The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-11
HELPS BUSINESS.
Cold Weather UsherS in Season
of Holiday Activity.
Stores Have Profited by Change
i'm Weather.
REAL ESTATE MOVES.
Dealers Say That They Are
Satisfied With Conditions.
Better Values in Real Estate
Here Than Elsewhere.
REAL ESTATE MOVES.

The sleigh bells have been joy bells
to the merchants of Topeka the past
week, as they have ushered in
Christmas shopping season which is
unprecedented in respect to it's earli-
ness and the volume of business
transacted. The merchants are unan-
imous in their expression of satisfac-
ton over the present situation. 1T is
the best and earliest ever was the
statement of one merchant in regard
to Christmas trade to date. & Another
merchant confessed that the store had
been caught mapping as they had not
expected that the people would re-
spond SO readily to the request that
. they do their shopping early and
avoid the grand rush of the last few
days when the clerks are usually
worked almost to death, and they did
not have their goods displayed to their
complete satisfaction.
Not only are there more early shop
ers this season but it seems that they
are buying a better grade of goods.
The real estate dealers are usually
affected in detrimental way by the
advancement of the Christmas season
on account of the fact that the at
tention of most people is turned in
different direction, and land purchases
go abegging. But this is not the case
sales in real estate are not what they
were during the fall season AS was
stated in this column last week the
prospects were never better for an
other record year in building opera
lions during 1910, as many people
have already expressed their inten-
ton of building in the spring, and the
inquiry in regard to vacant lots has
been more brisk than. usual at this
time. There is still an interest being
QVinca6 in farm lands in the vicinity
of Topeka.
In spite of the wholesale way in
which the west coast properties have
been advertised all over the country
it is a notable fact that among those
who have been inquiring in regard to
Topeka real estate and have actually
purchased property are numerous
west coast people. There have been
several offers to trade Los Angeles
for Topeka property by those who
preferred the capital city of Kansas as
a place to live. The general complaint
which the local dealers say has been
made by the Californians and others
who have called upon them is that
business is slow in the section of the
country from which they habitat
a great many of the inhabitants make
their livelihood off the tourists.
In speaking of this influx of popu-
lation from the west. A. A. Rodgers
had the following to say: 81 made a
trip this fall through Colorado, Idaho,
Washington, California, Nebraska,
South Dakota, ard other states, and
didn't see anything equal to Kansas
property. OF ali the valleys 1 saw none
of them will compare with the Kaw
valley. 1 saw valley land which would
sell at from $3.50 to $500 an acre that
won't pay any more on the investment
than Kaw valley land at $50 an acre.
Mr.. c. ]. Price, who was in South
Africa for a number of years, was with
me and he remarked: Rodgers, this
country is not To be compared to Kan
sas.' He referred to Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon"
The firm of Rodgers, Davis & Co. |
has recently sold 200 acre farm 20
Mclaughlin. a man who traded Los
Angeles property for a home on West |
ern avenue in Topeka Mr.. McLaugh- |
Inns sons will probably manage the |
farm. The consideration was $1,000. |
1t has been shown in this column |
that the people of Topeka are demand |
ing better homes than formerly, not |
only when it comes to their building or |
purchase of dwellings,, but also in re-
spect to rental. Although hundreds of
modern dwellings have sprung up on
every hand in the city during the past
year there is an ever increasing de- |
mand for thoroughly modern homes |
There are a few old houses which are
empty, but this only goes to prove the
isfied with anything that has roof |
on it as place IN which to live
Among the homes which have just
been cOmpl Atcd which are OF an un- !
usually attractive type are three houses
IytIe and have. been completed under I
the supervision of Mrs Lyle One