The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-04
MASS MEETING At
INDIANA HARBOR
Special Meeting of Harbor
Civic Club to Take Action
on Retaining Name.
by A.. c. BURGIN
(Secretary Of Civic Club. }

"A rousing mass meeting was held last
evening in the rooms of the Indiana
Harbor Civic Club at which there were
present some hundred and twenty-five of
the leading men of Indiana Harbor. The
meeting was called to take action along
lines suggested by Senator Watson and
Congressman Wood for the retention of
the name Indiana Harbor as the post
office name. The speakers were unani-
nous in voicing their sentiments that
the name of Indiana Harbor must not be
lost; that it stands Of state distinc-
ton in that ii is the only one port in
the state of Indiana, and the name Har-
Dor indicates its character; that it is
not an inland city but located upon a
navigable body of water where the in
dustries may locate and have cheap inn
portation and expectation facilities; and
further that the residents of Indiana
Harbor are deserving of every consid-
Grafton over the retention of their COM
mercial center's name because of their
achievements industrially. commercially.
and periodically. Industrially and COM
mercially the Harbor portion Of the city
of East Chicago holds the balance; pa
, triotically. the Harbor has unique and
| enviable record. Its Red Cross activi-
ties are known around the world; on
every loan drive it has carried by far
more than its numerical share of the
| municipalities load; on the War Savings
drive 1t went over the top. although the
municipality of East Chicago failed to
do-so owingato the west end not meeting
it's share of the quota: throughout the
country its population has the name Of
being a city that does things" In con-
trast to the Importance attached to the
name Indiana Harbor throughout the
entire country the confusion that re-
suits from she name East Chicago was
clearly pointed out. Without the ques-
ton of a doubt the hard coal situation
in the city of East Chicago came about
because of the city of Chicago getting
our allotment; practically daily some
mail is delayed. thus hindering CONNER
cial enterprise, because of its being sent
to Illinois; the name East Chicago is not
distinctive and stands for nothing in
the minds of strangers other than a por-
tion, a suburb. of the city of Chicago:
the name is a misnomer in every respect.
The matter of amalgamation was
brought up and il was the consensus of
opinion that amalgamation of the cities
of North township is a long ways off and
IS only pelnS TAXED lot SSlHSn, pOilllCal
rea sons now; that the idea of amalga-
nation in itself is not opposed
If the citizens of the city of East Chi
cago are sincere in their desire for one
name for the city why should that name
be a third name. a compromise name
which would entail financial loss for
both sides of town? Why not make the
entire city the city of Indiana Harbor
and make capital out of the publicity
that this name has gained
In line with the recommendation of
Senator Watson and Congressman Wood
a committee to formulate a citizens pc
tition of protest was appointed as fol-
lows: J. W. Brissey. chairman; j. G.
Allen. A. g. Burgin. IT. r. De Hall. This
committee will formulate such petition
Immediately. giving the data comprising
the reasons 70 rnot making the change
and block workers will give every citi-
zen of Indiana Harbor the chance to sign
the same and preserve the identity of
Indiana Harbor.