The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-13
Permits Issued This Month Ar
gregate go, 900.
REALTY MEN ARE OPTIMISM
Transfer Companies Report Big
Influx Population.

en- squirt Gnce the first OF June. Per
mits have been issued BY the city flrs
April and May were comparatively
dull months In building. ana tho show
ing made up to date this month II
consequently ENCOURAGING. Tho first
two months of the year showed sub
periods of 1913. but the first five
months did not compare favorably
with the record of 1913.
Topeka architects arc busy drawing
plans, and many pereono are contem-
harvesting OF heavy wheat crop VIII
undoubtedly have the tendency to
stimulate building activity-au lines Of
business in fact. The builders ana
architects are inclined to be optirnistlc.
In realty circles there is a big fail
suburban property has recently chang
ed hands, particularly tracts in Gage
Front, Park Lane, and Crescent Lawn
additions. A good many houses have
ment plan. but on the whole the mar
ket has been inclined to be quiet In the
last two or three months.
Two Big Items.
The largest item In the list Of per-
mits issued this week is that which
high school building. Next in i'm
portAnce comes the $4,000 T. r.
Paxton brick veneer residence being
erected at 926 Western avenue.
The Topeka Transfer companies
have handled the household goods OF
approximately two hundred families
since the first Of the year. Estimating
at the rate OF five persons to the fam
lily. this means that one thousand per-
sons have moved to Topeka this year
not including tho hundreds OF persons
that have not brought household
goods. Fifty families have come to
Topeka in the last three weeks. This
IL no exaggeration for the names are
on record on the books OF the transfer
companies.
Following are lists OF persons whose
household goods have been handled
by transfer concerns and the house
numbers to which the goods have been
Merchants Transfer .ompany-H.
D. Caster from Oberlin, Kan. moved
to 1870 College avenue; w. A. Cook.
moved to 1927 Lincoln street; L. w.
Henily from Kansas City. NO.. moved
to 1401 Quincy street; o: L. CroPpsr
from Pittsburg. moved TO 800 F1lI-
Leavenworth, moved to 1854 Western
avenue; G. c. Rutter from Gallatin.
Mo-, moved to 1884 West street; Fred
Witt from Atchison. moved to 172i
East Sixth avenue; j. Dougherty.
Hopes. moved to 1921 Clay street;
r. Breck from Parsons. moved to
1914 Van Buren, street: q. 8. Aillace
from Washington. Kan. moved to
sal Polk street: L. J. Pf1efef. m0vod
to 1918 West Sixth avenue; r. A.
Richards from Los Angeles. CA1;'
moved to 500 Huntoon street: =. e
Elrod from saltwater, moved to $500
Topeka Transfer company-Roy
Cook from Emporia, moved to 531
Chester avenue; d. N. 0ibh from Abb
street; Rev. Mr.. Mc0ee from YER
mont, ILL.,, moved to 1los Polk street:
H. r. French from Argentine, moved
to 1913 East Tenth avenue: Mr.. Lts1<
from Caldwell, moved to Western
avenue: n. c. Walker. moved to 91s
Harrison street; e. =. Scott from Clo-
p. 8 Webb rom Kansas City. Mo-,
moved to 1915 Lane street: Alice Car
son from Winfield. moved to 124S
Lane street: r. A. Dana from Law
renee, moved to 400 block Polk
moved to 1874 Harrison street; c: G.
Courtner from Usage City. moved to
1854 Lincoln street.
Building Permits.
Followine are the building permits "
II. L. Quail, one-story office build
ing. 1856 Mulvans street. u
r. NJ. Hastings. one-story garage.
1910 Lincoln street. 10
George jackson, one-story dwelling.
3M Roosevelt street. 1000
@. e. Fink, one-gtury dwelling,
2o1s East sixth avenue. .............. loo
T. r. Paxton, 21x-stofy brick veneer
residence, Szs Western avenue. .... 1000
Helen P1efson, one-stofy dwelling.
"a Bfoadmoor avenue. .............. 1000
C.. A. Bradley, addition t. dwelling.
70a Lime street. ...................... -
Board of Education three story
brick addition to the high school,
- West Eighth avenue. $500
W. n. Kemper, addition - Awo11-
int, mn TOPEKA avenue. ........... 10
W. W. Whitney. garage. ~ CfUon-
Wooo avenue .......................... 10
Total ..................... $50