The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-21


east to look over the field.
Announcement by Judge H. t.
Gary president OF the board Of al
rectors OF the United States steel
Corporation. that work on the si5.-
100000 plant for the manufacture
of lap and butt weld tubes viii be-
gin Immediately came today as or
fetal confirmation Of the news
printed exclusively in The Times
three months ago that the tube
works would be built this year.
START IN is MONTHS
Judge Gary in his statement IS
sued at New York city this morn-
ing said that it is hoped the tube
works. which viii employ 5000
men, will start production within
eighteen months. 1t viii have
capacity of s5o.ooo tons.
This is the most momentous news
that the city of Gary has ever re-
ceived. 1t means an increase or al
least 10000 in population within tho
next two or three years. putting the
city over the 1900 mark.
MEANS MUCH 70 REGION
It also means that thousands OF
workmen in the Calumet Region
will find employment in Gary this
summer on the construction OF the
new tube works
The dispatch as carried BY the
international News Service at 1o.54
a. M today follows
JUDGE GARy's NEWS
NEW YORK. April p. A
$4,000, 600 plant. for the manu-
facture of lap and butt weld
tubes, Will be erected at Gary.
Ind, by the National Tube Com
pany, d subsidiary OF the United
States Steel Company. This an
nouncemeEt was made here to-
day by Judge E, II. Cary. prcsi-
dent Of the board of directors
of the Y. S. Steel Corporation
Judge Gary declared work on
the plant will be started imine-
diateiy and said it was hoped to
start production in about Is
months.
ALL WILL SHARE
The entire Calumet Region or m
diana viii share a permanent bene-
fit from the location of the worlds
greatest tube works in Gary. hut
the greatest increase viii naturally
fall to Gary.
1t means that Broadway will ex-
-end its business district farther
south. while business Will go both
east and west on Fifth ave
GROUND BROKEN
Ground has already been broken
FOR the tube works which viii have
4 main gate between the general
,ffice building and the Virginia 81.
entrance of the steel mills. The
ube works will be built along the
sast side of the canal slip between
he blast furnaces and the tube
works of the big mills
A WONDERFUL SKYLINE
W. P. Gleason. general superin-
endent of the worlds grea test steel
Mills, will be in charge Of the tube
works. increasing his regime. Il Is
Known that Mr.. Gleason has had
,lans for the new works for some
ime and that every preparation has
,een made to go ahead with tho
Masonry and structural iron work
When the tube works are COM
,leted the steel sky line along the
AXE front at Gary viii be one Of
he industrial wonders of the world.
GARY HAPPY
Gary was crazy with JOY when the
'fficial announcement came today
rom Judge Gary. When The Times
everal months ago stated emphat-
cally that the tube works were to
,e built and that it had its informa-
ion from an authoritative source.
fary was on the anxious seat. For
months there have been signs OF
he coming of the tube works. The
treet car company has made SUR
eys for an extensino Of its line
asst on Fifth ave.
WORK on HOUSES
Word has come from labor mar
.ets that brick layers and struc-
ural iron workers We're to be sent
o Gary this spring. Ground has
cen cleared on the east side for the
of 500 houses by the Gary
and Company.
Not until today though. had CARY
ny definite assurance. Not until
oday was al the doubt and skep--
ism swept aside. Net until today
,as there positive Knowledge that
he tube works would be built
BOOM STARTS TMMEDIATELY
The boom viii STAR at once. There
,ill be a general revival IN All lines
f business. especially the building
+ business blocks and homes. Hun
reds OF laborers viii be employed
n the ground wor1 Of the new
liant
There is no telling what this year
iii bring forth in the Industrial
dvancement of the Calumet Region.
18th the new tube works at Gary.
ne Jones & Laughlin plant coming
> Hammond, the trend toward the
alumet industrial district IS now
tronger than ever.
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