The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04

cher points this Topeka rustler has
| number of prospectives on his list
among the latter is w. A. Layton of
Osborne. Kan, who expects to locate
in the capital city the first of the year.
He is a real estate man who is well
fixed in financial way. A number of
he persons who have located here
through the Influence of Mr.. Harrison
have been carpenters, who in the small
owns in which they were residing
could find work during but a portion
CT the year.
During the past week more business
has been transacted by the Elmhurst
Syndicate, than at any time since the
1lrst of July. According to N. B. Burge
This addition will bristle with as many
as SO new houses by the end of next
year. The dwellings in Elmhurst which
have been built or which are in the
C urse of construction now number in
he twenties. Samuel E. Lux has pur-
chased some lots, and it is reported
that he will start to build within the
within the last week has purchased
four lots in the addition.
G. A. Sipes has purchased three lots
mence the building of a dwelling i'm
Inediately for speculative purposes.
The Clearinghouse Realty company
has completed or has in course
of construction 33 houses, which
will come under the head of 1909
operations. Two thirds of these dwell
iogs have been put up for persons who
were non-residentS of Topeka and
we're sold for the most part on the in
stallment plan with time limit of ten
years. The experience has been, how
ever, that in half of the cases the
entire purchase price has been paid
within a year.
rI,t,1
'Dodern cottage at 1879 West street,
and it is expected that four new houses
will be erected in Auburndale in
the very near future.
The Sheppard Construction and
Realty company has been active in re-
spect to the erection of new homes
The firm is now building a six-room
n odern dwelling at 1919 Polk street
for S. L. Bricker, a travelling man. An
other S1x-room home was started this
week at 1927 Topeka avenue for W.
J. Dryden of the State Insurance De-
partment. The firm has six other
houses in course of construction. three
of which are at Sixth and Horn streets
md are being built for E. Montgomery.
They will be about 81 900 properties.
Two houses-eight and ten-rooms re-
81 ectively-are being built for Joseph
Ingenthrom. who recently sold his
farm near Topeka. These houses are
valued at about $1,000 each. Another
home which the Sheppard company is
recting is located at 617 Harrison
Erect. Tt is ten-room modern house,
The cost price being about $500.
Taking it as whole the real estate
dealers have no complaint to make in
regard to the condition of the real
estate market. AS a matter of fact,
conditions have been so much better
han some of the dealers were nat
uraliy expecting this time of the year
that they are highly elated over the
s-!tuation. AS was stated in this col
unn last week this is the season of
year when as a general thing the mar
het becomes inactive. the sluggiShness
lasting until February when planning
fegins for spring building. The recent
rard rains were not particularly con-
ducive to good sales during the week
hut Notwithstanding this fact several
Oh the land traders did a better busi-
ness than usual One dealer, on the
ether hand asserted that the prospects
we're most excellent but owing to the
neglect on the part of the weather man
to deal out sunshine it was impossible
tc show especially farm property.
noticeable feature of the recent de-
mand has been the offers of rural dwell
| { RS to trade their farm land for city
property. This means that the pros
poets are good for a continuance in
he steady growth in population which
Topeka has enjoyed during the past
two years.
Real estate and building news for
publication in this column will be re-
ceived not later than six o'clock on
Thursday of each week.