The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-22
TRADE is BRISK.
General Business Conditions Are
Favorable in Topeka.
Merchants as Well as Realty Men
Are Optimistic.
DEMAND NEW HOMES.
TOpekans Are Building DWELL
ings by the Hundred.
Building Permits i'm the Last
Week Total $500
DEMAND NEW HOMES.

General business conditions in To-
peka are extremely favorable in view
of the fact that the travelling men who
make" this section of the country say
that things are inclined to be rather
quiet just now. In fact some of the
local merchants say that they have
broken all records of previous years in
volume of business transacted the first
three weeks in April, and it is a fact
that the real estate men have not been
so optimistic in years.
In some lines the season of ac-
t1Vlty, however. is just beginning or
has not yet arrived, for example, the
furniture men should have their in
nings in the next month.
Those who provide wearing apparel
have been enjoying a rush Easter and
spring trade. and among the other
merchants who are reaping a harvest
at the present time are the proprietors
of the sporting goods houses who
claim to be selling more goods than
ever before. Here are the expressions
of few of the merchants:
Merchants Talk.
w w. Mills of the Mills Dry Goods
company: 1--WE have been much pleas
ed with the trade that we have been
getting in our new store, and we want
to express our appreciation of the
complimentary remarks our customers
place of business
E. H. Crosby, of The Crosby Broth
ers company: I'VE have had a nice
gain over last season"
Warren M. Crosby Dry Goods COM
pany: 1--WE had an excellent Easter
trade, and we are expecting business
to continue good the rest of this
month";
S. L. Courtney of the Courtney Mil
I1rv
heavy Easter trade. In fact Saturday
before Easter was the best day in the
history of our business"
other merchants eXpI essed them
selves in like enthusiastic manner.
Going Property Sold.
Perhaps the largest real estate deal
of the week was closed by George M
Noble and company. This. was the sale
of the remaining 40 lots belonging to
J. w. Going in Highland park, and the
garage on West Eighth avenue, oppo-
site the Governors mansion, also be-
longing to Mr.. Going, to P. J. eleven
ger. The purchase price was withheld
for the present. This realty firm has
also sold the S. c. drummer property
at 912 Fillmore street tc George B.
WILKINSON, for the consideration OF
$4,000. This is modern eight room
houSe.
Wort on the new $4,000 Sunday
school addition to the First Methodist
church will begin next week, the old
original parsonage imm ediately west
of the church edifice having been torn
down this week preparatory to the
erection of the addition.
Not much land has changed hands
in Elmhurst in several weeks, but in
the last week two big deals were
closed This is now busy section OF
the city. There is a camp on the
grounds which might suggest that a
h town but which IN
reality is the camp of the st. Joe con-
tractors and their force engaged IN
grading the streets of the addition pre-
paratory to paving
n. B. Burge and company are nav
| ing hauled from the scene OF opera
lions 10000 feet of earth and are fill
| ing up the low ground along the west
| end of ElmhurSt. The gas company
is putting in pipes along College
avenue in EImhurst preparatory TO the
work of paving
| Col. H c. Lindsey will soon erect a
$4,000 home at 1175 Fillmore street
and there are number of other fine
residences being planned at the pres
ent time.
Want Display at Chicago.
| A number of the officials of the state
association, The Kansas Association OF
Real Estate Dealers are IN FAVOR OF ar
| ranging for a Kansas exhibit at the
Lana STOW III SllIOoSCs ~
The secretary. w. J. Rickenbacher, has
written as follows to the members IN
respect to this exhibit:
ST have taken an option on space
| subject to securing sufficient aSsur-
Iance from the members of our Asso-
citation to support an exhibit from
Kansas to be held under the auspices
of the K. Assn of R. E. A. 1t will take
| about $4,000 to cover the total eX-
penses of rental for space and arrang-
| ing exhibit printing az least 100000
circulars and. paying for such help as
will be necessary.
| my plan is to divide this expense by
counties. Each county to prepare It's
own exhibit the same to be concen-
trated here in Topeka and from here
shipped to Chicago. A card will be
| placed on each county exhibit and the
names of the members of the Il Ass n
| of r. E. A. This would give each
member direct advertising. The book
| let will also contain the list of mem
bers and their addresses.
| s'The expenses should not be borne
entirely by the members of the ASS
! in each county I think every COM
mercial organization in your county
| and business men who are inclined 10
want to BOOST should be asked to
contribute You can use whatever
means you desire to secure the best
products from your county for exhibit
ton.
by the Garden City Locai Ass is an
Ideal one. 1t will stimulate interest
on the part of farmers ana lnouce
them to cooperate with you in many
| oood fliuO-OuSh III