The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-25
IA. 6 N. READY TO BUILD
ASKS GOVERNMENTS PERMIs-
SION TO COMPLETE ROAD
TO HAYS CITY

IS ready TO begin the extension OF Its
line to Hays City the minute the gov
erment gives its permission to con-
tinue the work. An application to
build the extension from the north
line of Pawnee county on to La
Crosse and Hays has been made to
the federal department, and a hear
ing of the matter will be held before
the federal regional director at Chi
cago, Saturday. President Byers
and other representatives of the road
will be present at the conference in
Chicago, and it is hoped the desired
permission viii be granted.
'The Anthony & Northern was
never so ready to begin any of its
road building as it IS right now to
begin and complete the extension of
its road on into Hays City," said
President Byers while IN Larned,
Wednesday, on bushes connected
with the road. Like all other rail-
roads, we are under government con-
troi, and can do nothing except by
permission from the government. Our
plans are complete for the extension
the road into Hays City, and we
have made application to the regional
director to build the road. The hear
day, and we believe we will be able
to show the federal authorities where
the building of this fifty miles of
track in the very heart of the great
/ wheat belt of Kansas, will be aid IN
| the prompt marketing of the i'm
mense wheat crop which present con-
ditions forecast in the territory
through which our road runs. And
every means which will facilitate the
handling of this crop in the shortes
time is of vital Importance at this
time"
Mr.. Byers IS very enthusiastic
about the wheat prospects in Kansas
at this time. He said the outlook is
most promising, particularly in the
TERRITORY served by the A. & n.
81 am very confident about the
wheat crop this year." said Mr.. By
ers. 81 never felt more confident at
this time of year in my life The
wheat in Pratt, Stafford, Edwards,
Pawnee, Rush and Ellis counties, In
the territory through which our road
passes or will pass, is very good Take
in Pawnee county, am told that the
best wheat IN the county is along our
line. From what l have seen of the
wheat here, l believe d. A. Ely's es-
innate of a four million bushel yield
for Pawnee county this year is right
with all this wheat here and IN
the other counties through which the
A. & II. runs, we want to complete
our line so as to take care of the
crop in our territory and be of ser
vice to the people along our lines.
The short crop last year and the
shorter labor supply, together with
the war and the taking over of the
railroads by the government, have
broken into our plans for the exten-
sion north We are now ready to be-
gin the work and push 1t to compile
ton, If the government will give Us
permission to go ahead Ii the re
gional director will say the word at
the conference in Chicago on Satur-
day, we will begin grading at once,
and build right on to Lacrosse and
then on to Hays, as fast as we can
But, like everybody else, our first du-
ty is to our government at this time,
and indeed, we can do nothing ex-
cept by permission of the federal
government, so the matter of COM
mencing work on the extension to La
Crosse and Hays rests with Uncle
Sam"
Mr.. Byers says that if permission
is given by the government, regular
daily service will be established both
north and south of Larned. The first
Of July one steam train and one mo-
tor trip each day will be arranged for
if permitted. This will be arranged
so as to give the best service to the
patrons along the line in coming to
and returning from Larned and max
ing connection with the trains here.
The A. & n. has been experiment
ing with motor cars for several years
and Mr.. Byers says lie believes they
have now found the best type of mo-
tor for small roads. They have sew
eral of these new motors and are
building more. The motor will carry
twenty-five passengers, and has
proved very satisfactory so far In
deed, the A. & n. is receiving letters
nearly every day from other similar
roads, inquiripg about the car they
are now making. They have. heard
about the success of the A. & n. mo-
tor car and write for information
concerning it-Larned Chrome
scope, April 18th.
The Bartho1ic house is a last out
! of quarantine. Ethel Carpenter who
first was i'll is going to her home IN
A ora on SATURDAY.