The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-12
RYTH|NG
To GAIN AND
0 TO LOSE:
Public Sentiment Urges
Action Immediately
Now is the time to amalgamate,

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lose. 1t is either amalgamate or
submit to Garys political dictation
in Lake County. Gary is supreme.
She is not even compelled to make
good in political deals. Last spring
Gary agreed to back Hazel Groves
of East Chicago for Treasurer IL
the Twin cities would swing for
Killigrew for Clerk. Result: KILL
grew was nominated and Groves
was knitted.
Gary does not want Hammond
and East Chicago to amalgamate.
The two cities combined would
have more votes than she has. and
they could hold their own. The
city-county political machine in
I Gary is sending It's official organ in
to East Chicago every day prepar-
| ing the ground for a union OF Gary
and East Chicago.
AmalgamaIon of Gary and East
Chicago is not desirable. The two
cities are miles apart. Gary would
| always rule with an iron hand. 1t
is ridiculous of the Gary city-coun-
ty political machine to think OF
such a thing but It does, II 1t is
able to keep East Chicago and Ham
|
discord-7it hopes that there will
| come a day when Gary can gobble
up the Twin Cities.
| The ANAL gamation of Hammond
and East Chicago is logical. The
two cities have grown together.
They are equal in size. Hammond
is willing to have the city hall of
the amalgamated cities in East Chi
Ca h1n ie mi
nicipaI building there. 1t would be
proper to have deputy's offices in
Hammond where people in that sec
ton of the city could pay taxes.
Hammond would always be known
locally as Hammond. East Chicago
as East Chicago and Indiana Har-
Dor. as Indiana Harbor, the same as
Englewood. Ravenswood and the
various sections of Chicago. but It
, would be necessary to have a new
municipal, post-office and railroad
name.
: CALUMET" PROPER NAME
Nobody has been able as yet to
voice any serious objection to the
, name: Calumet"
It Is the name by which the reg
ion Is known all over the country
more dignihed and less yokel name
than that of any of the cities In
North township, anyway.
The people OF Hammond want
amalgamation. The people OF East
Chicago want It. Who doesn't
want it? Well. the only people
who have any reasons for not want
ing it are the men who are on the
city payrolls. It will mean that
they have less chance Of succeed
ing themselves in office. That. OF
| course, is a selfish reason.
If amalgamation means anything
It means better schools. better po-
lice and fire protection. better wat
er. better sewage disposal. and all
the advantages of being known to
the world a real city.
The 1920 ceLsus for Indiana cities
follows:
Indianapolis. 314194.
Fort Wayne s6.54s.
Evansville. s5.264.
South Bend 7o.9s3.
Gary. 55.S7s.
Hammond. 36,o04.
East Chicago. s5,967.
whiting, 1915.
Based on this census, Hammond
and East Chicago If they smalgs-
mate would have u population OF
1871, and X Whiting came in later
the total would be s2.116. making
the new city the fourth largest city
in Indiana
Every man who has a dollar In
vested in any of these cities or
hopes to have, cannot help but rea-
lize the Importance of amalgama-
tion. 1t Is a dead-cpen and shut
cinch that ANAL gamation can't pos
sibly hurt property owners or injure
any mans business outside of the
fellows now in the city hall and it
is Just as sure that 1t will help
every mans business and increase
the value of every home.
THIS is THE LAW!
(Passed by the House and Senate
= of the State of Indiana and sp-
r proved by the governor. March 10.
1920
IS Union of Cities or Towns-Petition
st -Election-Form of Ballots.
nd Section /. Be 1t enacted by tho
Ill general assembly Of the State OF
es Indiana. That where a city and a
H. town or two cities. or two towns.
D. adjoin each other. they may be
united into a single city or town,
ed provided q majority OF the qualified
1g voters voting on such question OF
r. union, In each said adjoining COR
% porations, shall vote in favor OF
such union. Whenever ten per cent
VS. (1oce) of the qualified voters OF
n such adjoining cities, or adjoining
nd towns, or adjoining cities and
or town. as determined by the vote
CHI cast for secretary of state in each
OF said cities at the last preceding
he general election. shall file with the
II town or city clerk of their respec-
nd tive city or town, a petition in writ
ing. requesting that special cleo
ton be called to determine whether
such cities, or such city and town.
or such towns, as the case may be,
shall be united into one municipal
corporation. which petition shall al
so state the name by which the pro-
posed united corporations shall be
" known. it shall be the duty of thu
ts respective common councils. OF
e board of trustees of each and both
of such cities. or city and town. OF
towns, to call an election in each
of said cities and towns at which
election the question of the union
of said cities. or city and town, OF
towns, as the case may be, and the
rc name by which the united corpora
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