The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-04
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Kemper & Paxton Secure Option
on the Holiday Building.
Would Take Place Vacated by
Jones Dry Goods Company.
NOT FIRST VENTURE.
Formerly Occupied the Same
Location.
Now Have a Large Store in
Kansas City.
NOT FIRST VENTURE

1t is probable the firm of Kemper &
Paxton of Kansas City, Mo. has Sc
cured an option on a lease of the
buildings on the corner of East Sixth
avenue and Quincy street in which the
Jones Dry Goods company operated a
dry goods and general merchandise
store with such success during the
last two years. The Jones company
only ceased doing business there be-
cause of the desire of the members
Of the firm to concentrate all their
energies in the development of their
enlarged store at Kansas City.
kemper & Paxton ran a store in this
location previous to the time it was
taken over by the Jones Dry Goods
company and with considerable sue
cess. Their stock was taken over by
the Jones people as an incident to a
real estate transaction in Kansas City,
and it was the original intention OF
the Jones company to merely sell out
this stock of goods, but the prospects
for a good business were SO alluring,
and were actually realized, that the
Jones company continued TO operate
the store until December 81, when
they closed their doors only, as stated,
because the members of the firm
wished to devote all their energies to
increasing the facilities of their store
in Kansas City with the idea of max
ing it one of the largest establish
ments of it's kind in the entire west.
1t was learned today that the firm
of Kemper & Paxton had secured an
option on the lease of the building on
the corner of Sixth avenue and Quincy
street, which is the main store, and
an option as well on a lease of the
floor space in the Hamilton building,
directly to the north on Quincy street,
which was annexed to the main store
by the Jones concern.
c. X Holiday, who controls the
building on the corner, admitted today
that Kemoer & Paxton had obtained
an option on the lease of the corner
building from him. but that final
negotiations for the lease had not been
eonsummated. This option expires on
January 10. Mr.. Holiday said that he
was doing all in his power to close the
transaction successfully as it meant
much to Topeka to have a good live
firm take uD the work done by the
Jones Dry -Ge0ds~Company and that
the firm of Kemoer & Paxton was one
which could do it. He said that no
definite conclusion had been reached !
as yet in the transaction.
Thomas Paxton. of the firm of |
Kemper & Paxton. who has been run |
ming a branch dry goods store at Val |
lev Falls for some time. was talked |
with today over the long distance tele- |
phone.
He was a bit surprised that the |
negotiations for the lease of the build |
that they were under way. AS to their |
present status he was unable to state, |
saying that Mr.. KemDer had the mat
ter in hand.
Mr. Paxton has sold out the store he
has been running in Valley Falls and !
said that if the deal for the lease of
the stores in this city went through
the chances were that he would move
to Topeka and manage the store here
for the firm.
Mr.. Kemper is expected to arrive in
town this afternoon or tomorrow and
Il is likely that some more definite in
formation can be obtained from him