Salt Lake Tribune | 1907-01-27 | Page 1 | Steel Trust is to Build a Great City

STEEL - TRUST SS TIH 11ILD k GBEAT CITY Plans Are Under Way for Ex-pendifiire Ex-pendifiire of $75,000,000 a( Gary, I mi. ? CHICAGO, Jan. 2fi. Tho -1- v United States steel corporation, it. is announced, has closed tho !- purchase of2500 acres of land ! v in the now "town of Gary, Ind., I i- for a consideration of $3,000,- 'r 000. It is the largest purchase r in connection with the opera- 4 tions of the steel corporation at J that placo and its acquirement. f gives tho company 0000 acres of 4- i land upon which to build its -j- I- Industrial city, which, when -J- 4- comploted, it is said, will rep- j ! resent an investment of $75,- j- 000,000. ST0HM IN WYOMING Wind at; Ccntonnial Does Much Dam-ago; Dam-ago; Buildings Ave Unroofed. Special to Tho Tribune. LARAMIE, Jan. 2G. A wind storm at Centennial, thirty miles west of this city, today did much damage. The window of tho Centennial Trust building build-ing was broken, the wind hurling a stone against the glass, tiie front window of Iho Centcnninl Post building was blown iu. the roof of tho Lnrson hotel was torn off, tho Roed residence almost wrecked, Iho toolhouso of tho Laramie Plains Lino shops was blown down, and hay stacks on tho ranches nearby were blown away. The wind camo from tho southwest and raged several hours. The track-laying gangs on tho Laramie Plains lino were forced to leave work.