The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-01
RAILROAD BOND ISSUE
CARRIED BY 3O2 TO 9
A Very Light Vote Polled as Every
One Knew Bonds Would
Carry Easily.

terest taken in the railroad bond elec-
tion Tuesday as would be possible
and have an election. Most people
deemed it a waste of time to even
vote as there was no question but
what the bonds would carry.
We have never before known Of
an election for bonds but which
caused some opposition, but if any
.one has said word against this
proposition we have yet to hear of it.
There were only 81 votes cast in
the three precincts, 202 being for and
3 against, and it is more than likely
fthat most of these were ballots which
were marked by mistake.
In the first ward the vote was 73
for and 1 against; in the second there
were 112 for and 5 against; in the
third, 1T for and 2 against.
The proposition was to vote $780,
in bonds to aid the Kansas & Okla
homa railroad company in construct
ing terminal facilities, and everybody
was for it.
An election will be called for Lib
eral township at an early date and
it is hoped that the people of the
township will do as we'll by it as the
people Of the town.
We have heard it said that farm
ers living close to Liberal are not
particularly interested in the prop
osition, as they are already close to
market facilities. We believe they
are mistaken in their opinion that
the railroad will not benefit them.
Every step forward for the town of
Liberal is step for the community,
and every man is benefited.
If you doubt this look back twenty
years and see what land was worth
adjoining Liberal-and see what it is
worth today. If this road is builded
it is going to make every acre of land
in Liberal township worth more
money. 1t is going to bring people
to settle up land further out, is go
A ing TO cause more dense popula
kion, better roads, better schools, anC
u more prosperous country in every
way.
We do not believe our farmer
friends are short sighted, or that they
will look at this proposition in any
but the true light. We all know that
it takes railroads to develop coun-
try and we also know that they are
mighty hard to get in this country.
It has been tried time and again and
failed and now that we have prop
osition that will stand up we do not
think for moment that there is go
ing to be any serious opposition to
it.
Mr.. Byers is one Of the most square
railroad builders in the business. He
comes out and says just what he can
do, what help he must have, and then
he does just exactly what he agrees
to do. He is a good man to tie to,
and if he bends his energy in the di-
rection of building up Liberal, Sew
ard county and the Southwest he is
going to accomplish things.
He says this road will create COM
petition which will benefit the farm
ers as well as anyone else. 1t gives
better outlets for his grain and if he
can get few cents more per bushel
for his grain it will not take long to
even the scale on the small amount
of bonds asked. Then in the matter
of taxes the road will in time pay
enough taxes to pay back both inter
est and principal. 1t is one of the
sure-thing games, and certainly the
farmers of Liberal township will
want to do their part toward getting
it.