The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
MORE new HOMES
Permits Issued This Month for
Thirty New Dwellings.
They VIII Be Erected at Cost
of 100000.
TOPEKA is GROWING
Fifty Families Moved Here in
Last Thirty Days.
A Demand for Merchants Head
quarters at Fair.
TOPEKA is GROWING

oeNenty-uVe thousand dollars in per-
mits have been issued in September
for the erection of dwellings and other
improvements at the office of the fire
chief This was the figure a few hours
before the books closed for the month.
This brings the total amount in per-
mits for the year to date UP to
S86O,91S.
Permits were issued in the month
for the erection OF 80 new dwellings at
a cost of $50, GOO in round numbers. or
an average expenditure of $4,000, and
indications are that the boom in re-
spect to house building will continue
as long as the weather will permit
The most costly dwelling for which
the permits call this month is the one
which Arthur E. Allen is having built
at 1887 Lane street and which will
necessitate an expenditure of $4,000.
Ihe least expensive dwelling will cost
but 500. and this breaks all records
for low priced abodes for the year
Another dwelling will cost but $500.
The figure in permits for the year
is below that for the same date last
year. There have been fewer large
items to swell the column of figures,
but the feature of the year has been
the activity in home building. Yet not
withstanding the fact that every por-
ton of the city is fairly bristling with
new dwellings, really desirable rental
properties are hard to find.
Houses in Contemplation.
One realty firm expects to commence
the erection of fifteen new dwellings in
October, and there are many others
who have expressed their intention of
building.
George Bigun will build a dwelling
in Garfield Place on the North Side
next spring.
The Shawnee Agency is building a
$4,000 dwelling for w. B. Heller at 5 81
Scotland avenue.
George w Meyers of Quincy, Ill,
who has purchased Is acres of land in
Garfield Place addition, from the
Shawnee Agency for $4,585, will build
a home on the tract. He expects to
do farming on this property.
Mrs Elizabeth Hynes will build a
$4,000 dwelling on her property re-
Gently purchased on College avenue
near Twelfth avenue.
The walls and roof of the new build
ing of the Topeka Transfer and Stor-
age company are competed as far as
the concrete work is concerned. The
brick portion of the walls is now be-
ing built The ground floor dimensions
of the building are 1OOx1OO feet. The
structure will be two stories high and
has a high basement. There are fifty |
men employed on the job. A large
elevator has been shipped which will
be installed in the building
They Move to Topeka.
The transfer companies have moved |
the household goods of fifty families |
who have moved to Topeka in the last
80 days. This of course does not in |
clUde scores of persons who have come /
to the city who had no goods to haul.
In fact there are evidences on every
hand that Topeka is growing There
has been an increase in the attendance
in the city schools, and that is one
good sign and as was previously men
toned contractors have been busy this
season putting up new dwellings,.
These number nearly 800 to date for
the year. This shows. likewise that
the city is expanding.
The advertising that Topeka has
been getting through the coming of
thousands of Kansans and others to
he city for the Kansas Semi-Centen-
lial state fair. and the reunion of the
old soldiers and sailors the feature of
which was the laying of the corner
stone of the G. A R. Memorial build
ng. will prove a great thing for the
sity. Much OF the benefit will come
indirectly. All of the events which
nave brought throngs to the city have
1een successful and Topeka will be ad-
Tertised by those who were in the city
Is being a town that does things.
The real estate men and others viii
benefit indirectly. That is the adver-
Using which the city will get will
eventually bring people here who will
make Topeka their home. The mer-
.hants enjoyed direct results-increas-
ID trade.
For Merchants Headquarters.
Some of the merchants are strongly
n favor of having a merchants dis
o1ay at the state fair next season. On
his subject the Merchants Journal
the advisability of the State
Retailers association getting busy on
his proposition and establishing a
merchants headquarters on the
rounds
THE state pure food department
.ould be interested" reads the article,
and probably would be willing to
make an exhibit of An old fashioned