The Globe-republican., 1891-08-12
Kansas Real Estate Commencing to
Move.

the State we find there is a general
movement of real estate commenc
ing, and every promise OF
great activity in the near future,
which will, according to all prece
dent, gain momentum until it devel-
ops into another mighty boom.
We have been in Kansas more than
seventeen years, and during that
time watched with especial interest
the rise and fall of real estate booms.
The history Of this State has been a
series of booms and depressions.
During each boom period people get
the idea it will last forever. When a
reaction comes, and a period of de-
preston follows, the impression pre-
walls that we never will again see
such times as prevailed during the
preceding boom, yet in each recur-
ring period of activity, prosperity
has been greater, and prices of real
estate, both city lots and farm lands,
have reached a higher mark. The
new movement is commencing on
property here in Dodge City. Sales
are becoming more frequent every
week, and we venture the prediction
that our people will soon witness a
boom in prices of both city and
country real estate which willgreatly
exceed anything that has been
dreamed of in the past. Following
are a few facts and comments from
parties connected with Kansas loan
companies. Most of these are taken
from the Topeka Capital, but the
companies operate generally through
out the State. The president of one
of these says: 1--WE feel confident
we will be able to dispose of the
greater portion of the real estate we
were obliged to take under fore
closure, within the next year. The
demand for lands is growing rapidly,
AMI will be good this winter. Many
Of this years renters will be land
buyers this winter on long time and
easy terms, and it is only question
of two OF three years when many
lands which have passed temporarily
to non residents, will again be owned
and occupied by residents of the
state. Non residents as rule are
quite anxious to sell for just what
they have invested here and our own
farming population are quite as anx-
ious to buy"
Mr.. c.. Z. Bolmar of the Kansas
investment company, has just returned
from a several weeks trip in the West
Central counties of the state.
He said that in Rocks and Barton
c counties the people were returning
to the farms they had abandoned last
fall. Their only trouble is that they
cannot get machinery enough to
harvest their crops.
The crops are the best that the
section has ever known, and the farm
ers and all classes are very hopeful.
Inquiries are coming in rapidly from
parties who wish to rent or purchase
land. Letters from the extreme east
are beginning to come asking for
prices of farm lands. A large capi-
talist and investor from Massachu-
setts has recently made a tour of the
state, and went home fully satisfied
with the outlook. II. E. Ball, presi-
dent of the company, is now travelling
over the state with a party of eastern
who expect to invest here.
I'M. Brier, connected with Scott &
Brier, said the firm was receiving
many inquiries regarding prices of
farm property all over the state.
"And these inquiries" said Mr..
Brier, "are coming from the Kansas
farmers. They are not at all from
eastern spectators or from the polit-
ical farmers, but it is the hard working
men who are anxious to get adjoining
lands and raise still more next year
that our letters are from.
Among recent transfers that this
firm has made are the following:
James L. Taylor of Butler county sold