The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-30
WHERE: WILL
TIT: MOhOh
BUAODEP0R

Nothing has done more to cate
publish sentiment regarding down
town real estate than the arounce-
ment of the building of the mes Monon
depot. 1t is believed that thkwill go
farther towards improving III appear
ance of the city than anythinselse that
could be done.
However many of the papie who
have looked into the matte'are OF the
opinion that the railroad making
mistake in building the pot on the
site of the old station and aat 1t ought
to be constructed betwea sihley and
Fayette street The ressns Tor their
belief are as follows:
/. 1t would prevent e plocklng OF
state and siblev STREE by waiting
passenger trains.
3 1t would afford site That would
be accessible from - streets and
would thus be NOR easily reached
from all parts of II siey.
8. The site WOW pc large enough
so that there WONT be room for lawn,
flower beds and oisiage drives
A. without hung STATE or Sloiey
s+raats i would Emulate the develop
ment of Fayetf seree' as BUSINESS
thoroughfare.
p,;1ssd Is Poor.
PIT tho "a i1asd has selected the old
site for tha rson that there are peo-
nla who alvas try to hold up d cor
r..;ao I'M they think they can.
rhara lumber of things that
s+ond IN -, say of the selection of the
c;blo,, NE street site and they may
- I'D as follows:
m. gonon railroad is not in n
a...a.. b pay $4,000 to $4,000 for a
/ soat rf and then spend $4,000 10
stn 900 NJ a depot In fact those who
i az adnted with the business situa-
-. Ger that the road has promised
/ Sa railroad must have place
- fefght depot If the passenger
/ IS built on the present site the
between Sibley and Fayette
sptssts will always be used for a
/ Int depot. If the Fayette street
+, -,ple would avoid this site for the
| ssht depot must be secured.
Must Act Together.
! Il the property owners on Fayette
.reet and if the people of the bust
ass district of Hammond want to see
ne Monon depot built on a roomy and
aequate piece of ground they will have
, get together and accomplish the
slowing things:
1. They will have to make some ar
angements to buy the so feet on the
orth side of Fayette street next to
lie freight depot at fair valuation.
2. They will have to make arrange
ents 10 get the property on the south
RIO If tn 90
lie Oklahoma saloon, for the use of
he railroad as a site for a freight de-
ot.
3. They will have to make arrange
ents with Mr.. Brown. the owner of
lie saloon building at the corner of
bley street and the Monon tracks to
1T off a corner of his saloon so that
lere will be a wider entrance to the
opposed depot grounds.
How To Raise Money.
The raising of the money necessary
IT the purchase of the desired property
light be done in the following man
sr:
1. Induce the railroad to consent to
lie sale of the present depot site in
der to raise the money with which
buy the necessary property.
2. If there is a deficit the property
Sners on Fayette street. who will re-
i've the greatest benefit. will have to
, down in their pockets for the differ
ice.
And to aid the whole project the city
'uld help considerably by opening up
ynan Cook at the mapl from Doug
5 street to Fayette street. thus max
e a new north and south street
'ailable.
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