The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-26
HAYS CITY
The Coming Metropolis of
the West.
A FEW SUBSTANTIAL FACTS
Concerning Our Growing City and
the Bright Prospects for It's
Future Greatness and
Prosperity.

AOopSIAbIs
Swing outward, We gates of the future,
Swing inward, We gates of the past,
Old Fort Hays, the gem of the prairie,
Will be crowned with true greatness at
last.
The Union Pacific railroad committee
of the Booster Club of Hays, met last
Friday, in Hays, in conference with
delegation of u P officials. Among
the officers present were, R. L. Davis,
of Kansas City, Supt. of the Kansas
division; F. 1. Merrill, Master Mechan-
ic, and James Thomas, Assist. Supt.
Among other important things talked
of was the moving of the elevators and
lumber yards from the railroad prop
erty on Chestnut street and between
North and South Main streets in the
center of the business district of the
| city.
The railroad officials agreed that if
the citizens interested would move
their business interests, that they (the
officials) would see to it that Hays, in
the very near future, had new, mod
ern and up-to-date depot, and also that
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east, park and beautify the grounds IN
the vicinity of the depot, which would
mean a beauty spot in the center of
the city from Ash to Oak street.
Fred Schwaller of the Schwaller's s
Sons lumber yard, has agreed to move
their lumber business to some other site
in the city, if the other interested busi-
ness men will do the same. The PV
elevator people also agree to move if
the balance will. Now, if the Wheat
land Elevator Company will move their
elevator from Fort street, the Treat &
Shaffer Lumber Co., the Maddens, and
the Farmers Cooperative Company
will move their elevators, the thing will
be accomplished, and what Hays espe-
cially needs-a new depot-wil soon be
a fact and not an unrealized problem.
We believe that every citizen has the
best interest of the city at heart, and
that each of the interests mentioned
will rise to the call of duty and patriot
ism and get in line with those who have
agreed to move.
Of course, it will cost considerable,
but what is the cost when compared to
the general welfare and upbuilding of
the city The time is coming, and is
not far distant, when Chestnut street
will have to be widened. It should be
widened before paving is put down,
otherwise, the expense will be greater.
Hays City, the beautiful, the coming
metropolis of the West, is fast assum-
ing city proportions-is the connoiseur
of all eyes. Inquiries are coming from
far and near. Capital is looking tC
Hays for investment and with the ad-
vent of the Anthony & Northern, Hays
will spread out, new additions will be
added, new business interests will be
located, and new blood will be infused
into our commercial veins.
There are number of men and wo-
men still living here who can remember
when Hays, fgurat1vely speaking, was
mere fiy-speck on the map of the
state-populated principally, by booted
and spurred cowmen, whose constant
companion was a six-shooter, which
was about all the law that was recog-
nized.
Il Then the saloon-the bar to decency
the road to hell-held sway in the en-
bryo city-and in fact, with the ''six-
gun,'' was the abrogators of the des-
TIMES of the populace. Now all that
has been changed. Churches and
schools have taken the place of the sa-
loon, and justice, reason and sobriety
the place of the ever-ready revolver
and no city the size of Hays can boast
of more sober, sane, industrious, law
abiding citizenship, who, with their
money and brains. are always ready
and alert to help push our growing city
to the front Note the following i'm
provements, mostly of recent date:
Ii Hays has one of the best sewer
systems in the state, excellent ighf
and telephone systems, all of which
have cost the citizens large sum:
of money; the Fort HAYS Experiment
Station, the largest one of the kind IL
: the world; the Fort Hays Norma
II School; the Sheridan Coliseum whicl
iIwiH cost when completed SIPS, 600
II Catholic Hospital, SIPS, 600; New Opers
House, SIC, 600; fair ground building
N new and modern, which viii cost prob
ii ably SIS, 600; new bank building corne
II of Chestnut and Juniata, 5000; tn
II prospective new government postofiee
building to cost not less than $50, 900
new s., 900 steam laundry; the ney
High School building, $50, 900; the An
thony and Northern railroad with ade
! quate terminal buildings, street pavini
and the numerous other improvement
which win naturally follow.
Let US all boost for a greater an
q better Hays, not occasionally, but a
the time.
have returned from ExeelsiO
Il Springs and have taken up nay regula
veterinary practice in Plainville.
a1e-t2 DR.. c. Z. Kinney