What is "land-office business"

Usage examples of "land-office business".

The south side was mostly houses, though the corner with Mason boasted a liquor store, a Golden Steeples that probably did a land-office business from all the working types across the street, and also a Spells 'R' Us.

In winter the secondhand button stores did a land-office business.

Most of the storefronts along the interior promenade were locked and dark, but the snack bars were doing a land-office business.

Isaac was pretty low spirited, I reckon, but he was a good deal of a man, and no doubt he went a-prophesying around, letting on to be doing a land-office business, but 't' wa'n't any use.

The south side was mostly houses, though the comer with Mason boasted a liquor store, a Golden Steeples that prob- ably did a land-office business ftom all the working types across the street, and also a Spells 'R' Us.

Frenchy's girls did land-office business that first night and all of Sunday, working right up to the morning, when the miners had to start their descent.

Dad and the boys baking the bread as always, and me making the fancy stuff here, we're doing a land-office business, let me tell you.

He stops only to buy a sheaf of roses from a vendor in the park, who is doing land-office business.