The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-02
URGE OLIVER
TOOFFERSALE
At AUCTION
Delay in Location of Indust-
YCauses Big Loss to State

ruTtncT acNi0N was taken py Lne
East Chicago Chamber OF Comm erce
al their MONDAY luncheon meeting
yesterday when they unanimously ly
passed resolution urging upon
State Auditor Wnl Oliver TO ofrer
for auction at once the swamp
lands now held under controversy
and -aiSe the blockade for the dis
posAl OF this tract OF lands 10 the
JoGe< and La1ghl.a Steel Co, which
IS the proposed sits for their $780,
100000 steel plant IN the East Chi
cago- Hammond district
Attorney Willis f Roe. member
of the chamber OF commerce com
rnittee on the question OF the Jones
and LAughlin Steel CO. real estate
transaction Mr.. Roc added that on
Oct II this committee, headed by
Judge u E Critics. waited upon
Coz eInor McC~ay while the state
executive was in Crown Point when
their committee was given assur-
ance by the governor that he would
DO everything in his power to get
immediate action in this PROPOSE
tion.
II IS the cndearor OF the East
Chicago Chamber OF Commerce. as
we'll as other civic organizations in
the Calumet region. to move ahead
this transaction and make certain
the locating Of the Jones and
Lau9hlin steel plant in this district.
The Gnrea sonable length OF time
DELAYED by State Auditor oliver to
offer for auction the land under dis
Dute and his continual ignoring this
real estate transaction. which is 80
YASAl TO the Industrial life OF East
Chicago and Hammond. has aroused
the business. industrial and civic
interests here TO petition state Of
fcials for carly action.
The res0ldtion adopted by the
East Chicago Chamber OF Commerce
reads:
WHEREAS. The Jones-Laustnn
Steel Company has obtained an op-
tioa on a site in North Township
on which they contemplate building
a large Industry to cost approx
mately $4,000. 900. and whereas 9TH
er smaller industries which are 10
use the products of said Jones'
L4ugtita Steel Company are in the
course of construction and Will sus-
tain a heavy loss unless said site
is secured: and.
WHEREAS, There has arisen
controversy over the title of part
of this real estate included in said
site in this. that the state claims
some interest therein as against
81 M
whereas under the swamp land act
tho State Auditor is authorized to
sell same at public auction; and.
WHEREAS. TIE State Auditor
has recently indicated that he is
willing to proceed under said act 10
sell same, which action 10 agreeable
TO sIl parties concerned; and.
WHEREAS. Delay in this sale Is
likely to cause great loss TO the
other industries preparing to use
the products OF tho Jones-LAughlin
Steel Company, also there will be
loss TO the State. County and cities
concerned liz taxes which would be
collected thereon, also the loss TO
business and labor which would
naturally follow such improvement.
also the possible loss OF the indus
try itself Is the result of delay in
ths sale of such swamp lands;
NOW, THEREFORE,. Be 1t resolv-
ed by the Chamber of Commerce Of
East Chicago, Indiana. duly assem-
bIed in Public Session that it is the
sense of this meeting that such
swamp lands should be sold at pub
l. l.
date, and that action should be TAX
en- by the State Auditor at once to
that end; so that all Interested may
take such action as they deem best
toward the development of their
various plants and interests. Pro-
vided further, that the Secretary be
requested to mail a copy OF this
resolution to ths State Auditor.