The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-11

thing for nothing or else you are say
ing that you don't, get it. The fellow
of Commerce ad who wants TO take
ali the profit and all the advantages
that it brings, that fellow is going to
find something happen to him when
he gets to the pearly gates. They
don't want that kind up there You
have got to learn to give and take. If
you want something you must expect
| to give something. The Chamber of
Commerce calls on US for our dues,
our time, and our best efforts. 1
know that whatever have put in my
self, has surely paid me the biggest
return of anything 1 have invested
and think good many more of you
viii say the same thing"
The hearty applause which follow
ed Mr.. Birds speech was evidence of
the hearty endorsemnt of thos pres
ent of the sentiments expressed, and
twenty-seven members signd>up to de-
vote an hour Eext Tuesday morning
to a whirlwind campaign for new
members. The motion was made and
carried that Mr. Birds speech be
printed in full in the newspapers.
Mr.. Addison reported the splendid
work that has been done by the Fire
Protection Committee which was ap-
pointed last month to investigate our
condition in this respect. This Com
mittee conferred with the old fire de
partment and with the City Commits
sion and at the suggestion of Mr.
Frank King, the former Fire Chief,
the old organization disbanded and
are recognizing, recruiting a goodly
number of younger and enthusiastic
members in addition to many of the
old members who have recognized.
The City has made provision for the
purchase Of the new equipment neces-
sary and the maintaining of a fire
chief on the grounds all the time, also
the placing of hose ir each ward for
use in emergencies. The Fire Depart
ment and the City Commission are
working together to give Hays the
very best fire protection we can pos
sibly have, and protection common
surate with the 100000 worth of
property we have here.
Plans were made to entertain the
Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs
which meets If Hays in May, with
true Western Kansas hospitality.
Hays has received an invitation to
be the annual host to the Rural Life
| Conference" a Conference held each
year by government appropriation,
covering every phase of the better
ment of rural life, dealing with the
educational problem, with the farm
| business, and in fact takes the entire
problem of rural life from sunrise to
sunset and the farmers often times
after sunset and endeavors to make
farm life more profitable and more
| attractive. As this is so preeminr thy
an agricultural district, it would
/ seem that the Hays Chamber of Com
merce could make no better invest
ment than the moderate funds neces-
sary to bring this Conference here
each year. The matter was referred
to the Advertising Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce for investiga-
ton and report.
| One of the especially pleasing parts
of the program Tuesday, was the in
teresting, spicy talk given by Mr.. Hi
ram Joy. He touched upon the old
time grudge of the business man
against the farmer and the farmer
against the business man, and said
that we had been finding that where
the town man will come down off the
top of his ladder and the farmer will
start up to meet him, when they reach
the middle, they are apt to discover
that they haven't any grievance
against one another after all. He ex-
pressed his satisfaction that that old
feeling was so rapidly dying out.
Next weeks program will be given
over to "Good Roads" and as this is a
subject of such vital consideration
to everyone, there will probably be