The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22

McCrav announced today that he
would recommend to the legislature an
appropriation Of one million dollars ie'
the development Of dune parks pre-.
vided citizens of the counties provide
another million dollars. He said he
had no doubht they would agree to do
this.
In a dense .os which rendered oo
,orts hundred yards away hazy and
Ealnost obscure the big Monon speci-'
- ten Pullmans soaring tho members
NJ the Indiana state legislature, arriF-
ed at O'Clock this morning IN han
mond where the solons started ine''
eour OF the Calumet region
Reeeptton committees We're on hah"
and long lines Of closed automobiles
\ n,ed Lyman avenue, from Douglas
street. south. Citizens had turned our
i with enough cars to carry twice a.
/ many visitors as were present.
HAD TO Mako HAsrY TOILET
There were hurried glances from enc
II Pullman windows ss the lawmakers
Il ara their families learned that tasY
II baA reached the end Of their rairoa1
t,-ip The majority had slept later
than usual and It was necessary 10
walt more than An hour while oecO-
pants of the bcrths we're hurrleo-s
/ dressing and making d hasty toilet ~
might be stated right here that d"
oid he,iee vas shattered II was con
Hdcntly expected that the iesis.asolo
rom The rural districts would be
c.av ard waiting On the platforms
white their city trcthrcn would 80
tnl snoring In their bunks. Not SO
lhe city fellows we're the Arst to mop
,G.
DISAPPOINTED AT WEATHER,
Johnny KnliSrezv and Thomas lSo''-
rts and Or. II Il. Sharrer and the
ta,-ors Browns. schragc. McCornaacl-
nd Hodges were all on hand extend
ng the glad hand to the visitors and
h5wing them to cars which hurried
hem of to the l.yndors hotel Dis
ppointmcnt ever the peculiar pranN
X the weather man vas expressed on
~ sides.
! Al the Lyndos,l the big dining hall
vas read, 70 accommodate al corners
rho Standard steei Car 60, wh.eA
swns the regions finest hotel had
aiken upon itself the responsibility O.
feeding the crowd al breakfast and
.tandinr AL Of the expense.
Dr. IT. r. Sharrov who was master
OF ceremonies Fr thts par: ~ tho da,'s
program made u i,w Introductory re
marks which - usual were well tai-
n lie introJuccd ina turn Mayor Dan
Brown OF IIammeno Mayor Walter
schragc OF Waiting, Mayor Leo Alc-
Cormack IF East Chicago and May
". f. Hodges OF Cary.
Mayor BroEa eXtended i hearty wel-
come and enurnerated the big things
Of which Hammond boasts. its rail
roads terminals. switching facilities
factories. lake frontage. schools
banks building and loan associations
and touched upon the possibilities o.
the region.
PRIDE IN HOME PLANT.
Mayor Schrago expressed the pleas
ure OF the city % Whiting In ha.ing
the visitors look the city over. lie ca
pressed regret that present plans did
not permit the legislators being taken
through the immense plant OF The
standard Oil Co, but promised AL thai
| whenever they came individually IN.
would see that trey were allowed
thorough inspection OF the great in
idustry from tile inside.
| Mayor Mccormack told OF his twer-
czgo lie came when the place 1ras
practically nothing and it has been his
privilege to witness the marvcious
growth Of not only hts home city but
the sister cities OF Hammond and Car.
Mayor Hodges had not been stated
to speak at this meeting but he re
! sponded when called upon and allowed
the crowd to have look at him lie
promised to do his talking later when
the visitors were entertained this al
terncon at Gary.
FOG DELAYS START.
| The schedule had called for the me
tor caravan 10 start on tho long tour
from the Lyndora at . o'clock The
! start was delayed in the hope that the
fog would lift but as no Improvement
was noticeable the movement began
al shortly before / ? O'Clock. The earn
van moved north TO Summer stree.
then east to Kennedy avenue south TO
the first road south of tho Nickel PIa;,
tracks and thance east to Colu4nb bia
avenue, again. This afforded a view
| or several important plants and the
Gibson yards. They then drove west
| to Holman street and on through the
business district TO Hoffman street
From Hoffman they turned into Calu-
met avenue and drove to Whiting By
Lake George drive. While on the
lake the guests were able to gain only
ndistinct views of Whiting Han
(, mond, East Chicago and South CHI
cago because of tho fog. This part o.
the trip had been counted on as one
OF its most impressive features as At
no other place in the Calumet region
can such an idea OF the immensity OF
its industries be obtained