Tuesday, July 6, 1926.
Buiildie snidl ; Improvement
BUILDING
CITY HEALTHY
Despite a hI owing down in con
utrucllon during June, thn record
nt tho olty recorder's office shows
that building permits Issued in Ijbl
tlraude during the first half of
. line culled for building- -worth
1184, 05?, a figrurn in excess of sev
eral1 years' totals since 1920.
5 Building; hits been mostly In tho
residential district, although sev
eral businefw vddltlons arc includ
ed, among them being a new $9000
foundry the La Grande Iron Works
1s just starting to build; the new
Nash garage building on A damn
and several filling stations. ,
lVri nits l(y Mon Hi.
Building totals by months in
1a Grande follow: January, f 21, -725;
February, $20,580; Murch,
$ii0.6X0; April, $30,402; May, $34,
030: June. $17,690.
Substantial gains. In building
eoiuttructlon wero recorded
throughout the Pacific Northwest.
:urlng the fimt six months of this
ear, according to a survey recent
ly completed by the Pacific Bulld-
P and Kngineer. Tho only sub
stantial letups In construction dur
ing tho January. Juno period were
in the four largest-cities of tho
northwest Portland, Heatfle, Ta
coma and Bpoknnu. with the larg
est slunvp .In Port fund;"' Increase.;
In building operations in the minor
cities and smull towns are re
sponsible for the total gain. '
Prominent among tho cities
now undergo4ng building booms
are; 1 wis ton, Ida,; Long view,
Wash.; Klamath lOalls, Ore.; and
Uozenuin, 'ftiont.
K la math lloomlug,
Klamath , Fulls, at tho end of
June, 1925r showed a total of $667,
095, and at the end of June this
year the total was $1,093,603. A
permit has not yet been secured
for the $800,000 S. P. terminal
within the city limits nor for three
hotels and apartments with the cost
announced as totaling $324,000.
K u gene, Ore., Is experiencing a
healthy building year, with per
mits for the first six months reach
ing $998,625. Permits Issued tft
June totaled $271,525.
Balfin Kpemls Much.
Salem. Ore., spent $1,458,020
during the January-June period
und indications are that $1,000,000
will be '- exceeded in the next six
months, according to The Associ
ated Press, with an 11-story bank
building, a . new Presbyterian
church, and an eight-story office
building arid auditorium on the
program. Itesldenco building for
the six months was more than a
house a, day. ,o
linker. Ore., experienced a 'big
six months of building although of
ficial figures havo not yet been
made public. .
POLK'i; IMI'AKTIAL
BRICK VENEER HOME
FKI HIS OVUIICOAT
PAUL HMITH'H, New York-
President Coolldge will need his
overcoat on his summer vacutlon.
Frost here this morning. Campers
built fires last night to keep warm.
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I ' tlV 41 Buifciifitw HEFRIGERATION 1 1 ing und Imllt or (lie lnwl comilriio
I I NnJli , . . . II lion. tliiB liome will run uhout
I II H KUSKJNBAUM I 7uoi) or 86o.
I 11 1 uppo. i'. u. I'hone Main 101
Lbk II t'lngon is rumng iwo miiiinn
BR II feet of lumber per year. We'll be
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' ill I'll It I,ro,n W0(,s to C-'wstomcrs, )' 111! I
III1 111 lit depend on our products being proper- j
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! l j J. L. Munhall for Chain and Box Wood ? kJI jf I
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j No weather affects
ire
Summer's hottest day means
rjothing to Frigidaire, the mod.
em, electric refrigerator. It goes
on keeping perfectly all foods,
supplying ice-cubes, making
many frozen desserts.
Come in and see the new low
priced metal cabinet Frigidaires.
They are sold on the GMAC
payment plan.
NKW. YOHK Tho pollco nt
Coney Island are qulto Impartial.
1 If frlrls butliiitff cunnot wear
thoso In cabarets J
juiuat bo carofut aa to weartnv less I
itliun. thut. Kiglit girls In a hotel J
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oiio ploce suits.
. "( - M m I I pnvii.i hovn linnn nrmiruA in nnllrt
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W. Iinil ) ,
There, is iiu other lypf of con
struction (hat compares favorulilv
with the, brick veneer. Costs are
less than solid brick construction
and brick veneer Is warmest type of
construction .possible. It gives a
very substantial appearance to tho
structure, as well us (loinir away
with the unsightly stucco discol
oration thsit sometimes appears at
tho base of the stucco at tho
grade- Half timber work In the
gables is .most attractive and tho
l variegated shingle roof Is In sharp
(Contrast with the white cement
plaster walls, above tho second
'story. Arrnngetnent is very satis
factory for a smalt house, renter
.ball stairway goes up from both the
llivlng room and the kitchen and
(those to the bnsement from kitchen
and rear porch.
I The kitchen hn. a breakfast al
cove and In the dining room there
are built-in china cloMfdn. ,Tho
'second floor hus1 three good sized
bed rooms, ami bath and extra
large fll'l closets. A (nil i base
r f DINDIG tar6 b .
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A New Cord for
Economy and
Longer Life
Too many quality electrical appliances. are in -the
discard blamed because of defective heat
er cord. i:''.
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- On the other hand a good heater cord in'-' .
creases respect for the appliance and'; adds ;
years.'-'of satisfactory service when1 bthenvise.
Let us prove this to voir! 'V the appliance would be in the junk heap. Take
advantage of our experience and f acihtics e .
can make you a new cord in a jiffy.
by doing your plumbing. '
Fred Spaeth j
riuiviaiiu, nAiiiu ana
SHEET METAL WORKS
108 FIR STREET
PHONE MAIN
586
La Grande Electric Co.
1412 Adams
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HEAD THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED AOS
Building Activity Now
Under Way at Wallowa
Permits
WALLOWA, Ore, July 6. Work
on tho now H. U. Haistnn compttny
IjulltllnK on Muin streot wns sturtod
during IJic luat week,; when :tho
,,.l ! ril,l,..l r,, ...i.l liii.n.lrv BUrilRC Housing- tllO llUrHO WU
aloruRr, rnrnncn room.i, pic. Tho movud out und over to the HulsU-n,
floors In th nwiln purt of the homo rildi-m-. the chapel und nddltlon
ore hnrdv.'ood with pine for onuni- removed . und annex torn out in
rllnir In Hie re.nl. Thn'llirliilnir rlx. I prepural Ion for pNcavullon for Ihe-
turesareof Knullsh deiKn In keep. I Ijanement and. erection of the aide,
inir with the rent nf the nlun und walls of concrete and brick. I
are nuito unique- o-W. tracks, to cost Sauuo.
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June 28 Penult issued fo D.
Drannon to alter and repair a
one and a half Hto.ry f roine dwell- .
inff on Greenwood between 'A
and the city limits, work to cost
$1200.
- Juno 28 Penult issued to O.
VitzBeraJd to erect . frame
building- to bo used as a foundry
on Cove between Cherry and the
June SO Penult Issued to IS.
a.lur.ilirU,M tn arani mirni'!. nn . I tS?;
A.l.l(u iivnin. K(.i-.wn I?,. .... If
and Willow, to cost $150. '
Jule 30 Permit Issued to V..
O, INiyton to alter and repair a
two-story dwelling on Adams be
tween Cedar and First, work to
cost 9200.
j Wallowa keeping step with the pro-1
fixetsfive spirit nuinlfcftted when" a'
i paving conlnict was let for Main
street.
Tho new building will be 55 feet
by ISO over all, with a wales room
J 55 by (10, surrounded by a bal
cony. '
The front end, facing south on
Main, will consist of eight sectloiiH
(of plate glass, with supporting
cohiuiti.4 of brick two feet square,
f topped with sections of tapestry
j glass. The frontage will contlnuo
J around the corner, facing on tho
side street east, the plato ghisa
! front continuing a depth of 1
feet. From the gliusa, the side wall
will continue 44 . more, feet. , end-.
tug with, double doors, providing- husband. Hut that doesn't get her
a (2-Inch rear vntmnco to tlmjn)inil, j ournewnpaper. Nothing
siiliHroom. short of divorce goes,
The continuation or the buiming
from this point will house the un
dertaking parlors. mortuary and
mortuary warehouse. Tentative
plans ulso include a room for the
hearse.
The basement will be 30 by CO
reel wtlh a depth of seven feel
In the clear, and house the heat
ing nysteml. with floor spaeo for
Hiihsctucul plans.
plans were prepared and con
struction Is in charge of H. V.
llonil, of Maker, who also Is the
archltecl Tor the new Lower Valley
school ho tistt. -
Dulldcr, Pete Bosovltz.
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. Juno 28 Permit isssucd to J.
W. Welt to alter und repair a
dwelling on Y between Lilrch and
Uepot, work to cost J250.
Aelresa snys she n 'mud lit : he
m:w xa.mi; uhymi;i
NKW UOCHHM'K. N. Y. A
tuember now expalm'd that the
hoard of education changed the
mime of the new high school from
Wood Wilson to New Itnchell be
cause of the pupils cheer Tor their
athletic team. New Hoehetb'
rhymes with "1 yell" and Wilson
dl Ktl't.
savi.i m-;vi;; mtowNs
boNNKIl LAKK, 'al. Two Vi
S. ulrtuall pilots circh'd over Don
nr Ijike iittempttng to locate the
body of Kobert Van (iowlng. who
wns drowned aturdtiy after sav-
tig the lives of seven prsons In a
capstxed boat. Their search proved
(utile.
Al'IXSt HIS PKAIl,llT
l,OS ANC1KI.KW Automobiles
and liquor caused more accidents
than fiiHHvoi'ks. Twenly-nlne per
sons rtRtireil In automobile miit
baps nd liquor arrests white only
one fireworks accident oceurvd.
hi 'its thk iu.KiiiY iii;ia
t'Ol.l'MLU'S. Ohio-" The debut
of Jim lUmea on the nevne of con
flict was a bit Inauspicious. "Hum
the b'oody hay fb-ld" he cried.
uollng his ball after various In
effectual attempts to get It lu the
Uolo or iicaJwd toward it.
This Is tbe (Uh of July nml (he
people niv mtllua thHr sleeves
and bulliHtig litmwi'M like two of a
kind. We cxixt-t to be rtislitHl
fcom now on till snow files, ns
j building material nlwnys giHs fast
frtnn the I until of July until n
wcvk iHfoiv t'brlsdnas. Mir ixilut
business s very gratifying. We
aiv Miippitig n inu gallons lip in
KntoipHe, Oregon; also n hnrri'li
of HitMHtl oil. Tin same Pnr,"'
im in tun iiinrhri itr hhiihi
f knlstmi'iio. Wo an Ik-Iii I
nilietl lu fill our orders, t wtlljj
t'llsp.
l S. KvrrylKMly I bnvt talke-l!
It liHlay kiuda ralM's the left arm
and puts one foot on top of lite
other oihi anil yawns like they
lme btvii out late nt night.
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
"Tile looc Sinn's Friend"
Near P.Miiitfry. . I'hone Slain 3-18
No Sunday Uusuuma.
Where The Building
Dollar Goes
The comparative cost of each item in the average building
job has been worked out by the United States Department of
Labor so as to show just how. the building dollar is divided.
The figures include both labor and material costs, labor,
amounting to 59.5 per cent of the total. The New York Times
thus reprints the Labor Department's estimates:
.. . ,' Out of ' , ::
- . Building Dollar
Material and Labor (In Cents)
Foundations and masonry '. 36.10
"Carpentry i.:.....::.;;. .: ,...,,.:...,.... 29.10
Plumbing ......... 10.00
-Heating . :. . 8.70
Hardware, metals ..; 7.60
Paint .......:.:;..:....::::...;....li,..i....;.....;.1 6.50 ' ' '""
Electricity work and fixtures... , 2.00
Total '...L..:....; 100.00
In this connection the Department presents figures showing -
the division of the construction cost of the average five-room-and-bath
stucco house, costing $8,000, with lot:
Work Cost Percentage
Excavation ..r $60 .07
Masonry ;...;...:. 480 6.00
Carpentry '. 600 7.05
Lumber 848 10.06
Hardware 120 1.05
Mill Work j 935 11.67 .
Painting ; ; 380 4.17
Plastering and stucco 820 10.25
Tile bath 60 .-.07
Sidewalk -91 . ? 1.14
Grading and sodding 100 1.25
Furnace 330 4.16
Wiring 107 1.33
Fixtures 160 2.00
Plumbing 600 7.50
Papering 135 . 1.66 :
Ask Us For Estimates.
Grande Ronde
Lumber Co.
Retail Yard Across the Tracks on Greenwood Avenue
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