The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
North Topeka Has Bright
Outlook for Summer.
Many improvements to Start in
a Short Time.
TO BECOME RAILROAD CENTER
New POStOffice to Add Greatly
10 Business Section.
Canning Factory Promises to
Become a Big Venture.

In the next few months North To-
peka will witness a growth in import
ant industries unparalleled in any
similar period in her history. The
building of a new elevator. the con-
struction of new postoffice, ana the
installing of large and expensive I'M
provements by the Union Pacific Will
bring to the city more than S65O.OOO
IN new buildings, will require the en-
ployment of many workmen ana Will
greatly increase the importance Oh the
town. The erecting of a new can
ming factory witnesses the founding
of d new industry whose future I'M
portance cannot be Overestimated.
The new elevator will be located
south of the present Union racine
tracks and about 800 feet east of the
passenger station. The company holds
q twenty-year lease on the property
The Golden Belt Grain & Elevator
company will soon begin the erection
of SIS. 900 elevator. with a capacity
of 100000 bushels. The plans for the
structure have been finished, and it is
expected that il will be completed
and ready for business by August l.
Machinery for operating it has al
ready been purchased.
Offices on South Sides.
Offices of the new company will oc-
England building. The officers are
John +. Jones of Wakeeney, president
and general manager; +. r. Sperry OF
Ellsworth, vice president; &. L. Hard
man of Wakeeney, treasurer, and r.
j. Smiley of Topeka, secretary. Mr.
Jones who is mayor of Wakeeney and
n former member of the legislature,
will come to Topeka to make his
home in a few weeks. The company
has been granted a charter as a cor
poraticn to do business in the state of
Kansas. The elevator will be built on
ground leased from the Union Paclhc.
According to Postmaster Rigby the
North Topeka branch office, for which
appropriation has been made by con-
gress, will probably be build early next
fall. 1t will cost approximately $4,000
1t will be a handsome brick structure.
The Union Pacific railroad has ap-
propriated 100000 for the construc-
ton in North Topeka of a new fire
proof passenger station, a new two
story brick freight depot, large ware
house. a roundhouse, and the con-
struction of fifteen miles of additional
switching facilities, making Topeka
an Important freight terminal.
Big Thing for Topeka.
The new station will be located west
of Kansas avenue and the freight de-
pot on the site of the present station
The whole will constitute an equip
ment, up-to-date in every particular
which will give to North Topeka real
as EdllIOdu anu snip
ping center. A large number of new
men will be taken on by the road as
the improvements are carried out.
The canning factory which will soon
be built is a new industry for North
Topeka, and while it's possibilities
have not yet been developed, the large
quantity of garden products raised by
the extensive truck gardens north OF
town justify the prediction of large
future for such an industry, it is as
serted.
Consistent with the progress in in
dustry, the Civic club is trying to keeI