The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
The Rush of the Christmas
Trade Begins Today.
Merchants Say Business Is Bet.
ter Than Last Year.
THE Y. w. G. A. HOME.
1t Is Being Built Along Prac'
tical Lines.
Items of Interest i'm Real Es-
tate Circles.

The rush of the Christmas trade be-
gan with vim today. In fact for the
last two weeks the stores in Topeka,
while although not having their holiday
goods on artistic display have beeli
crowded with early shoppers.
THE people seem to have the mon
ey' said w. w. Mills, of the Mills
Dry Goods company, land they are
buying what they want"
The people are getting wise and are
doing the right thing by shopping ear
ly," said Ralph F., Moore, manager of
Hail stationery company.
Here are the expressions of some of
the merchants of the city in respect
to the Christmas trade:
Earl c. Williams, of the Crosby
Brothers Dry Goods company: To-day
is the beginning of the real rush, and
we are looking for the biggest Christ
mas trade we have ever had. The
weather has thus far been favorable
and there have been many country
people in the store. We expect to
have our decorations up Monday. If
you get them up too soon they get
dirty and the people become tired of
seeing them.
I'VE will take on fifty extra people
to handle the increased business. We
are glad to see Christmas come, and
glad to see it go.
There seems to be a special de-
A1AdAQ ILLS SEASON lOT leather gOOQS,
and also fancy china"
w. w. Mills, OF the Mills Dry Goods
company: 1.-THE extra trade is very
good: The stores got their displays
in place earlier than usual, and the
people seem to be doing their shop
ping earlier"
w. w. Whitney, manager of the
Warren M. Crosby Dry Goods COM
pany: Trade has been very satisfac-
tory SO far. Business has been better
than last year with the exception of
the four days after Thanksgiving when
the front portion of our store was torn
up and full of workmen, and people
would look in and come to the con-
clusion that we were not doing bus
iness.'
]. w. Robinson. of Robinson, Mar
shall & Co.: "Our early Christmas
trade has been about the same as last
year-a little better. If anything
H. A. Auerbach, of the Palace
Clothing company: Business is all
R. R. Peterson, manager of the
James B. Hayden jewelry store:
There has been a good deal of Christ
mas shopping done in the last week,
and our sales are away ahead of last
C. w. Hanchette: "The shoppers
are beginning to buy their presents
earlier, and we are mighty well pleas
ed with the business we have done to
GATE. Inc TOdQS nave DeGn DeLLGT
than last year, and there have been
more country people buying"
The Association Home.
Many persons who have gone through
the unfinished $4,000 Y. w. C. A homa
at the corner of Seventh and Van
Buren, streets have been puzzled over
the arrangement of the rooms, for the
| reason that they haven't found the
particular rooms they were interested
in where they thought they would be
located.
There has been some criticism made
by individuals who noticed a hole in
the ground in the basement and con-
sidered it entirely too small for an ade-
quate swimming pool. AS a matter of
fact the pool will be a large one, 18x62
feet In the basement will also be
shower baths and dressing rooms.
The main entrance of the building is
| On Van Buren, street, there being also
a side entrance on Seventh street. The
lobby is spacious and will be at
| tractively furnished SO as to give a
homelike appearance. 1t is 23x52
feet.
The dining room will be by no
means cramped. as the dimensions are
46x61 feet. Other rooms on the first
floor are: A parlor for girls residing
| in the home; a second parlor for gen
eral use; a domestic science room
1Sx32 feet; a reading room 20x2s
feet.
The gymnasium, contrary to ordi-
nary custom. is on the second floor
and is 55x62 feet. The assembly
room is 27x62 feet, and four class
rooms 17x1S feet each are the other
rooms on this floor
The third floor is divided into ff-
teen dormitory rooms, ten of which
are double. The object of these rooms
is to provide accommodation for girls
who are strangers in the city until
such a time as they are able to find
homelike quarters elsewhere.
sales of the Week.
W. NJ. Forbes & Co. report the fol-
lowing sales: The property of Mrs
nue.. to G. F. Miller, for $500; a
bungalow at Sixteenth and Lincoln
streets from Mitchell Bros. to r. H
Burns, for $4,000; and the property
af 400 Madison street from Mrs Mar