The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-25
FOR NE W SETTLERS
Immigration Committee of
Commercial Club Is Busy.
English Home Seekers Will
Stop in Topeka.
OTHERS ARE COMING.
Transfer Men Say Many Families
Are Moving Here.
The Snow Made Realty Market
Less Active.
OTHERS ARE COMING.

The immigration committee of the
Commercial club has been instru-
mental in inducing number of Eng
1ishmen and Scotchmen of a desirable
class to come to Topeka with the idea
of settling down at a point where the
competition in the various walks OF
life Is not so fierce as it is in the
"home country" Some of them are
mechanics and others have bought
small tracts of land in the vicinity Of
ToI eka.
A large party of men of this type
will land in Philadelphia on the s =
Merton of the American line of steam
ships on March 4, and arrangements
are being made to have some of the1tI
stop off in Topeka r. D. Blaine, chair
man of the immigration committee of
the Commercial club, is in receipt of 4
letter which gives the details of the ar
rival of the party of settlers in ques-
ton The letter bears the postmark of
Morecombe. England, and is dated
February 4 1t is from Capt. Alex
Thompson. formerly a resident of the
Pacific coast of America and who has
been engaged in the immigration bust
ness since 1906.
Most of the correspondence which
the immigration committee of the
Commercial club has had in regard to
settlers has been with Alexander Jack
son, general European agent of the
Rock Island railroad system, and VAR
Gus agencies to which he has referred
the committee.
The committee points out that there
i. always demand for highly skilled
mechanics. and that there is an excel
lent opportunity for persons of limited
means who wish to go into gardening
or chicken raising in the vicinity of the
capital city.
The transfer companies of Topeka
say that there is a continual stream
of people coming to the city to live.
There are those who are leaving To-
peka. to be sure, they say, but the
number of those intending to make
their homes in the city is far in excess
of those who believe they can Go better
somewhere else.
It is true that there have been
good many laboring men out of en-
plOyment at times this winter in To-
peka, but this is always the case when
il becomes necessary on account of
severe or snowy weather to suspend
exterior work on structures which are
in process of erection. Last week be-
cause of the mildnesS of the atmoS-
phere, the workmen to a large extent
again took their places, but again this
week. owing to the snow and chilly at
mosphere, they have been idle.
A certain class of skilled workmen
are always in demand in Topeka. The
SANTA L e IdIIOdu can any IIl1l6 oi1l-
ploy four hundred men to reconstruct
cars.
1t is the opinion of the builders and
realty men that there will be an even
greater number of dwellings built ii
Topeka this year than has been the
case at any period in the history of the
city, and that is saying a good deal
and of course that will give employ
ment to many workmen.
AT the present time there is not as
much work in sight in respect to the
erection of large business structures as
there was at this time last year, but
that does not mean that no big inn
provements will be made in the BUSH
ness section of the city
In fact. it looks as though Topeka
will soon cease to be "one street
town. and that the business section of
the city will be extended. This will
mean that much property will change
hands on the side streets
The $4,000 horse barn on the State
fair grounds is one of the improve
ments which will be made this spring
The realty market was seriously af-
fected this week by the snow and low
temperatures, and the list of sales
which follow is not as long as that of
last week, but not a bad showing for
this time of the year The sale of
the Sheldon building at 720 Kansas
avenue to Henry Hedderman through
Lucas & Lagerstrom for the consider
alton of $21 1000 was the largest trans
action of the week
The Shawnee Agency reports these
sales: A siX-room modern house and
three lots at 207 on The Drive in Au-
burndale for the consideration of
$4,000; five-room dwelling with
three lots at Ala Locust street. from
II. D. Sheldon to O. l.. Riggen. for
$1,000: six lots in Oneida Kan from
q. l. RIUOPn fO r ShpIdnT- a
room cottage at 1916 Kansas avenue
to Clyde Humphreys for $3.50.
Sales of the Barnes Realty company:
A ten-room house at SIS Monroe street
from G. Groves of Morpica, Ariz to
Margaret Mallon, for $500; a seven
room modern dwelling from Harry
Garhart to Mr.. Laden of the Santa Fe,
for the consideration of $4,000. The
company reports that the prospects for
lively spring trade are most excellent.
Olinger & Eaton have sold the Bliss
home on Topeka avenue for s3,5O0.
w. J. Rickenbacher has made these
sales: dwelling at 1000 Buchanan
street for $1,000 to o. A. vogenitz:
twelve lots on Lafayette street to F.
p. Clarke for $1,000; two lots in the
Lakewood addition to Kitty Richner
for $3.50; two lots in the same addi-
tlOn TO Lewis r. Huklll for $3.50; five
lots near the Santa Fe shops on Kaw
street to Roy Bone The latter ex-
poets to build on the property at a
later date.
Following are the building permits
issued this week:
The Kaw Package Mfg. Co. one
story brick and stone building
50x50 feet, $3.50 n. Quincy S1,7OO
f. r. Simon, two-story dwelling.
1917 Boswell avenue. . $500
]. F. Morand. one-story dwelling
4Ox42 feet. West street. -. 1000
Total Observation-Disclosures $4,000
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