The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08
Indications Point to Season of
Great Activity.
WILL LIST PROPERTY.
Dealers in Land Institute Black
Board System.
Property Changes Hands in
Spite Of Dull Season.

showed in as one of their number
expressed it. big plans are being made
for the opening of the spring activi-
ties, and without exception those who
have been interviewed upon the sub
ject are confident that the season will
be a record breaker in respect to bust
ness transacted This is the way in
which some of the land dispensers have
expressed themselves:
Wilson & NeisWanger: 1T is our
opinion that the year 1910 will eclipse
that of 1907.
R. D. Blaine: 1.-The year 1910 brings
conditions more gratifying than any
previous year
n. B. Burge: 1T will be a hummer"
w. J. Rickenbacher: I'm February
the market will open UP in great shape
J. Will Kelly: when the weather
warns up things will open up we'll"
Maxwell & Foltz: 1.-THE prospects could
not be better for spring activity. There
is already a demand for building sites"
1t is impossible to show property TO
advantage with coating of snow over
the lands, and it is not so easy to
show prospective buyers city property
with the thermometer around the zero
mark, but the inquiry for both farm
and city real estate has been good con-
sidering these conditions
AS was stated in the preface of this
article the realty men, are preparing
for the work that is before them. The
Real Estate Dealers association which
IS extremely active these days Will hold
it's next meeting on Monday noon at
the club quarters adjoining the rooms
of the Commercial club At this time
further plans for the coming season OF
activity will be discussed. The assocl-
alton has been occupying room Jointly
with the Topeka Ad club but now 1t IS
likely that the organization VIII rent
a room Immediately adjoining their
present quarters where they will have
more privacy.
A blackboard will be put up imme-
Giately where the members will list
property if they so desire in cases where
they have exclusive contracts 1T ben
efits all concerned" said Homer Foltz'
in speaking of the new plan, the buyer
included as it gives him the benefit or
all the best properties of the city. 1t
is valuable because often a single real
estate dealer can't sell a property and
Il puts all the representative dealers
of the city behind a mans proposition.
when a man gives an exclusive con-
tract to one real estate dealer he is
actually listing that property" stated
w. J. Rickenbacher, with 40 live deal
erS in Topeka and the sale Will neces-
sari1y be made more readily. The DEAL
er who makes the sale will receive
certain commission for SO doing. The
membership to the association should
become a valuable asset to a dealer. An
exclusive contract would not be worth
a cent to anyone outside of OF the as
ISOLATION"
Maxwen & Foltz are said to have
| originated exclusive contracts to be
used.
The association is endeavoring to live
up to it's bylaws which include the fol-
| lowing: 1.-The organization is formed
for the following purpose: First-Io
advance the interests of Topeka and it's
| inhabitants by promoting public i'm
| provements, an equal and just system
| of assessments and taxation and the
proper enforcement of ordinances de-
signed for protection, convenience and
welfare of the public; to devise and
promote measures for identifying the
streets and improving the architecture
! of houses: to secure by cooperation
uniformity in the laying out of resi-
! dence districts and the establishment
and maintenance of parks and orna-
mental grounds; and generally to de-
wise. advocate and support all meas
ures calculated to improve Topeka ana
the character of it's streets and build
/ ings''
! In the future from time to time the
list of the members of the Real Estate
Dealers association will be published
! in the papers so that the public will
know what firms are associated with
the organization.
/ A firm connected with the Real
Estate Dealers association had this to
! say in regard to building during the
present year: There is already de-
| mand for business sites We believe
that Elmhurst will be entirely sold out,
and that property in Oakland Will
move. During last season a large num-
| Der of houses were built there. there
| being at one time as many as 10 gong
/ M The CITY is growing with especial
/ rapidfty towards the southwest and
/ northeast"
4 The LOOMS building at 716 Kansas
/ avenue is being rapidly pushed to COM
pletion. The front will be put in as
soon as the plastering is finished which
will be in two or three weeks wilson
& Neiswanger report that out of town
parties are figuring on the rental OF the
lower floor and basement There Ii
much demand for the office rooms, as
they are we'll lighted and in each case
are provided with toilet
The boys of Delta Phi have not beer
= able to move into their attractive new
chapter house opposite Washburn cam
pus until today on account of inability tt
get gas connections. The gas company
claimed that it was impossible to pro-
cure labor to dig the necessary trench
so In order to facilitate matters the
frat boys put on overalls and OBJ
tanning the proper tools made the
frozen earth fly. 1t was a merry bunch
of fellows that made play out of work
but an interested onlooker made the re-
mark that if the college men had beer
. told to tackle the job it would have
been with listless action and long faces
This chapter house is one of the fines
in the state.
l E r. Ambrose and wife, who have
been living in Texas for some time
but who were for several years resi-
dents of Topeka, are planning to re
: turn to the capital city of Kansas. 1
: is likely that they will build prett,
5 bungalow 39x4O feet in size, and thu
l interior in mission style. As planned
i the floors are to be highly polished ant
there will be attractive frepiaces o