The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-15

need of an interurban mail service and
that there would be no expense for
messenger service so far as Whiting IS
concerned.
william III. GostIin, of Hammond
stated that he had had count made of
the pieces of mail bound for the other
cities of the region in week and
found that there were 1880 altogether
of which /, $50 were first class He
stated further that while Indiana Har-
Dor and Gary now have poor service to
Indianapolis that under the new sys-
tenn the Monon mail which arrives in
Hammond at 636 in the morning could
be distributed in those cities by ten
o'clock He suggested that there be
three exchanges of mail. One at eight
o'clock in the morning, one at twelve
o'clock noon and the third at five
o'clock in the afternoon
William c. Crolious, representing the
Gary Commercial Club stated that the
lawyers in Gary felt the need of better
communication with Crown Point and
Indianapolis and said that Gary would
cooperate in an effort to secure the
improved service.
ORGANIZATION PLAN OFFERED.
A. NJ Turner, president of the First
National Bank of Hammond offered the
first suggestion of plan for organl-
cation He suggested that the post
masters of the cities of the region and
a representative from each OF the COM
merciaI clubs form this committee. The
presidents of the commercial clubs
were afterwards designated as their
representatives on this committee ex-
cepting in the case of A @. Lundquist
Of Indiana Harbor. who is both post
master and president of the CONNER
cial club of East Chicago and who sug-
gested that c. l. Kirk, the vice presi-
dent of the East Chicago commercial
club. act as its representative on the
committee.
w. b. Conkey, of the w. B. Conkey
| Company of Hammond, spoke of the
Importance of having better means OF
communication between the cities o,
the region He said his company alone
| would buy $4,000. worth of stamps
from the Hammond postoffice mex
month and he thought the department
ought to do something for SO import
ant region as this.
SCHLIEKER WAS INDICATED.
Mayor A. G. Schlieker of East Chi
i cago stated that it is possible to ge
an OGQeT nllSQ qu1ChSE III 1liSdSO lHdi
1T is in Hammond. a few miles away
owing to the poor mail service and h
thought an improved service would ait
commerce between the cities and woult
help to stop trading in Chicago. IN
tocular vein he suggested that 1T woult
be a good plan to have the clearing
4 office in East Chicago. He stated tina
only a few months ago he tried to per
snade the people of the region tina
East Chicago is the real center of i
4 and now they have admitted that hi
contention is true.
j. vi. Wolff, the postoffice inspecto
for this district, said that there is evi
IDENTIFY poor service between the citie
ed that the department would improv
if it was presented in the proper man
ner.
.NTERURBAN FRIENDLY.
W o. woodruff, the traffic manage
| of the Chicago. Lake Shore & Soutl
Bend interurban line stated that h
had no doubt that his company woul
enter into an equitable arrangement
for the carrying of the mails II tn
proposition 4was made to them. H
, stated however, that where the roa
is compelled TO see that the mail i
J taken from the postoffice to the car
{ the business has not proven profitable
4 Sokn z. McGarry, president OK tn