The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-30

YEAR FOR
HAMMOND
Deep Sewer System Makes
Expansion Possible
BIZ HAROLD Cross

Hammond is undergoing a great
change. 1t is throwing off the
shackles of small town. Within
fewer years than anyone can sane
ly predict it will have doubled its
population. industry and COM
mcrce.
1923 will be Hammond's banner
year.
Peter W. Meyn. president Of the
First Trust & Savings Bank. was
asked by a reporter today to
prophecy the city's fortune for the
coming year. Mr.. Meyn said:
Taking into consideration the
industrial Development of Chicago
toward the Illinots-Indiana line and
the number of eastern fndustrie.
that are looking this way, II fs safe
to say that Hammond fs due for .
greater growth in 1929 than IL ha,
ever experienced. In fact the en-
tire Calumet region lis going tn
prosper and the development OF
HeEewisch. East Chicago, Indian.
Harbor and Gary will also benent
Hammond.
Hammond is growing prinartI~
because Chicago is growing" con-
tinued Mr. Meyn. "and Chicago i-
growing because the center Of man
ufacturing is shifting west with the
center of population. Not MANY
years ago Pittsburgh was the cen
ter OF the population and the man
f4cfnrfnz ~ "a
the center OF manufacturing Is At
point about one hundred ana
fifty miles south Of Hammond and
twelve miles from the scenter Of
population.
This shifting Of the center Of
population and manufacturing has
attracted eastern manufacturers to
the Chicago manufacturing district
south and southeast Of the big city.
Acreage prices are SO high in Chi
cago that 1t is easy for the Calu
met region Of Indiana to compete.
furthermore we are in the Chicago
shipping district and have the Chi
cago labor market to draw upon.
COMING WEST
"Ou recent trip to Pittsburgh
was a guest at a meeting OF Tho
directors of q large steel comnnrx
owning site in Hammond. The
president of that company said
that he WINS compelled as a mstfcr
of self preservation to buy a st,.
in this district. He said that oven
If the federal trade commi..to,
should rule to sustain the Pits.
burg plus rate ON steel the natural
economic conditions compelled tbe
big steel companies to build pIautn
I'm the Chicago district and he said
that he believed that every COM
pany of amy magnitude whatever
would eventually establish a pIant
I'm the Chicago district.
Judge Gary Of the United States
steel corporation says that IL the
Pittsburgh plus is sustained manv
steel companies will be comp lied
to build plants in the Chicago dis
trict anyway II Pittsburgh plu-
is abolished the reason for build
ing in this district will be even
more urgent.
READY TO Boom
Hammond IS better prepared
now for quick growth than it has
ever been" Mr.. Meyn said. Lack
of deep sewer system has al
ways retarted our expansion and
now that we have built such
system the city is to be congratu-
lated. The extending Of the city
water mains TO HessvilIe is an i'm
portant decision. Hammond will
be able TO house thousands OF peo-
pie in this newly acquired territory
as soon as the utilities such as wa
ter and sewage are provided. and
It is to be hoped that steps will be
taken early in 1928 for dean
sewer on Kennedy avenue from tn.
Grand Calumet river 70 the Little
Calumet
The rapid growth of Hammond
has already started. Hundreds or
houses will have to be built to sun
ply the present demand. Try ana
find place to 1.-Two and you viii
realize how the town IS erowin~
And one of the reasons for the
growth we are experiencing now.
which Is but a forerunner or the
real expansion. is the wonderf,d
system Of concrete roads on tha
Illinois side Of the line. Ham
rnond's shopping territory now cas-
lily includes Thornton, Homewood
and Chicago He. ghts."
NOT ALWAYS ROSY
Mr. Meyn was silent for 2. minute
apparently musing, Things have.
ut always been so rosy" he said.
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