The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-09
EXPRESS
REGRETS
Points Out Advantages Com
ing to Both Gary and
Grow nPoint.

Grown Point, Ind, April AT
the meeting of the Crown Point
Business Mems Association, assemol-
ed on Tuesday evening April 9Th, the
action Of the Gary council in reject
ing the franchise prayed for by the
Gary & Southern Traction Company,
was freely discussed and expressions
Of regret at the decision of the Board
were manifest.
Steps we're taken at the meeting
to devise some means whereby the
situation might be placed before the
citizens of Gary, it's Mayor and
Honorable Board of Councilman that
they might see the necessity for
granting a franchise to the above
company, at the earliest moment
USED EVERY EFFORT.
Through the efforts of the Crown
Point Business Mems Association,
thousands OF dollars have been spent.
In securing free right of way in estab-
fishing the grade and IN condemnation
proceedings, wherever necessary to Sc
cure the through routing of the Gary
4 Southern line.
All this work is practically complet-
cd. a franchise Is held by the above
company granted by the County Com
missioners to the center of the Calu-
met bridge now under course of con-
struction. and which proved the only
obstacle in the Gary & Southerns way.
for not having the line In operation
several months ago.
GARY is INTERESTED.
We believe that Gary is as much in
tercsted In the road today. as it ever
was, and the assurances given the
Business Mems Association by the most
prominent and representative citizens
of your city. that they were anxious
to secure interurban connections with,
Crown Point, Cedar Lake and Lowell,
and at the same time connect with the
most valuable and fertile farm and
agricultural land in Lake County, have
been alone Instrumental in, and one
of the greatest incentives for the UNI
limited expenditure of time and money
by the Crown Point Business Mems
Association. and other Lake county
citizens Interested in the establishing
of an interurban line in this territory.
ADyANIAGES MAN If OLD.
The advantages to the citizens of
Gary. Crown Point. and those living
In proximity to the line, are manifold,
in fact the Association believes that
Lake County's interests as a whole are
SO closely allied and interviewer that
the project affects not only those In
the two cities most Interested. but the
welfare and interest of every either
of Lake county.
1t affords not alone an excellent
method of transit by high speed cars
to Crown Point, Cedar Lake AND
Lowell but the ultimate intention an6
purpose of those Interested. is to make
this line a feeder to the great net wori
of interurban lines in Central Indiana
and establish direct transit and com
munication between Gary e. Indian
apolis. making 1t a project of the
greatest benefit in a business and
population establishing way. ever de-
vised in Lake County. and one that Il
cannot afford TO lose.
CUTTING OFF CITY.
BY eliminating this franchise from
it's consideration.~the Gary Council Il
cutting the city from a territory o.
great wealth and activity in man,
lines that would prove of inestimabl,
Fdlue 10 the DuSiHtSS lHlciccAS VI 0al
and one that Hammond business mel
invade each day with profit to them
selves and their city.
We earnestly commend TO the seri
Gus consideration of your citizens, you
business mems association and tn
Gary City council this matter with tn
hope that your representative citizen
will see the unlimited good and NJ
possible harm which will come to you
great city and ours, by the establish
ment of this line.
You people do things. give us al
open door to Gary, which does no
exist at its southern boundary a
present, and establish what will prov
one of the greatest and most progress
sfve business booms TO your city i
its history.
Crown Point Business Mems Assn.
JOHN BROWN, President.
FRANK b. PATTEE, Secretary