The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-15

ulating the club on the elegance and
completeness of it's quarters and the
high class personnel of it's member
ship. He gave them his idea of the
functions of such an organization and
this vast amount of good it was pos
sible for the club to accomplish. not
only in a commercial way. but as an
upbuilder of the right kind of home
life the residents of a progressive city
should foster.
He said that while it was iaudable
to encourage and make every effort to
obtain new factories for the Twin
Cities. it was equally important that
it make the city's educational, as we'll
as its police and municipal systems. of
as high an order as possible Mr.
Crumpacker was eloquent in his advo-
cacy of harmony between the two
towns and compared them to the
Siamese towns who he. while bound ir-
revocably together. never permitted
jealousy or chickering's to mar the
even tenor Of their life and so sug-
gested that the Twin Cities go and do
likewise. In speaking of the CONNER
cial advantages of the two cities the
congressman was more than enthusi-
astic, and said that while he had
known something of the possibilities
Of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,
their real value had never been so for
chilly brought home to him as it had
during his visits to the various plants
the canal and the outer harbor during
the day.
Mr.. Crumpacker was wildly cheered
when he announced that he believed a
l II
introduced in congress at the coming
session and that he would work tooth
and nail for an initial appropriation
for the Improvement of the outer har-
Dor and felt sure he would be success
full He pointed out that for a city to
be leader commercially. low transport
tation rates was a paramount neces-
sity. and the best way to get the best
freight rates was through water and
rail competition. The canal when com
pleted and other waterways which ne
mentioned would accomplish this re-
suit and he promised to use his best
efforts TO put these plans into execu-
tion. Mr.. Crumpacker's speech through
out was interrupted by applause. and
there was no doubt OF the enthusiasm
with which ii was received.
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other things he said, was advice to all
unmarried members of the club to GO
and get spliced just as soon as pos
sible. He insisted that married mer
make the best citizens, hence the ad-
vice Judge McMahan was the next
speaker and amused the audience By
telling his hearers that while East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor had their
factories. his home town of Crown
Point had one thing they didn't have
and that was a county jail. and wher
the members OF the club got loaded III
with everything they wanted, they
could come to his town and he woul,
unload them in jail. Mr. W. c. Paxtor
!, was then called and told some things
about Hammond, but also paid tn,
Commercial club some very prett,
compliments Mr.. G. ]. Bader OF Whit
ing then made a few remarks, afte
which Mr. w. c. Dickey was called OF
and told Of his answering faith a.
had Nj Bader in the ultimate suprem
aey Of the Calumet district and Eas
: Chicago and Indiana Harbor in par
ticuiar
Through the compliments of Wake
and Barnett, the grocers, the clul