The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-05-05

Directors, and was furnished the I'm
ancial statement of the company as
fled with the Interstate Commission
and to be filed in the application to
the Kansas State Board of Utilities,
to get our stock permit if the Inter
state says YES. In that statement
appeared this from the Interstate:
Question 20. ''In case any city or
township fails to vote the said bonds
as asked, what will you do?" An
swer: THE road WILL be built as
requested from Great Bend north to
Hays, Catharine and Gosser Depot
in Buckeye township in Ellis county,
on or before December 4, 1922, but
IN case any city or township refused
to help build the road and not vote
the asked for bonds, that permission
is asked to vary the route, if needed.
between the points and that in such
| city or township the railroad company
shall not be required to build any de-
pot or side track for ten years, but
the adjoining township depots and
! sidetracks." To this the Interstate
made no objection, as it would be un-
fair to allow township failing the
same advantages as those helping
build the road for its advantages.
The Kansas law says that a spur
track must be paid for in full by the
applicant before it can be required
to be built.
Parties from Phillipsburg, Stock
ton and Rocks county were here this
week to the musical, and held a con-
ference in the Company office, look
ing over the Interstate papers, the
news of it contemplating coming
north to their country being a COM
plete surprise. They guaranteed the
same aid as is being given in Barton
and Ellis counties, and that if the
Hays business men didn't want the
Division point, it would please them
to see it located at Plainville, which
is just half way between the proposed
ends of the road, and that that town
would contribute literally to get it
located there.
R. B. Thomas and son, Roy, have
offered the company very liberal
prices on five or ten acres of their
ground at the foot of Chestnut street
in case the company wanted to locate
their depot and terminals down there,
taking off the barn and ice house now
there.
Among the visitors at the Round
/ Up and the Brunswick on Saturday
was Representative Frizeu of Larned,
a member of the State Agricultural
Society. He and Mr.. Morgan of
| Hutchinson, were the principal Legis-
! lators in the Legislature last winter,
who put through the Dodge City Nor
NAL School bill, purely on the ground
of distance and trouble to get to
Hays, las he this time had to come
way round by Salina.) He is very
positive that unless Hays and Great
Bend get through the railroad before
the next term of the Legislature, the
bill will pass in both houses by big
vote to locate State Normal school
in the 7th district at Dodge City, yet
he would regret to see two State Nor
mails located in Western Kansas.
The General Superintendent of the
Standard Oil Company from Wichita,
was here in conference with Frank
King to get location on his land for
| their oil tank in case the new road is
built, so they can ship direct from
Texas.
Prof. Montague quickly signed the
railroad petition, as he recognized as
Professor of the Commercial Depart
ment of the Normal, the immense i'm
of Hays to secure this new road built
into Hays. Yet there are quite a
number of Hays business men who
have not yet signed and sent in their
petitions to show their interest to get
it to come direct to Hays, rather than
on a spur track.
Judge Purcell is in town this week.
While not resident, he signed the
Railroad Bond petition to show his
good will and hopes that Hays may
get it.
Signing the Bond petitions creates
no liability. 1t is only petition to
the City or Township officers to call
an election and then you can say Yes
or No on the Bonds. This simply
shows the Interstate Commission, the
State Utility, the State Charter
Board, the State Educational Board,
and the Directors that you would like
/ -. -. 1850.