof of the building did not fare
as well. And no one ever thought OF
condemning the goddess or the roof under
meath the figure.
Custodian Wahlstrom took Councilman
Bridges. chairman Of the committee on
public buildings, up on the roof of tho
city hall Monday morning and showed him
the result OF the Thursday storm. The
councilman was surprised to find the tower
and the dogs intact, but he nearly toppled
over In a faint when he discovered that
the Goddess of Liberty had lost her left
arm. Torn out by the roots, a jagged hole
under the shoulder is left where the arm
once was. However, the councilman said
he was thankful that It was not the right
arm that was lost, for the torch is held
by the right.
The damage to the allegorical figure will
not harm the hall in the least, but great
patches of the steel roof were torn off by
the wind and this damage must be repaired
at once. orders to have the work done
Immediately were given by the chairman
on public buildings,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
Fair Association Meet.

TDCUMSEH, Neb.. Feb. 1.-(Special.)-
A meeting of the stockholders of the
johnson County Agricultural and Mechani-
cal association was held at the court house
in this city Saturday afternoon. The matter
of selling the twenty-five acres of ground
and building of the association, bordering
on this city, came up. The sentiment
seemed to be in favor of keeping them for
public use. The ground and buildings are
valued at not less than 5000. and there is
an encumbrance of 5000. The association
is made up of PIG shares of sS each. A
motion prevailed that the president appoint
a committee Of five men to solve a method
whereby the Indebtedness can be legally
met and the ground remain in the
hands of the present society, or a similar
society. Adjournment was taken until
February 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
MILL CRINDS OUT VOTERS
Uncle Sam Passes on Applications for
New Citizens.
MANY FALL BY THE wAYsDE
Father BronsReest of Creighton uni
versity Sails safely Into Port
with Flying COlOrs ~
Head Of Fleet.

United states citizens are being turned
out today and the district court room OF
Judge sutton is full of Swedes, Danes,
Russians. Italians. Roumanians. Sicilians
and Germans, with a sprinklinE of Cana
dams and Irishmen. Not ALI, alas, are
doing a quick change from foreign ma
tionality to American, for many of the
fifty-eight are being 'plucked" or
busted" to use a campus term, for
failure to pass an examination.
Walter f. DAILY, assistant United States
attorney general, conducted the examine
ton in behalf Of the federal government
and asked the candidates and their wit
nesses the numerous questions which the
government desires answered.
One of the first men in the witness chair
was Rev. NJ. M. Bronsgeest, professor of
French in Creighton university. Mr..
Bronsgeest passed the ordeal with flying
colors. He is a native of Holland and was
born there fifty-two years age.
What are you doing here, father?" an
acquaintance asked hin
Elk you graag cen Burger van de Neree-
nigde staten" he answered in purest Hol-
landese.
Days questions he OF course, answered
in English, which he speaks perfectly as
we'll as French, German, Spanish and
Latin, besides having a reading acquaint-
ance with Hebrew and Sanskrit.
Out in the corridors there was a verita-
BILE modern Babel. Olive-tinted Italians
chartered unsteady, while cheek by jowl
with them were rudy Germans emitting
Understanding gutterals. Meek-seeming
Syrians and scandinavian of every sort
rubbed shoulders, talking English and
their native tongue alternately.
uItsn a Nrnttu fafr GtapE-ln declared
Mr.. DAILY as he began surveying the
throng. but they won't all get through.
It's harder than 1t used to be, you know"
Some fell by the wayside because their
witnesses we're absent; others had incor-
rectly prepared affidavits and a few were
not the sort of stuff who would make
| good citizens in the eyes of the govern
ment. Inability to comprehend the nature
of American institutions was the barrier
for three and bad records obstructed
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
STOLEN HARNESS RETURNS
Several Theories Regarding It's Disap-
One Being IT Was
Never stolen,

Myron i. Learned is again the possessor
OF the set of harness stolen from the barn
at his country place last week. The har-
ness was found tucked under the seat of
a buggy standing in the barn.
There are three possibilities:
Number One-Tho thief had an attack of
conscience.
Number Two-The thief feared detection
and prosecution and hoped by returning
the harness to allay activities to this end.
Number Three-The harness was there
all the time and the barking of the dogs
was due TO some other cause han the
presence of a burglar.
Had an alleged thief been arrested his
lawyer would have probably further com
plicated the situation by arguing that it
had not been shown there ever was any
harness in the barn; that his client had a
perfect alibi and besides it was his first
that the harness was defective and no
one in his senses would have taken it,
the said defendant being therefore probably
insane; that another man once looked
covetously at the harness and ought to DO
in the dock instead of the prisoner; that
a witness for the prosecution either did or
did not know a subpoena when he saw it
and besides is suspected OF being a clergy
man and a reformer and that Conner never
made any will anyhow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
MAIL CRANES MADE HERE
Chief Plant VIII Re Located In
Omaha and Not sioux City,
Says President.

Stockholders of the Great Western Nov
city company, which is to open a factory
in Omaha for manufacturing mail cranes
and grain doors, met in the offices of the
company Monday and elected directors; the
board met Immediately and elected officers.
S.. II. Santee, president of the Danbury
State bank at Danbury, Ia, was elected
head of the new company; Ed c. Williams.
stockman of Sioux City. vice president;
Charles j. Zeman, retired capitalist, treas
urer; Otto Schoor, Sioux City, secretary.
The board of directors consists of 7. f.
Lacey, Charles ]. Zeman and Otto Schnoor.
After tho meeting Mr.. Lacy said OF the
story which was published in Sioux City,
regarding the location of the plant:
THE company has opened it's offices in
Omaha and is Incorporated under the laws
of Nebraska, with an authorized capital
of 10000. We expect to do the manufac-
turing in Omaha for several reasons, but
will doubtless have a branch house In
Sioux City.
THE mail crane tested and now under
consideration by the PoAoffice DEPART
ment, will, of course, be the principal arti-
Gle we will make If We secure the contracts
we hope to get, but the grain door is only
second in Importance and will be extern
sively used by the railways"