The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
Real Estate Dealers Favor Kan
sas State Exhibit.
Declare Property Will Soar II
Show Is Secured.
STAND TO THEIR GUNS
Home Sellers Plan to Aid in
Fight for 100000.
Investors of Other Cities Asking
About Topeka.

In real estate circles the move on
the part of the Kansas State Fair as
ISOLATION towards the establishment OF
| the greatest fair that Kansas has ever
| known has been during the week the
subject next to the city election OF
particular interest. The land dealers
say that such an institution would
mean money in their pockets; proper
ty values would soar, and through the
advertising the capital city would get,
people would flock to Topeka.
THE State Fair will be a greater
advertisement to the state and city
of Topeka than anything that has
happened for many years, said a
realty man today. ''When the people
get behind this movement it will
prove we can and are doing things in
Topeka. Other cities spend thousands
of dollars every year for advertising
purposes. We have done very little
advertising in Topeka.
1--WE would not only get great bene-
fit through being able to advertise
the states products by holding state
fair in Topeka, but we would adver-
tise Topeka as being a progressive
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that could be done that would tend
as much to increase the real estate
values in Topeka and bring them
where they ought to be in comparison
with other cities.
''I think. on that basis the state fair
probably ought to appeal to every prop
erty owner in the city. From the
standpoint of Topeka it appeals to me
as a business proposition"
Real estate men say that there is
considerable inquiry in regard to To-
peka property on the part of outsiders
and figures show that there is a steady
influx of population. During the past
two weeks the Topeka Transfer COM
pany, the Merchants Transfer COM
pany, and the Atherton Transfer COM
pany, have moved the household goods
Of rs families that have moved to the
city.
Counting five persons to a family
this would mean that this item alone
represents 1875 individuals, but this
figure must necessarily be but a small
proportion Of the actual number of peo-
pie that have f1ocked to Topeka during
two weeks. There are families which
bring with them no household goods,
and there are those to be considered
who are not married and who come to
Topeka to seek employment. All things
considered it is probable that those
who come to Topeka each month ag-
gregate several hundred.
Several instances have been brought
to light where young men have moved
to Topeka and vicinity from England
and the continent to better their con-
dition in life through having heard OF
the advantages OF CA1S spot on the map
of the United States. This emphasizes
the fact that the immigration commit
tee of the Commercial club going about
its work in a systematic manner could
do much towards interesting this class
of settlers in coming to Topeka.
One Of the local realty men has had
in his employ a young German of this
type who proved to be a hustler. He
has since, however, gone into business
on his own initiative and is now inter-
ested in a Texas proposition.
During the past week the real estate
market has not been quite as active as
in the near past. 1t seems hard to
give an explanation for this but 1t is
probably attributable to a number Of
During the first half of
the week the city election and the re-
suits of the election were uppermost in
the minds of the people and there was
very little time for meditation on other
topics. Then the fact of the continued
dry weather, which has been broken
only by a few little showers has been
to the land dispensers.
Among the agents, however, the
greatest optimism prevails and It is
predicted that within the next few
weeks a large amount of property win
change hands. There are more new
than ever in contemplation |
and building sites will be at a premium, |
There are numerous deals pending in |