The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04
SOME BIG FIGURES
Growth of Topeka Is Indicated
by Dollars and Cents.
AS Well as by Increase in Pop
ulatiOn, Still Growing.
is YOUNG MANS CITY.
Great Opportunity to Invest in
Business or Residence Lots.
Reap Big Reward for Invest
ment by Increase in Values.

When hard headed business men
spend approximately $2.S50,416.50 for
business buildings and residences in a
period of year and are still plan
ming and building, the young man,
the man with small capital. will I'M
doubtedly take the cue and invest his
savings in that same city.
Topeka has never offered a better
opportunity to the young man for en-
ployment and investment than today.
When sound, substantial citizens tie
up their money in Topeka enterprises
and buy, sell and exchange with sue
cess, it is the best Indication that the
city is enjoying a growth that will not
cease.
The Mills building, the New Eng
land building. the new Santa Fe office
building, the Gordon building soon to
be started, the Warren NJ. Crosby
building and the erection of a dozen
smaller business buildings indicate
pronounced prosperity. Out in the
residence portions of the city new
houses and good ones too, are bris-
Ting up through the sylvan sur
roundings, furnishing comfortable
homes for Topeka's increasing popu-
lation.
The west and southwest portions of
the city is the haven of home, build
ers- Within a years time, man.
moth sewer will be constructed in the
west portion of the city and College
B. addition and Elmhurst will be i'm
mediately built up. People are wait
ing to see that improvement started.
Mayor Billiard says the contract for
that sewer will probably be let by
December 1 and completed as soos:
as possible. Already, 100000 has
been put into houses alone in Elm
hurst. Forty homes, all costing on
an average of $4,000, have been built
there. occupying a tract of ten acres
of lots Taking all improvements,
new homes, sewer, city water, gas,
cement sidewalks and grading. there
has been expended in Elmhurst i'm
provements s165,000. All improve
ments and new homes have been made
and built in strict conformity to the
rules governing construction work in
ElmhurSt.
Every home built or to be built in
Elmhurst is exclusive and convenient;
this on account of the fact that but
one house may be built on two lots.
IF Elmhurst continues to grow as
it has in the past year. young man."
said n. B. Burge as he discarded the
phasize his enthusiastic prediction,
within five years every lot in Elm
hurst will be built upon
That sewer is going in out there
right away. the Elmhurst syndicate
will file a petition in a few days with
the city commissioners for the paw
ing of Mulvane street and College
avenue from Huntoon street to Mum
son avenue and the grading and curb
ing of Garfield avenue, Boswell street
Jewell street, Woodward and Grand
avenues.
These improvements are goiZ; in
right away. They will stimulate the
building of homes in the slightly addi-
tions in the west portion of the city
The Elmhurst syndicate has $50 lots
left yet, nice, high terraced lots. the
best in Elmhurst. They are selling
them for small payment down, SO
and IS for each lot per month. BY
the time the purchaser pays out on
these lots they will be worth a great
deal more money for the simple fact
that Topeka is growing and people
must have homes"