The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-19
ROAD EXPERT
SHOWS HOW
It IS DONE:
Lake Co. Roads Cost $1,000
Per Mile More Than
Illinois Therefore.
tBULLETIN.)

ESPECIAL 10 NE TIsEsl
DYER, Ind, July 19.-Lincoln High
way boosters hero are much interested
IN the proposed new highway through
Lake county and as the Lincoln road
was the first government road 70 be
used they believe that road leading
straight n-rth frcnr Crown Point TO the
highway with feeders from Gary by
way Of Broadway. from East Chicago by
Bennedy ave-, and from Hammond by
way of Calumet ave. would be ideal
road combination.
That Lake county is paying
thirty-five and forty cents more
per ton freight on a hundred mile
haul on road building material than
Illinois does was shown by E. L
Ouarles in his address last evening
at the Hammond Chamber of Com
merce.
This is making Lake county's roads
cost AT least 81 900 more per mile than
Illinois roads Of the same construction
cost.
SHOWS HOW SOAKING IS DONE.
Mr.. Quarles. who is field worker for
the State Chamber Of Commerce. has
been spending several weeks before the
people Of the state. showing them how
they are being soaked each year because
Of the inequality between Indiana and
illinois rates. 4 suit in the federal
court at Chicago to have the rates equal
lied Will open Monday. The matter is
TS4,H. a.
Utilities Commission, backed and assist
ed by the state Chamber of Commerce.
As an example Mr. Quarles showed
that on a ninety-mile haul the rate on
crushed stone to Hammond in Indiana is
800, while the same material can be
shipped 104 miles in Illinois for sixty
cents.
MANY ATTEND MEETING.
Interested citizens from all parts Of
Lake county were present at the meet
ing which was called in the interests Of
good roads. equal freight rates and the
proposed lake-to-lRke barge canal. Pres
ident Jesse L. Wilson of the Hammond
Chamber Of Commerce turned the meet
ing over ID +. L. Evans Of East Chicago.
who had presided at the first meeting in
May az Indiana Harbor.
a. NJ. AETONES. OF EOEL " dfG4ts StCtN-
.arv Of the Central Inland Waterways
Association. spoke. first. He explained
that congress has made the appropria-
tion for survey Of one Of four routes
for canal IN Ohio and also the long
discussed barge canal from Lake Erie All
Toledo to the lower end of Lake Michi-
gan. biting the lake either at Michigan
city OF Indiana Harbor. The commits
sion in charge is now collecting data on
the amount of tonnage received and sent
out by cities along the route. Blanks
are beng sent to all manufacturers with
REQUESTS to 1ll oIt and return before
August .
ROUTE BONE OF CONTENTION.
The topic Of the evening which seemed
most interesting - the crowd was the
r. ate of the Cnicag ago-Indianapolis state
highway thrcrgh Lake county. An ami
mated discussion arose in which farmers
from the south end Of the county took
the lead. 1t seems a number os .he
smaller towns a4e all figuring On having
tho road pass throu gh their locality,
which Of course will be impossible. Each
man was able to advance good reasons
why the road should favor his neigh
horhood. 1t was finally agreed that the
STATE Highway Commission would con-
slider what would be the most direct
route for freight and tourist purposes
and not pay much attention e the de-
sires Of any small group Of men.
It is probable that there will be dele
cations at Indianapolis before long try
ing 70 convince the state board of the
advantag ges Of different routes. but no
recommendation Will be made by the
county as whole as X seems impossible
for the people to get together on the
matter.