The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-16
RUSHED TO Limit.
Contractors Swamped With Con-
tracts for Homes.
Great building Boom Goes Mer-
rily on in Topeka.
STATE FAIR A TOPIC.
Real Estate Men Want Kansas
Show Located Here.
Advertising Feature Will Do
Much for the City.
STATE FAIR A TOPIC.

Building goes merrily on. and the
contractors find themselves rushed to
the limit to handle the work. Scores of
new homes are being erected and
scores of others planned. and this
means that property must necessarily
be moving.
Real estate men are still talking
about the state fair project Topeka
has done remarkably WELL" said a
dealer in speaking of the campaign for
funds. Zone of the greatest features
in the sale of stock was the noticeable
effect Of a live Commercial club.
Two years ag0 this thing could not
have taken place. They couldn't have
sold $1,000 worth of stock. think
with little more work we can get the
total in Topeka to $4,000, and believe
that we can secure an additional $4,000
over the state-$15, 900 right here in
Shawnee county.
I'VE have a sale pending for large
ranch so miles east of Topeka, an Iowa
man being the prospective buyer. One
of the attractive features for this man,
who expects to go into the cattle busi-
ness, is that he expects that We ara
going to have a live fair in Topeka L
don't know how he heard about it, but
probably the cattlemen had been talk
ing about it in Iowa.
THE advertising feature of the state
fair will be its most effective one"
Another dealer: 1.-The state fair
should be the means of increasing real
estate values IS per cent, and every
property owner should contribute to
the fund-or rather 1 should say invest
their money in the new enterprise
even though it be to the extent of one
share only. Let's be boosters
People Coming Here.
Families continue to move into To-
peka at a good rate, the transfer men
having handled nine during the week.
The Atherton Transfer company re-
ports one family from Usage City, one !
from Kensington, another from Belen, !
N. NJ, and a fourth from Webb City, |
Mo The Topeka Transfer company |
handled the goods of four families and |
the Merchants company one.
In connection with the population |
watch with great interest the result OF |
the enumeration which is being taken |
by Uncle Sans representatives. If a |
substantial increase can be shown ii |
will prove that Topeka is decidedly |
alive and will give the land men good |
selling point. Consequently they are |
urging each citizen of Topeka to aid |
in every possible way the work of the
fact takers.
On Wednesday of this week the work
of grading 20 acres in Elnnhurst addi-
ton was completed and a contract has
been let for the laying Of cement side
walks along both sides of College ave-
nue. from Huntoon to Munsen avenue; |
on the north side of Huntoon from
College avenue to Jewell street. Later
five or six more blocks may be added |
while the contractor is ION the job
Before this 20 acre portion of the
addition was advertised for sale w. A
Loupee purchased two lots on Grand
avenue and started the erection of a
So. 900 home. In the east portion of the
addition 275 lots out of $50 have been
sold.
Many Buy Homes.
The Shawnee Agency has made
these sales: A five-room cottage on
East Locust street to Geo. Christie
pher; a four-room cottag at 514 Ger
man avenue to Joseph Mason of the
North side; a six-room house at 1905
Lane street to F. G. Kirby: a six-room
cottage to Mr.. Hurle of Usage coun-
ty This firm is building a five-room
cottage for B. F. Messicl1 in the 1900
block on Central Park avenue, and is
completing a six-room home east of
the Santa Fe shops on Reno avenue
for G. Floyd.
At the present time the CARING
house Realty COMPANY has in course
of construction eight new homes in
Auburndale, Potwin, Elmhurst and
near Central park.
One of the significant features in
building circles this week was that
permits were granted at the Office of
the fire chief for the erection of Is