The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-01
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shrubbery to beautify the property.
A boulevard will be constructed
along each side of the creek west Of
Washburn avenue, and the edges of
this stream will be parked. An at
tractive feature will be a system of cir
cular beds of flowers and shrubbery.
1t was at first the intention of the
syndicate to make Pinehurst a place of
suburban homes with spacious three
and five acre lawns, but as the trend
of residential development is largely
towards the west the addition will be
divided into ordinary city lots. and it
is expected that at some time in the
not far distant future the district will
be taken into the city
Few Vacant Houses.
While in cities to the west OF To-
peka the complaint is that there are
hundreds of vacant houses this is not
the case in Topeka, although to be
sure there are some undesirable prop
critics which are not occupied. The
fact is that good rental propositions
are few and far between. Take Col
lege Hill for example. In that district
one realty man claims that there is
but one desirable house for rent at the
present time. He made this assertion
in speaking of the fact that W. II.
Rockefeller, assistant secretary of the
Kansas Sunday School association who
expects to locate in the College Hill
district will have difficulty II finding 3
suitable dwelling.
This land seller made the suggestion
that there is a splendid opportunity
for investors to make good profit on
their expenditure through the erection
of dwellings in this portion Of the city
and there are probably equally as
good opportunities in other portions
Of Topeka
To Advertise Kansas.
The Topeka Real Estate Dealers
| association is interesting itself just
now in a Kansas display which will be
made to exploit the "Sunflower'' State
at the Chicago Land and Irrigation
exposition which will be held Novem-
Der Is to December 9. The local asso-
citation will cooperate with the Kan
sas Association of Real Estate agents
in making this creditable display. A
Chicago paper recently had this to say
about the Kansas exhibit
kansas is to have an exhibit at the
4 United States Land and Irrigation ex-
position to be held in Chicago from
November IS to December 9, this year.
! The Arkansas Valley Commercial
associations of western Kansas,
through the president, r. H Faxon,
have contracted for three booths. The
dealers has contracted for two addi-
tional booths.
Exhibits in the five spaces will be
designed to show the people of Chi
cagO what the opportunities for max
ing homes in the wonderful state of
Kansas really are.
1T is the purpose Of the two asso-
Citations to have the exhibits typicaIIy
Kansas. Five hundred thousand pam
phlets describing the resources and
beauties of Kansas are to be distr4but-
ed and moving picture films of scenes
in Kansas and lectures on the re-
sources of Kansas are to supplement
the exhibits.
Kansas Day Big Event.
kansas people living in Chicago
will be invited to cooperate with the
Kansas state officials and the CONNER
cial organizations of this state to make
the Kansas day at the exposition q
big event.
&c. L. Seagraves. general immigra-
ton agent of the Santa Fe railroad,
called the attention of Kansas to the
opportunities for colonists offered by
the Chicago exposition. With Robert
P. Cross, secretary of the United Land
and Irrigation exposition. he left here
to visit other points along the Santa
Fe railroad"
Building and real estate news for
publication in this column will be re-
ceived not later than Thursday even
ing of each week.