The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-14

the Dormitory money until the ques-
ton is settled by the next Legislature.
While it may reach even further, as
there will be little need of the Hall of
Residence (dormatories for girls) as
the school will only be serving the
Northwest counties, the same as the
Methodist church school at Salina,
and as that is controlled by the
principal Methodists of the Northwest
District, they are not likely to allow a
school built up at Hays for Methodist
( students that will take away from
their Salina school. And if not the
students, will the Church favor spend
ing S25O,O0O OF even the 100000
for a Community church, as the Nor
nal students and the Faculty MEM
bers who leave are not apt to contri-
butte their promised donations.
To the Directors it is not the least
Disappointing. Messrs. Schlyer, Rep
| logic, Philip and Freese had retired
from active life and only went into
| this to help their community and the
| farmers get the road, so now they can
go back to their gardens and chick
ems. Zeigler can give his time to his
business. They are willing to help
Hays be a Division point, help the
farmers, the Business men to get this
outside money, to help the mechanics,
the laborers and farmers pick up this
new money for service in building the
road. These are the real people who
will suffer by their simply neglecting
to seize an OPPORTUNITY when
offered, simply by signing the petit
tons.
To Daddy Freese it amounts to
nothing. 1t took him away from his
loafng, it didn't more than pay for
his board at the Hotel where he has
been living for so many years, and
meant many an hour, night and day,
of worrying. He brought you the
Santa Fe thirty-five years. ago and
you lost that opportunity. He brought
YOU this and you have lost another
! OPPORTUNITY for a generation.
! he Will SIlll NC dL Il4S AAOICA ~ 49,
| dence Office looking after the emigra-
ton, pension, land and Notary work
as in the past thirty years and soliclts
q share of the business.
The illustrated article of the Sec
rotary of the Commercial Club show
ed the Club was not for the road. Had
they taken the money they paid Mr..
Knox to come here to lecture and
sell his books, and spent it in having
| the petitions signed in Hays, Big
Creek and the other townships of the
county to show the Commission they
wanted the road built as Necessity.
If Mr.. Kent and Mr.. Lewis had got
the promise from the State Board for
permission to cross the Fort Hays Re
servation so it could be sent to Wash
ington, it would have shown them and
the farmers they wanted the road
built, and a different answer might
have come from Washington. To Mr..
Cochran it means much. He has
counted for years on railroad build
ing to Plainville and his old home.
This ran close to his farm, in few
years would have gone within sight of
his old home. Now it may be many
years before another offer comes that
will go there.
Great Bend in 1887 seized the OP-
PORTUNITY, got the Santa Fe that
Hays lost, has had it on their tax
books ever since and will have for
years to come. 1t has become beau
tiful little city. Hays could have had
it but babied them. Now they could
have had a Division point, with an
expenditure of SIS, 900, and only had
to vote $4,000 in bonds not payable
for twenty-five years yet, could have
had the yearly advantages, like Ellis,
of a Divisional point with all of its
income and expenditures; the deeds
calling for over ten acres that were
ready to be signed and paid for with
in thirty days from signing, to say
nothing of the paper mill, brick
works and other good things that fol-
low a railroad location. Now all has
gone glimmering.
The Commission acknowledges the
Directors were of the best men to be
gotten, Mr.. Schlyer is first on the list
in the Hays book on the Fort Hays
Committee to get that Reservation
for the school, would have given you
a splendid road, but the people play
ed baby and the opportunity slipped
by. But no deals could he made with
such directors, no promotion money,
no special favors or contracts so the
cold shoulder was given the enter
prise. The Directors can stand 1T If
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