The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-03


bor' from their stationery and railroad
stations. He called attention TO the
fact. however. that this change was
bound TO come In some fOr0 sooner or
later. that the situation as it had ex-
listed for a number Of years was in
c~ongruous. inconsistent and radically
wrong lnasmuch as il had prevented
that harmony of thought and feeling
that was absolutely necessary II the
city was ever to come into its own as a
thriving. progressive municipality; that
the canal an Improvement whose value
could not be overestimated and which
in effect should he an inspiration to in
d~ustrial mon and business men in both
ends. had been arbitrarily made a line
Of demarcation over which residents on
each side had called each other names.
over which jealousies had arisen and
across which no good could seemingly
come from either side TO the other: that
more than sny other one thing in the
history Of the city this condition he'd
been a great handicap in every Item Of
publicity that had gone out concerning
the progress. wealth and activities of
the city. that our efforts in civic af-
fairs. in Red Cross affairs. in boy scout
affairs and in practically every welfare
movement had thus been divided: that
THE conditions TO which this situation
had given rise We're radically wrong and
We're Indicative OF a n-arrowness of vi
sion that he hoped would soon pass
away.
lie believed. he sad. that the govern
ment had a good basis for its action;
that the movement had not been taken
~lnadVisedly even though q name. held
sacred ny some. should be wiped away.
But he continued, II believe that
the time has come when this organize
zion this CITY should take immediate
steps to reach an amicable understand
ing to get a name that is acceptable 10
efl classes Of people. 10 solve his ques-
uon for once and for all time. so that
we may have, instead OF 81 municipality
cut up by artihcial divisions and torn
and handicapped by j~calousies and dis
sensions. a community that can work
together in a feeling of harmony and
cooperation and make Of this city what
1t ought to be and can he, one Of tho
greatest. most progressive and most
important industrial cities in the middle
west If not IN the whole United States
As representative body of men, it Is
up TO us TO work out this problem. !
put u up to you-what can be donee"
The question brought q number Of
west end men TO their feet who were
unanimous in expressing IL as their
env.ctson that insofar as the nam
East Chicago was concerned. there
were practically none on that side
that were at all welded to it: that
they realized that IL was a misnomer:
that ii had led 10 confusion. had pre-
vented us from having any individual
|identitv and that in fact any name
that was accountable to both sides
woufd he oreferred to anv name that
was bound to cause q split in commu-
rftq in+craets r. was noin+ea o,+ by
Iattorn4vs however that Legislation
twoulo be required and that the stat
lutas on This matter were praerlcaItv
unavoidable and that a new law would
doubtless have to be enacted before
I-anvfbino c.,rd he done
'He s0'lt'on 'he' seemed 70 trike
VS. ,l''sl F'olah, ehoro was Noieed nfst
'teo'hF> JoLh ~ hennedy VINO
N""4SN thHl the matter could oe
S'lFeo oE forcing an issue on this
2-eS- on OF a~maigamailon with Ham
mona mat the people We're practically