The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-21


Harbor that is now held by the Gary
Land company for future affiliated
plants which are expected to locate
in Gary.
1t is almost impossible to conceive of
the Importance of this extension of
the Gary & Interurban line for the
reason that it is just as impossible to
conceive of the extent of the industrial
development that is planned by the
steel company in Gary.
The line will help Gary for the rea-
son that it will connect the business
district with the American Bridge
companys plant and the Burlington
cement plant. 1t will help Indiana Har-
Dor for the reason that it will con-
meet that city with the above mention
ed plants and the city of Gary, and
1T will help East Chicago and Ham
mond by affording transportation
without transfer. to Indiana Harbor
and Gary and all of the intermediate
towns and manufacturing sites
Asks for Franchise.
President Gavit filed his franchise
with the city clerk of East Chicago
this morning, and stated that no mat
ter what the city council of East Chi
cago did with his franchise he would
build to the Indiana Harbor boundary
line.
If he gets a franchise in East Chi
cago and the Harbor he will build to
the Hammond boundary on Forsythe
avenue and then seek a franchise in
Hammond that will enable him to con-
meet the main line at Hammond with
the main line running to Indiana Har-
Dor. This will give Hammond a line
directly to Indiana Harbor, where the
ride may be made for Scent fare
and without transfer, and a northern
route to Buffton. the American
Bridge company's plant and Gary.
Has Money to- Build
Mr. Gavit said this morning when
he preached the matter to President
Burlington that the first question he
was asked was to the ability of his
company to build the line at once. He
was able to show Burlington that his
line was in a position to build the ex-
tension to Indiana Harbor at once
and he was accordingly given the per
mission to go ahead
The building of this extension of the
Gary & Interurban line is undoubtedly
the biggest development in traction
circles in Lake county since the CODE
interests are said to have purchased
the Hammond Whiting & East Chica-
go line and later projected the extern
sion to Dolton, Riverdale, Harvey and
other Illinois points
1t will make the Gary & Interurban
, line the great rival of the Hammond
Whiting & East Chicago in this dis
trict. In fact it is now apparent that
these two systems will have to fight
for supremacy in Lake county.
A franchise to this end will be pre-
scented to the East Chicago city council
at its regular meeting this evening
The promoters of the proposed, are the
Gary and Interurban company of which
Fran Gavit is president, and which now
has a street car line in operation be-
tween Hammond and Gary.
The company desires to construct a
line from the American Bridge COM
pany's plant to the Universal Portlan nd
Cement company at Burlington; thence
through the heart of Indiana Harbor
on Cline avenue to a point fifty feet
north of the right of way of the Penn
sylvania railroad; thence south to One
Hundred and Fortieth: One HuncY red
and Fortieth to Cedar street; on Cedar
to Guthrie; on Guthrie to waiting: or
Waiting southwest to Michigan; or
Michigan to Kennedy; on Kennedy tc
some point. or street presumably, One
Hundred and Forty-first street: thence
west along One Hundred and Forty-firs,
street to Tod avenue; south on Tod to
One Hundred and Fiftieth street; ives,
on One Hundred and Fiftieth to Forsyth
and thence south on Forsyth under the
Hump and cQuuartfno with rho ,,ot-
line.
The construction Of this proposed