The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-29
A PAGEANT OF PROGRESS

were unstinted in expressing their ad-
miration. Their comments were in the
superlative Their speakers Yoiced the
sentiments Of the guests in glowing
terms
Hencefortn Lake county VIII have
more than two hundred new boosters.
zach a moulder OF public opinion in
his city The editors VIII return TO
their offices TO seek out the book OK
synonyms and impart to their waiting
readers the truth about the oft-malign-
ed Calumet district.
CoNKEY PLANT FIRST
EYE-OPENER.
The frst eye-opener OF the trip was
the ". 3. Conkey Publishing house, the
largest in the world. W. B. Conkey,
President; Waiter 2. Conkey and Henry
Conkey received the sight-seers and
escorted them through the immaculate
establishment from the composing
room to the bindery. The editors saw
Bibles. works Of science. fiction and
special editions in process OF printing
and assembling. The perfect ventila-
ton. sanitation and the splendid system
and order of the place equally impres-
sed the visitors. The floor. walls and
work benches were as spotless ard
we'll kept as the beautiful park which
surrounds the big plant. There were
souvenirs for the guests
HAATMoND's SPLENDID PAYMENTS
The strangers. riding in automobiles.
furnished by Lake county republicans
spoke admiringly OF the wen paved
streets over which they passed in Ham
mond- They were not disappointed
~
Chicago, Indiana Harbor. Whiting and
Gary.
The oil rehneries-largest in the en-
tire world-the steel mills OF East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor and the I'M
rnense plant of the GrasselI Chemical
Company brought expressions Of wond-
er. The caravan entered the Port
land Cement works and each man pas
sed under the great kilns and felt the
Ares OF the furnaces against their
cheeks
The trip through the Gary mills to-
day was made on the special train pro-
vided for such occasions. The edi-
tors and officials were chaperoned BY
w P. Gleason, general manager OF the
mills, and his assistants. They saw
the coke plant. the blast furnaces, the
open hearths and the rolling mills
They could not make UP their minds
which was the most amazing. The rail
mill perhaps fascinated them more than
any other sight They watched the
white ingots OF molten steel gobbled
into the hungry mouths OF the giant
rollers and slide forth finished rails.
The trip through the mills left the
editors exhausted They had simply
been awed to death and when they had
reached the dunes this afternoon. they
we're as blase as the London hackman
EAT AND BE MERRY
Nor did the editors and the Official
party leave Lake county hungry when
they crossed over into Porter county
this afternoon on a special South Shore
train. bound for Michigan City and an
inspection OF the penitentary. They
had been fed regularly and wen with
out expense 70 them. They were the
guests OF Hammond republicans at
breakfast in the Lyndora hotel yester-
day morning they dined at noon in
the Presbyterian church in East Chi
cago and again at the Conrnercl al club
Of Gary.
CABBAGES AND GOVERNORS
The editors talked Of cabbages and
governors over the dinner tables. com
menting on the delciousness Of the cab
bage and the quality OF the guberna-
torial booms. especially that OF Ed
Jackson, secretary Of state. who was
present
The greater political significance Of
the event. however, was the launching
Of United states senator Harry s. News
candidacy for reelection. Senator
New was accorded an enthusiastic re-
ception ct the banquet last night when
he wrde an address IN which he eulog-
lied President Harding and the republi-
can congress- The republican edi-
tors present were not inclined to accept
the Albert J. Beveridge candidacy alto
gether seriously IN their conver-
sation at the tables they said that Mr..
Beverisge was feeling out the senti-
ment in the state and that they ala not
believe he had definitely made up his
mind to run for the United states Sen
ate. They spoke highly however. OF
the ability OF the distinguished Indi-
ana author. statesman and author
Gov. McCray's presence at the ban
quet board could not be taken as an
endorsement Of Senator New as against
Beveridge or OF his support OF Ed.
Jackson as his successor in the state
house for the reason that the occasion
was ostensfaly political
Senator News views on the course
OF the administration at Washington
we're received with interest because of
his close association with President
Harding when the latter was in the
senate and his relationship with him
as president The senator called at
tention to the passage Of the budget
bill and the efforts being made by The
administration to solve the economic
problems of the day. He declared tAac