The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27
MANY NEW
ACTIVITIES
ARE NOTED
South Shore Railway to Build
New Passenger Station
at RegGWiSch

Steps have already been ta-e,
which indicate that the Ford ,ro.o.
Go. intends to Immediately -
construction of its assembly plant
which is to be located in Heee,vi-,b
just northwest OF the plant Of ts.
Ryan Car co.
This information reached T.g
ZINES today from reliable soyrcc.
ana finally settles a question
garding which there hava 49,
numerous and confsctina r,r,-..
"t'Hih recent weeks that We're dill
11saeeo after The TINES arst pub.
plant
FORD employees are now rrepar.ns
the land on which the big factor
will be located.
The South Shore inte-urbz, ill.,.
Is getting ready to build a staffo-
to accommodate tho hundreds ~
ne" mechanics who VIII need trans
portaton.
WHAT 1T CONSISTS OF
Inc Ford tract consists 81 ei
acres and is located within Tho b-rs
OF the Grand Calumet river sr
west Of Terrence ave. at 13ath
The river forms the boundary on tas
west and north sides Of The lana
The east side is bounded bv Tor.
renee ave. and the south 81 tas
South Shore.
Workmen. employed by represen.
tatives of the Ford Motor CO. re-
Gently appeared on the scene san
veyors spent days there getting tss
lay OF the land and driving innum.
erable stakes. Other crews are re.v
moving away several houses u,htch
stand in the way Of the project
clearing away the brush and pre-.
pairing for the excavating gangs.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS HERE
One Of Ford's mechanical ene.-
neers recently spent considerable
time visiting plants Of the neigh.
borhood and making rests. He had
been uncertain whether the grouns
in this vicinity IS firm enough tc
support the huge machinery which
viii be installed IN the plant. II
was feared that they would require
footings so deep as to be impract.-
cable.
The engineer was shown the
mammoth presses and other ma.
chimes used IN the steel car and
other manufacturing plants These
require substantial foundations oW-
ing TO their great weight and tie
vibration while in operation. Tas
tests were entirely satisfactory to
the Inspector
PASSENGER STATION
Wednesday after q long confer
ernce between the Ford traffic man
ager and officials OF the South Shore
a contract was signed wherein the
electric line IS TO erect a passenger
station at the corner of Torrenca
ave. and 130th st. This IS right e.,
the entrance to the factory site. 1t
is understood this station VIII cost
$4,000. It Will be built ifnmadi-
ately.
The Nickel Plate railroad. IN
which Henry Ford IS a heavy stock
holder. passes through the tract II
is TO furnish freight facilities. 1t
Will be remembered that in the re-
cent deal in which the holdings Of
the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock CO.
passed into the hands of a develop
ing concern, the Nickel Plate pur-
chased 431 acres for freight yards
This IS a short distance north o.
the Ford land.
BOTH RAIL AND WATER
The plant viii have the benefit of
both rail- and water communication
as the Grand Calumet river is nav
igable to The Forks" which Is az
the west boundary Of the site, 4
turning basin has already been con-
structed at The Forks"
Optimists who are following the
Ford project closely predict that
construction VIII be well under way
before cold weather and that part
Of the plant should be in operation
BY late spring or early IN the SUM
mer.