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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1912)
- ' . TOE SUNDAY OREGOyiAN. PORTLAND. MAY 12, 1912. SCENES SHOWING DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH PORTLAND IMPETUS IS GIVEN TO REALTY MARKET ' I U -I'll iw 1 TToSUCCES Big Deals in Downtown Prop erty Involve Total Consid eration of $2,000,000. BUILDING PERMITS CLIMB Invasion or East Side Shipping P1-IrW-t by Hill Interests Prajc"s Great Development for Biff Area. Emergency from a tmporary lull fol lowing the primary election, the realty market has assumed wholesome pro portions. In fact the situation Indicates that big thlnics are about to take place In both building and realty activities. There are In process of materialisation no less than half a dosen of big deals which. In the aggregate. Involve a con sideration of nearly 12.000.009. In addition to these downtown propo sitions, there are several subdivision deals pending. Trading in residence property Is maintaining a steady pace, according to the registration of trans fers. If the reported sale of tha Marcuam bulldlns; Is concluded this will be the largest deal In Inside property of the year. Tha property Is valued at 1750. 000. It Is understood that the buying eradicate will modernize the building. The property has a frontage of 109 feet on Morrison street. 7S feet on Flxth street and 75 feet on Heventh street Negotiations also are under way for a downtown corner Involving a consider ation of about 1550.000. Two other deals, one representing a consideration of $190,000 and another of :7.600. are about to be closed. A substantial sal was the transfer of the fractional lot on the north side of Yamhill street, between West Park and Tenth streets, to a Portland Invest or for 110.000. The property Is S9 by feet In slie and is Improved wttb a frame dwelling. It wis purchased as a speculation. Tha sale was negotiated by K. J. Daly. Confirming tha story published ex clusively In The Oregonlan regarding the Invasion of the East Side shipping dltrlct by the Hill system. Carl K. ;ray. president of the Hill lines In Oregon, outlined at a meeting of the Kant Side Business Men's Club Tues day night the programme the Hill In terests have adopted to gain a foothold on the Kant Side by establishing ex tensive shipping facilities and an Im-m-n freight house of the Bush type. hlie It was generally known that the Hill people were tha Interests con templating tha big at Fide develop ment, there was considerable specula tion as to how an entrance would be effected from the West Side and as to the extent of the proposed plans. Mr. tiray declared to tha satisfaction of the LUst tilde shipping Interests that his people had acquired sufficient property to meet their requirements, that a prac ticable plan for reaching the East Side bad been agreed upon and that every thing had been accomplished towards establishing modern freight and ship ping facilities. Ha said that all that remains to be done Is to acquire rights-of-way on certain blocks to build a loop Una In the district. Tha f ran ch from the city ha said he expected would be secured soon, but ha urged the East Side business Interests to akl the line tn getting the franchise. East Bide business Interests believe that with brisk competition among tha railroads for freight traffic, shipping facilities will be equally aa good as are enjoyed on the West Side, and that a pronounced development will take .place In Central taut Portland. It la understood that several big concerns are planning to establish plants In the district as a result of the Hill Invasion. Tha Portland Realty Board made It known at Its weekly meeting Friday that It will establish a uniform rate of commissions to ba charged on leases. It was pointed out that rates of com missions on both leases and realty deals are lesa tn Portland than In vir tually all large cities In the country. Carl Jones, chairman of tha special committee on leases, submitted a re port. In which It was recommended that the following rates be charged: Ground leasee for BO years or long er. 2Vi per cent of agreed valuation for the first term of years. More than 10 and less than E0 years. 1H per cent of agreed valuation. Ten years or ls: same as business property. Business property: One year, one lialf of Brut month's rent. Two ami three years, first month's rent. Four and five years. 2 4 per cent total rental valuation. With all opposition practically elimi nated, the project to widen Lower Seventh street to to feet to make It f-onform with the width of the street above Bumslde street seems to ba in a fair way of being pushed to a con clusion soon this year. The proposed Improvement Is considered especially Important, as It is believed that Sev enth street will eventually become one of the great business avenues of the city. It will be the direct West Side approach to the new Broaway bridge and will be a direct outlet for an Im mense traffic with the north East Side, or the entire Peninsula district. The widening of Seventh street will also have a marked Influence In pro moting the Importance of Sixth street. It Is declared. I'ortland continues to make big strl.lrs In building operations. There huve been Issued so far this month 140 Permit representing a total valuation of 970.4l. A large percentage of the permits are for dwellings. For the week Just closed a good showing was made. There were Issued permits, with a total valuation of I:-; ).;si. The summary of tha week'a permits Is as follows: Permits Valuation Mnrtv M .V.7il( T'Jr'!- 7 t"rnMlsy ."IS 11 TNureiiay 41 7.l'l Kruiev 4' 2.MO JUlur.lar 5A S5.SS4 T-tl :u.:m Mount Scott Road Completed. Tl.e road running south from Lents Ststlon and connecting with Main street in Lents to Mount 6cott haa been resur faced by the county. Crushed rock was used and for most of tha distance tha center of the road was surfaced 2) feet wide. Other portions near the station wera surfaced the entire width of the street, the extra expense being carried by tha adjacent property owners. The county also has Improved that part of the road north from the station so that Main street in Lents is a hurd-surface street, from Mount Scott to the Powell Valley road. I m aarv uamy "ass 1MoDER,.auow,o,Kmvsmv, street ADVANCE D E Building Construction Gains on - East Side. APRIL SHOWING GOOD With Advent of Warm Weather Ac tivity Becomes Brisk Trading In Residence Property Strona;. Lanrelhumt Draws Builders. For April SIS building permits were Issued for residences on tha East Side, while for the West Bids 10 permits wera Issued. In April. 1911. 95J build ing permits wera Issued for the East Side and 1 on tha West Side. For the past four months of tha present year llkl permits were Issued for resi dences on tho East Side and for the Brst four months of 111 1147 build ing permits were Issued, a slight gain In 1919 over 1911. There haa been a slight falling off In permits for busi ness buildings on the East Side, the total being 4 for 1912. against for 1911. but with tha coming of Una weather a mora brisk building move ment is expected. Within the past few weeks there has been a noticeable increase, In residence sales and erection of residences has In creased. Laurelhurst and Beaumont appear to be In the lead In new. ex pensive homes. In Laurelhurst there la big building movement. In Irvlngton there la a noticeabla Increase In sales of residence lots. In Eastmoreland. near tha Reed College grounds, brisk salea have been made since construc tion on tho college buildings was started. Since the fine weather came there has been brisk movement In residence property In Irvington and surround ings. Purchases of homes and home altes In Irvington ara by home-builders and speculative buyers. Tho Irving ton Investment Company sold the fol lowing lots the past few weeks: Mary F. Dunn, lot on East Seventeenth, be tween Hisklyou and Klickitat etreets, for 1SU0. on which a modern home will ba built; Oeorge W. Caldwell, at torney, lot and half on East Fifteenth, between Stanton and Knott stre'a. 92SO0. for the site of a modern home; Kenneth M. Norrls. of Honeyman Hardware Company, lot on East Eigh teenth street, for 11500 for a residence; William Hildebrandt. lot for 91500 on whloh to build a home; Ray C. Watklns. lot $1400; Ellsworth W. Cramer, lot. 91500. on which he will erect a home; Walter Clinton, of Honeyman Hard ware Company. $1500. Jot for a home; G De Young, a builder, bought a lot for 9100; O. E. Shoulders, three lots, 15000. for an Investment: Harriet Boyer and Minnie A. Davis, lot, 11600. for an Investment 8. r. Vincent Co. report the sale of eight lota locsted In Campus Heights, near tho site of the Reed Col lege, the purchasers being a group of Investors under the title of tho Falcon Syndicate. The price paid for the lots was $5900 and the ayndlcato will hold the property aa an Investment. The property Is locsted on the Woodstock Kldge. a short distance from the col lege grounds. John L. Karnopp sold a lot at the southeast corner of East Forty-first street and Hawthorne avenue for 13500. He purchased a lot In Hawthorn Addi tion from Nellie 1. Housman for $3000. It la 160x100 feet, on East Forty-sixth, Just south of Hawthorne avenue. M F. Brady has purchased eight lota In Edfrmont Addition, near Irvington. from tl Russell estate for $46,000. These lota are scattered In different parts of the addition and are all tha remaining holding of tho estate. Bar rett Bros, mads this sale. XEW BEACH COTTAGES TO RISE Building Activity at Gcarhart and Seaside Is Pronounced. Although the railroad to Tillamook has opened up a number of new beaches they have seemingly failed to detract many builders from Clatsop Brach. Sea. slao and Gearhart especially. Within the last two weeks foundations, a docen or more, have been dug for houses that are to be ready, for the coming Sum mer. Harry Hamblet Is building on tha ocean front what Is expected to be on of the handsomest cottages at the re sort. It will cost about $3000. J. Andre Foullhoux. a Portland architect. Is also building a substantial Summer home. J. O. Tillman, a Portland contractor, is building four houses for persons re siding In Portland. The cost will run from $1000 to $2000 each. Work on these cottages already has been started. Mr. Tillman has plana for a number of others, all of which are to be finished before the Summer Is far advanced. H. J- Fisher and J. B. MeKnlghton are both building on Cottage avenue, at tha edge of the woods, about three Mocks back of th ocean. Father Thompson's church. St. Margaret's., will soon rise from the sand, tlround was broken for It Sunday. April 28. un der the auspices of the Knights of Co lumbus. The Gearhart Syndicate will use 200. Ou feet of lumber In the construction of bulkheads and board walks along the ocean front. A force of men Is now engaged In washing down th dunes north of the hotel. Water mains an. electric wires are being extended to all parts of the park. The natatorlum has been repaired, the whole tank being enameled. It la now about the only warm salt water plunge north of San Francisco. Work Starts on Freight Depot. Side track are being laid from the main line on East First street. to the site of the proposed freight depot to be built by the O. R. N. on East Oak and East Second streets. Material for the building will be taken direct to the site over the spurs. Preparations are being made to fill up th block near th entrance to th new railroad bridge. A large pipe Is being laid under East First street from th river to the low blocks, through which material will be pumped from the bwttom of the Will amette River. FAMOUS RESORT OPENS PELIOAJf BAY LODGE BOUGHT BY KLAMATH CAPITALISTS. Former Harrlman Summering Place to Bo Retreat for Business Men. and Tourists. The famous Harrlman lodge on th Upper Klamath Lake Is at last to be come a watering place for business men and tourists. It was announced last week by Paul Johnson, of the Klam ath Development Company, that tho old Griffith place at Odessa, along Odessa Creek, la to be included In the project Tho Klamath Development Company and Paul Johnson are the owners of th new property. A party consisting of Paul Johnson, manager of the Klamath Development Company William Morse, son of the Inventor of the telegraph; W. B. Innes and R. L Mlkel are now at pelican Bay. where Mr. Johnson will formally re ceive both the Pelican Bay and Odessa properties from the keeper, F. D. Courtdale, who has had charge for the Southern Pacific ' The Harrlman Lodge and Pelican Bay property la to be kept Intact and will be conducted as a tourists' resort, and will be in charge of Mr. Morse. W. B. Innes will have charge of th subdivision of tha Odessa lodge prop erties. That part lying above the famous Budd Springs snd along Odessa Creek Is to be cut Into small lots each having a frontage on the creek and will be sold to the residents of Klam ath Falls and residents of other places desiring homes on the Upper Lake. There will be about 700 lots placed on the market. It is announced that the various buildings at Harrlman Lodge will be kept as nearly In the same condition as they were when occupied by the late railroad magnate. SUBURB IS ACTIVE Public Improvements Are Ex tensive at Southport. MANY STREETS GRADED Workmen, Get Clothing; Free. . Innovation after Innovation has come In the automobile shops of Detroit snd there seems to be no end to them. The R-C-H Corporation, which makes the K-C-H car. last week announced that It will hereafter supply Its men with their working rlothes. Each employe received two suits of overalls and these will be kept cleaned and repaired for him. With Development Work About Com pleted, It Is Expected Large Dis trict Will Fill Up Rapidly With Attractive Homes. Two miles of sidewalk extensions and street Improvements In Southport Addition In South Portland, It Is ex pected, will bring about a building rush In that section that will result In sev eral hundred attractive residence sites being Improved with modern bunga lows within th next few months. The improvements, which were begun about two weeks ago, will be finished this week. The district will then be pro vided with sidewalks, graded streets, curbs, sewers, gas, electric lights, tele phones, city water and all other modern conveniences. Improvements In Southport, under a district assessment petitioned for last Summer, cost more than $50,000. and have transformed the district from a modern farm into an attractive resi dence section. The first improvement waa that of extending Corbett south from Dakota street to Fulton Park. To do this required the making of a heavy cut. Two separate roads were made, one for residences on the right hand side of the street and the other for those on tha opposite side. One road Is SO feet above the other. They are divided by a heavy rock and con crete wall. These roads open up a means of travel between many resi dences of the Fulton Park district and Corbett street The only means of travel from the Fulton Park district before was a roundabout road. Another Improvement for Southport Is a large fill across a gulch at Sey more and Corbett streets. This has been filled In and the car tracka of th Fulton line are being transferred from a bridge to the ground, making travel much safer than before. This Improve ment will be finished probably this The sidewalk and street improve ments will be finished this week by the paving of Corbett street along the Ful ton carline. This will make two paved streets leading Into tho district, the other being the macadam road which was paved with hassam last Fall. Since the improvements were begun many residences have been built. About 11 modern bungalows have been com pleted In the last few months. More are planned for the near future, when all Improvements are finished. The main scene of Improvement so far has been along Kelly and Corbett streets, running north and south, and Iowa, Carolina and Dakota streets, running east and west. With the Improvement of lower Corbett street to Fulton Park a large number of new homes have been built In that section. DICKIXSOX SUCCEEDS JOSSELYN Hotel Man Named on House Com mittee of Automobile Club. M. C. Dickinson, of the Oregon Ho tel, has been sppointed to succeed B. 8. Josselyn on the house committee of CALGARY The Fastest Growing City of Western Canada The rapid growth which Portland, Seattle, Spokane and other "Western cities have enjoyed is beingr experienced in Calgary the "Wonder City of the Canadian West. Calgary is the commercial metropolis of the Middle Can adian "West. Calgary is the distributing center for three provinces greater in extent than ten states of the Union. Calgary, with cheap power, natural gas, a favorable labor market and splendid railway facilities, is already an im portant manufacturing center. Calgary, with the Panama Canal completed, will by rea son of its strategic position be the greatest manufacturing center of Western Canada. Manufacturers in almost every line may find their golden op portunity in Calgary. Special reports upon any line of indus- try prepared and forwarded. ANDREW MILLER Industrial Commissioner, Calgary, Alberta. B E C A U s HOW MUCH RENT ARE YOU PAYING? What Have You to Show For It at the End of the Year? Instead of Paying Rent Out, Pay It In THE OREGON HOME BUILDERS' NEW PLAN REQUIRES NO "DOWN PAYMENT" i No matter how small your income, if yon want your own home and can spare a dollar or two a week, yoa can secure a home of your own design. A BETTER HOUSE AT A LOWER COST You will secure a better house for less money than from any other source. We build hundreds of homes at the same time. All our building materials are bought at first wholesale cost. All our operations are on an immense scale and you save the middlemen's profits on your home. You pay for your home in small monthly installments less ' than rent. v If you want your own home, a better, more beautiful home than you can rent ; u yon warn io sava me rent uwuc; jwu now pay out, investigate our "Home Contract" plan today. Call, write or phone for literature, giving full information. Corbett Building, Portland, Oregon :j.Tv:nrv. in ii .""'J zxr 'ujnavi DEEP WATER SEAPORTS MIGHTY SCARCE IN OREGON BRIGHTON ONE OF THE FEW FAVORED PLACES FACTS CANNOT BE DOWNED With advantages that BRIGHTON enjoys, there is not a shadow of doubt about the development of an important commercial turn iuuuia.i.iiiiui, "'j - BBIGHT0N has daily trains to and from Port land. BRIGHTON is ASSURED of the extension of the present jetty. This will increase the pres ent depth of 17V feet over the Nehalem bar. BRIGHTON is ASSURED of big sawmills. The largest in Tillamook County is now being completed. BRIGHTON has the timber 25 billion feet be ing tributary to Nehalem .Bay. BRIGHTON is a safe harbor, being just inside the jetty. BRIGHTON is ASSURED of shipping facili ties. BRIGHTON is ASSURED of untold benefits from its own DEEP CHANNEL and from the Panama Canal. BRIGHTON is ASSURED of increased real estate values. BRIGHTON INVESTORS are ASSURED of big profits. The Time to Buy Is at the Beginning of a Town-Present Rock-Bottom Prices Will Make Many Rich. LOTS $50 UP ON EASY TERMS Wise People are Investigate.-. Why DelayT Call for Folder and Other Information BRIGHTON DEVELOPMENT CO. 904 and 907 Spalding Building, Portland, Main 150 (5-11-11 the Portland Automobile Club by Pres ident Clemens. Mr. Josselyn was un able to give the necessary time to the work this committee will have in hand. It Is now composed of L. H. Rose Northwest manager of the Stu debaker Corporation; VtT. G. Chanslor, of Chanslor & Lyon, and Mr. Dickin son. Mr. Clemens and T. Irving Potter. Georere Knight Clark and H. L. Keats, directors, took a trip to the club grounds last week, to view the progress made on the new clubhouse. Accord ing to the architect and contractors. the building will be completed on scheduled time. The grand opening Is due to take place the night of June 15. H.E HOTEL BTJlLDINa RISES Structure for Dooly Investment Company to Cost $125,000. With the razing of the old frame buildings on the quarter block at the southwest corner of Twelfth and Wash ington streets, excavation will be start- ed at once for the five-story hotel structure for the Dooly Investment Company. The building will be of reinforced concrete construction and will be strict ly modern and fireproof throughout The first floor will contain storerooms and a big lobby, entrance to the hotel to be on Washington street. There will be 120 rooms in the hotel, all unusually large. The structure will be among the finest In the city. It will cost about $125,000. The contract for the con structlon has been let to the Hurley- Mason company. WHY GEARHART PARK? What Makes It the Ideal Spot for a Summer Home? SEASHORE, RIVERSIDE OR WOODLAND LOCATIONS Excellent Surf , Bathing ONLY Natatorium "By-the-Sea" ONLY Golf Links "By-the-Sea" v MOST Complete Hotel "By-the-Sea" BEST and QUICKEST through train serv ice. LOWEST railroad rates. Pure Mountain Water Just the 'place for your family to spend the Summer. Do you own a cottage there? If not, build one. Full size lots $180 and up. Easy payments. Electric lighting and pure mountain water delivered at each lot. Agent upon the ground, or call at office. GEARHART PARK COMPANY 100 Fourth Street Phone: Main 1293, A 726$