The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-24
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S~-e%S 4AcG DGen done 1OE
Hays and the great things to be ac-
complished in the near future. we be-
came dazed, as it were, in thinking of
thewizard intellect thatcoul conceive
OF and bring forth such great achieve
ments. We retired in something like
a trance and dreamed that Hays was
city of $4,000 inhabitants. that
great white way extended from a mile
south of the Experiment Station to
several miles north beyond the pres
emit limits of our little city. That
every street was paved and parks
dotted the residence portion in which
were beautiful artificial lakes, that
were visited each evening by the
pleasure-seekers of the city. Our sub
conscious mind wandered on and we
saw beautiful houses peopled with
happy and contented citizens. The
marts OF trade had extended several
blocks each way from Chestnut street
and the roar of traffic was deafening
Our police force had been augmented
to over a hundred husky looking
guys who told the pedestrians, in no
uncertain language, to move on if
they CHANGED to obstruct the walks in
the business part of the city over a
stated time. The large and imposing
structure near the u. P. depot built
of marble and white sandstone is the
Metropolitan Hotel-the pride of the
city. 1t was ten stories high and
furnished in palatial like splendor. On
top OF the structure was constructed
an airplane hanger. The top floor
was occupied by the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. The electric
elevator which started in the lobby of
the hotel carried the guests to the
floors above. Everything was modern
and right up to the minute The
plane, the "areolite," which was
housed in the hanger on the roof of
the hotel was for the exclusive use of
the Secretary, who superintended the
most minute business detail of the
city and made extensive weekly
trips looking after the interest
of lesser cities, but the pride
and child of the Secretary was
Hays. The plane was modern won
der. The Secretary must have had
access to the GEM of Aladdin's lamp,
from its beauty of design and rich
ness of furnishings. Radium rays,
the most wonderful power ever dis
covered, was used as the propelling
force. It was we'll named the "areo-
lite" as its speed was so great that it
looked like blur or a haze when in
full fight in the daytime, and at night
it shone like a comet, so swift was its
passage through space.
A new Touring mill on a lot pro-
cured from Schlyer & Arnhold, COZ
ner of Chestnut and Juniata, with
capacity four times greater than the
present mill, and equipped with the
most modern machinery, was in full
operation.
Miller Brothers Land Company
and the Bird Land Company were
using airplanes to facilitate their
greatly enhanced land business, and
the whirring of airplane propel1ers
was almost incessant during the day
and far into the night
C. W. Reeder & Son, the exclusive
elothiers, were fourishing like a
green bay tree, and were thinking of
a new building to accommodate their
increasing business.
The new government building,
fully up to all modern requirements,
kept Bert Clark, the postmaster, and
a large force of employees busy as
bees from early morning till late at
night. The banks were overlooking
with money.
Louis Christensen had just been
elected County Superintendent for
the fifth time, and Frank Loredftsch,
our new sheriff, was kept busy abat-
ing ''white mule stills and chastis-
ing the various human delinquents
who will naturally drift into large
metropolis like Hays.
Kissing Brothers Shoe Store and
cleaning establishment now in the
heart of the city, was humming like a
beehive. Leiker & Son had erected
a fine building and moved onto Chest
nut street. A A. Wiesner & Son had
seen the handwriting on the wall and
were advertising regularly in both
papers; and Schmoeke1 had at last
condescended to advertise in the Free
Press-we were surprised John
Miller had just finished fine large
brick building in which to house his
fast increasing business. The Free
Press and the News-here we re-
ceived a jab in the ribs from our
better half who vigorously admon-
ished us that if we didn't quit snor-
ing so loud we would disturb the
whole house. Ny! but it was won
derful dream.
K. of C. Notes
The boxing and wrestling facilities