The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-02
The EmpOria News.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1882
aaowrn rms YEAR.

AMFOkAA'S GROWTH THIS NEAK.
The continued growth of Emporia Is
matter of qualification to her citizens as
well as OF surprise to visitors. Those who
have been absent but for a year find
marked changes on every hand, and ex-
press delight with the improvements
both as TO their character and extent.
Our streets constantly present an air of
business and life which give them the
appearance Of city, and the solid i'm
provements that are going up on every
hand impress all with the conviction
that they are not the result Of any undue
stimulation, but that they are the conse
quence OF demand which comes from
q largely increased population. That
our growth is healthy one is proven
by the fact that the principal improve
ments this year are being made by our
Oldest and shrewdest citizens and bHsi-
ness men, whose faith is stronger in the
prospects of the town than ever before.
This is the best feature of The improve
ments now being made. We cannot to day
give list of the buildings erected and
their cost, not haying the data at hand
for that purpose, but will mention the
leading ones. They would be credit
10 any town of the size Of Emporia east
or west. The most important of these
is the Masonic temple now approach
ing completion, which will cost about
twenty thousand dollars. In connection
with this two other business houses have
been erected east of the temple and run.
ming TO the alley, thus filling the entire
block on the south side Of Fifth from
Commercial to Merchants streets. Thee
were erected by Mrs. E ]. Rice and w
I. Soden. Mr.. Soden has also built
from the bank building to the alley on
the east side of the alley, and has put d
handsome arch over the alley, and has
an elegant suit of rooms above the arch
These all cost probably, $50, 900,
On Sixth avenue, the mex
most important improvement
has been made by the erection
of nice block OF buildings, I
double three story building by Mr.. Esk
ridge and two others two stories high
one by A. +. Grove and the other b,
Mrs. L. M. Flint, the whole COSTING
probably $4,000. These all furnish
ten new business rooms. Mr.. Soden ha
just completed large business room Oh
the west side of Commercial street
south of Fourth avenue. Nearly oppC
site Watson s. Grove erected a busines
house. On the east side between FouIt
and Fifth Dwight Bill will soon hav
completed large and handsome two
story brick business house. On th
east side of Merchants between Sixth an
Seventh stands the store OF Tanner Bros
fronting one hundred feet on Merchant
and about eighty feet deep. Thi
makes in all fourteen business room
erected this season to say nothing
several smaller ones, costing not fl
from $4,000 Two new school builC
ings are nearly completed which wi
cost at least $4,000. The Methodi
church has been mostly erected tn
year at a cost Of about $4,000. III
Welsh Congregational church wi
probably be completed before the ne
year sets in at cost OF about $1,000
This swells the amount TO very net
100000 for business houses and publ
buildings alone. We have also speI
$4,000 in macademizing Commerce.
street and Fifth and Sixth avenues.
In the way of residences the town hi
kept pace with its business growth.
and about the city some fine structure
have been erected. 1t is safe to sa,
we think, that $4,000 have been il
vested in this way. Altogether the cit
has made rapid growth during the yea