The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a List OF Improvements Made m xlnr
ria T,.,,fnss rS,s,- Past Year


A List Of improvements Made m Elnpo-
rla During the Past Year
The subjoined list Of Improvements
made IN Emporia during the year 1882
shows that the growth of The town has
been uninterrupted during the past
twelve months, and that the growth in
our material prosperity has been such
as TO advance the raEk of Emporia
among the Leading cities Of the state
with which she is justly elassed The
bulk of the buildings which have been
erected during The year are dwelling
houses, many Of them tbs homes Of men
employed ST the round house, and by
the railroad company il different eapa-
cities, and the Significance of this fact
should stimulate our people 10 encour-
age the establishment of those industrial
interests in Empofia which would foster
labor, and thus invite t9ouf town class
of citizens who are a powerful stimulus
to trade, and who are producers as well
as consumers.
Among the more expensive improve
ments watch have been completed with
in the year, are the two ward school
buildings; the Franciscan convent and
Catholic school; the il. E. church; the
Masonic temple; the business rooms OF
W. I. Soden and Mrs. E. J. Rice. on
Fifth avenue; the brick blocks of Wat
son & Grove, w I. Soden and D. 5.
Bill, On Commercial street; Dr. Ar
mor's flour mill; the store rooms OF
Mrs. Flint, 4. f. Grove and tbs Repuh-
liean building, on Sixth avenue. These
| structures are all OF the most substantial
character, and are specimens OF archi
lecture that add vastly TO the beauty
and imposing appearance four city
| The good crops and the success which
has attended the labors of the farmers
have given healthy Impetus to trade
and our business men have found tht
year one OF exceptional prosperity
, Added to this the large amountof build
ing which has been going on has giveI
employment &c. many.persoRs who woulC
J probably not have been able to maintain
themselves here but for this condition o
, affairs Ia this connection we are az
) monished that the town cannot groI
2 much further without some perma
nent encouragement ID immigration
In The way of manufacturing in
terests which shall afford those VIII
j have already located here a means o
: obtaining a livelihood and induce ful
. ther reinforcements in the way of bot
. capital and labor. This Is the only wa
s to keep up the building boom in En-
t poria which the following list will shoy
has been quite lively during the yea
l., which is drawing 50 rapidly to clase
I RYAN's ADDITION.
E w NJ Pike, frame house. 1 room; s10(
! Il White, frame house, rooms; scot
JW Weaver. frame house, IL story,
rooms; $3.50.
I Ed Raymond, frame house. rooms
ME Haussler, frame house, rooms
! $3.50.
: $3.50.
: Wm cyphers, frame house, rooms
? $%JU.
!, j. W. NoItaington, frame house,
/ rooms cost $3.50.
:. w. o. Ferguson, frame house,
i. rooms; 500.
al Johu G Gunkle, frame house,
rooms; $3.50.
j. Kanof, frame house, 2 rooms; $40
L. r. Parker. frame house, room
: 500.
J.J. Smiley, frame house. 6 room.
corner South and Pine; $1t00.
Mrs. Mary Koongz, frame house,
: rooms; 5000.
s; MeiIenger, frame house, arooms
s. Mellenger, frame house, rooms
o 800.
: I, D. Simmons. frame house, ~ ste
!. ry, 6 rooms; $3.50.
n VIM. Williams, frame house, rooms
Chas. Wilkinson, frame house,
rooms; $3.50.
: WILSON'S ADDITION.
Sam Brown, frame house, 2 rooms
t 5000.
r WI Hobbs, frame house, rooms
: about $500.
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