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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1907)
8 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1907. BU L DING OUTLOOK MOST ENCOURAGING Cheaper Materials and De mand for Houses to Rent Attract Investors. SUBURBS ARE EXTENDING AH Indications Point to Renewed Operations, Xow That Money Is Released and Confidence Is .' Restored in the Community. WTfli prices of building material drop ping to some extent; architects preparing plans ; fcriekmakers busy with orders far ahead of their present output; banks in normal condition again; realty values in Portland below those In other cities of the country of like size; people believing in the present and future greatness of the city; a constant demand for houses to rent; both local and outside capital seek ing Investment In vacant property with such conditions, the Indications are, as real estate men say, that there will be more building done the coming year than even before in the history of the city. When Dr. C. W. Cornelius closed con tracts for' his hotel building at West Park and Alder streets, the plans called for electric lighting and heating. A week or two ago, owing to some misunderstanding of the terms between the capitalist and the electric company, it was determined by the owner of the building to put in an oil-burning furnace. Cement sidewalks and numerous service pipes had been put Into place and when the excavation was made tor the oil tank It was discovered that but one Inch free space was obtain able for wedging the heavy tank over from the hole made for it in the street Into its place. This difficult piece of work was accomplished, however, and now the doctor ia snapping his fingers at electric companies. Interest still centers in the new Board of Trade building which the owners. Gay Ijombard and Joseph M. nealy, are trans forming Into a hotel. Not a great deal of change is necessary, as the plans ori ginally provided for an arrangement ad mirably adapted for hotel rooms. The Installation of a number of bathrooms .s the most important alteration necessary in the changed plans. Property owners in the vicinity, according to real est:.te dealers, are muoh pleased to know that a big hotel is to be established in me neighborhood as they figure on an in crease In valuations as a result. Secretary Stone of .ne Y. M. C. A. an nounces that no bids will be received for construction work on the new building until after the first of the year. Founda tions for both the buildings are in and the building committees of the mens' and women's associations have everything in readiness to begin operations as soon as come miner plans for interior arrangement have been decided. In face of a decline in price of building material. It has been thought better to delay closing contracts for a few weeks in order to allow con tractors to figure on the new basis, and the associations thus receive the benefit of lower prices. From present indications the exhibit of the Portland Architectural Club and allied crafts, to be held in this city January 6 to RL, Inclusive will be a success both In point of an art show and as an object lesson to builders, contractors and all who are Interested in building operatons. Practi cal and ornamental designs used in the various forms of construction and embel lishment of Interiors will be shown In great variety, and examples are already beginning to come in from outside cities. San Francisco and Spokane architects have sent In exhibits and others are ex pected before the opening. ; The Beck building at Seventh and Cak is expected to be finished Jn about four months ready for occupancy. The pres ent plans call for the six-stories already tip, but the foundations were put in heavy enough to permit of additional stories In the future. The owners announce t..at the structure will be strictly an up-to-date office building with particular fittings for lawyers' accommodation, among other conveniences being a law library for the use of tenants. t Major Sllva, under whose direction alter ations in the Chamber of Commerce builu lng are being conducted, expects to have the new offices on the second floor ready for occupancy In a few weeks. Twenty offices are available in the space formerly devoted to the upper part of the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, and appli cations have been received for most 1 1 these as soon as completed. Owing to the great amount of accumu lated business before the Council conse quent upon the holidays, the Mayor has called a special meeting for next Thurs day at 2 P. M. to dispose ot tbe same. A large number of street improvementsrec ommended by committees, await legal advertising and disposal besides several buildings for olty uses. Block books, as now used In Portland, are about to be Issued In Seattle, Tacoma and possibly Spokane. This system of city mapping Is being offered to these cities by a Portland firm. Above the door of an architect's office In the Chamber of Commerce Is the sign "The Planry." WOULD COME .INTO CITY Southeast District Residents Hold Meetings. Annexation of the southeast district. In cluding Woodstock and the settlements on the Mount Scott Railway, was exhaus tively' discussed at the "smoker" of the Woodstock Push Club Friday night. C. Ben Rlesland, of Woodstock; O. N. Ford and J. Hays, of Arleta, championed an ' nexatlon, and M. Kruder, of Creston. and others spoke against it. Mr. Riesland opened the discussion In a long argument for annexation, reciting the advantages that might be expected from union with Portland, chief of which was to obtain BuH Run water. He said that by annexa tion there would be police regulation, bet ter sanitation, electric lights, power to im prove streets, regulate sewerage and pos sibly obtain better streetcar facilities. Mr. Riesland emphasized the water situ ation, pointing to the shortage last Sum mer in the Mount Scott district. He said that in Woodstock water was shut off at night until morning. He also said that through annexation Bull Run water could be had within a reasonable time, and that the owner of the land at the top of Mount Scott had offered a tract of 40 acres for a reservoir, from which the whole district In the southeast would be supplied with a sufficient pressure. It would mean, he said, that a 40-inch water main would be .laid to supply the whole district south of the Section Line Road. Following Mr. Krueger's talk, Mr. Ford, of Arleta, answered the argument of In creased taxation by showing that by an nexation to Portland the cost of water would at once be cut down more than one-half. Other phases of the question were dis cussed pro and con. It was brought out by Mr. Reisland that Mr. Krueger and the other opponents of annexation owned acreage tracts and had water plants of their own, and supplied themselves with water. After the question had been discussed until 11 o'clock it was decided to hold a series of mass meetings ot citizens of MANY DEALS WIADE Real Estate Agents Are Ex pecting a Busy Week. FACTORY SITES WANTED With End of Holidays, Marked Ac tivity Is Expected In All Classes of Realty, Especially Lots for Home-Building. There were a number of rather large transfers of real estate last week, the movement not being confined to any particular locality, though the majority of the sales were of pieces on the Bast Side. Dealers expect a brisk business this week on account of the ending of the bank -'.S'-." E r It k ! B4- I Iff I i Z A ! S ft' i I i iaH"" NKiV MASONIC TEMPLE, SOUTHWEST CORNER OK WEST PARK AND YAMHILL STREETS. the southeast district. The Srst meet ing will be .held Monday night, December 6, under the auspices of the Mount Scott Improvement Association, at Kern Park. Ben Riesland, O. T. Olsen and Ij. J. Kelly were appointed a special committee to confer with similar committees from the Mount Scott and the Woodmere Clubs on annexation and the matter of getting up petitions for annexation. - Monday night the first mass meeting will be hid at Kern Park. This committee will meet at 7 o'clock at Hues' store on the Oatman road and all citizens of Woodstock and Ivanhoe are expected to be present at the mass meeting. A large delegation will atttend from Woodmere. Dr. C. H. Raf fety, of the water committee; H. H. New hall, H. H. Prouty, W. L. Boise, Dana Sleeth and representatives from many of the East -Side Push Clubs will also attend this mass meeting. A series of meetings is to be held In or der to afford the people full Information on annexation and what it may mean to that big district in the southeast, where nearly 15,000 people have made their homes. A strong effort will be made to get a vote on the subject at the June election. By Monday night petitions will be ready for circulation. The territory embraced In the district is bounded on the west by Broadway or the county road that extends to the Powell Valley and Section Line roads; on the south line by. the south lines of Woodstock, Tremont Place and Woodmere, and on the east by the old Oregon City road, ex tending northward to the Section road, taking sections 7, 8, 17 and 18. The largest realty transfer the past week was the sale of lot 12. block 2, Al blna -Shops Addition, by F. W. Geldapp to Q. A. and M. S. Cobb for 412,000. The property Is located on Mississippi avenue between Knott and Russell streets, and the purchaser intends to erect thereon a two-story brick o be used as a butcher shop and store. The Suburban Land Company sold block 12, Hancock Addition, to B. M. Lombard, for $5000. In Lincoln Park" Ad dition, R. E. Menefee sold to Louise Pat terson lot 6, block 15, for J2050. At Wood lawn. H. Fred Keller sold to J. C. Win die lot 11, block 20, for $1500. In Hol iday's Addition, J. H. Truby sold to Dllly Truby lot 7. block 17, block 237, Hol laday Addition, for J1390. MAKES BED IN HOT CINDERS Laborer on North Bank Road Is As phyxiated Peculiarly. THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 15. (Spe cial.) Seeking a bed In a car of warm cinders In the yard of the O. R. & N. R. R. early this morning. J. B. Ma honey, a laborer on the North Bank road, suffered asphyxiation. When last seen early last evening, Mahoney was somewhat Intoxicated. He probably sought to cross the river to his camp, and finding the car of cin-. ders on the way, lay dawn with fatal result. He was about 35 years old, and a native of Kentucky. Nothing further about him can be learned. holidays. Several deals Involving sums running into five figures are heard of among prominent agents, which, they say, were simply pendir-r the close of the holidays. It is known that several Eastern buyers are in the market for investment properties and a number of sites for factory purposes are wanted. Frank McFarland bought M. B. Potter's 20-acre farm in the Hood River Valley. This place is partly Improved and Mr. McFarland will have the balance cleared this Winter and set out in apples, pears and peach trees. This farm is beautiful ly situated on the county road near Belmont. Mall & Von- Borstel sold for W. H. Hellman to R. E. Slattery a five-room cottage and lot on East Ash street, be tween Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth, consideration was J2500. Mr. Slattery will make this his home. Chapin & Herlow last week sold the following lots in Midland acre tract: Lot 1 to S. C. Sherrlll, for $400; lot 68 to Mae Lovgren, J400; lots 45 to BL In clusive, to J. A. Lewis, for $309 each. The Dean Land Company has sold a lot on East Sixth street, between Has salo and Multnomah streets, for $2000, to Mrs. J. M. Thomas. Mrs. Thomas will erect a modern apartment-house on the lot. - A 320-acre tract near Fairview, part of the William Taylor donation land claim, has been purchased by Lewis L. Flanders. The property belonged to N. M. Mc Daniel, and was sold for $5600. T. C. Thomas sold his 80-acre Improved farm, near Oregon City, for $5600. Morgan Bros.,, of Hood River, Or., made the pur chase. The sale was made by Otto, Crockett & Harkson. , A house and lot on Second street, bo tween Hall and Lincoln streets has been purchased by L. Ruvensky from George Gumbert for $6500. Ball St Brown sold Andrew Smith's S20 acre stockranch in Benton County, to Joseph R, Whitney, for $23,000. J. Faults sold ' his 28-acre. partly Im proved farm In the -Hood River Valley, to an Eastern buyer for $7800. How He Resembled Daniel Webster. PORTLAND, Dec. 14. (To the Editor.) The fancied resemblance of Senator Heybura to the (rodlike Dan, on which your Washing ton correspondent comments, reminds m of the colloquy between an old-time Washing ton colored barber and a newly-made Senator swollen with dignity and rum, to whom the barber said: "Doea yo know, sah, yo' remnda me of Dan'l Webstah. Bah?". "Is that so?" said tbe nattered stateaman. "By the shape of my head, I suppose?" "No, sah. Its yo' breff, aah. W. D. T. The most complete and finest Heating and Ventilating Plant t in any lodge building in the United States is installed in the new Masonic Temple by the 4 W. G. McPherson Company. The air is wa$hed, dried, hu midified and introduced at any desired temperature. All de- signed and installed by The W. G. McPherson Co. 328 Glisan St. HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE Will Have VAN EMON ELEVATOR . EQUIPMENT ' "Not in the Elevator Trust." San'Francisco, Portland, Seattle. N. B. Taylor, Manager, 513 Ch. of C. ,A1I the Tile Work in the new Masonic Temple is being laid by The Portland Tile S Mantel Company Office 217 Marquam Building. -Ceramic, Mosaic. Enameled and Encaustic Tile WHOLESALE AND RETAIL JAMES E. BARKER, Prop. Warehouse 355 Burnslde, near Park Street. Branch Office and Salesroom, 451 Empire Building, Seattle, Wash. All Glass for the Masonic Temple supplied by the CENTRAL DOOR & LUMBER COMPANY Wholesalers and Jobbers of all kinds of Glass for Building Purposes Sole Agents for Genasco Roofing, John W. Masury & Son's Pure Paints, Colors, Varnishes, Etc. rORXER 13th and Glisan. THE ADAMANT COMPANY Manufacturers of HARD WALL PLASTERS Our Celebrated "Crown' Brand Hair Fibered Cement Plaster Used Throughout in Plastering the Masonic Temple. FACTORY t Foot Fifteenth St.j Paclflc Phone, M. 2109. OFFICE: 433 Worcester BIdg. Pacific Phone Mala 718, Home A 1218. All the Painting and Wall Tinting and the Finishing of All Woodwork in the Masonic Temple is Being Completed by R. WILLIAMSON PAINTING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Phone Pacific 1596. Shop 287 Stark Street. We Will Meet Yon Evenings by Appointment. The Electrical Appliance Co. Will Furnish Yon Electric and Gas Chandeliers. Phones: Main 4884, A 3881. 490 Washington St. A. Carlson. Chas. J. Soderberg East Portland Fence 8 Wire Works Manufacturers of wood. Iron and steel fencing-, bank, office and balcony railing;, elevator cabs and enclosures, street signs and window guards, wire and iron work of every description. ' Telephone East 821. 305 EAST MORRISON ST, Portland, Or. ANOTHER Mill FOR ALBANY Flour Factory Will Follow Sale of Farmers' Company. ALBANY, Or., Dec. IE. (Special.) Albany la to have another flourmlll. In the next few weeks a plant with a capa city of B0 barrels a day will be estab lished by E. A. Johnson, who now oper ates a mill at Drain, and P. B. Marshall, who for years has been secretary of the Albany Farmers' Company. The two men have consummated the purchase of the three warehoueses of the Albany Farmers' Company, situated at Albany, Tallman and Tangent, and in addition to carrying on a warehouse business, will operate a flourmlll in one of the local buildings of the old company. This will give Albany two flourmllls, the Red Crown mill, which Is operated here by the Portland Flouring Mills Company, being one of the largest In the state out side of Portland. In past years the city had two flourmllls but when the Port land company bought them both It closed down the Magnolia mill and has used the building for warehouse purposes only. Hanan shoes keep your feet dry. WORK FOR MR. HAMILTON Man Who Contemplated Suicide In vited to Call at Failing Building. H. Hamilton, a stranger In Portland, In a communication to The Oregonian-, published yesterday, declared that he had tried to get employment and failed, had only $1 left and that three courses were left for him, to break a law and get In prison, to beg, or to commit suicide. roucnea Dy Mr. Hamilton s story, a philanthropist who did not wish his name published, telephoned to The Oregonian yesterday, saying If Mr. Hamilton would call today at 214 Failing building. Third and Washington streets, work would be found .for him. Sights French Bark Buffon. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) Captain Williams, of the British ship Rajore, reports sighting a loaded French bark outside this morning. The -essel is supposed to be the French bark Buffon, which has been outside for several days with Pilot Gunderson on board. Lighting F ixtures There are three factors of paramount importance in the instal lation of lighting fixtures. First The Effect of the Light on the Eye Second The Artistic Treatment Third The Economical Standpoint , Very few dealers combine all of these requirements. "With us, each factor is studied separately from the expert's knowledge and the mastier craftsman 's work, our reputation has been established. THE LARGEST ARRAY OF LIGHTING FIXTURES ON THE PACIFIC COAST AT YOUR SERVICE ANY TIME .JARRE T'S 408-10-12 Morrison St. Both Phones WE RENT ELECTRIC SIGNS Phone Main 8479 44 Second St. Between Ash and Pine WAVERLEIGH PAYS MORE. Than any bank Safe, sane and sure. Lots $225.00 and up; payments .$'25.00 down, $10.00 per month. Streets Graded, Cement Walks and Bull Run, Water. We furnish free transportation either by car or auto. Phone our office, and let us show you the best buy in Portland. WAVERLEIGH PAYS MORE JNO. P. SHARKEY COMPANY Sixth and Washington Streets. Phones: A 2537, Main 550. JONESMORE On the Montavilla carline. The best value for the money on the market today." Graded streets, sidewalks, Bull Run water; build ing restrictions. These lots are 50x100 feet. $300 to $500 $25 Down, $10 Monthly We will build for you. Agent at tract. Geo. D. Schalk Phones: Main 392, A 2392. 264 Stark Street. HOLLADAY'S ADDITION The one BEST place in Portland to buy. GEOGRAPH ICAL CENTER and MOST DESIRABLE residence property of the city. THE OREGON REAL ESTATE COMPANY 88i2 Third Street. Otto, Crockett & Harkson REALTY COMPANY Handle City and Farm Property, Rentals, Insurance; Take Care of Prop erty for Non-Residents. 133V2 FIRST STREET Headquarters for Real Estate Bargains Large List of Prop erties for Exchange. Watch for Our Ads. enkle 6 Harrison 217 Abington Building. Vigorite Lime and J. B. White & Co. Portland Cement . GEO. B. RATE & CO. Phone Main 981. 184 Madison Street. UI ZIMMERMAN HOIST. W. J. 7.1minprinnnn, Chan. A. Strum, . . Prenldent. Vh-r-Prenldent. Roy N. Flack, Secretary. Hydraulic GElectric Elevator Co. inc Manufacturers of Hydraulic and Elec tric Elevators. Hand Wood Lifts and Dumb Walters. PHONK KAST 38.17. 2S4 E. Sixth St.. Cor. Madison, Portland, Or.