The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
Business Men Say State Fair
Will Stimulate Trade.
Large Amount of Money Will Be
Dropped Here.
BUILDERS RUSH WORK
Land Dealers See No Let Up in
Operations.
Crosby Brothers to Enlarge
Their Display Rooms.
SATURDAY.

Next week is Fair. week and the
| merchants and real estate men are ex-
pecting to reap a rich harvest the
former through actual immediate sales
and the latter Indirectly
If the weather is fine the money
dropped in the capital city by the Wis
| itorS should amount well into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sec
rotary H. L. Cook estimates providing
conditions are ideal. that the total at
tendance at the fair will be upwards
of 1000. on account of the publicity
which has been given the big show
| throughout the state.
Take just half that number and say
their expenses, including their hotel or
rooming house bills, admission to and
| money spent at the fair, and the sum
| expended in purchases, amounted to
| $40 each, and you would have the
| enormous total of a half million dol
lars. Even if one were to cut that
estimate in half, it would mean that
| Topeka would be quarter of a mill
lion dollars to the good.
We do not expect to experience any
| immediate returns a result of the
State fair, said one of the prominent
land men, "but we will be benefited in
j directly. There will be many a well-off
i merchant or farmer who will be
pleased with Topeka and later will de-
eide to retire and bring his children
here on account of the educational adj
vantages. We will put in our ticks
l when we sell property to these people.
"a big state fair is the best adver-
| tisement a city could have, and what
the merchants and others ought to do
is to show their appreciation of this
fact by displaying the national colors
freely and thus make a doubly good
| impression
In speaking of the life in building
circles. one of the real estate men who
as a side line does considerable build
| ing Of dwellings, said:
I'm my Judgment building activity
will continue until winter. The de-
mand for vacant lots on which those
who inquire wish to build is especially
i strong at this time.
'HThe heavy rains have retarded the
exterior building operations to a great
extent the last week. AS the average
contractor is already rushed to capac-
ity in handling the work undertaken,
it works great hardship"
Now that the L. Beard building has
Il been added to the Crosby Bros dry
goods store. this firm lays claim to
having the largest sales rooms in the
state of Kansas. The four rear dis
play and storage rooms. including the
basement, measure 150x100 feet
/ Work of remodeling the buildings
Il and converting the L. Beard building
facing Jackson street and the rear por-
ton of the Crosby building into one
structure has been completed at a
cost of six or seven thousand dollars.
This firm does not EXPECT to stop
with the improvements thus far COM
pleIeQ, DuC WILL --Wnen the Mills Dry
Goods company moves into its new
quarters at Ninth and Kansas avenue
take over their building and will i'm
mediately commence the work of
Transforming this and their own place
of business into one modern structure.
This would give a frontage of 100
feet and as the east and west divisions
will be Joined a depth will be given of
two sections are Joined only by a bridge
in which are located the Offices.
). 1T is likely that the gap between the
Mills building and what was the L.
Beard building will be converted into
a part of the building. and this would
give a total floor space stretching four
numbers on Kansas avenue and from
the avenue to Jackson. or in other
words 1t would make one large room
!. 800 by 100, which would compare we'll
with anything in the middle west as to
proportions.
With the new Mills seven story
building, the Warren M. Crosby fine
| three story structure which is now go
ing up with great rapidity. and the re-
} modelled Crosby Brothers building,
Topeka will be able to boast of having
: some of the finest dry goods stores in
| Kansas.
) Elon s. Clark has leased the French
bakery building from j. H. Martin and
will Immediately remodel the structure.
When completed it will be a modern
building three stores high. The third
floor, however, will not extend to the
back of the building. Definite plans as
to the work of remodeling have not as
yet been made. and it would be i'm
possible to make an estimate of the
cost of the work contemplated.
While out of the city Mr.. Clark
| CHANGED to learn through a long dis
lance telephone communication of a
deal being put through to transfer the
old lease to an out-of-town party.
] Rather than have the old lease stand,
, Mr. Clark returned at once and after
making satisfactory terms, paid suf-
} ficient sum to obtain possession.
Mr. J. H. Martin. former proprietor
Z of the bakery has conducted first
class business at this stand for many
years. He will continue to make his
| home in Topeka