The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-09
SISTER CITY
AFTER NEW
OUTLET NOW

West Hammond is a town off the
main stream Of traffic All roads may
have lead TO Rome. but none lead 70
West Hammond. To get to West Ham
nond you first 60 to Hammond and
then cross the line. Then YOU have
T. be careful or you can't get back
again.
west Hammond wants a way out Of
It's own Few people know that tbe
recent census reveals the fact thar
the small towns within a hve mile
radius Of West Hammond have a popu-
lation Of 1885.
Most Of this population is not now
tributary to either West Hammond or
Hammond for the reason that West
Hammond IS not accessible to It. South
Holland. the greatest onion country in
the middle west. Riverdaie. a grow
Ing industrial community. Thornton. a
truck farming center and Lansing. the
center Of manufacture Of clay pro
ducts should all be tributary to West
Hammond but for the lack of roads.
West Hammond now demands some
recognition. 1t does not ask for cook
county support for a great system or
roads. At this time st asks for but
one road way out. 1t arks that
One Hundred and Forty seventh street
pc naved through to the north limits
OF Harvey.
HIGHWAYS TO CARRY FREIGHT
One Hundred and Forty seventh
street will be a main traffic highway
for both passenger cars and trucks.
George Hannauer, vice president OF the
Indiana Harbor Belt railway says that
much Of the suburban freight business
Of the city Of Chicago, will be handled
by truck in the future
Hence one Hundred and Forty
seventh street must be built OF con-
crete, able to carry froieht as well as
passenger traffic. With the possibility
of getting street railway extensions to
the neighboring cities Of Illinois out Of
the question; the community must con-
crete and encourage passenger busses
of the automotive type
West Hammond must have its way
out. Burnham avenue, which connects
West Hammond with Hegewisch and
Durham f. blocked by railway yards
until its usefulness is limited Most
Of the traffic from West Hammond to
Burnham and Hegewisch goes by way
of Hammond.
BTRNHAN AVE. BLOCKED
Nothing short Of a separation of
grades al Burnham avenue and the
Michigan Central. Indiana Harbor belt
and 3 & o. & c. T. crossing and
new bridge at Burnham avenue and
the river VIII make Burnham avenue
the logical outlet for West Hammond
But one Hundred and Forty seventh
street going straight west and inter
secting the Range Line road or Tor
renee avenue, which is to he a great
north and south highway as we'll as
every other north and south highway
from Chicago southwark is going TO
make IT the most important highway
into Hammond. It viii save a mile
en- the present automobile trip into
Chicago from Vast Hammond.
Tomorrow a large number of citizens
from West Hammond and Hammond
are going to Chicago to appear before
the Cook county commissioneFs for the
purpose OF insisting on having One
Hundred and Forty-seventh street
opened and paved with concrete. 1t
viii be interesting to those who have
not studied the map to know that One
Hundred and Forty-seventh street IS
the extension Of Sibley street IN West
Hammond already paved to a splendid
width through the built up portion Of
the city. but never Of any use for the
reason that it has no outlet westward.