The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-20
?. ". MEYN
RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANTS
North Side RejOICeS Over LO-
Gallon Of Three Fine InStl-
tutIUnS Coming to
Hammond.

Hammond's north side has expert
enced a re-birth under the administra-
ton Of Mayor John SmaIIey Through
the agency Of Peter W Meyn. presi-
dent Of Gostlin. Meyn & Co. three
new industries have been located north
% the river in Hammond this year
and twenty-five acres added to the
plant OF the Illinois Car and Equip
ment company. which has plans in
preparation for extension of its build
ings.
The new industries Mr.. Meyn has
located on the north side are:
The Beatty Machine and Manufactur-
ing company. the Camel company.
makers of railway specialties; the
Keith Railway Equipment company.
Announcement Of the locating OF the
Keith Railway Equipment company
was made today It is new concern
recently sold thirty-three acres at
Columbia avenue and Gostlin street on
The 3 & O. c. T and Pennsylvania
railroads 1t was incorporated in Ini-
nois in 1916 and has been licensed to
90 business in Indiana. 1t purchased
the business of the Keith Car com
pany. a corporation organized under
the laws Of the state of ffffu0ts in
1911.
The Keith Railway Equipment COM
Tany purchased the tract Of land for
the purpose of erecting car shops to
build. rebuild and repair freight cars.
The company operates a large line OF
tank cars which are used by shippers
Of all kinds OF liquid freight through
out the United States. Canada and
Mexico.
The plans for the first building have
already been made and preliminary
work Of surveys for the tracks into the
property connecting with the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio Chicago
Terminal Railroads have been made at
Columbia avenue. and it is the inten-
tion later on to arrange connections
with the Chicago. Lake Shore & South
Bend electric line at Columbia avenue.
and a little later with the Baltimore &
Ohio Chicago Terminal at the east end
Of the property a White Oak avenue.
Il is expected the first shop will be
completed by early in 1918. and as
soon as the hrst shop has been com
pleted. II is the expectation to go
ahead with the work on the second
and third. and when this has been
done and the machinery all installed
and the entire plant ready for opera
ton. Il is anticipated six hundred to
eight hundred men VIII be employed.
According to the special survey
which the Keith Railway Equipment
company have had made OF the tract
Of land purchased. they viii have a
capacity for storing 1900 cars. and as.
the land they purchased IS over one
half mile long and nearly one-half as
wide. by having connections at both
ends as anticipated. they will have q
piece Of property uneQuaIed anywhere
for storage tracks. repair tracks.
switching facilities, loading and un-
loading facilities. which are very de-
sirable in any large plant Of this kind
The Keith Railway Equipment com
pany have been looking for site for
some time for locating their shops and
finally decided. through the efforts Of
Mr. Peter Meyn. to locate in Ham
mond. and the officers OF the company
have expressed themselves as being
very much pleased with the new loca-
ton and with the courtesy and CO.
operation of Mr Meyn
The officers OF the Keith Railway
Equipment company are Orlando s.
Keith. president; F. W. Souerbry. vice
president; W. c. Gysbers. secretary.
and Edward Rogers, treasurer. The
general Offices of the company are 10
Gated in the Peoples Gas building.
Chicago. III.
Mr.. William J. Tangerman has been
engaged as general superintendent of
the plant and will be the direct repre-
sentative of the company in Hammond.
The president and other officers OF the
company express themselves as being
fortunate in securing the services of
Mr. Tangerman. who is an exception
ally capable mechanical superintend-
snt.
The Camel company has plans in the
hands OF efficiency engineers and ex-
pect TO begin construction Of their
plant this fall. The land they pur-
chased from Gostlin. Meyn & company
Is located at I50th street and Colum-
bia avenue. adjoining on the east the
site OF the Beaty Machine and Manu-
featuring company.