The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-15
BUS FARE:
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CUTS LURE:
SHOPPERS
Hammond's Reputation as
Trading Center Enhanced,
No Stone Should BE Left
Unturned to Improve it.

Rival bus lines from the rich farm
ing and suburban country to the south
and south west OF Hammond are en-
gagsd in a deadly fare cutting duel and
the trip tickets formerly sell ng from
Chicago Heights TO Hammond for IS
cents have been slashed TO d five cent
fare.
HUNTING BARGAINS.
1t is an i'll wind that brings no one
any good and the rivalry betw cen the
two Chicago Heights Hammond bus
lines is bringing shoppers to Ham
mond to a surprising extent and with
the fares down TO five cents from II
the intervening points swarns cr
suburban district folk are nockins
hither TO pick up bargains in Ham
mond's many fine stores.
Both lines. bring customers from
Chicago Heights. Thornton. South Hol
land. DoIton. Riverdale. Oak Glen
Seester. Lansing and all the farming
country adjoining.
NEW FACES SEEN IN TOWN
Many people are shopping in Ham
mond who never shopped here before
and are beginning to find that Ham
monds claim to be the commercial
center of the great Calumet district in
Illinois and Indiana is well-su bstan-
tiated and founded on real facts.
Whether Hammond as city realizes
the fun Importance Of this shopping
hegira from a wealthy and prosperous
agricultural community such as the
above is a question.
HAMMOND Is FORTUNATE
Hammond takes a lot Of things for
granted and as matter of course It
often ignores the fact that with the
marvellous growth of automobile usage
among the farmers and the numerous
bus lines that lead into the city from
the south and the street car lines from
the east. south and west that Ham
mond is particularly fortunate in its
location and ability to command a
large proportion of this suburban trade
and draw 1t within its shopping; dis
trict
DO PEOPLE APPRECIATE TTs
Do the people. the business mer,
manufacturers and officials Of the city
appreciate what it means to Hammond
to be a shopping magnet for the hun
drcds and thousands who live within
easy distance from the city and are
they doing anything to merit the re
markable growth the community -
achieving because not only OF its
manufacturing but because of its com
mercial aud trade Importance?
BIG ASSET TO CITY.
Hammond should look well TO IT, and
sec that It is not showed off this shop
ping pinnacle neither by any 9th, r
city. nor by any malsfic influence. a.
is an asset to city TO have the repu-
tation of being a trading center in adj
dition TO having fame as a manufac-
turing center and its citizens should
be proud OF its stores aud shops aud
advertise them. Their influence for
prosperity is beneflcent
ONE For ALI.
1t is to Hammond's interest tha. its
business and shopp ng activities pros
rer and continue to grow. Any innu-
eEce which distuTbs the city's business
IS dangerous Influence 1t is factor
that tends 10 menace the cttys con
tinued progress Hammond is we'll
balanced as a manufacturing center
and IL should be we'll balanced COM
mercially and this is not possible II
one interest OF the city Is made 4
sacrihcial goat TO any other single in
terest. 1t makes for a househol. il
vded- Pull together" should De
Hammond's sloganl