The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-08
The Kansas City Store Area of a Big
Topeka Firm.

Topeka Firm.
The firm, which does such a large and
growing business in this community,
at its big store here on Sixth and
Quincy is expanding its Kansas City
establishment as well.
The Kansas City Star of last evening
sazss
"The Jones Dry Goods company win
begin at once the remodeling of the
Thatcher building for the purpose of
adding it to the present store and Civ
ing it a Walnut street entrance.
This is the only one OF the build
1ngs obtained by the company that VIII
De merged with the present store build
ing at the present time.
AS told in the STAR yesterday the
company has acquired all of the block
between vs. alnut and Main streets and
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets except
the Chapman building at the south
west corner of Twelfth and Walnut
streets, giving the company the largest
area under single control in the retail
business district in Kansas City.
''Ehe present store of the company
occupies the street from Twelfth street
south to within 100 feet of ThirtaR=th
street This 100 feet was obtained from
three owners, Mrs. Carrie Dearborn, J.
q. ShOuse and Mrs. Matte V. Morgan.
Eight owners are represented in the
property secured on Walnut street The
4uac0eE estate owned the 1rSt forty
rect south Of the Chapman building,
the Mcconnell estate the 100 feet next
south George D. HuliHg and j. E.
desstn follow successfully with % feet
each. Then Skinner and AfuchmOre
with so feet A W. Jones, % feet;
Home Realty company, . feet. The
100 feet at the northwest corner of
Thirteenth and Walnut streets was
owned by A. r. Meyer. The bulk of
the property was obtained on long time
leases"
The Kansas City Journal says:
Lawrence NJ. and J. Logan Jones of
the Jones Bros. Dry Goods company,
have leased the block of ground
and Walnut streets, with the single ex-
ceptiOn of the Chapman building
southwest corner OF Twelfth and Wal
nut streets. j. Logan Jones said they
would begin the work of remodeling
the premises now occupied by the
Hughes Paint and Glass company, and
that this would be made Walnut
street entrance to the Jones Bros dry
goods store.
Following is the text of a memoir
andum given out by ]. Logan Jones;
Property on Main, from Twelfth to
Thirteenth. on Walnut from Chapman
building south to Thirteenth street.
Property and improvements worth
S2.5O0,000.
Deal has been under way for
months but owing to many OWnerships
10 be considered and many obstacles to
be overcome transaction was not final
~ contaminated until today Acquire
property now IN order to protect future
growth of the store, as we believe
Kansas City real estate is cheaper now
than it VIII ever again be in the history
OF this city. While the property is re-
uuired to protect the growth of the
store, yet it is a good investment, as
with some improvements 1t VIII pay
good returns on the investment
I'VE expect to begin at once re-
modelling the Thatcher building, inn
mediately adjoining the Chapman
opening for the store on Walnut
street. This win enable customers to
enter the store through the Thatcher
building on Walnut
s'The. remainder of the property will
be improved as soon as present leases
expire and as circumstances require
EFF the time should ever come
when this entire property was used
for retail purposes and if a building
we're built covering the ground, uni
formlv of six floors the floor space
would aggregate something like 612,-
600 square feet, or nearly fifteen
iOur idea of a business of this kind
may be different from others. We be-
ileve that money making is not the
only object of a business or this kind
hut that the idea should be broader;
chat By example and precept an in
gtftution OF this KIND snOu10 enueaYOl
20 fugtfII in its employees the prin-
oiDies Of morality, honesty and right
Tfzszsg we consider a. business of this
kind properly conducted. to be one
oe the best. schools in the world. The
business at present furnishes tbs
means Of living for several thousand
keople, but in view of the greater
commercial expansion which is e
axe place, not only in this city buf
he territory surrounding. Il is oul
hsas utilitE for the benefit Of all the
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