The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-19
Out of Town Shoppers Here in
Hundreds.
Business Is Stimulated by Fa-
vOrabIe Weather Conditions.
DEAL EcTATC MCM ABE DIcV
REAL ESTATE men ARE BUSY
Topeka Traffic Bureau Is Get
ting Results.
DriScOH Looks for General Adj
justment of Rates.

The balmy weather of the last week
or two has brought shoppers to To-
peka by the hundreds from outlying
towns. Merchants report that busi-
ness has been brisk, and the rebate
association has not had SO much rail-
road fares to return to purchasers in
many a MOON
The shoppers have been buying more
heavily than usual due at least par
TALLY to good crops. They hail from
as far west as Hays in Ellis county.
Scores of Lawrence people prefer DO
ing their shopping in Topeka than IN
Kansas City, which is not much 1ar-
Their from the Athens of Kansas"
1t is surprising the number of col
lege students who do their buying in
the capital city. They even come
from Baker, and K. u, the state nor
NAL, and the State Agricultural college
are also represented.
The motor car from Emporia is
crowded every day. That motor car is
popular, too, by the way. That is the
passengers express themselves as pre-
fering to travel on it rather than on
a steam train
Come From Many Towns.
Among the towns that are best REP
resented among the shoppers are Bur-
hngame, Usage City, Scranton, Maple
Hill, Mayetta, Hoyt, Alma, Holton,
Horton, Circleville, Emporia, Manhat-
tan Baldwin and Lawrence.
Topeka ranks we'll as a retail center.
Some of the best dry goods houses III
the middle west are found here. In
fact Topeka can supply the demand of
the average citizen of the state. The
per cent rebate offer of the Topeka
Rebate association is certainly a draw
ing card but hundreds of out of town
people do their buying in Topeka who
do not bother about going around to
the rebate ONCE
Prices on articles of all kinds have
been found to compare favorably with
those that maintain in larger cities.
The clerks are courteous and general
conditions are conducive to heavy
trade.
Realty Men Busy.
The realty men have been busy this
week showing property to prospective
customers. The weather has been
better than they have been at any
time this season, and consequently
there has been considerable farm pro
perty shown to possible buyers. Next
week it is probable that a long list of
sales will be recorded.
The Clearinghouse Realty company
has purchased sixty eight acres of
land on the north side of the Kaw and
within two miles of Topeka, which
will soon be divided into five and ten
acre tracts and put on the market.
There has been a heavy demand in
fruit growing and truck gardening,
and these tracts will doubtless prove
popular.
The Topeka Traffic bureau is do
ing much to aid the business interests
of Topeka in the way of succeeding in
getting adjustments in rates.
A Different Rate Proposition.
'T predict" said H. D. Driscoll,
commissioner of the bureau, that in
new rate proposition for Topeka
Next Friday will be the windup of the
river rate case in WASH
ington. 1 expect to be there to rep
resent Topeka and the traffic bu-
reau.'
"A Topeka man was heard to re-
mark recently" said a business man,
90 I want to see the railways pros
per. If the railroads make money we
all make money
Certainly every reasonable man
feels the same way as the gentle
man, but there are two ways of look
ing at this proposition. For instance:
We all desire to see the United States
postoffice department on paying |
basis, yet we do not place cents ]
postage on a letter when 2 cents will |
suffice; neither do we send books and |
circulars and printed matter at the |
regular letter rate; and above ALL we
would not want to pay 3 cents post
lge on every letter out of Topeka
when other cities within SO miles of
IS were paying cents. Yet we want
o see the postoffice department make
money"
This week has seen a temporary
dump in the number of building per-
nits issued. Following is a list of the
permits issued:
August NJ Foberg, two story dwell
ing. Fourth street and Quinton
boulevard ---.-;::::...-,- -Sz'4o9
=. l. Kerns, addition to dwelling,
500 Polk street Observation-Disclosures. 409
Mrs. Sarah R. Burns, addition to
dwelling, 1924 Logan street. 40
Albert c. GurtleT. one story frame
business house, 1143 North Kansas
,. E. Esterly. one store auto garage,
S07 Western avenue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
=. t Gage addition to dwelling,
1924 Western avenue ....-...-......... 500
small items Observation-Disclosures. 800
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