The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
REJOICING AMONG
THE BUSINESS MEN
Perseverance of Twin City
Leaders Makes Victory
Sweet.
IIMEc &c nIurM Ire QQhlcr
TIMES IS GIVEN IT'S PRAISE

There Is little talked of In East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor today outside
of the street car franchises. The men
who are responsible for figuring out
the routes and whose logged persever-
ance was responsible for putting the
measures through the city council with
out further delay than was experienced.
are receiving many compliments. and
THE TIMES has come in for a large share
of praise for its part In the matter
The TINES this morning and last
evening undertook to get a few inter
views regarding the feeling in the Twin
Cities regarding their good fortune, and
the following Is the result:
c. A Westberg: The people should
appreciate the work of the men who
have so persistently brought the fran
chise matter to focus and obtained
for the two towns what / consider one
of the best franchises ever passed in
this region. The committee of fourteen
worked hard on the details of the va
rious routes submitted and undoubted-
ly have selected the best possible routes
under the circumstances. THE TINES,
too, was small factor in bringing
about the successful issue of the fight
by keeping the question constantly be-
fore the people and thereby sustaining
their iBterest in the matter"
Charles E. Fowler: Il am more than
plased at the result to put it mildly.
We all had our work cut out for us and
II is a qualification that the hard strug-
gle has terminated In a manner that
must be satisfactory to all rea sonable
taxpayers. The citizens, too. should
congratulate themselves on getting a
good franchise and getting it Clearly.
| In most cases, where large franchises
are to be given out, there is more or
| less corruption. but in this instance
what was obtained by the street car
companies was obtained by clean meth
DDS. THE TIMES did its share in helping
the good work along"
| Judge Walter J. Riley: "All is well
that ends we'll We are now out of the
woods. the Baldwin Locomotive works
is going to begin work and a new era
as usual. was on the Job and on the
right side of the question"
! w. r. Diamond. AT first glance
when the matter was first put up to me
l opposed a third track in Chicago ave-
nue.. After it had been explained how
exceedingly difficult It was to bring the
| iiHdS III any olncI Way III OTOeT 10 com
municate directly with the Baldwin
plant and with Indiana Harbor in gen.
eral. lost my prejudice as 1 realized
then that 1t was the only way. I would
| be perfectly willing to get up in tn,
middle of the night at any time to lent
my support to a matter of such vita
| Importance"
Mayor A G. schlieker: The fran
tO11f IT, IT.,
city should be congratulated in that
has secured good routes and fair terms
trust that everybody will be Statistic,
as l am that the best that could be don
has been done"
A G. Lundquist: There can be NJ
question that everything is as it shout
be. The Twin cities are now assured o
: street car service unparalleled i
northern Indiana. Especially is Indi
: ana Harbor to be congratulated. Will
East Chicago has always had prett
good direct service. Indiana Harbor ha
been a bit shy in this respect. Thi
criticism can no longer be made whe
the two companies to which franchise
have just been granted are operatin
their new lines"
George W. Lewis: There seems moth
ing to say except in praise of the SO
luton of the traction problem. 1 ar
more than satisfied with the franchise.
and If there are any who are not I fee
confident that they will be brought t
the way of thinking of those who hav
given the best judgment that was i
them in an endeavor to do what wa
right in making terms with the stree
car companies and in selecting tn
routes. Congratulations are due TIL
| \. r. =. l..
bored with TIE situation"
John r. Farovid: "rf my Judgmen
is worth anything. the cities of 1ndi
ana Harbor and East Chicago are no,
assured of a street railway system tina
can scarcely be improved upon. 1t IN
cost much time and study to arrive a
a solution of the problem, but I thin
the solution has been arrived at in
manner that will prove satisfactory t
the great majority of the people VIII
will be dependent on the street ca
companies for getting them to an
from their work and between the cite
Ito which the new lines will be tribu
tary"
Thomas OrConne1l:. Its a bully goo
arrangement all around and one we
worthy of last nights jubilee 1t wi
be a constant jubilee in Indiana Har
Dor after the lines are in operation
THE TIMES has been an important fac
tor in bringing things to an Issue.
Matt Sternberg: Yes, yes yes. TIL
franchises are all right. But II Ind
ana Harbor wins next Sundays gam
with LaPorte, it'll bring our percen
Iage up to, let me see
Abe Ottenheimer: "You betcha- Ea'
IChicago and Indiana Harbor have e,
two good little franchises that can
be improved upon. I'm strong f