: Monday, January: 10, 127.'
LA UltANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Pace "-Seven" 1
1
raiding apt! Improvement
y-.r:zTi . hi
3 NEW HOMES TO
3E ERECTED HERE
Eird Bennett,
..Builder, First
Veteran
to - Ap-
J"n1v fm 1)97 Permit.
Jurlnff the first woelt or Oils
:.yer. throe ImibllnK pormits wero
IkhikmI, euch providing for the cri;o- j
i" tlojn of a .new r')itbnco bulbling in j
3ji Grande. - 1
' Ilrl Hi-nnott, votcmn contractor
lifilrc, tooli out tho rirt permit.
'. which wu8 IhsuoiI on Jon. H, inul
Which culled for a tfyhiiH dwelling
place on KlrHt Hireet between It
, anfl M uvenue. hast year JK'nnetL
vu utao tho "lrnt to iippl for u
pi-tmit. uIho for a tlwelllnK.- In his
' Herni al years In I .a Cramlc ln has
coAHtrurtcd niuny homes and says
theft he exports to ndrt several more.1
I tofhls total this y-eur. I
n Jun. 7 two permits wore is
bu1. r".
" en Ward secured permission to
. huMil a dwelllnK on Cedar street
DHlween Aduins and Jefferson to
co $2,000 and Cluudo . C. Pratt
t will creet a home on J avemni be
P twLen .Seventh' and Kishth streetH
ttoflost $2,&o0, bringing the total
amount of building for the first
WfTk hero lo an even $10,000.
Walla Walla Has
'Much New Building
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: jVAIXA WAIXA. Jan. 10 'Hie
yer 1026 wns one of the ontstnnd--.
lnj( construction years in tho hls
topy of Walla Walla.- The, biiilrt
. - fnj improvements permitted- provo
it. '.'Only two other.1 -.years .in the
- put twelve brought liioro building
hnfri than lfll'O us a glance over
; thirigur will show.i
The total expended In building
., hef o last year was I473.3M and
' thf other years hIiicb J!U5 ,vhich
' exceeded that total : wore 1 fl 1 &;
,1h banner year, .when the 1m
prAvoments totalled r40.firu and
?9j2, when tho sum or 5 15.400
''.-wall pnld out for new const met Ion
"i 1 . - ,
nvallnblo horaepowor from
V,Watei' Is eHtimatetl to .'be 4 " 0 ,000.-
6ol of whiuh ;rmly.-R4ii aiM!("H0Hi
hi fised at present. '
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Operate Your,
Radio From The
Light Socket
v With
Philco Socket
Power
H. & S. ELECTRIC CO.
Hotel Sommer Bldg. Phone 393-W.
"If it's on the air, Radiola will get it"
ifi I vm inffc:
KM WW s
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Gariage Door
Sets
Sliding and Swinging
An easy-working garage door set a simple
'push and the dooi-s are open; a slight pull and
they are closed. No binding or friction. Doors
work, as freely and easily as any house door.
We have the doors and sets on hand.
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Van Petten Lumber Company
Phone Main 732 for Service.
Baker Construction
In 1926 $507,311.00
flAKTMt, Ore., Jan. 10 llakor's
lit 20 building permits fell con
sldembly Blunt of the lSUfi niark
although they wero above tho half
million figure. last rtpuves show
peiniils amounting to'tri6.S0 nnd
this year they were $50 7,311, nc
cDnlinfr to Hie city clerk's office. ;
. 'Hie building of th new Hascho
I liiif bonsted the 1H& figures and
J distrountinpr this flKure tlie 1
j periuitn exeet'ijed Ihost; of l!l2f). ,
He re And
There
1IKR il Til KU K build PK
CAN.I1Y f 'unslrucllon hi-gins
on n-v $S3.fMin union whool.
ST. flKI.KNS I'irsl unit pr 5.-
5H).liuO );ilicr and ull) mill dodi-
SAI.KM .1). A. I.annr will build
$.ri,0iiO Htonitfo iarchoum.
AblUNt Ori-Kon .Milk com
pany will f-rcrt condensarj lirro.
.MKI)l'-()ltl.) 7r.,0(l(l 1'ri.RbytiT
lan church will bo completed this
month.
HITiHXE 1 lids' opened for
tliree-Htoiy building.
VAMI'A VKAIl (iOOP
NAMI'A. Ida., Jan. 10 Kxropt
In IH25. when Ihe bin Pacific Prult
Kxprl'ss plant wan constructed
lu re. iMillclinir in Niimpa for 11120
was tlio beavicHt In the city's bls
tory. 11 iH shown by flKUres in the
oll'lco of Kdwunl Moddon; city cn.
Blneer. ,
In the' year ;iuL ended bnllillnff
IiermilH issued UKffreyated :109.
o:i;'i. In IH'jr, the total wa S :l 5a. -L'
x n : In mil It wus ?2r,s.ii2r,, and
in the, uniount wuh $ 1 1 ti.sso.
AMt.wY in ii,nif;
AI.IV.NY. Ore., Jan. to Albany
I building pcrmils in exceeded
by jriO.inni Ms 1!1'& record. Tnning
(lie year it aut liorizoji tho con
si ruction of new buildings aggre
gating $2G,4H2 in value, according
to tht-Yeeord of K. I. Nutllng, city
ri'Conler.
In I the city issued S3 build
IhiyftermitH ttnd th-A-nhie of the
fniildings const rurted was $21 1,105.
ENGLISH COTTAGE WITH UNUSUAL PLAN " ,
By V. W. PURPY , ; i
There is something, about this
English cottago that is very charm
ing. The steep pitch of ..the roof
is carried down with a graceful
sweep to cover the open porch,
which is to bo screencd-in In the
summer. ..
Worn a small entrance hall, one
enters directly Into the large living
room, with lt,s French door bjading
out onto the porch. Plastered
archway leads Into a small dinefte,
H being theowner's Intention to
uso the end of tho living-room as
a dining-room, -when enlerlatning.
The Dinette contains a china cup
board and is sufficiently lurge to
accommodate- a table seating four
or five. The kitchen is. well plan
ned, the 'refrigerator is located In
the entry. - -
Who wouldn't line to hnve." an
owner's chamber as largo as this
with two closets? The. two other
chambers open convenient- to the
bath. A scuttle in the ceiling. of
the hall provides access to a large
vondlated utile.
'Tho bnsoment contains the
laundry, boiler-room fuel, storage,
etc. The portion under the porch
not being excavated.
Oak trim, oak floors.1lled Iri the
bath, with pine, trim for Ihe bed
rooms is the matt-rial used In this
home. The oak being stained &
light fumed, the wood work In the
bedrooms a pearl gray, with the
doors a light walnut, very effective
In contrast to the Old , KngHsh
wrought Iron! lighting fixture fld
hardware. ,
The cost, using franio on the
outside walls, wood shingles on tho
roof, stone work around tho rront
door, wi(h iron rail, is placed at
$7,000 to $9,000, exclusive of heat
ing and plumbing. ' ; 1 l
RIXCK IS TAIJ,
NRW YOllIC Prince William
. . o..-n.tnn'' Id nnn.lilnHnir n n invt-
Jtatlon to become. a:menibcr of the
.lloddy l.onu l.ega club of f'olum
bla. Ohio. The Invitation came to
the prlncp.'who is'six feet four
'inches, I'rotn ofivcrnor Vio.Dona
'hey, u charter member,. The club's
I n.,..nur lu tn aeek lnnt.ee beds.
liiKher doorways etc.. and 1t ob
jects to wise cracks nbout tall fU
lows. , , '
KXOHANOK l'K-Il Kl
ATLANTA Hobby Jones and
Gcor-o Von Klni, who huvo con
tested annually to " decide which
shall hold u blue ribbon sporting
title, think so much of each other
that they have Just exchanged pic
tures by . telephone In a new ar
rangement for service between At
lantu and l.os Angeles. v
Storm Center
Cyrus k. Woods of Pennsylvania,
former U. 8. ambassador to Japan,
Js center of the latest political
storm In Washington. Appointed
to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, he Is meeting Ihe oppo
stlloti of a large group of western
and southern senators. He ws
campaign manager for Senator
Pepper, In Pennsylvania's "slush
fund" primary.
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U. P, BUILDS NEW
COMBINATION CAR
Electric Coaches to Re
place Locomotives -on J'
' 'Western jBrnehes '
OMAHA, Jun. - 8..; Passenger
trains that run without locomotives
wiH'be the next contribution of the!
I-'hlun. i'aeific to modern railroad-'
lag- -This unusual feat ,wlll be ac-
compllshed through the operaiou
oi ii i eeemiy uHveiupeu tyjie ui eiee- j
trie oar. 'ten of which have been j
purchased by the Union Paeiflc for
Immediate 'service onp- certain
branch lines, nnd slinrt runs In
Kansas, ;olirado, Idaho and Wash-,
ingtoii, releasing steam locomotives
now In UHeVon tlieso runs, , !
The secret . of how the Union
Pacific will bring this about Is re
vealed in the for ward, end of the:
new style passenger cars. Instead j
of the ordinary vestibule there is a j
snug little room where the power
unit In located. This unit consists
of an .Internal combustion engine (
running a dynamo and generating
axles wlileh drive the car.
Combined I'nlt. Power
Itecauso this power nnjt is a com
bined gasoline engine and electric
generator, '.the cars have been
named "(inK-Uleetrics." L They are
Miil'tclemly, powerful to pull a Go
ton trailer, "whlrh may be an ad
ditional pauKenger coacli, baKiige.
mail or express car, a standard
Pullman sleeper, or even a londejl
freight or eoal car.
- ThTee different types' of cars
having the uniform length of VI
feet are represented in the JO or
dered. Five are all-passenger cars,
four are combination passenger-baggage-mati
cars and one Is a pas
sengur baggage combination.
Scat 70 Persons
Tho all-passenger cars each seat
7il people, 46 in the main compart
ment, and 24 lu thu, smoking rom,
located just back of the engine
room. The passeriger-baggage-mall
cars each seat 24. They, have 23
feet uf baggage space with a Ki
foot mall Miction. Fifty-six persons
can be seated In the paxsenger-b;ig-gago
car. which provides twenty
feet of baggage space. The cars
are of all-steel construction
throughout
Ihtsseiwer compartments are fit
led with modern appliances f"'
comfort and convenience of travel
ers, Hagguge compartments are
supplied with up-to-date equip
ment, and tli A mall sections are
constructed and equipped to con
form to standards anil regulations
of the l. S. railway mall serviee.
Four of the a II -passenger type
cars are equipped' with engines of
220 horsepower. Two of these will
be used between Pelleville and
Junction City, Kansas and the other
two will operale.between Haiinu and
Oakley. The remaining six cars
carry engines of 275 horsepower
euch. One of these, the fifth nli
passenger car. Is for service be
tween Denver and Fort Collins,
Colo.
OpcraW) In Malio
The passenger-baggage-mnfl oars
will all operate In Idaho on the
Cue he Junction to Preston, Sho
shone to Ketchum and Itlackfoot
lo Macjay,' runs. The fourth will
operate Between Ashton, the town
of the famous Amerlcnn dog derby
to Victor, near the Telon moun
tains. The oneytmKHpngr-haggage
car will run between Wallula and
Yaklmji. In Washington, . ( ,
All of these cars will supplant
steam trains now In operating be
tween points named.
The average cost -of tho now cars
Is approximately $40,000 each,
varying according lo the typo nf car
rfonstructed, and is slight ly inure
thun'-idO.ooO fur the Um. This sum
VoulVl purchase only f(Ur modern
tfleltm locomotives, whleh would
still leuve cars to he bought, where
as the new (iaK-Uleetiics. combine
both , locomotive . and passenger
train In one picecof equipment.
AHMY WOHKHR CITS LOOKM
JMtfW YORK It's all right to
turnhe other cheek towonl a
belligerent but one turn is quite
enough for Lieutenant Unail Hanks,
of the Kulvalion Army, wlio comes
from Louisville. Qolng to tho. aid
of a Howery bum, who wns being
attacked by a gang, t ho lie til en
ant got a black eye. Pacifist
methods caused another blow.
Then Hanks cut loose and he was
once a physical instructor. The re
sults were such thai he was com
mended by superiors.
The paint ami oil business went
off with n. Iiang this morning.
Nearly cvcrylasly that lias any
jobs wnriliwhlle always make a
It-llnc for the Priill UunilM'r Co.
If It Isn't right, we jhhUo it
Hglil. IT oii rind a fellow some
time howling around a goon I ibiil
sajlng that Prntl ilhl tills nrPratr
did Hint, a.k liltti If lie jiiihi iuhI
stHfkr to Mr. Pratt himself alKmt
it. Soniit people think beeaiiso a
lumber man Is a preacher thai lie
has to be crooked. We iuc not
using a preaelH'r or religion an ti
cloak to hide under. We are Just
a inn ii among men nnd we carry
rubber In our lead fiendl heeaiiu
we arc' subject to mislakes. If
anyone, lias an I hlng against nu',
(iiiie right straight in us and we
will make It right or gi out of
iMIiflCNS.
lie certainly nppni Lite Ih;
lai-g-e VfMuine of business: thai w
uif doing and we cnvt tn lUt
everything possible this )'ur lo
make your bin den as light as tos
sllile hi Ihe building material line
A load !ThtK to Cine ami wicral
loads going lo different pails of
Ihe elly and ollM-r Mplo rorT
lug It away In I heir nl ears or
In their hands or on 1lufr Imrks,
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
-The Poor Bitn'i Ttiroif
Nrr Pounitrr. I'lioud Main 14
No Hrairtj lliulaeaa.
COAST BUILDING
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
, ny W, K. HOWKH
Vice rreshlent S. W. Klruun & Co.
llulldlng construtction for the
oponinir inonlh. of 1H2? In our rn
clfle const cities 'will doubtless
continue to reflect thut tendency ,
toward conservatism which has j
beep u. dlslinguishinif churacterls
ttfvof the, year now closing. There ,
Is ln; iii'eseiu1' Indication .ol'miy
inaliiJal'-lcasciilng of buildliig ac- j
tlvlty .In..' the '.far. .w'est ;al'ca, but ,
the .btilldlug. pr'ogrnnv seQms liltely '
to 'continue on' tho steady und
slubilixt-d busif:of. 192 fit a some
what lower voluine than that of
. - "' '."?;. ' ;
While the 'tiital, of bulldlnK for ,
which .permits; wr-re' .Issued In H5
principal I'uclflc coast cities dilr- j
Ing l!tjt nmounts to approximately '
4iiT.(i(iu,(ino und Is about .10 per!
cent below the comparablo figure
of il2fi, the reduction has been evi
dent :only in those centers where
an unhealthful overproduction of
floor apace and houslntr seemed
ihreatcqed) ' It bus proven a wise
....t ,.e 1. 1,11. 1. ... im.l
I'"'', wii i.ii- iuit wi ......... .n .
those who finance building opera-!
Hons and has resulted In maintain- I
Ing, generally, unstable und satis, j
factory schedule of occupancy. J
That tho normal growth of these
cities will force un udvanco In
building construction -before end
of 1!)S7 seems proliulile. . Thirne j
cities ure. the mdst of them, grow
ing at a greuter puce thun am the
cities of eastern stutes, yet tho 11120 I
reduction. In building uctlvily has I
been relatively, grijuter In the west,
although'lthii December estimates
.Indicate a general reduction of ap
pro mate y J3on,iiu 000 in tne na
tional building"" program of 1!)20
as coiiiparcd, wil 1026.
Harring, r iiffoVeseen economic
disturbances,'. Imsiness generully
should be good'durlng 1BS7. There
is no Indication of u business slump '
ihut ill cuiise widespread iinem-i
ploymiiBl fir IJiut will cuuso a sharp i
dcclluB In ' const ruction projects.
The i urmiirlis of ' business depres.
slon In the building Industry aro
absent. Cosls of building mulerials '
tire stable,-lubor:ls highly efficient
nnd: waires . generally Blublllicd. '
As' the inoney inarltft l a mosj
depenilnbln barometer of business,
It can bil seen thut there uro ample
funds with which to curry forwurd
essentlul and' necessury building
Imiirovemenls.. In the nurly purt
nt 1027 there will likely be no morn
thun the seasonal variation in
money rates. '.-. .
The building situation in tho
west as throughout tho country
generally, Is In fact more labili.ed
than a few months ago, and there
Is every, reason, to believe that this
Industry will continue In lurge vol
ume, to iiiccl- tle ever-Increasing
demands of the, American people.
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WHEN BUILDING A HOME
Consult us and let us help you plan your
electric outlets. We will be glad to give
you the benefit of our experience j
Free of
La Grande Electric Co.
"Everything Electrical" : ' i
1412 Adams Ave.
A home
isn't a
home
Fred Spaeth
PLUMBING, HEATING and
SHEET-METAL WORKS '
108 FIR STREET
PHONE MAIN ,
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Dependable Grades in
Blue Mountain
Oregon Lumber
Long years of experience in
lumber manufacturing enables
us to offer uniformity in grade
and quality and prompt service
to the purchaser.
Lumber, Sash. Doors and
Shingles.'
Bowman-Hicks
Lumber Co.
Phone Main 8
Dry and Green Chain Box Wood
Phone Main 547
J. L. Munhall
Charge
r-ujrioirvi I tv r . If .
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wothout
modern
plumbing.
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