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THri MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 190S.
SOLID BASIS FOR REALTY VALUES
Inexhaustible Resources of Vast Empire Tributary to Portland Make Invest
ments Safe and Profitable Prices Still Moderate and Based on Income.
By A. B. Diamond.
THE prosperity and growth of Port
land, and the basis of the past,
present and future value of Its real
estate, rest on agriculture, timber, min
ing, livestock and other rapidly develop
ing resources In the country tributary to
her and at her door. As population in
creases In this territory so must her
commerce, manufactures and retail trade
Increase. These are the forces that make
a city and give its real estate stability,
an increasing rental power, with conse
quent Increase in values as the city
grows.
The great Willamette and Rogue River
Valleys are constantly growing In popu
lation, and will eventually support more
completion will be one of the greatest
factors in increasing our growth and
commerce, for there will be no necessity
for carrying any freight past our doors
which this new road will bring to Port
land, provided we have the necessary
amount of water on the Columbia River
bar, the necessary depth In the Columbia
and Willamette Rivers, and the local
dockage facilities for nandling the
freight. The electric lines now building
and in contemplation, such as the Salem,
the United Railways, and the Mt. Hood
line, are the greatest feeders possible
for retail trade, and Los Angeles Is a
shining example of what such lines ac
complish, and the great influence they
exert on business.
Going market prices on inside real
l J5000 a front foot, and. would command no
I greater rental than can be obtained for
the Portland corner referred to. This
comparison of values holds good for all
classes of business property and close-tn
residence property. Many prospective
buyers are contrasting the difference in
prices now asked and paid, with those
ruling in 1894-5-6, but every well-posted
man knows that real estate In Portland
has always been cheaper than the popu
lation, commerce and future of the crty
warrants.
The Lewis and Clark Eposltlon has at
tracted the attention of the country to
Portland and the Pacific .Northwest, ana
what it has done for us is now history.
The Alaska and Yukon Exposition, to be
hcM n Seattle, will do as much KOod to
us as it will to Seattle. People of the I
J RECAPITULATION OF PORTLAND'S BUILDING PERMITS FOR YEAR. 1907
January .
February .
March . . .
April
May
June
July
August . ..
September ,
October . .
November
December
No. of
permits.
... 218
... 278
... 315
. . . 3K9
... 41
... 3(?2
... 374
. . . 39
. . . 3B2
. .. 422
... 162
... 122
Repairs.
31.360
31,810
38, Mt)
49.172
81.902
52.845
76.B71
84.275
72.5411
65.530
18.570
133.350
Sheds and
bams.
2.21)5
7.885
16.840
6,885
lll.HO
10.815
8.525
12.480
7.460
24.O80
3.715
5,550
Dwellings,
East Side,
f 158.920
226. 003
228,049
870,290
379.350
381.240
, 353.925
. 217.040
308.850
808,225
128,850
32,550
Dwellings,
West Side,
f 70,950
64,900
123,450
82.850
190,000
- 153.450
135. 7O0
66.800
. 26.000
72.550
15,400
1,400
Frame Apartments. Zxcava-
Claao A, B business steel ft tlons
& C bides. blocks, concrete, for bricks.
X 265,900 X 25,250 X 37.000 $12,800
432.9O0 74.550 40.000 8.600
202.5O0 81.325 1,000 18.000
871.3O0 26.180 12.000 S.300
339,200 86,640 60,000 5,500
251. 8O0 . 15,100 ' .1..
87 600 82,2 19.750 ....
282.100 133. 9"6 4,760
406,050 5S.5O0 3.000 ....
106.050 18.300
10.3O0 22.375 ....
160,400 2.000 8.000 ....
Totals.
$ 604,475
886.748
659.729
1,526,977
1,152,732
865,250
762,371
881.360
943,300
684.735
199.210
843,250
Totato 8.894 X726.494 $114,770 3,233,28S Xl.003,450 $3,517,000 $576,325, 1185,510 153.200 18,410.137
people than the entire State of Oregon
now contains. The great Inland Empire,
with its enormous resources,- growing by
leaps and bounds, is coming closer to
Portland every day. The Irrigation pro
jects now in course of construction are
spending money which will be returned
a hundred-fold and every settler who
makes a crop Is an additional customer
for Portland.
The North Bank Railroad now nearlng
estate of all kinds in Portland are mod
est. Rentals are not high. There are
but two cities on the Pacific Coast with
which Portland real estate values' can
be compared, I. e., sseaiue ana uus
Angeles. One of the most aestrable
pieces of retail business property in Port
land was recently sold on the basis of
13500 a front foot. Property In a similar lo- j
cation In either Los Angeles or Seattle ;
could not be purchased for less than 1
WORK OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
Proves Value of Organization and System in Cam
paign to Advertise Portland and State of Oregon
By C. W. Hodson.
ORGANIZATION is the watchword
of the 20th century. In every line
of business, in every walk of life,
is found the one tendency "organiza
tion." The means adopted for its con
summation are varied, but the central
Idea In every Instance is the same
accomplishment of purpose.
During the past 20 years laborers,
mechanics, and artisans have learned
that as Individuals little could be ac
complished along the line of betterment
of conditions under which they oper
ated; hence, organization into unions,
lodges and clubs has been resorted to.
Collectively, they have become very
powerful and effective. These -combinations
have practically eliminated
competition in the field oi labor, and
have drawn all the elements of strength
toward one common center. What was
formerly an unorganized mob of Indi
viduals Is now a smooth working, dis
ciplined, well-directed machine. And It
does things.
Demand for reductlo- In prices by
the purchasing: public resulted in multi
plication of labor-saving machinery
and systems, until seemingly the limit
of possibility along those lines had
been reached. Attention then turned to
elimination of managerial and office
expense; cutting off the enlistment of
millions of superfluous capital in com
petitive lines of endeavor where small
er investments intelligently organized
and directed produced better results;
by conserving energy and eliminating
waste. This new order of things of
fered a solution of problems which had
formerly seemed unsolvable.
i- long line of Industrial combina
tions followed, producing, in number-
' less instances, results beneficial to both
operatives and the public. It also
opened the way for all sorts of
. ubuses. Ambitious labor agitators saw
opportunities for betterment ot their
own condition' at the expense of their
fellows, their employers and the pub
lic. Unscrupulous operators also
grasped the opportunity for exploiting
the community at large, using the plea
of promoting the general good as a
cloak for concealing their iniquitous
maneuvers. All, however, only served
to emphasize more strongly the fact
that, through organized effort, possibil
ities were almost limitless. The prob
lem of separating the good from the
bad, winnowing out the chaff from the
grain. Is one now before the people for
solution and It will be solved.
All these operations Berved to show
conclusively that times had -changed,
, and that the old slogan, Competition la
the life of trade," bad fallen by the
wayside, and in its stead had been In
stalled "Organization means success."
In no lino of effort has this been
truer than In connection with publicity
efforts. Communities, usually repre
sented by a few progressive citizens,
who formerly made spasmodic efC6rts
at making themselves known and set
ting forth the merits of their section,
have learned the lesson of the benefits
of organization of combined effort. In
our own city, these experiences were
repeated many times befoi the Port
land Commercial Club took hold of the
subject In an intelligent and business
like manner. Having for one of its
objects the material development and
upbuilding of the City of Portland and
State of Oregon, it gathered up the
loose and scattered ends of former de
velopment societies and Immigration
organizations, enlisted the energies and
co-operation of the few public-spirited
citizens who had been devoting much
of their time an dmeans to the better
ment of the Northwest, and took up as
an organized entity the work which
had formerly been done in a desultory,
haphazard sort of way. v
It secured a competent manager, sur
rounded him with a corps of able as
sistants, and provided the means nec
essary for the conduct of a systematic
campaign of publicity of letting the
world know who and what we are, and
inviting everybody to come and make
their homes among us. Having a well
established, central organization, it
reached out into other portions of the
state and assisted In the organization
of local clubs and societies, whose pur
poses were the same all exploiting our
wonderful resources and climate, . and
Inducing Immigration.
These efforts, intelligently directed,
have produced wonderful results. But
a few short years have been necessary
to show the beneficial effects of this
organization. While the work already
accomplished has seemed little short of
marvelous, plans for theuture, already
matured, will, when carried out, far
eclipse all former efforts. With the
completion and equipment of our mag
nificent new building, which will fur
nish the club members and their
friends with a permanent and delight
ful home, efforts will be redoubled.
With results showing as they do under
conditions as they have prevailed, what
must they be under the new regime?
With an active, wide-awake member
ship of over 1000, each imbued with
the same spirit of progress, Portland
and the Northwest cannot but forge
ahead by leaps and bounds.
The Portland commercial Club is a
living example of the benefits to be
derived from organization. Added to
its efforts Is the influence of some 70
auxiliary development leagues in other
portions of the state, each being capa
bly directed by competent officers
along' the same general lines of the
central body. What a power these
bodies must be for the upbuilding of
our cities, towns and rural communi
ties. Organization means everything.
PORTLAND THE CITY OF ROSES
Queen of Flowers Nowhere Attains More Splendid Per
fection Than in Western Oregon Many Varieties Grown
By Frederick V. Holmsa.
IN MAKING Portland the Rose City,
and In order to show the stranger
passing by on the sidewalks the
beauty of roses In Portland, every resi
dence should have one or more climbing
roses. The bush roses do not make such
fine displays as the climbers do. Some
climbing roses are easily affected by
frost. Marechal Nell is an example. But
there are now a 'arge number of climbing
roses which are hardy, and many of them
are almost continuous bloomers. Some of
the well-known and favorite bush vari
eties have produ d climbers which bear
the same kind of roses as their parents
differing only from the parents in more
vigorous growths. I here give the names
of some of these climbing varieties. I
omit the word "climbing" from the name.
Belle Siebrecht. Caroline Testout, Captain
Christy, Captain Hayward, Devonlensls,
Frau Karl Druschki, Gainsborough (a
climbing Viscountess Folkestone), Kal
serin Augusta Victoria, La France, Mme.
de Watteville, Nipuetos, Papa Gontler,
Perle des Jardlns, Souv. de la Malmaisoa
and Wooton.
In addition, there are a number of well
known climbers which grow and bloom
here most satisfactorily. I place nrst
Madame Alfred Carriere. which I be
lieve, does better in Portland and West
ern Oregon than in any other place ux
the world. It Is perfectly hardy. Is one
ot the first to bloom In the Spring, and
the last to stop In the Fall. It has beau
tiful tillage, and produces no rose-apples.
It leaves no unsightly bunch of dead pet
als after blooming. I have three bushes
of this variety, one of which Is 40 feet
high. Gloire de Dijon and its daughter
Mme. Berard are too well known to need
descriptions. They produce rose-apples,
which must be cut off if the bushes are
to bloom well a second or third time in
the season. . The same . true of Gruss
an Teplitz, the beautiful dark red semi
climber. One of its roses Is not espe
cially striking, excepting for its color,
but the color effect of Its continuous
blooming is very beautiful.
Gloire de Margottin Is another beautiful
dark red climber. It is not as strong a
grower as some of the climbers, but 'It
will grow to a height of at least 12 feet.
Ards Pillar Is one of the new. fine dark
red climbers. It is one of Alexander
Dickson & Sons' varltles. It was intro
duced In 1902. I also esp;. :ially recom
cend Gainsborough. It is one of the
most satisfactory climbers I know of.
Fortune's Yellow Is one of the most
beautiful climbers. It blooms very early
but unfortunately blooms but once In tie
season. But Its foliage is beautiful and
usually lasts until January. This rose
is known in this country by many differ
ent names usually not by its own name.
Some of Its nick-names are Beauty of
Glasenwood. Gold of Ophlr. San Rafael
Rose, Requa Rose, and 'that beautiful
yellow and red climbing rose of yours."
It la entitled to be known by its tr 3
name.
There are also a number of other well
known climbing roses, which do well in
Portland, such as Dorothy Perkins, La
Marque, Solfaterre, Reve d'Or, and Will
iam Allen Richardson. I do not recom
mend the planting of Crimson Rambler.
It blooms but once in the season. While
a strong grower, it mildews badly, which
makes the bush rather unsightly. -
In planting climbing roses dig a trench
United States have lust learned that
there Is a country in the Pacific North- j
west with the finest climate in the world,
fertile soil and good markets, and from
now on It will be difficult to keep them
away from us.
With these assets how can the Pacific
Northwest fail to grow, how can the
City of Portland fail to grow, and how
can Portland real estate fall to Increase
in value?
several feet square and not less than
three feet deep. Place in the, bottom s ;v
eral inches of broken stone, or brick, or
charcoal, or clinkers for drainage. Fill
the hole with rich soil and the bush f ill
grow without troubling you, excepting
that you must give it something to sup
port it. A trellis of wood, or pf galvan
ized Iron pipe is good. I use, near the
house, a frame made of galvanized iron
pipe three-quarters ot an inch In diame
ter, bolted to the house beneatu the
eaves. From this frame I hang wire net
ting, putting a piece of straight pipe at
the bottom of the netting to hola It in
place, and to make It hang evenly. Any
plumber can make this frame. A cllm fl
ing rose should not be attached to the
side of the house. Place the trellis, or
have the frame made so that the netting
will be at least three feet from the side
of the house. In this "vay the rose-bush
grows better. It can be easily sprayed,
and In painting the house the bush will
not have to be moved.
Do not trim a climbing rose, except Ij
remove the dead wood, and to keep It
shapely. Nature makes a more Iieautiful
climbing rosebush than man can.
Doing; Thlngrs at Toutle.
Castle Rock Advocate:
First and greatest of all. Old Man
Berry Is here pulling stumps, building
fence, rolling logs, etc., to beat the
band.
Will E. Jackson, wife and family have
absconded lor Portland.
Old Man Wyant and sons have been
blowing fir stumps almost up to heaven
at least one nearly as large as Mount St.
OLYMPIC
FLOUR
It leads in popularity, because it has
always been as perfect as is possible to
make. For light, white, good-tasting
bread, there is no other equals it.
OLYMPIC
WHEAT HEARTS
You owe it to your family to provide them with
food that you know to be absolutely pure and
wholesome. . Such is Olympic Wheathearts a
breakfast cereal made from the little hearts of the
finest wheat, and sterilized.
OLYMPIC PANCAKE
FLOUR
Makes good temper because it makes
good digestion. Pancakes and -waffles,
when of the right material and properly
blended, are agreeable to taste and stom
ach. Hence the universal popularity of
Olympic Pancake Flour.
OLYMPIC CARE AND
PASTRY FLOUR
A flour specially made for flaky pie
crust and light, fluffy cakes. It is the
frlutenous part of the four that makes
good bread, but it is not good for pastry.
By special process, this is removed in the
pastry flour.
Th
e
Portland Flouring Mills Go.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Helens came near coming down on top of
his fine new house.
Ernest Ferchan is working the roads.
N. B. Gardner Is still at the old stand,
and there I think he will stay and die.
Young Willie Sutton Is a great nimrodl
He kills quails, grouse, pheasants and
rabbits, to keep the table groaning with
tare meats.
I forgot to say that Ernest Ferchan has
been making a new picket fence, new
gates and other new things on Abe
Umiker's place until you would never
know the place.
PHOTO CALENDAks HALF PRICE.
10c up. Kiser. 248 Alder at. "
U. S. LINE STEAMERS
America, Columbia, Multnomah
EVERY ONE A CRACK-A-JACK
Touching at all
landings on the
Willamette and
Colu m b i a be
tween Portland
and St Helens. -Depart
from St.
Helens daily at'
6:30 A. M., from
Portland at 2:30
every afternoon
; t
Superior Pasa
ener accom
modations, with
quick time and
low rates for
either paaaen
ger or freight.
Portland land
ing foot Wash
ington Street.
The Steamer Columbia will in the near future make four daily round trips
. between Portland and Vancouver.
Telephone Main 2184.
Home A1184.
GAPT. JAMES GOOD, Owner
TAADS MARK
Tit AOS MARK
PORTLAND CORDAGE CO.
FACTORIES :
PORTLAND, OREGON.
14th and Northrup.
SEATTLE:, WASH,
Interbay.
TRDB MARK
TRADE MARK v
Established 174,
BROWN & McGABB
(INCORPORATED.)
STEVEDORES
: Portland Office
No. 35 Second Street
Portland and Astoria
Oregon
j DOWNING-HOPKINS CE;
SEA T 1 LE SPOKANE POR I LAND. ESTABUSHED 1883
! BROKERS
Stocks, Bonds, Grain Bought and Sold for Cash
I and on Margin
: ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PORTLAND
Private Wires
Phone Main 37
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DRAYAGE CLAY S. MORSE STORAGE
Merchandise and Household Goods Machinery and Safes
Operating ''The Overland Warehouse," Fourth and Davis Streets (480,000 cubic feet); The
Morse Warehouse, Thirteenth and Hoyt Streets, (600,000 cubic feet, Private Switch.)
Office and headquarters Fourth and Davis streets, Portland, Or., telephone Main 777, Home A 1277, only one
that has a private switch.
GAMBRlNUS
PEER OF ALL BEER
Brewed by the .
Gambrinus Brewing Co.
Portland, Oregon
Washington Street, Between 23d and 24th
fSSSSSSL Purity and Healthfnlness
IN BOTTLES AND KEGS
Hydraulic Rams
For Country Homes,
Farm Houses, Stock
Yards and Irrigation
Made in sizes from 1 inch up.
'Write for Bulletin R-2 and R-3
Columbia Steel Co.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Canadian Pacific
EMPRESS LINE OF THE ATLANTIC.
First Cabin Winter rat 55 up. Superior
accomodation available. Safety. speed and
comfort combined. Write zor particulara.
F. B. JOHNSON. Fan. AgL.
112 Third au. ' Portland. Oregon.