The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
PUT CITY ON MAP
Thing That Interests Merchants
Is Usage City Meeting.
KelleyEmphasizes Importance of
Big Delegation Dec. l.
SHOP DISTRICT GROWS
One Hundred New Homes Have
Been Built There.
Various Items of Interest to
Loyal TOpekans.

While the contractors OF the city
are still busy erecting new homes the
realty men are showing property TO
prospective buyers, and the merchants
are getting ready for big C2Tisrl1ias
trade. the thing that IS OF paramount
importance in the e.-es CT tE0Se 5 no
are interested in the prosperity OF Jhe
capital city is the agitation for good
roads and for sending delegation Of
1000 men TO Usage City, December l.
10 land the ocean to ocean road tor
Lawrence. Topeka BurIlngaIne ana IN
tervening towns
.-To get Topeka on the map in The
Automobile Blue Book as stopping
place on the ocean 10 ocean read
would would be a great thing for ms
city" said Secretary J. Will Kelley
secretary Of the Comm erclal club, To-
dav but in order to accomplish re-
suits. December at the meeting at
Usage Civ. hundreds of Topeka buSl-
ness men will have to sacrifice other
business for the one day thereby show
ing the proper spirit Of loyalty
For long time trade extension
trip has been discussed by the business
men. and this excursion viii enable
them TO kill two birds with one stc ne.
so 10 speak. I have already written
officials IN the towns enroute letting
them know OF the arrival of the train
on the morning OF the first of Deeen-
Der. and the station platforms should
be lined with hundreds of citizens as
the train pulls in for ten minute stop
IT is the intention of those who
have in charge the planning Of the
trip to decorate the train, and each
Topeka representative viii wear Il
badge bearing the inscription. To
peka Good Roads. We want the peo-
pIe along the line and down at Usage
CITY to know that we have live bunch
down here
between twenty and thirty of our bust
ness men down TO Lawrence Monday
evening to stir up interest in that city
in the good roads meeting They Viii
attend a meeting which the CONNER
cial organization will hold.
There is ore correction that should
be made and that is that the fare for
the round trip IS not $3.50. We hnd
that il is but S1-<S-
The shops District.
There are marked signs of thrift
and prosperity in the shops district
In the last eighteen months loo new
dwellings have sprung into existence,
new additions have been placed on
the market. and the lawns and park
ings of the district have been kept IN
such excellent trim that they have
been the admiration OF all who have
made trips into that portion Of the
The last attractive addition 10 be
placed on the market was Broad
moor. the first shop district tract with
building restrictions No individual IS
allowed TO purchase less than two lots,
nor erect q dwelling costing less than
$1,000 Furthermore no foreigners IRE
allowed to reside in the addition All
sidewalks must be OF concrete ma
terial. and dwellings must be erected
96 feet from the sidewalk There are
now four or five new houses in the dis
trfct but partially on account of the
restrictions building has not been as
rapid as might have been expected in
the last few months. However. the
sale of the tract has not been pushed
to any great extent and next spring
when the efforts Of the owners viii be
centered in building up the addition
It is expected that the lots will he
disposed OF rapidly
GOrdoR's addition which was put
on the market about five years ago.
now is nearly sold out II IS an
addition of comfortable homes
Mrs Annie NJ Greenwood some
times spoken of as the .'Hetty Green
OF Topeka. is having built several
dwellings north OF Gordon's addition
and south of Sardou avenue
One reason that il has been pos