The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-16
ToPEKA,s GROWTH.

Indications are that the building
operations in Topeka for the year end
ing in six weeks will approximate ST.
100000. This is by far the largest
figure of this sort in the history of the
capital city of Kansas. It. is double
what the building permits have total
cd lin any one of the past few years.
And it is indisputable evidence that
this city is experiencing an unprece-
dented growth. 1t is one of substance,
700. and that makes it all the more
satisfying.
In this new building which is in
Progress and planned for the immedi-
ate future are many large enterprises,
such as new and magnificent store
buildings for the prosperous merchants
who have found their present large
quarters inadequate; office buildings,
churches and schools, and last but, not
east, an unusually large number of
homes and domiciles. This latter
class bespeak not only of prosperity
among the old residents of the city
who are building new and modern
homes for themselves, but also of a
large increase in the city's population
which is responsible for the erection
Of several apartment houses of large
size and many, other individual houses
for rental purposes.
All of these things ought to be pecu-
liarly gratifying to a degree. Not so
many years ago Topeka seemed to
have reached point where her
growth became sort of stagnant. She
seemed to have grown all that she was
destined to and without good reason.
But of late years, particularly the past
| two, the town has been coming into
her own. She is developing to proper
lions that are commensurate with her
many we'll known advantages as a
RACE to do business and live in. And
there is every indication that this de-
lvelopment will continue with rapid
strides during the next few years.
more rapid, in fact, than those which
have been made in the immediate
past.
There is no good reason why Topeka
should not have a population Of 100.-
COO before many more years have roll
ed around. A prosperous and fast
growing city, such as she is now,
naturally attracts the right kind OF
strangers to her gates. Their numbers
can be materially increased through
/ roper effort, and there is plenty OF
proof on every hand that such efforts
are now being made. The rejuvenated
| Commercial club is now as live wire
as any town of this size ever had. Its
iabors to boost Topeka are being ably
supplemented by the Ad club and
ether kindred organizations. In fact
ell the business and professional men
i o. the city are now working together
for its development in every possible
way. This is the first time that-sucf
Q desirable condition Of affairs has
existed in Topeka. That really ex-
plains why the city stood still for a
time and also why it is forging SO
rapidly ahead now. AS long as the
present conditions in this respect pre-
vail, just so long will the city con-
tinue to grow and prosper in all ways
No evidence exists that there has been
or is any disposition on the part OF
anyone to let up in this great work
Indeed, it is being augmented all the
time and that spells Greater Topeka
that will be immeasurably larger in
every respect than the most optimistic
residents of the town of a few years
ego had any reason to hope for.