From the Lawrence Daily World for Feb. 2, 1906: “Newspapers around the state are taking note of the fact that Lawrence has become a leader in paved streets with the notation there will be 12 miles of bricked streets here by the middle of this year. We are the envy of many. : The Santa Fe Railway is planning a state agricultural excursion to help farmers get a better of how others operate and to gain good pointers on how to perform better with their land.”