The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-12

and, especially, on the Erie depot.
The cars of the Hammond, Whiting
& East Chicago were referred to as a
disgrace to the community on accounty
of their dirty condition. He suggest,
ed that every citizen should write to
the company and ask that the cars be
kept cleaner.
BomberzEer Makes Talk.
Attorney L. L. Bomberger spoke on
the subject of track elimination and
his ideas were so new and original that
they made profound impression upon
the audience. Mr.. Bombergerg's ideas
briefly stated are as follows:
l. The Nickel Plate tracks in Ham
1nond may be eliminated between CO.
lumbia avenue and Holman street by
having the right of way at Columbia
turned north to the Michigan Central
right of way, over which it would run
through the business district
2 The Erie and Monon railroad
tracks would be crowded closer to-
gether from Condit street, north, and
union depot could then be built be-
tween Fayette and Sibley streets, on
the west side of the tracks
NIL bOtHbtISSF ndQ pld1S showing
detail just how his ideas could be car
ried out He claims that by this plan
thousands of feet of business and resi-
dental frontage could be saved Ac-
cording to Mr. Bomberger, the expense
could be met by the sale of the re-
deemed frontage, which would realize
the following usms:
Valuable Frontage saved.
Plummer avenue 125 ft IN mn
State street, $50 feet .. $4,000
Sibley street, 700 feet 1O5. 900
Fayette street, $50 feet. ... 1900
Oakley avenue, ESQ feet. .. 1900
Fayette street, residential lots $4,000
Mr.. Bomberger admits that the pres
ent Lake Shore depot would have to
be RACED, but he asks, What is a $780,
600 depot when the city would benefit
to such a remarkable extent?" All of
the noise and dirt of the Nickel Plate
railroad would be eliminated from the
district through which it runs and
the business district of the city could
then extend southwark from State
street without obstruction
A. F. Knots said that f. S. Betz
should not be disturbed in his plans
for providing homes for Hammond
working people by the criticisms of ]
A. Aubrey.
Why Hammond Is Great.
Mr. Knots then told the story Of the
little romance that led to the location
of Chicago at the mouth of the Chicago
river rather than at the mouth of Wolf
river, where the engineers had orig
inally intended the city should be To-
Gated.
Knots said that Hammond's rail-
roads would always make Hammond
the commercial center. He said, while
Gary has only east and west railroads,
Hammond has both east and west and
north and south railroads. He pointed
to the fct that Hammond has the bulge
on Gary in its numerous interurban
lines which are great commerce pro-
ducers. He remarked that a council
which would oppose interurban lines is
opposing the interests Of the city
He declared that such stores as the
Lion store are a great thing for he
lrsss p Ssse 20 A. tSsAe -aizes,
8. -. n -. n "a "a Is cosnnIercia1
supremacy. He said that Hammond is
the court center and the political CEN
ter of the region and would likely re-
main so.
Hammonds diversified and small in
dustries were pointed to as its great
strength. He declared that Gary had
one great industry and the head Off
Gals would probably live in Chicago or
New York, while the heads of Ham
| mond's score Of smaller concerns would
| live in the community and have an in