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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1908)
12 THE MORXIXG OREG0XIAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY' 1, 1908. COOS BAY OREGON 163 LOTS AT HALF PRICE EACH $40 EACH $5 Cash . $5 Per Mo. No Interest OUR LOSS YOUR GAIN ONE MILE SOUTH OF SMITH'S NEW MILL. EMPLOYING 2500 MEN, -ON PROPOSED LINE OF S. P. RY. THIS TRACT HAS A FRONTAGE OF 1700 FEET ON NAVIGABLE TIDEWATER. ' WITH 20 FEET OF WATER AT LOW TIDE. 19 08 Facts Worth Knowing HAPPY NEW YEAR "A Front Foot of Portland Property Is Worth a Dozen Castles in the Air" ' Safe investments insure safe returns as, for example: A piece of North Portland business property which we are offering on a 10 per cent net basis, paying $100 per month. You. can safely "bank" your "hoarded" surplus on this proposition. For another example, take this "Flatiron": $200.00 PER MONTH r-- "! $20,000 v An investment par excellence, safe "to have and to hold." ' A well-selected list of business, industrial and residence property. Homes in every part of the city, at all prices, and for all people, the wealthy and humble alike. Special attention given to the wants of NON-RESIDENTS. i 1 1 1 1 ! k 1 S I I i I i !t::i: :n:i:::: Offices 253V2 Washington, Cor. Third. .Boy Fruit Lands Where your money will grow acreage lots in COVELL, one of Portland's most delightful suburbs. Just the soil to grow cherries, all kinds of berries or garden vegetables. A cherry orchard will yield $250 to $500 per acre per annum, berries will yield as much, and garden vegetables are not to be over looked for substantial income when properly cultivated. These suburban acreage tracts will more than double in value in the next year prices ranging from $250 to $700 per acre. Thirty minutes' ride to business center. Best of electric car service. five to 10-acre apple tracts in Hosier Valley red apple land, Hood River district, four miles from railway station. Apple orchards in full bearing yield from $700 to $1500 per acre each crop. Ten-year-old orchards sell from $1500 to $5000 per acre. Costs $375 to plant and cultivate an orchard to five years' growth. The price of our land is $40 to $100 per acref See what you can make. We have the best bargains in fruit land and suburban acreage in the state. THE DUNN-LAWRENCE COMPANY 248 Alder Street, Portland, Or. $ 16,000 Four modern flats, income $1632 per year; choice location. $7000 Four modern 3-room flats, West Side; income $72 per month. $7SOO Large strictly modern 8-room house, ground 100x184; choice shrub bery. An ideal home. Best home buy on the East Side. Fronting two streets. $46SO 6-room modern house walking distance, west, near West Park st. $8SOO Triangular block, West Side, good for hotel or apartment house. $150050x100 lot on Corbett street, east front; fine. $1000 Six-room new house on Mount Scott line; nice lot. $550 Choice building lot on 36th st., near Hawthorne ave. Mr? 1717 room 20 raleigh bldg. Hi. I irr 323 1-2 WASHINGTON ST. PORTLAND, OREGON. Main 8126 A 1506 F. O. NORTHRUP CITY REAL ESTATE Interests of Estates and Non-Residents a Specialty. Some Bargains in West Side Income Properties Now Listed Rooms 314-15 Couch Building Fourth Street Near Washington Portland, Oregon ARDMORE 1 The most desirable building site in Portland, surrounded by palatial homes. The only exclusively high-class residence property, supplied with bitulithic streets, cement sidewalks, Bull Run water; sewer and gas laid to each lot. Take Washington-street car, get off at Park avenue. Geo. D. Schalk Phone Main 392 A 2392 264 Stark Street Portland, Oregon Write or call for plats or further - Information. . LAMONT & HARRIS REAL ESTATE FIRE INSURANCE SWETLAND BLDG. PORTLAND. OREGON. Farm Buys in Clark County, Wash. 40 ACRES PRICB $2000.00 1300.00 Cash; Balance In 3 Years. 18 acres under good state of cultivation, more easily cleared. 5 acres in bearing or chard of assorted fruits, barn 24x40, small house, fruit dryer, chicken houses, etc., good well at house and living stream through place, R. P. T., convenient to school, 5 miles from good town on Colum bia River and 14 miles from Vancouver. Includes 2 cows. 2 heifers, some chickens, plow, harrow, cultivator and all small tools used on fruit and truck farm. Crops betted owner over $800.00 this year. 40 ACRES PRICE $2SOO.OO Terma If Desired. 23 acres under cultivation, balance in good woods pasture, 4-room house, barn 4 Si 48, chicken, tool and potato houses, good well and living stream, fenced and cross fenced with good board and wire fences, family orchard of assorted fruits. A-l soil. IK miles from school, 2 miles from country town, and 9 miles from Vancouver. In cludes the following stock and implements: S cows, 3 heifers, bull. 2 pigs, some chick ens, 3 horses, wagon, buggy, harness, shovel plow, cream separator, new mower, rake, hay in barn and all small too la 28H ACRES... PRICE $4700.00 fjlOOO Canh) Balance to Suit Purchaser Buys this beautiful level tract; 10 acres In bearing orchard, balance of land under fine state of cultivation, fenced and cross fenced, nice new modern plastered 6-room house, painted white, good barn, chicken house and a $1500 fruit dryer; good well at house; convenient to school, 1 & miles to boat landing on Columbia River and rail road station, and 5 miles from Vancouver, on the finest road in the county. Income this year netted owner over 10 per cent on above price. Only a small sample of our list. Call or write and get our prices before buy ing. We can suit you and-save you money. Thompson & Swan Citizens Bank Bldg-., Vancouver. Wash., or 306-7 Swetland Bldg., Portland, Or. Main 3039, A 3039. 60 ACRES PRICE $3700.00 $1700 Cash Balance to Suit Purchaser. 36 acres, under fine state of cultivation, more land easi ly cleared, some timber, place fenced and cross-fenced, 2-story 8-room house, newly painted, large barn, woodshed, chicken-houses, etc., V mile from graded school, l1 miles to railroad town and 9 miles from Vancouver, on good level road; R. F. D. and telephone. This Is a fine home and a good investment. 52 ACRES PRICE $5500.00 93000 Cash; Balance to Suit Purchaser, All nice level land. 43 acres under culti vation, 9 acres green merchantable timber, 43 acres fenced and cross-fenced, 2-story 7-room house, barn. 46x5G, and all other necessary outbuildings, 9 acres in bearing orchard of assorted fruits, school in short distance of place, miles from country town, 6 miles from Vancouver, on good, level road. A good dairy and berry ranch. 4O0 ACRES PRICE $10,000.00 Terms Can Be Arranged. 70 acres under cultivation, 225 acres fine creek, bottom land, 35 acres green saw tim ber, balance fine pasture land. This ranch controls about 3000 acres of fine outrange, 2-story 7-room house, barn 88x132, chicken house and granary, family orchard, good trout stream through place, i mile from country school, 4 miles from country town and 14 miles from Vancouver, on level road. This is without Question one of the best stock and dairy ranches in the State. 123 ACRES PRICE $10,000.00 SOOOO Cash ; Balance Easy Terms. 100 acres under fine state of cultivation, fenced Into 10 and 20-acre lots, 23 acres fine green timber; fine 2-story 9-room house, painted white; large barn, painted white; large barn, painted red; silo with contents, granary, chicken-house and woodshed; well at house, well and windmill in pasture; 3 acres bearing orchard assorted fruits In full bearing; mile from country town, church, school, etc., telephone in house; in miles from Vancouver on fine level road. The improvements alone worth over $4000. Real Estate and Buildings William G. Beck One of Oregon's old pioneers, who came to Portland in 1852 and has continuously resided here since. Naturally few of our citizens are so widely known to all classes of the community, 'while none is accorded more widespread respect and esteem. As a citizen Mr. Beck has proved himself to be both public spirited and progressive, a firm believer in the present and future greatness of Oregon. ' He established hia present business in 1894, that o& financial agent, real estate and insurance broker, and he is also at the present time a notary public in office. His office is located at room 312, the Failing building. He is a general fire insurance agent, who under writes large or small fire risks in some of the strongest insurance corporations in the country. He finds safe and reliable invest ments in lands and loans for investors and also buys, sells, rents and exchanges city property, farms, timber lands, ranches, mines, etc. He has houses and stores for rent and collects rents, pays taxes and insurance for owners and gives prompt returns. Mort gage loans are negotiated, and for the highest class of service his charges are moderate; his business is extensive. 312 Failing Bldg. Special Investments $1600 $1900 $2600 $3750 Over full lots on southwest slope of Mount Tabor, one block to car; most magnificent view of city and country. 2 fine lots on East Aukeny street, Improvement Included Fine . block East Stark and 29th sts. Easy terms. $3750 bouse, barn. $2000 Very fine S-room. modern bungalow with fireplace and fur nace: ground 100x100; lawn; fruit; fine place; fine sur 8 acres of fine land; 5 blocks to Salem electric line; close in; fine orchard: 2 acres all kinds of berries; good etc. All under cultivation. Terms. Fine 20 acres, close in. O. W. T. nassiner thrmiirh it- finest of soil; running water; 3 blocks to station. g fff 12 full lots; 7-room house; barn; Irult trees; In 'city PW-r limits; close in; $2000 down. A big snap. CIO fJOn 10 acres In city limits, close in; 300 fine fruit trees; r fww 9-room house; barn, etc. Terms. $1 I Cnn Magnificent 9-room house: Nob Hill district; 2 flre- -,-"-' places; furnace: lot 60x100. Terms. I have many other snaps and will be glad to show you. Washington Bldg., Room 3 Portland, Oregon F. DUBOIS SO TO 75 PER CENT DIVIDENDS Bank stock, mining stock, or a per cent on the money Invested, i as quick as lightning. Just beca berry culture you are not interes lutely sure returns of 150 to 200 business just the same whether y not interested, although you are vestment for your money where 1 terest. No other investment is s returns as will cranberries. I ha the Coast which I am selling at tigate. ny other stock that will pay 50 to 75 f offered for sale, would be snapped up use you arenot acquainted with cran ted. Others are getting annually abso- per cent on the money invested in the ou know, it or not. And yet you are looking for a good safe and sure in- t will pay you even small rates of In urer, safer, and will give you as larice ve the best cranberry proposition on from 142.50 to 100 per acre. Invest!- J. FRANK PORTER ROOM 607 COMMERCIAL BLDG., PORTLAND, OR. THE REALTY ASSOCIATES OF PORTLAND, OREGON, has paid to the holders of its Profit Sharing Bonds, for the year ending December 1, 1907, Dividends Aggregating 11.40 per cent, per annum net. These Bonds are secured by high-class, centrally located, income-bearing business blocks. This is universally conceded to beyThe Most Substantial Security on Earth. This class of property is Productive of Two Profits; one from rentals, which is as dependable as the income from a government bond; the other is from enhancing ground values. It is a well known fact that business real estate will increase in value just as long as the population of the city increases and in about the same ratio. Portland business real estate is from 25 to 60 per cent lower than in any other large city on the Pacific Coast. Now Is the Time to take advantage of these low values. They are sure to advance rapidly in the next few years. .If you have not sufficient capital to purchase a business block on your own account, join the Associates. You can then invest any sum, from $100 or any multiple thereof up to $25,000, in the Best Business Property. Earnings from both rents and sales are distributed on the first day of June and the first day of December of each year. Investors receive a Profit Sharing Bond which represents their ownership in all of the Associates' properties. All purchases, sales and other important business transactions of the Associates are under the personal direction and supervision of its Board of Directors, who have their money invested in the same properties. They receive no salary. Their compensation comes from a small share of the profits. This plan has been suc cessfully tested in every large city in the United States. You can receive the fullest information regarding this high-class investment by writing or calling at the offices of the Realty Associates of Portland, Oregon 804-806-812 DEKUM BUILDING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: R. D. Inman, President, President Inman-Poulsen Lumber Co. Geo. E. Chamberlain, 1st Vice-Pres., Governor State of Oregon T. D. Honeyman, 2d Vice-President, President Honeyman Hardware Co. Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Treasurer, President Hibernia Savings Bank N". W. Rountree, Secretary, Rountree & Diamond, Real Estate A R. Diamond, Director, Rountree & Diamond, Real Estate H. R. Reynolds, Superintendent. lolladays Addition '. The geographical CENTER of Portland The most DESIRABLE and only ex clusive residence district in the City. A level plateau, well drained, 150 feet above river. Commands a fine view of the City, the river, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams and surrounding country. Is very accessible and within easy walk ing distance of the business "district. Has one hour more SUNLIGHT than over the river. , Has improved streets, gas, electric lights, water mains, trolley lines and sewers. Lots sold on advantageous terms to home-builders. , Seeing is believing. Locate your home where it will be a comfort and a joy and an investment that is certain to enhance in value. The Oregon Real Estate Go. 881-2 THIRD ST., Room 4, PORTLAND, OREGON i There's Money in Wood. We Can Show You How to Make it Big We have had an extended experience in the wood business and can put you in the way of making a success of it by buying a tract of splendid first growth standing timber within 17 miles of Portland. It will cut close to 10,000 cords of the very finest grade of red fir, which can be delivered into the Portland market at a profit of $1.75 per cord. Now is the time to get in, for wood is going to be higher this coming Spring than ever known before. Take your money out of the deposit vaults and put it into wood, where it will work for you. Our eipert will show you the timber and convince you how easy it is gotten to market. Price $3000. WHITING 6 ROUNTREE 82Va THIRD STREET Excellent Stock and Dairy Farm Three miles east of Roseburg, Ore gon, on Deer Creek, or 895 acres. 160 In cultivation, 240 easily put Into cul tivation; 495 acres good pasture land Vu.a. umper. xne entire farm Is well watered by creek and springs; will make an Ideal stock and dairy farm. A two-story frame house of seven rooms, stable and hay barn, granary and other out-bulldings; orchard of apples, peach, pears, cherry and prunes; entire farm is fenced; on telephone line; rural free delivery and mile to school house; good level road to Roseburg. Price$15 per acre. J. I WELLS CO., 806 Chamber Commerce Bldg.