The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-14

own home. Address a l17i Times.
The open door" policy to Homewood
Hammond exclusive residence district.
as introduced in the above advertise
ment last night and created stir
throughout the South Side Of the city
The for sale" ad was inserted by a
number Of property owners living next
"a the new coal yards of the Calumet
Coal & Supply Co, at Detroit and Hinl
streets It followed the injunction Of
the city by Judge Anderson from inter
ferring with the operation of the yard.
What else can the property owners
do questioned F. w. Miller. an official
AZ the Standard Steel Car Co. living q
gi0 Detroit street. we might as well
face the issue squarely now. Why wait
six months until the damage has been
done9 In case the coal yard is permit
ted who else will want 10 live here?"
The threat will enlist the sympathy
and aid Of The entire south side IN ap-
pealing from Judge Anderson TO the
chicago Court OF Appeals. it is believed
The following letter from Harry w.
Nfargensu to THE TINES indicates the
sentiment that has been aroused:
Editor TINES:
The advertisement in THE TIMES Of
fering to sell Detroit street property to
negroes and the article on the front
page should be of vital interest to every
property owners in the Homewood dis
trict For the past few months few
live home-loving citizens on Detroit and
Highland streets have been trying to
save their property from depreciation
and most undesirable conditions Great
Cd By the location Of the Calumet Coal
snd Supply Company on Detroit street
Our city council tried to protect the
property owners by passing an ordi-
nance and refusing 8 permit TO the coal
company to operate on these premises
The coal company secured the services
of one Of our lawyers and the case was
heard by Judge Anderson Of Indianap-
oils who ruled that the ordinance was
invalid. and the Calumet Coal and Sup
ply Company opened the yard and start
Cd to haul coal under the protection OF
en- Injunction issued BY Judge Anderson.
Heretofore. this has been considered
a Detroit street fight but when the
uroperty owners on Detroit street be
come so discouraged that they offer
their homes to negroes, # IS time for
avery property owner in Homewood and
also the business men OF Hammond 20
sit up and take notice. It has been
said that Homewood is the garden spot
Of the Calumet region and Il will be the
one resident district Of the new city az
ser amalgamation. QUICK ACTION
MAY SAVE IT.
There arc many coloTed people IN
me Calumet region who would be quick
70 take advantage OF an opportunity TO
live in a neighborhood like Homewood
and when once located. no laws in the
United States can remove them. In less
han two years time you will have a
HACK belt directly through Homewood,
next door to Glendale Park district and
all the coal sold in the next ten years
could never pay for the damage and loss
to the city Of Hammond.
we have enough big men who have
dome things 10 build up Hammond who
can certainly find way out Of TINS
difficulty. Mr. Glendale Park, when
YOUR auto is out of order. how VIII you
like to wait on the same corner and
get on and of tho car with colored peo-
pic? Mr.. Presbyterian church member
how long do you think 1t viii be before
f,s-ou will be offering 70 sell your church
90 the colored grcgationF Mr. High
School Parent. do you know that your
children will have 70 pass through De
1roit and Highland streets to set 70 the
Industrial High Schcol2
Now. according To the law it seems
that the coal yard IS going to operate
on Detroit street against the wishes and
10 the detriment Of more than three
hundred home-loving and best citizens Of
Hammond. but how these men expect to
DO any business in the neighborhood
where every property owner has been
injured to such extent that they are
willing TO sacrifice their homes rather
than live under these undesirable condi-
lions. is more than anyone can under
siand You cannot blame the property
owners for wanting 10 QUIT the fight.
neither can you blame the colored peo-
pie if they take advantage OF the offer
10 live In this beautiful residence dis
trict. but there is a remedy for every
evil and il Is up TO every man owning
= piece of property in Homewood to
GET BUSY and take up the hght with
as much interest as If he were located
ar the same street with the coal ward.
..THr TIMES has taken UP the fight Tor
good cause many times in the past
and it is hoped that the publicity given
this matter viii arouse every property
owners to some action. If you have a
$4,000 home. it will he worth about
$500 if the colored people can secure
property in the neighborhood. l know
il for / lived in ST. Louis once where
saw the same evil creep IN