The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27

send in few days.
That it is not being built by the
Santa Fe was shown last week when
Sec'y of State Pettijohn had an in
terview with the President of the
Santa Fe, and got the positive in
formation that the Santa Fe would
not build yard of road except in the
counties in Southwest Kansas that
had no railroads now and they would
help build up the land extension de-
partment of that road.
That it is not simply an extension
of the Little River-Galatia road to
Hays is best proven by the fact that
the building will commence at Great
Bend, and be built northwest to Rush
county and then on to Ellis county,
unless Hays decided to build south
and meet them near Pfeifer, IN Rush
county; and the contract with the
material and men is to ship to Great
Bend to build from there. If Hays
shows they want the road and votes
the bonds, then the contracts will
call that half the material and rolling
stock shall be shipped to Hays, and
south over this end over the Smoky
bridge. It is expected the road will
connect at Galatia and the Missouri
Pacific near Olmitz or Boyd in Barton
county, but that is Director Moses
part.
Most of the employees selected for
special work have sent in their &C
ceptances and will be set to work as
quickly as the Interstate says GO.
The Russian farmers and town men
were delighted to know that John
Jacobs was a member of the Board OF
Directors for 8 years; and if he will
accept he will be given the job Of
overseeing the laying of the ties and
rails in Ellis county, as he IS an old
hand at the business with the U. T.
and the Rio Grande.
Ex-Mayor Oshant has offered his
services, when the Interstate have
acted, to go down in the Russian
towns and tell them all about the
road and what they may expect and
are promised.
Dory Gosser is an enthusiast and
offers a span of his best mules as
gift toward a better depot If they
build up in old Buckeye. He mas
hauled wheat to Hays for 80 years.
Then he could haul less distance and
come into Hays with his money and
spend it.
The ballots to be printed in every
township say ''Not bond to be issued
or delivered UNTIL the conditions set
forth in the Petition are fully COM
piled with" So unless they carry
out every provision they get no
bonds. The R. r. men are satisfied
to make that condition and Will
furnish such ballots.
The Hays petitions are the same as
Great Bend. Every township petit
ton contains the same provisions, ex-
cept Freedom gets a side-track and
depot on both sides of the river, so
the farmers can ship their grain. All
will be put in circulation as quick as
the Interstate grants permission and
charter obtained giving US authority.
Never mind who is behind 1t. Never
mind who is to furnish the money.
Trust your Home men and give them
a chance to build if they can. You
voted bonds in Hays to Byers. Big
! Creek and Lookout voted SSO,OOO
apiece to Byers and no promises.
| This road asks only $4,000 and you
get a depot, side-track and elevator.
They never were mentioned in Byers'
petitions.
It won't cost you cent to let them
try. Take two minutes to sign the
petitions, an hour or two to vote. If
| the road is not built you haven't lost
anything. If it is voted and built
YOU have a road through your town
| ship a lifetime, and you have 25 years
| to pay YOUR half of the original cost.
Harry Freese,
adv. Temp. Sec'y.