The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-28
TEAM WORK
ALL THAT
CITY NEEDS
ION The Verge of Its Great
est Growth Hammond Must
Have Cooperation"

'Tu be away for two or three
weeks. hunting in Wisconsin or Wis
ting :he folks and having good
rest and a good time. Then III
get restless and anxious to get
hack around Hammond. There IS
a fascination about this region that
7 cant shake off even when I am
away"
So SAYS John Pringle. representa-
tive Of the American Radiator Com
pany whose territory comprises the
steel belt from Joliet to Michigan
civ John is a booster and live
wire And everything he has TO
say about the Calumet region and
Hammond especially. is compliment
airy.
Two months ago 7 was inclined
10 think that 1928 would be poor
er business year than 1899 but am
beginning to believe that the COM
srr wear viii be the greatest this
district has ever known, especially
FOR Hcgewisch. West Hammond and
gary. he said by way Of introduc-
ZION why do you know what
,von,d do ii I owned the Central
school property? I'd build an eight
~ nine story store and office build
in- On every foot Of it-one big
hailding. To my mind It isn't pos
suE, for Hammond to overbuild IN
it, business district.
Take Joliet. It has blocks and
blocks OF business houses and many
bis buildings. too. and il is not oV-
er-butlt while Hammonds business
district is smalled than Muncie. La
l-avetto or any of the Indiana cities
or 30 ooe and 10000. Take Broad
WY Garv. II is built up witt
business houses from Fifth avenue
to Twenty-fifth and still building
There is more business transact
ed in one hour in Hammond thar
there is in a week in any other city
of 10000 population that have ev-
or cen in and It has a trading pop
ration to draw from equal TO thai
of DesMoines. Ia. or Toledo o
HAMMOND \ ROSEBUD
hammond is a rosebud that hai
lust felt the first warm sun o.
prosperity and is unfolding to thu
world. It doesn't do any harm Il
sprinkle q little water around th'
roots. however. I'D what the fel-
lows in Hammond need to do is t
get out the old sprinkling cans anC
help '4r bloom.
Vow I'm not trying to sell radi
stors by boosting the town because
III have all I can do to get enough
10 supply the demand this year, es
pesiaiy in this region The only
4hing that will check building Il
hammond. West Hammond and Gar.
in 1928 will be shortage Of mater
ials and labor. Everybody vii
b1ild who can build. The thing
am advocating is that Harmon
build for the future. That mean
with a crowded business distric
that you've got to go UP in the al
and forget about these two stor.
buildings | am glad to hear tina
the First National bank is going t
put ZIP an eight story bank and of
tco building on Holman street.
Rut that is not all that is neces
sary If everybody builds stores
apartments and homes there is still
something lacking. There is stil
something that must be done to pu
Hammond on top of the heap.
don't know a better name for 1t tina
cooperation and I don't know of
better forn{ Of government tina
up-to-date. representative Chambe
Of Commerce.
Every fellows enthusiasm idea
money and energy counts for some
thing when it is fused into a Cham
her of Commerce with a red1blood
cd. progressive manager or secre
tary. Tom. Dick and Harry can g
UP and down the street. or up an
down the land for that matter. tie
ling what a great town Harmon
is and what a whale OF future
has but it is all COW bells unle:
Tom. Dick and Harry got togethc
and do things to make it a gree
fcpn and prepare 1t for a big Fl
t1re.
Eleven men don't make foo
bail team. but eleven men with
capable coach, a captain. signals ar
co-c 3eration viii make a footba
team and If they play hard enoue