The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-08
CANDIDATES FOR DISCARD.


In one of the hundred and one
little things that are going to make
either Hammond, East Chicago or
Gary the largest and most important
city in Lake; HAMMOND HAS
FAILED AND IT'S RIVALS HAVE
GONE FORWARD.
Gary has long since installed a
system of ornamental street lighting.
1t did this because the most progress
sive cities in the country are doing
It, East Chicago has just signed a
contract by which it's streets are TO
become great white ways
The Hammond city council, there
fore, has put the city 1t represents on
record as being the least progressive
of the three largest cities of northern
Lake county.
1t is humiliating to the progressive
citizen, the man who knows that the
struggle for position Is now being
waged ceaselessly by Hammond's
neighbors. TO KNOW THAT HAM
MOND COUNCILMEN ARE WILL
ING THAT THE CITY REMAIN IN
STYGIAN DARKNESS WHILE THE
OTHERS ARE GAY WITH THEIR
BOULEVARD LIGHTS.
1t is worthy of a serious thought
to know that Hammond is being rep
resented in the city council by men
who have no conception of modern
improvements and their need Men
who deliberately misrepresent the
progressive element among their con-
stituents for the purpose of catering
to ivory headed unprogressives who
those OF the community at large.
Twenty years ago Tacoma and
Seattle were at war to determine
which city should be the premier city
of the Puget Sound territory. The
battle was fought along lines of civic
development
Seattle adopted one innovation
after another. 1T WENT HEAD
OVER HEELS IN DEBIT. It cut
away mountains to make level
streets. 1t built one of the most
magnificent boulevard systems in the
world right through the Ar covered
mountains. 1t erected skyscrapers
when they were hardly needed. It
pulled off one of the most successful
worlds fairs that this country has
ever known. And now it has
authorized a bond issue of $1,000
600 for the purpose of building one
of the greatest rail and water
terminals in the world. This is in
preparation for the opening of the
Panama canal. Seattle will never
be out-distanced by Tacoma, Port
land or any other city in the great
northwest
The city of Galveston, In order to
maintain its position as the PRINCIPAL
Texas port, built a sea wall around
the entire city and then raised the
grade of the entire city 20 feet. Not
content with this it has just complet-
ed great causeway between the city
and the mainland which cost ST.
10000 and accommodates four rail-
road tracks and highway
Hammond is, commercially. the
most important city in Lake County.
ITS CLAIM. HOWEVER, Is HANG
ING BY A NARROW THREAD. The
purchase by the Schlessinger inter
ests OF site for the Northwestern
Iron company is all that prevented
the city from taking third place in
the county before the next census is
taken Hammond has only a fight
ing chance now.
And yet its councilmen. men who
are supposed to be alive to the inter
ests of the city and are expected to
take a broad view of matters that
affect its progress, ignore the de-
mands of its business men and KILL.
A MEASURE DESIGNED TO PROP
ERLY LIGHT THE STREETS OF
THE CITY.
The men who voted for and
against this proposition ought to be
put on record. The people ought to
determine by such acts as these that
some effective pruning is necessary
in the city council to make 1t an eff
Client body.
John E. Fitzgerald says: 1T is bad
to have grafters in your city council
BUT A CRATER IS BETTER ANY
DAY THAN AN OBSTRUCTIONIST
You can get results with a CRATER
but an obstructionist kills off vour
town and YOUR ONLY WEAPON IS
TO REMOVE HIM AT THE NEXT
ELECTION
FOR STREET LIGHTS. WHITAKER
Pascally, Schultz, Markmueller and