The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-01
KANSAS NEWS.
Saline County and SaIina En-
JOying Great Prosperity.
Good Crop Prospects Among
Farmers Aid City.
BUILDING BOOM is ON.
Postoff1Ce Receipts Best Indica-
tion of Growth.
New Catholic Cathedral Corner
Stone Laid Today.
'UILDING BOOM is ON.

Salina, Kas.. June IAN era. of pros
perity prevails over Salina and Saline
county such as has not been witnessed
here in years
Throughout the county farmers re-
port wheat in good condition, and the
acreage this year is greater than last
year by far. All other grains are in
good condition.
Salina, the county seat, is enjoying
a steady growth in almost every line of
business. There is hardly vacant
dences and cottages have been erected
lately. Besides these a number Of
business blocks have been erected and
other buildings and shops built for
manufacturing institutions. The Sa-
lima vitriied brick plant the Salina
COrrugating and Mill Supply con pany
the Lew arren Milling company, the
Western Star Milling company, the
Kansas Ice and Storage company, the
Butter Packing company, the Marion
Manufacturing company, the Star Bot
ting works and many other smaller
concerns have built factories Among
the wholesale institutions started in the
last two years is the Watson, Durant-
kasper Grocery company, one. of the
largest wholesale grocery houses in the
state. A handsome fOur-story building
has just been completed and the new
firm expects to be permanently located
by next week. The Lee concern is do
ing one of its largest years business
since they opened here over a decade
ago. The Kaffer Crockery company
is a wholesale concern which is fast
building up a trade throughout the
west The large wholesale wall paper
and paint supply house of Powers &
Hendricks, the wholesale cigar firms of
HOltzn eiser Bros. and J. c. Stevens, T.
w. Carlin, the druggist, and the Central
Kansas Publishing company, which
makes a specially of publishing hotel
7ct hi IF all II
scriptions, are among the other con-
Germs which are enjoying a good bust
ness. The Natural Body Brace COM
pany employs almost 80 people. Besides
several smaller concerns the CONNER
cia1 club has hope of securing a large
wholesale drug house. The railroads
are enjoying a share Of the prosperity,
and Salina viii soon demand a union
depot, which is one of the few things
that are badly needed. With six rail
roads the town needs something of this
kind very much
Notwithstanding that the revenue
from the joints has been cut off, pub
lie improvements are still being made
with no extra expense to the taxpayers.
A glance at the increase in the bust
ness of the Salina postoffice for the last
four years is possibly the best criterion
by which to judge of the city's condi-
ton. For the year ending March 81,
1898, the amount was SIS, 3S073. the next
year it had increased to $40. 632. a. and
in 1900 it was $25,566.S9, and for the year
ending March 81, 1901, the amount had
reached $30 3S7. So, or almost twice that
of four years ago. What other town in
Kansas can make as good a show
ing2
One of the largest and finest struc-
lures in the city is the new Catholic
church, now in course of construction.
The building is to be very fine. and the
cornerstone will be laid today with ap-
propriate ceremonies, in charge of
Bishop Cunningham. of Concordia.