The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
FoUE NEW BLOCKS.

The City's Prosperity substsntiAscd by
Evidences from EXP rIenced business
szeR.
The persistent. rapid, steady growth
OF EmpOrIa is puzzle To the incOnsid-
crate, problem TO tue thoughtful and
u source of annoyance t. the surround
ing cities that would have The eyes OF
world turped upeD Ihrm as containing
and representing the; sum total Ui west
ern enterprise and prOgrs' How oft.
every EmpnrIan hss heard rcmaiks of
surprise IeS4Iding the sub Siantial Ia
ture of improvements. public and pri-
vIte, aud how ofIt n he has bten Cam
irOnted with QuJi,s az t. what there is
back Of il all, depends upon the number
Of strangers from back east" that il
has been his lot to meet In their tours of
this western wonderland. Inquire n do
not pause t. r: fleet that while The in
duStries vi this tate aud this Commu-
nifty sre not ,xnctly the same that II st
Ia every other country, they are
nevertheless v,s', v4rn and gIowiDg.
c tics m my times the BIZ OF Empnria
grow up ami are sustained in dis riots
where the resources are purely agrIcuI
LuTaI and where those advantage are in.
ferior TO the same advantages Lere. A
siatemen, of such resources leave out
Of account ono Industry Tar grtaTr Few
men pause to consider the number OF
men and amount of capital engaged In
tic stock business With EmporIa s the
iu mediate center and headquarters.
The number of men artualy empl, y
i merely as assistants, and the number
Of dollars changing Ia ,nds, would equal
the number of men aud amount Of mon.
ey engaged in many OF the mammoth
manufacturing citi, of the east. There
Is always . market and, as the bulk Of
stock goes out, the money comes 10 and
comes TO stay and To lie used III the many
branches of business that are so q ,uIish-
ing. We state such fa-ts To answer
questions daily propounded. As proofs
that our ideas are not fanciiul ~e would
p lint to the score or mOre of magnificent
residences completed this season. Not
by men just arriving here, but I'M
provements by Ben who have
spent years in accumulating, aud are
satisfied to prepare to live the rest of
their lives here. Tie same is true OF
bnsin IS houses.
We wish. 10 proof, 10 call attention u
four large business bl cks n.w in varl-
Gus stages of erection That If Mr.
Isaiah Jones at Nos. 100 and III Crm-
mercial street, Is just ready for nCcu-
cancY. II is u large brick tSv-stoVY
rbaildlng 5O1sO feet IL Was commenced
late in the season but was rapidly
pushed 10 completion. The first
floor is diVite1 into two msgniH.
cent stbrerooms The south one
is prepared for ordinary msF,
chandise aud the n nth one is flied
as Hour aud feed store, witha.l the
appurten4ncss IN the way of scales, biDI
and articles 10 fscIlItRiS the handling Of
the nee, sary stock. This room has al
ready been leased by Ma ssrs W.T. S,,dcr
& Co.. who will take possessions IN a few
days. The $. cO3d story is divided inl,
four front office rooms. tour side ufiics
Or residence roems and one large hal
suitable Tor any oF the many purpose.
fur which such are commonly used. Thl
front is supported with iron pillars anc
Is TO be enclosed with large plate glass
Tue rear entrances are convenient ant
cOmmodiOns. The ap.rr1x,m2'e ensl o
the builiing Is 5000
On the opposite eide 81 the SIR, ct 4
Nos. 100 and lO4 H E. Norton and G
5 Peissngill are fuIshlng q two stor,
business bI0ck 50x75 feet. THIS is ais
; OF BRICK with iron supports and plat
glass front. The 6tsS aOos Is diVadel
: into Two roOms. bUth of winch are 81
3 ready realed for stores. One side OF ID
second noor il divided into Offices 40
: tenement rooms and Ihe other is dnlkhe,
. as large hall separated into thre
! apartments by double SLIDING do ?,
: The cost OF this building will be abos
: $1,000.
! The next in order Of appruxImstee0u
Is pietiou is The bulldog If 3aIrd BFoIhel
0n the spleLdid utLwtkt corner .
Merchants and Sixth, opp. sic Til: c..6
idge The walls ofthis building, whiC