The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
CITY TAX Law
How Plan to Advertise Cities
Would Affect Topeka.
Would Cause Increase in Land
Values.
VALUES ARE NOW SOARING
Granteer Farm Sold This Week
for $4,000.
Activity in Erection of Dwell.
ing in Topeka Continues.

If the move in the direction of the
enactment by the state legislature Of
a tax law allowing Topeka to create
! public funds for the advertising of the
city accomplished its purpose. an ef-
tort will be made to create a greater
! Topeka"
The industrial, educational and 9TH
er advantages of Topeka will be ex-
plotted in case the law goes into eff
feet, which will mean - material in
crease in population. One thing that
would be made prominent in this adj
Vertfsing campaign would be the fact
that Shawnee county land can be had
for a mere song" as compared to land
of the same agricultural value in other
portions of the country. 1t would
have to be further stated, however,
that values are now increasing.
Concerning the Tax Plan.
The Commercial club is behind the
movement. The Commercial Club Bull
letin has the following to say relative
to the proposed town advertising law:
"In Topeka, like in other cities in
loyal business men pay for the town S
advertising and commercial develop
ment. The commercial interests are
called upon to do everything
the furnishing of large funds to the
entertainment of visitors and conVen-
tions. The average citizen contributes
little or nothing to the upbuilding and
the advertising of his city.
when the legislature convenes TINS
wear il is probable that one OF the
strongest Hobbies in years will invade
the state house corridors in the inter-
est of the town advertising tax law:
With a sentiment aroused throughout
the cities and towns this summer ana
fall and with an organization behind
the movement to work with the Iegis-
lature there is no doubt but what the
plan can be placed on the statute
a Taroe Transaction
In speaking of the advance in the
price of land in Shawnee county IN the
past year or two it might be OF interest
to mention large deal that was clos
ed this week.
1t was the sale of $50 acre ranch
four miles south of Willard from w.
A. Granteer to r. w. Guild OF Sa-
betha. The consideration was $36'-
900. the sale being made through the
Wingett Land Co. Two years ago Mr.
Granteer of this city bought the prop
ertv through the same land frm Tor
$4,000. The farm is excellent FOR
both stock and agricultural purposes
There has been general increase
in property values in the county, bat
the prices do not compare with those
in the central portion of the state. the
condition of affairs is that land adver-
Using men in the east have over
looked this good agricultural dlstrlct
in order to take their customers out
to newer lands.
A Good Showing.
Building permits are being issued
from the office of the fire chief with
almost clock like regularity. The usual
midsummer slump has not yet &c
Cured, nor is there any prospect oil
let up in the erection of dwellings TINS
season.
Permits have been issued in the past
week for the erection of nine dwellings
at an aggregate cost of $4,000, or an
average of slightly better than $2'OOO.
The total amount in permits for the
same period was $23,25o.
Building Permits.
Following is a list of the permits
issued in the past week:
John t Morrisey, two-story dwell
ing 40 Tyler street ..................$ 5000
H. b. Wolf. two-story dwelling,
432-434 College avenue .......-:.--;;. 4'VO
w. F. Boettcher, two-story dwell
ing 619 Underwood street 1'oW
w F. Boettcher, two-story dwell
ing, SIS Underwood avenue -: 1,5VO
G. G. Coffman, coal office, 5l3 East
Fourth street -oo
G c. Howes, auto garage, 14lS
West Tenth avenue .......-....-..- leo
n ing. 17s-i75 Broadmoor avenue. 5000
Henry Scott, Ia story barn, So9-S11
West Fourth street .......-...-....... zoo
L. z. Neil two-story dwelling, 1905