The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-25
SOUTH CHICAGO.

Blast furnaces-Harriet, Nos. l, 2 &,
3. 6. Z, 9 and 10; Bessemer Convert
| ing works; structural mill; slabbing
mills; electric furnace; No. / rail mill;
No. rail mill; No. 1 blooming mill;
No. blooming mill; No. / open hearth;
No open hearth; No. plate mill );
No. plate mill; dry blast plant;
sintering plant; foundries; ore bridges;
north ock; south dock; No. 2 cement
plant; No. 8 cement plant( Burlington;
No. cement plant, Burlington; No. IL
blast furnace, Union works.
The following mills are down: No. 8
blast furnace, South Works; No. Il
blast furnace. Union works.
The total number of employees work
ing on Wednesday, Oct 90 was 1892.
An important move in the improve
ment Of local street car facilities be-
come assured last week when a con-
tract was closed between the Calumet
& South Chicago Street Railway Co.
and the Illinois Central for the con-
struction of a subway at Ninety-ffth
street and the Illinois Central tracks.
The work will be done by the Illinois
central, and both companies are to pay
half. The subway will begin at the
south line of Ninety fifth street and
Cottage Grove avenue and extend dag
onally under the Illinois Central tracks
south of Ninety fifth street to Cottage
Grove, east of the tracks. The sub
way will be private right of way. and
built entirely on and under railroad
property and will be used exclusively
by the street cars, cattle guards
and other appliance to keep
wagons out are to be installed. Work
Will be started at once, and 1t is ex-
pected to be completed by Dec Is. The
cost will be approximately $4,000. The
street car company is now building the
cottage Grove avenue line from One
Hundred and Fourth street north to |
Ninety-f1fth street The poles and rails
are already installed. President Plumb |
OF the company expects to have the
line IN operation by Dec. 15
william Crocombe, night superintend- /
ent at No. rail mill, has resigned his
position and has accepted another at
the Lackawanna Steel company at Buff
falo, N Y.
AFTER locking the cook of the House
Of GOOD Shepard in a pantry Lillian
smith, II years old. 1888 Commercial
avenue. and two other girls escaped
rom that place. and were found wan
lerlhg at Clark and Washington
streets by John Cosgrove of the central
ponce station The girls attracted at
-ention by not wearing hats or coats
and We're in a quandry as to where
.ney could get carfare to their homes
" hen the cook was In the pantry the
girls locked her in and climbed through
window and jumped into a yard and
escaped. The cooks screams brought
ne guards to the rescue. but thew were
90 late.
John II. Jones. alderman OF the
4lghth ward, and State Senator A. q
lark of the Thirteenth senatortaI AZ +
rict nave been appointed to represent :
ne Calumet district TO the deep water
ways convention at New Orleans. oct :
y to Nov 2. Mayor Busse appointed J
ONE odd forty other men to represent /
'hlcago at the gathering.
An automobile became disabled -
fnety- third and the Lake shore tracts +
ast evening and delayed train and car s
rafhc for an hour. The front ax1e ~ r
ne machine broke, throwing the occu-
ants out None of them were ser,ous1v
lJured- The machine belonged to To- e
eph Erdman of Chicago.
Edna Lamme of the East sida a
Voodlawn visitor yesterday c
EAR Mcintosh has accepted a posi-
on as weightmaster at the Gary omen |
edrth IN the Gary Steel plant.