The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-03
A HALF MILLION.
Santa Fe Putting That Amount
in Buildings Alone.
An 1000 Addition to Welding
Plant Authorized.
MARKET is ACTIVE.
Real Estate Men Are Doing a
Rush. Business.
Outsiders Are Buying Property
in Topeka and Vicinity.
MARKET is ACTIVE.

The Santa Fe is adding another item
to the long list of improvements which
have been started in Topeka this year.
An addition to the welding plant has
been found necessary. This will re-
quire the employment of ten more men
which will help to swell the present
army of g. 500 shop workmen, and will
mean a possible increase Of so in the
population of Topeka allowing the
regulation five to the family.
The addition will be erected inme-
diately and will cost about $1,000 to
build,
The announcement made Thursday
to the effect that the Santa Fe will put
on an additional three stories on the
new office building on Jackson street
will be the first ten story structure
the city.
A grand total is being spent this year
by the. Santa Fee system in permanent
improvements in Topeka of half a mil
lion dollars, the new buildings includ-
ing the office building which will cost
$3.50, 900; the shops office building, cost
ing $4,000; the passenger car paint
skop, $25,000: the laundry building at
the Santa Fe hospital, SIC. 100; and the
addition to the welding plant, 5000.
The fine weather Of the last two
weeks has had a stimulating effect on
the realty market and much property
has changed hands. At no time In the
last year has there been so much in
quiry on the part of prospective buy
ers, and a large number of these per-
sons have been from the outlying dis
tricts in Kansas and from surrounding
states.
1--WE have had a wonderful amount
of inquiry lately in regard to farm
property" said o. c. Black of the
| Fox-Cook Agency, land believe that
! more farming land will change hands
1 he k1aa net
| season"
| The Clearinghouse Realty company is
| erecting several new dwellings, one of
which is a pretty six room house in
the HOO block on Mulvane street. This
| is being built for Tom Castillo, and is
a $4,000 proposition. The firm is build
ing a six room dwelling in the HOO
block on Garfield avenue which will be
offered for sale at $3.50. and has pur-
chased three lots at the corner of
| Twelfth and Garfield streets. On this
property will be erected Immediately a
six room dwelling of the bungalow type.
| and another similar house in the spring.
Operations have begun in respect to
the building of six room modern house
| for Mrs Maude Graham. The firm has
| completed $500 bungalow for l. Gep-
hart Of Burlingame.
| The Clearinghouse Realty company
reports these sales: A six room modern
| w. Thornwell; six room modern home,
1910 West Sixth avenue to l. M. Fraz-
| Ter for the consideration of $4,000; one
! and a half lots at 1929 West street to
| Mrs. Maud Graham: one and q half
lots in the 1900 block on Fillmore street
| to H. B. Wright.
O1inger and Eaton have made a
| $4,000 sale on the West side but are
| not as yet r. ady to give out particu-
| lars This firm has sold to W. G..
Coolidge formerly of Dodge City. a
| three acre tract on the Taylor tract
| on the North side for 5000. On this
tract Mr.. Coolidge expects to build In
the spring.
| c. w Thompson has sold the 10
room house at 619 Van Buren, street
Ito F. H. Shone for $500. The dwell
| ing will be used as a rooming house.
The Clearinghouse Realty company
has bought the store building which
has been vacant for year on the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and
Lane streets. The building will be re-
modelled by this firm, which has leas-
ed the store for five yearsSto the Col
lege Hill Hardware company.
i The county has completed the gravel
road In Highland Park from the
Shunganunga on Fifteenth street tc
Jay avenue two blocks south of the
Highland Park schoolhouse. Work was
started by the county force on Jay
avenue east to California avenue