The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
A. & N. TO GO NORTH.
VIII Build Through Larned. Ash Valley
and Conlling Townships.

anu ~oIlAAALlB townships.
The Anthony & Northern will build
north from Larned, going through
Larned, Ash Valley and ConkIing
townships, and thence north to La
Crosse and Hays. This decision was
reached this week, by the A. & n. Of
ficials and they are making their plans
accordingly.
After the defeat of the bonds in
Pawnee township last week, and the
apparent defeat of the entire project.
the whole community was aroused by
the Importance of securing the road
through this city and through the town
ships of Ash Valley and Conkling, who
had voted for the bonds. People felt
th-t to lose out on the A. & n. meant,
IN all probability, to lose out on a north
and south road forever.
a number OF the business men got
together and talked the matter over
and finally decided to send D. A. Ely.
chairman of the railroad committee of
the LarEed Business Mems Associa-
ton, to Hutchinson to talk to Pres
ident Byers and the directors, and see
if there was still some way to get the
road.
Mr.. Ely went to Hutchinson, Satur-
day, and was in consultation with
President Byers and others connected
with the road. After going over the
matter thoroughly, the decision was
made to changesthe route and go north
through Larned township, instead OF
Pawnee township, and then continue
practically the original route through
Ash Valley and Conkling.
Of course, Larned township will be
asked to vote the mileage bonds, 81, 900
per mile, the same as all the other
townships through which the road is
built. 1t has already voted the ter
minal bonds, and viii no doubt vote
the mileage aid now with q larger ma
jority than for the terminal bonds, as
the building of the road brings the
railroad property into the township
for taxation, and the railroad valua-
ton viii come in to help pay off both
sets of bonds. 1t is only q good busi-
ness proposition for 'Larned township
to vote the mileage bonds now, and
secure the road forever. Even those
who might have opposed the terminal
bonds at first, now that they have been
voted, win favor the mileage bonds as
a matter Of a good, permanent invest
ment.
The new plan for taking the road out
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the east side of town, and go TO the
north part Of Larned township, where
a station wiz be built Then the road
win go northwest and enter Ash Valley
township, probably In the extreme
southeast corner of the township.
From there the road viii follow practi-
cally the original plan, going to the
center OF Ash Valley, where a station
viii be established, then on west into
ConkIing, where another station viii
be located, thence north into Rush
county. The carrying out of the new
plan viii be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible
President Byers attended a railroad
meeting at Greensburg, Tuesday night
The people there are anxious for the
extension of the A. & N south into
Oklahoma Petitions for bond cleo
tons there are being circulated. The
plan is to run to Greensburg, then to
Coldwater and south to Laverne, Okla,
where connection VIII be made with
the Wichita Falls & Western, branch
of the KATY system. This viii give
the A. & n. direct outlet to the Gulf,
and win make il part Of q great north
and south trunk line.
The A. & n. is connecting up the |
gap between Belpre and Trousdsle on |
the Iarned line, bzt Is hanpered BY |
Iaek Of nen. Il Is hoped to have the |
lins through nsxt wssk. f peseisle.-.