' s ▁branch ▁lines ▁built ▁to ▁service ▁short ▁distance ▁traffic ▁generated ▁by ▁far mers ▁rather ▁than ▁squ at ters . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Yang an ▁had ▁become ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁th riv ing ▁cent res ▁on ▁the ▁[ W ar wick - to - K ill ar ney ] ▁line . ▁Here ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁che ese ▁fact ories ▁which ▁have ▁done ▁an ▁in est im able ▁amount ▁of ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁town ship ▁which ▁is ▁growing ▁larger ▁every ▁year , ▁has ▁several ▁stores , ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁black - sm ith ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁hall , ▁... ▁and ▁two ▁board ing - h ouses . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁very ▁nat ty ▁little ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁reading ▁room ." ▁ ▁The ▁Yang an ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁By ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁a ▁single ▁store yed ▁tim ber ▁building ▁had ▁been ▁ere cted ▁according ▁to ▁plans ▁and ▁specific ations ▁prepared ▁by ▁MP ▁Hen rick sen ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁ 1 9 ▁per ch ▁block ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁War wick ▁Hospital ▁Committee . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁plans ▁were ▁a foot ▁to ▁en large ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁twice ▁its ▁existing ▁size . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁undert aken ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁institution ▁included ▁a ▁library ▁room ▁and ▁smoke ▁room . ▁The ▁work ▁cost ing ▁£ 4 9 . 1 3 .