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

of The worlds greatest on
r,o Standard oil company indiana
a,,,o,-ae $3.50 persons at its Nl''"6
-. crude oil il received from Tue
,,,,b,yos+ nv pipe lines. Part or YOU
,aso,tre comes from here). Go thr'ue"
nsrls 70 road between the oil ren"e''
LeavInE WhittnG- Catering h">'
Chicago.
Follow road TO Mark suod'N'S'V'''
Va, are now entering the Indiana h"'-
~ district Of tha city ~ hasi '"i
ca~o Mark suod sion OF tA'1 '''S
= model community efecttu ~
steel and Tube Company 81 Alnel '0" ~
house part o. its employees No'e
LAYOUT of The sunlight MONIES
~ north is the Mark plant and coke /
ovens Of the steel and Tuoe cor'p".S
- America g. 400 employees In 1910 |
eah s,ram in Lake Michigan where |
mis- steel works now stand. The plant
i located on mace land. obtained by
elinr in Lake Michigan. Point ou1
radtana EIarbor ship canal. part OF the
harbor facilities OF the city OF A1ss'
Chicago.
At garage at Mark townsite turn 10
rizht Follow public road Land in VI
.cinitv reserved for Industrial purposes
r. lAft Is American steel Foundries
r, zoo ernployes1. Gail attention 10
ae.+ Of oil and gasoline ships OF Stand
srd oil companS The Port % lndl-
ana Harbor Of the City Of East chi
caso is Americas greatest inland OIL
shjppinG harbor. Ocean-going vessels
freouentlv leave this port for foreign
shores Swing around road. Pass IN
diana Box COMPANY. tow ards Sinclair
Reaninr company To right is that
nart Of Standard OIL refinery located
within East Chicago, Go stralgh1
ahead. Turn to left. now being in FOR
sN,th avenue. Sinclair Refining COM
nanv. now in operation. and being ad-
ded to employs Loco persons Cross
the west branch Or the Indiana Iiar-
Dor ship canal Cwaich leads to Ham
mondD. Consolidated Oil and Refining
company. another gasoline producer on
the left This is the largest producing
group Of oil redneries in mid America
New city park. being improved on
ri ght and left
Turn to left at Laseball park, going
two blocks cast In this road 14lst
street 70 Todd avenuel. Turn 10 left !
in Todd avenue. Go ahead to l4Srd
street,
Turn to left in 145rd street. Go IN
that street 10 iNaitlttdG d v tltHt- AiiNF-
state Iron and Sreel company. G.o9o
employees is located to right. Hub
bard steel Foundry. 1850 employees to /
LETT. Linbert plant on right. Keep
in Railroad avenue.
Cross Chicago avenue. Republic /
Iron and Steel company 600 employees !
to left Turn in Mickey road to right.
Turn n Todd avenue to left passing
in front of Graver corporation, on LETT. /
Go ahead in Todd avenue TO 151st
street. Champion Rivet company to !
right in 151st street.
Turn TO left in i51st street. Loco
motive Superheater plant to right ,
Northern Indiana power plant to the |
right.
Go ahead in l5fst street, crossing |
ship canal international Lead Rein
ing and Anaconda Ii al Products com /
pany to left. T.. b. Lanman Metal |
and Thermit and T. s. Lead Refinery /
plants to right Ahead is tho Gras- I
sell Chemical works C10O0 employees. +
Note the diversity Of the industries IN I
East Chicago-coke. iron, steel. oil. !
noncerrous metals, and chemicals so |
far.
Turn to left in Kennedy avenue. Go |
ahead (north) in Kennedy avenue, /
passing bank at Chicago avenue. Keep /
on ahead. Pass Green Engineering |
and Lindo Air plants. To right in dis /
tance is the General American Tank |
car and freight car shops (2,5oO en- I
ployes). the worlds largest tank car
building company. y. Y. Central yards !
and o. r. Jordan railway spre&der /
plant on right.
Turn to left on road running by |
uT,g
canal. Ships to left. Turn to right in {
first road. Go ahead.
Turn to right IN Dickey place. In (
land Steel works II left. Cross canal. /
Standard Forging company, ahead TO !
right
Turn left in Michigan avenue Go (
ahead TO Callahan road. Turn to left +.
to Waiting street Inland Steel $1,000 /
employees, number plant on right |
Down Waiting street TO Pennsylvania |
avenue. Go in Pennsylvania avenue.
Turn TO left a Michigan avenue. |
Down Michigan to Grapevine street /
Down Grapevine street 10 13sth street.
Turn left in 1S&th street. Go in 1Ssth /
street TO Cedar street. Turn left q
Cedar street. &C as far as 12ath St. /
Turn left in 10th street. Go ahead in
139th street towards cement plant
Universal Portland Cement plant. A.
500 employees. tire worlds largest c.
ment plant. Capacity 100000 sacks
annually. This plant is part Of the |
L, S. Steel corporation.
Return to 18th street. Call atten- |
ton to Inland Steel company's hous- !
ing project OF left the first Of six
similar units: 10 ultimately house 10 /
GOO men women ano children. Go rs
far as Cedar street
Turn to right IN Cedar to 138th St
Left turn in 13Sth street. Down 13sth I
street to Michigan avenue On to |
Kennedy avenue 10 Chicago avenue
Turn 20 left at bank building in Chi |
cago avenue to Gary road, Call atten-'
tton to General American Tank car |
works on left. Site of 320 acres for |
BALDWIN Locomotive works on the left |
Left turn In Gary road. Call atten- |
ton to Grasselu Chemical works in |
distance, on right. Keep on Gary road |
to Cline avenue cement road which Is |
the East Chicago-Ga-y limbs)
TO right in Cline avenue. Pass
Cudahy Packing company $3.50 en-
pioyes). This is where "Oid Dutch /
Cleanser" is n1ade), Cross Calumet
river. Go ahead. to 5th avenue.