The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-26
P|CKET|NG
LOSES CITY
AN INDUSTRY
Men in All Life Walks Ap-
proach Mayor to Use Eff
fort to Effect a Settle.
ment Of Labor Trouble.

That the presence Of strike pickets
lettering on the streets of Hammond
in front Of its three department stores
Is doing the city an immense amount
OF damage was demonstrated beyond
doubt or cavii early this week when
the prospective locators Of a fine in
dustry in the city deliberately refused
to consider Hammond any further and
struck it off their list of cities with
out any ceremony.
Prominent Hammond men have for a
long time been trying to locate the in
dustry here and with good chances OF
success. Negotiations for a site had
already been entered into between rep
resentatives OF the industry in ques-
tion and operators Of local real estate
agency and officials Of the manufac-
turing concern came to Hammond and
were shown the site where It was pro-
posed 70 locate them
JUST WHAT THEY WE'RE AVOIDING
They were satisfied with it and sat
ished with the price and suggested
that they wanted to see Hammond
intimately to see what kind OF city
it was In which they were asked to
cast their lot. They were much struck
with the buildings. streets. parks.
manufactures and stores, but as they
were being driven on State and Hoh-
man streets they noticed the giri
strike pickets and forthwith inquired
as TO them The real estate men had
no other thing than TO tell them that
they were pickets on strike seeking 10
keep people from entering the stores
and a representative OF the company
emphatically said: THAT won't do.
we're sorry. but we will not locate in
a town that has labor trouble. That
Is Just what we seek to avo i'd We
would not locate here under any con-
sideration now
A DEPLoRABLE INCIDENT.
Prominent men OF the city when In
formed OF the incident were outspoken
have lost its most excellent opportunity
the presence Of pickets on the streets
and were emphatic n denunciation Of
It They recalled the damage that was
done to the city OF Hammond by the
steel strike and how It gave the city
black eye among manufacturers
seeking sites for industrial purposes.
They are demanding that something
be done TO put stop to the picketing
and It's consequences. window smash
ing, stink bombs and the sticker nUis-
ance and 8 concerted move is being
made for immediate action. They de-
clare that ths proprietors OF the
harassed department stores have built
UP their business and have right TO
conduct IL as they see At.
RIGHT TO RUN OWN BUSINESS
These men," said one civic leader.
have put their money in q business.
they have. formulated a plan TO get
trade and have succeeded. Their ef
forts have met with approval and
now these strikers want to take bust
ness out Of their hands and ruin them.
1t is not right any way you look at il.
There are no large organized depart
ment stores IN other parts OF the
country and why should these outside
agitators inaict this visitation upon
Hammond"
An effort IS being made to end the
trouble. Men in all walks OF life have
approached the mayor to use his good
offices In getting the interested parties
together for q settlement and It IS un-
oerstood that the city's chief execu-
tive who enjoys the confidence Of tho
people is considering a plan of action.