The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-18
Business Men Look for =. Re-
yival Of Activity.
Builders and Land Agents VIII
Have Busy Season.
new HOMES FOR TOPEkANS
Permits for q Dozen Have Been
Issued This Month.
Plans for Many Others Are
Now Being Prepared.

A spirit of optimism prevails In To-
cal realty and building circles-ano' IN
fact, among those engaged In almost
all lines Of business.
The slump in activity among CON
tractors and land men that has been
general in the last few months had It's
effect in Topeka. While January ana
February showed up well, as COM
pared with former years. In respect 70
building permits. issued. the first SIX
months Of 1914 fell short OF the aver
age for the corresponding period OF
the last five seasons.
It IL felt by the builders ana rear
estate men that thu tide has already
turned. There are those who believe
that it will be next year before the
contractors have all the work they
can handle, while there are others VINO
anticipate q rush fall business. II is
= certainty however. that there WILL
be an increase in activity; Tnere are
now . large number of dwellings De
ing planned that will be erected be-
fore the close of the year. and many
BID houses will be remodeled.
Want Topeka Property.
Topeka real estate dealers say there
has been inquiry for city property In
the last two weeks on the part OF
those who expect to come to Topeka
to give their children the educatlona!
advantages afforded in the capital
city. Some Of these people expect to
purchase property and others will
rent. There. has been an especially
brisk demand for houses in the vicin-
ity Of Washburn college.
In speaking Of the realty situation.
w. A. Neiswanger, OF Wilson & Neis-
wanger, said: I'VE have had inquiry
from persons who expect to spend the
coming year in the vicinity Of WASH
n
business" A. A. Rodgers. of A. A.
Rodgers & Co., stated: Crop condi-
tions were never better in Kansas and
there is no reason why there should
not be unusual realty activity in the
fall.'
Situation in Kansas.
Following is the manner in which
Fred B. Cooper sums up the situation
in The Construction News, published
in Topeka:
From all corners of the state of
Kansas come reports of optimism
from those who have carefully con-
sidered crop conditions. Although it
is still quiet in building circles, pros
poets for the Immediate future are
encouraging. The building men be-
lieve that the surplus in the farmers'
hands will go, not for expensive auto,
mobiles, but for better homes, larger
barns and improved conditions both
on the farm and in the city.
The lumbermen are particularly
cheerful. One Kansas Wholesale lum-
herman estimates that the building
will be ten times as much as it was
last year. Another says, I really ex-
pect to see the greatest lumber BUSH
ness done during August, September,
October and November in the history
of Kansas"
Building pc mits issued by the local
fire chief thus far this month aggre-
gate $4,000 in round numbers. They
call for the construction Of eleven
dwellings at q cost Of $22,2OO, a small
church building, and the remodeling
of several houses.
Building Permits.
Following Is a list of building permits
issued this month:
/. r: Rodgers. one-story dwelling,
SO East Fifth street. & l00O
N. X. johnson, addition to dwelling,
11l6 North Jackson street. l5Q
q. e. Carlson, one-story dwelling,
81 Quinton Boulevard. ... zO00
Arthur w. Harper. one-story dwell