The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
Hays-The Magic City.

From the talk we heard upon the
street last week, we thought there
were a quite number of folks in
Hays, that did not want the railroad.
Tuesday, was an ideal day for vot-
ing and much interest was shown IN
the bond election but when the votes
were counted only twenty-one votes
were registered against the railroad
bonds. 1t was claimed'by the wise
ones that Big Greek township would
reject the 5000, bond issue, but it
was carried three to one in favor of
bonds. The opposition to bonds IN
the county of Ellis, is so small that
we might just as well say, the coun-
ty is unanimous for the railroad"
South Lookout, 1O7 for both pro-
positions; North Lookout-Prop. No.
1, 40 for and 81 against; North Look
out Prop. No. 2, 5 for and 81
against; Big Greek, 146 for both pro-
positions, 49 against.
We are all yelling and shouting
for Hays. Occasionally most any
county seat town viii have a rail
road talk to stir the people up, but
not once in a generation viii q little
inland town get into the imelight,
so completely as Hays. 1t seems
there is nothing to keep US from and
everything to make US the Magic
City of this great west empire. Yes
terday we voted bonds for the An
thony and Northern, today the
Plainville and Northern road pro
NOTED by Hal W. Neiswanger is ask
ing to come to our city. We are
ready to give the road the right
hand of fellowship. We not only
want it but we need it.
But on top of these thrilling move
ments, comes confederation of our
Oil editorial of two weeks ago; for
this week real oil men are in our city
taking leases, making arrangements
to send oil geologists to our county
to make more perfect oil survey
and to get ready to place wells. 1t
is well known to a few that we are
on the great western oil lake that is
located between the Union Pacific
and the Saline River. We still find
few sleepy ones, but friends, it is
astounding what waits for our deveI-
opment. 1t will be worth while to
live in Hays, as soon as the big pipe
lines get to working in this field.
We know that Salina has been
boasting for years her railroad cen
ter, her wholesale district and her
factories, but ''out here inKansas''-
"a .sold Hays" is TIE place that is
calling TO ambitious progress young
business men today. If you want
to be where millionaires are in the
making, where thrills are announced
every few days, tell the conductor
to put you off at Hays. If you want
TO live where men are spending
money, building houses, taking con-
tracts for more houses, come to Hays.
IF you want to hold real estate that
is not depreciating move out to
Hays.
Perhaps no town of three thou
sand population in Kansas, is grow
ing more rapidly than this Magic
City" The sales that have been
made, the renting of buildings not
yet constructed and contracts let
for wholesale buildings, speak louder
than words Hays is a conner. If
you want to be in a city that can
and will meet the needs of this west
country take a run to Hays, look
over the city and study the situation.
Before you come take your map.
draw line just east of Bunker Hill
Kansas, let it extend one hundred
miles north into Nebraska and south
into Oklahoma and then go west into
Colorado and then let line go north
and south in the same manner you did
in Kansas and you will have some
notion of the mighty empire Hays
will have a chance to supply. This
is no pipe dream.
We viii in the next twelve months
have these two roads to meet our de-
mands. So if you are looking for E
place to do business we have an open
ing for you. We want a steam laun
dry, first class tailor, an up-to-date
bakery and a lot of good roomine
houses and another hotel. IF yoJ
want place to educate your chill
dren we hold out exceptional oppor
tunities to you. If you want Il
build a new home, no town in th'
II vx-eS+ has mora Inducements for x,o,7
Hays has arrived.
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