Hammond City Directory 1937, Part 1

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INTRODUCTION

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1937 edition of the Hammond City Directory, which also includes Whiting, Ind., and Calumet City and Burnham, Ill. The inclusion of Whit- ing is new with this edition. Another new feature, the designation of homes and places of business having telephones, marks this edition.

Confidence in the continued growth of Hammond's industry, popula- tion and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Di- rectory is a mirror truly reflecting Hammond to the world.

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Five Major Departments

The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-

THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT for Hammond, Calumet City and Burnham, pages 11 to 19, presents lists of city, county and federal officials; post office and public school Directories; statistical review; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys. A similar department for Whit- ing appears on page 575.

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns of Hammond, Calumet City and Burnham is in- cluded in pages 21 to 391. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of the community, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation. A similar list for Whiting occurs in pages 577 to 620.

THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, for Hammond, Calumet City and Burnham, covers pages 393 to 480. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alpha- betical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant- owned homes. A new feature is the designation of homes and places of business having telephones. A similar guide for Whiting extends from page 621 to page 631.

THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 480, and separately paged from 1 to 48, printed on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Hammond and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Hammond, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY for Hammond, Calumet City and Burnham is included in pages 529 to 570. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified

INTRODUCTION

Business Directory than through any other medium. A similar Directory for Whiting will be found in pages 633 to 640.

Community Publicity

The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an edu- cational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Hammond and vicinity.

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HAMMOND

Statistical Review

Form of Government-Mayor and council.

Population-Total, 64,560; males, 33,639; females, 30,921; total colored, 623; white males of age, 20,502; white females of age, 17,868 (1930 U. S. Cen- sus). Local estimate at present, 73,- 889. American-born, 83.9%. Predom- inating nationalities of foreign-born residents: German, Polish and Czech- oslovakian.

Area-27 square miles.

Altitude-585 feet above sea level.

Climate Mean annual tempera- ture, 49.2 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 33.02 inches.

Parks-9, with total of 141.28 acres, valued at $1,122,512. Assessed Valuation - $86,825,115, with $3.24 per $100 tax rate.

Bonded Debt~$2,518,670 (includes park board, water board and li- braries).

Financial Facts-2 banks, with total deposits of $6,529,091 (June 17, 1937), and total resources of $7,181,148 (June 17, 1937). 8 building and loan associ- ations, with total assets of $4,189,138 (June 1, 1937).

Postal Receipts-$286,844.61 (calen- dar year 1936).

Telephones in Service-7,735.

Churches-57, representing leading denominations.

Building and Construction - 1,422 permits, with total value of $3,275,- 283, issued in 1936.

Industry-Chief industry is manu- facturing. 74 manufacturing estab- lishments, employing 4,560 men, pay- ing wages of $4,848,247 annually, and having products valued at $46,985,449 annually (1935 report). Principal manufactured products: Oils, soap products, foods, animal and dairy feeds, railway cars, railway supplies, clothing, metal castings, foundry products, refined metals and heavy machinery.

Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 150 miles, and population of 165,- 000.

Newspapers-1 daily, 2 Sunday and 1 semi-weekly.

Hotels-7, with total of 400 rooms. Railroads-10, including New York Central, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Erie, Monon, Nickel Plate, and Wabash.

Highways-U. S. 6, 12, 20, 30 and 41. Airports-2 (near the city).

Amusements - Largest auditorium in city seats 2,144 persons. 7 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 7,300 persons. 5 golf courses.

Hospitals-1, with 260 beds.

Education-19 public schools, in- cluding 3 senior high. 11 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 13,586; in parochial, 3,207. Number of teachers in public schools, 460; in parochial, 86. Value of public school property, $4,000,000.

Public Libraries-7, including branches, with total of 100,000 vol- umes.

City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 246.49, with 150 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 154.5. Number of wa- ter meters, 13,000; light meters, 17,- 176; gas meters, 15,083. Capacity of water works, 45,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 13,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 200; value of plant, $3,500,000. Fire department has 85 men, with 6 stations and 15 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire de- partment property, $145,000. Police department has 74 men, with 2 sta- tions and 23 pieces of motor equip- ment.

Location, Population, Etc.

LOCATION-Hammond is located in Lake County, the second largest county in Indiana, in the northwest corner of the state. It is twenty miles southeast from the Loop district of Chicago; 954 miles from New York; 304 miles from St. Louis; 442 miles from Minneapolis; 941 miles from New Orleans, and 2,281 miles from San Francisco.

BOUNDARIES-Hammond is bounded on the north by Lake Michi- gan, Whiting and East Chicago; on the east, by Whiting, Gary and East Chicago; on the south, by Little Calu- met River, and on the west by Chi- cago, Calumet City, Burnham and Cook County, Ill.

POPULATION-The population of Hammond was 64,560, according to the 1930 U. S. Census. The estimated population for 1937 is 73,889, based on a school enrollment of 16,793, using the U. S. Government ratio of 4.4.

The population of the Hammond trade area is approximately 165,000. Hammond directly adjoins Chicago, and for many purposes the trade area of Hammond is the trade area of Chi- cago, particularly for industrial pur- poses, which from that standpoint would give Hammond an additional industrial trade population of more than 3,500,000.

Of the Hammond population, ac- cording to the 1930 Census, 83.9% are native white, 15.1% foreign-born, and 1% Negro. Of the foreign-born, more than 50% are German, Polish and Czechoslovakian nationalities.

INTRODUCTION

The growth of Hammond is re- flected in the following population figures:

1900. 12,376

1910.

20,925

1920.

36,004

1930

64,560

1937

*73,889

(estimated)

The unusual favorable location of Hammond at the tip of Lake Michi- gan, in the center of population, at the waterway terminus of all di- rections, and with unequaled railway distribution, makes its future growth inevitable. No industrial location in the U. S. can compare with it.

Government

Hammond is governed by a city council form of government. The in- cumbent administration is headed by Mayor Frank R. Martin, a Democrat. The administration is regarded as conservative in its aims and has maintained an equitable balance be- tween the interests of all persons affected by the government.

The police and fire departments operate on a civil-service basis. The heads of these departments having been in office for years, is conclusive evidence of the high efficiency of these protective agencies.

The police department is equipped with a two-way radio system through which the possibility of crime has been greatly reduced.

Both the police and fire depart- ments have gained national recogni- tion because of the low annual fire loss and because of the very high standard of law enforcement.

Taxation

The law of the State of Indiana es- tablishes a rate of $2.00 for each $100 assessed valuation as the maximum tax levy to cover all taxing units, ex- cept for emergency expenditures. This undoubtedly is very beneficial in keeping the tax rate on a low level.

The tax rate for Hammond for this year is $3.24 per $100 assessed valua- tion.

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