Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 02, 1908, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOR-G OKEGONIAN, 3IONDAT, MARCH 2. 1903 13 ' n : T 1 BUILDING PERMITS MAKE NEW RECORD Nearly Double Number Issued Last February Is Reported. BUILD HIGH-CLASS HOMES Contractors, Architects and Artisans All Busy Finishing or Starting Xew Structures' in Various Parts of the City. be supplied. This conditfon applies to apartments and flats as well. Permit was taken out last week for the erection of the Oregon hotel annex on Park street. The foundations were com pleted some time . ago and the concrete building is to be. pushed forward as rap idly as possible. The building is to be seven stories. Upon the completion of this annex another adjoining will be undertaken. Mrs. H. C. Martin Is to build a J5O00 dwelling on Hassalo street, between East Seventh and East Eighth streets. Me Holland Bros, have the contract. Marshfleld has voted to bond the city for Jofl.OOO to raise a fund for two new school buildings which are to oe started about May 1. Alterations are being made in the St. Charles hotel, including a modern ele vator to cost $2750. A. H. - Lea is having plans made by Kable & Kable for a( bungalow of seven rooms to be erected at East Thirteenth and Thompson streets-. William McMurray. general passenger agent of the Harriman lines in Oregon, Is to erect a handsome residence at East Seventeenth and Clackamas. The house Is to be of seven rooms and two stories In height. SUBURBAN LOTS SELL READILY Market in Platted Tracts Is Noticeably Brisk in All Parts of the City. LOWER PENINSULA ACTIVE Establishment of Swift Yards and Packing Plant Attracts Atten- tion to Neighborhood Lands of Investors and Builders. A noted In The Oreennlnn some wee..s ! The office of the Perkins hotel is torn.' X.UCD interest is oemg tasen in paucu aao. Philip Buehner. . treasurer of the up in preparation for extensive altera- tracts in the neighborhood of the pro Eastern & Western Lumber Company, Is tlons in the arrangement. In the mean- Jected stock-yards on the peninsula. Al- 4 -atfT rt Til "A 5 : fT- - m 71 life i it s s 1 y - - t lltIUKCK OK S. NORTO.V COHX, TWE'TV-SKCO'D AND J OHXSOX STREETS. to build a high-class residence. The site selected is on the west slope of Mount Tabor, where Mr. Buehner owns a tract of sixteen acres. Plans are being made for the building, which is to ba of the ColoniHl style of architecture, and is es timated to cost about $20,000. Three modern apartment houses are to be built on Kearney street at the corner of Sixteenth. The houses will eccupy the quarter block and the investment, includ ing the lots, will amount to $40,000. Each building will contain four live-room apart ments. The houses are to be built for George Rae". of the firm of Inman-Poul-sen. The Henry-Mallory building at First and Columbia streets is ntariug completion. The part to he used as the terminal sta tion of the Salom electric road is con nected with the other parts of the build ing, which is cut up Into stores. John Almeter has completed a fom series flat on Savler street, between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth. He has also begun the erection of another flat building on Jackson, that is to cost $7,00. Builders will be Interested. in having brouiit to their attention the excellent work done fifteen years aRO in the Cap tain Kerr mansion at Wavorleigh. sold last week to Dr. T. W. Williamson by Sharkey Co- With heavy foundations and 13-Inch walls the Luilding shows no siins of wear and if anything is pro nounced to be in better condition man when Hrst occupied by the son-in-law of I'lyniton Kelly. Plans have been completed for the building for the Home Telephone Com pany at Vancouver, which is to cost about JJo.oVo. Goodrich & Goodrich are tne architects. Henry Gurr Is to erect a dwelling at East Seventeenth and Division streets. C W. Sherman is building two attrac tive houses at a cost of about J300O each In Ravenswood Addition, one on Thirty sixth and one on Thirty-seventh street. Charles A. Martin has charge of the con struction, which' is done by day's work. Offices in the new big structures are bi ing taken rapidly, 'the Corbett and Commercial Club buildings are filling up. and the Board of Trade. Medical and Beck will soon be ready. No complaints are heard from ownes of the older build ings, as they report that as fast as - a cated offices are rented again, showing that demand is not falling off. Some of the old buildings In the wholesale dis trict will be remodeled, however, to keep abreast of the times. It is said the Roman Catholic church has in contemplation the erection of hos pitals, schools and churches in Portland during the year timt mill cost several hundred thousand drillars. Over building permits were issued last month, the majority -being for resi dences on the East Side. Despite . the constant additions to the number of dwellings, renting agencies say there is a greater demand for houses than can time the desk is located in the front part of the room next the news-stand. The Board of Trade moved last week into its new quarters -in the northeast corner of the Commercial Club building. A flat building is to be erected by O. W. Gilbert at the corner of Cherry and Weidler streets to cost approximately Frank O'Neill, of the Northern Pacific, has completed a dwelling in Ravenswood Addition. MANY BriliDIXGS GOING VP Kast Side Makes Good Showing in Xew Contracts. In new building contracts a remark able showing is made for the past week on the East Side. On Wednesday the permits ran up to $54,650. For the Bast Side the largest contract was for the new edifice for the Forbes Presbyterian church for $10,000. the contract being awarded to E. 1 Sanborn. It means that the new church with its organ and furni ture and the present foundation will cost $13.00 For the payment of the contractor the main portion of the money has been subscribed and much of it Is in the hands of the building committee. On the day this building permit was' issued there was also a long list of permits for $1500 and i0 dwellings widely scattered. B. C. Selberg will erect four dwellings on Going street, near Williams avenue, for $ii000. an average of a little over $1200 for each house. O. U Gilbert will build a two-story frame flat on Cherry and Wheeler streets. McMillan's Addition, for $SO0O. Mrs. H. L. Martin has started work on a residence on Hassalo street, between East Seventh and East Eighth streets, at a cost of $5000. George Burchard is erecting a two-story frame dwelling on East Eighth, between Thompson and Braxee streets, at a cost of $3000. At 6unnyside, on the corner of Belmont and East Thirty-fourth streets, excavations have been completed for the foundation of a frame building that will cost about $10,000. Herman Cuke will erect a two story building on Union avenue, between East Stark and Oak streets. The foun dation has already been completed. ' Plans are being drawn for three dwell inps for Mrs. Waif to be built on East Mill and East Eighth streets to cost $7000. or $2500 each. Dr. J. B. Keefer will erect a handsome dwelling on East Seventh street and ' Ainsworth avenue, for which rlans are being drawn. It Is announced that C. B. Moores. of Salem, will start work on his $12.0iX residence in Holladay Park early this Spring. A four-flat series building will be erected for Frank Amato on East Ninth and East Lincoln streets at a cost of $6500. The Oregon Real Estate Company Is grading eight blocks in Holladay Park Addition and the surplus dirt is being used to fill up depressions east of the park. A large number of new dwellings are being erected In this part of the city. George W. Brown will erect a $5000 dwell ing on East Sixteenth street, near Clack amas street, and Contractor McClellan Is putting up a pressed brick dwelling on Clackamas, near Eist Seventeenth, street. ready two or three new plots are talked of and the older plats are feeling the influence of the promised building up of that part of the district. Francis I. Mc Kenna, who is handling the addition known as McKenna's Junction, says that quite an active inquiry has sprung up for lots In that locality, and the agents for lots in Piedmont, Woodlawn and contiguous additions make the same report. An extension of the Mississippi avenue carline will furnish better facili ties for getting in and out. and with the spur that will lead into the yards, where the O. R. & N., Oregon & Washington and North Bank roads will maintain passenger stations, the section will be provided with the best possible transpor tation. Holladay Park addition is being graded and low portions filled In. Eight blocks will soon be ready for buyers of home sites, in the new. part. Gravel or maca dam streets and concrete curbs are to he laid down at once. Several new buildings are already decided upon in this addition. Real estate firms are better pleased with present conditions in the market than for months past. New Arms are going into the business every few days, and the old-established ones are putting in more energy than usual. All report more activity and a better feeling than even the most optimistic predicted. New tracts are being platted in the suburbs, and agents for the older ones are en couraged with the outlook. One Arm handling lots to the southeast reports sales equal to the brisk times last Fall, and in other sections there is also good business reported. . Members of the Portland Realty Board and others engaged in the business are to meet at a banquet at the Commercial Club tomorrow night. The long-talked-of exchange will come up again for discus sion, and in all probability the question will be settled one way or the other. M. G. Griffin, one of the most active advocates of the proposed exchange, ex presses the hope, that dealers will now have had time to see the advantages in having an. exchange formed, and will enter Into the organization at this meet ing. Transfers for the past week averaged over $50,000 a day. On account of. the large majority of recorded documents naming but a nominal figure, the real valuation represented in the transfers is impossible to . determine. The fact re mains, however, that in point of number transfers are growing, at a rate that clearly indicates a brisk movement in realty, and when correct figures are giv en it develops that valuations are firmly held. As examples of what lots are bring ing In localities favored by builders of small houses, the following, taken from the week's report, give a fair idea: The fractional lot at the southeast corner of Front and Meade streets, oc cupied by a dwelling, has been pur chased by Max H. Berg from J. P. Coffey for $3200. A. J. Davis has recently purchased an OUR steam-heating plants are installed right. We don't leave out valves where they should be put in. ' We don't use a small pipe where there should be one of sufficient capacity. We don't install a job and. let the owner kick after we've 'got our money. It pays tp employ a firm whose reputation for fair dealing is well known. When we figure on a job, we figure on a GOOD JOB not a cheap one. THE W. G. Heating Engineers. 328 Glisan Street. You Can Not Afford to Buy Gas or Electric FIXTURES Until You Have Called at BARRETTS i Most Complete Line in Portland. 408-410-412 MORRISON ST. Phones: Main 122, A 4154. S. C JAGGAR J. E. MAXON MORRISON ELECTRIC COMPANY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS FIXTURES, WIRING, SUPPLIES 291 EAST MORRISON STV Priories, East 3128; B 1625 Phone E. 591 DAVIS 6 DRENNEN Phone B 2151 Gas and Electric Fixtures We. Are Located at 406-40S . Burnside,' Bet. Grand Ave. and E. Sixth with a new and modern lHe of Colonial and Mission Fixtures, suitable for the most up-to-date residences. Being in the low-rent district, we can save the builder from 10 to 20 per cent on all kinds of lighting fixtures. THE J. McCRAKEN COMPANY Beg to advise FRESH arrivals of ALSEN'S PORTLAND CEMENT GILLINGHAM PORTLAND CEMENT STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT 231-235 Pine Street. Phone Main 270. Portland, Or. WAVER. LEIGH all W Stands for Waverleigh, The addition that's right, . Where you are in view of the city Both day and night; Where the streets are graded And improved with cement walks. If you are wanting a building lot, This is where money talks. Jno. P. Sharkey Company SIXTH STREET PHONE A 2537 MAIN S50 PACIFIC IRON WORKS O. E. Heintz, Manager. Phone East 57, Home B 1157. CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS, STEEL BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES IN STOCK 3 to 24-Inch Beams. 4 to 15-Inch Channels. lV2xl'3 to 8x8-Inch Angles East End Bnrnside-Street Bridge, Portland, Oregon. ERNEST MILLER 8 GO. SECOND AND TAYLOR STS. Paperhanging, Decorating, Tinting and Kalsomining, Painting, etc. Get our estimates before letting your work. Both phones. Main 5688, A 1103.. ALL WALLPAPERS AND INTERIOR DECORA TIONS AT RIGHT PRICES THE ROSS COMPANY We positively retail at'wholeeale prices. Every article In our well appointed store is positively offered at true wholesale values. Our line of strictly first-class Builders Harcrware, Tools, Sash and Doora are second to none and our prices are absolutely rock bottom. THE ROSS COMPANY 87 Grand Avenue THE ADAMANT COMPANY Manufacturers of HARD WALL PLASTERS The Celebrated "Crown" Brand Hair Fibered Cement Plaster. FACTORY I Foot Fifteenth St.? Pacific Phone. M 2109. OFFICEi 433 Worcester Bide.; Pacific Phone Mala 718. Heme A 1318. J. C. BAYER CORNICES, ROOFING, SKYLIGHTS, METAL SHINGLES, VENTILATORS, ETC Phone Main 467. 263-267 Second St, Jos. Hornung, Res. Phone E. 1359. E. Fischer, Res. Phone E. 4587. CITY IRON WORKS Structural and sheetiron workers, blacksmiths, boilermakers; fire-escapes, sidewalk, doors and hose casings a specialty. Tel. Main 7155. 303 Front St., Corner Columbia, Portland, JDregon. Repair Work Given Prompt Attention Founders, Machinists aed Boiler makers. Building and Structural Work. PHOENIX IRON WORKS Office aud wortcN, Hawthorne Avenue and East Third Street. ENGINEERS. Phone East 20, PORTLAND, OREGON. unimproved quarter-block at the south east corner of East Sixteenth and Tag gart streets. The property formerly be longed to George Mazzie, and was sold for 2700. F. B. Ferris has sold L. 51. Htckok a house and lot in Smith's Addition, Port land Heights, consideration $2700. Edward Deicke has purchased a house and lot on Ivy street, between Williams and Vancouver avenues, for J360O. Elmer E. Thomas has purchased a new residence in Vernon. The property belonged to Joseph T. Ennis, and was sold for $23o0. O. W. Taylor has closed a deal with W. R. Riley for three unimproved lots in North Irvington. The holding is on East Twelfth street, between Prescott and Skidmore. The consideration was $2000. J. E. XHlgan has sold to U. N. Carter three vacant lots on Williams avenue, between Failing and Beech streets, con sideration $2000. Vanduyn Walton report the following sales made during the past week in the new tract known ss Crown Court, head of King street, between Washington and Davie: Mrs. Lottie Lacy, two lots, cor ner Davis and King. $3350: Mrs. Annie Terrv. King near Davis, . J3S00: John Hause, two lots on King, between Davis and Washington, $S200; Isaac Vanduyn. same location., one lof. $4000; Captain V. M. C. Silva, one lot near Davis. $3750. Will Erect Xew Schoolhouse. The Rockwood school district will erect a new four-room schoolhouse to replace the present building, which has become too small to accommodate the children. Rockwood grange has decided to pur chase the present 'building and use it as a hali. The building was put up four years ago and is in good condition. If Baby Is Catting Teeth Be tun ind us thst old well-tried remedy, Mrs vlps:ow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething- It soothes the child, softens ths sums. ally pain, colic and diarrhoea. In 1769 a body of volunteers, consisting enttrelv of Jews was formed In Charleston. 6. C. and fought under General Moultrie. AMAZED AT CITY'S GROWTH K. P. SCHWERIX HAS KIXD WORDS FOR PORTIiAXD. Promises Xew Schedule Taking San Francisco Boats Down Co lumbia River by Daylight. - "My attention has been particularly attracted by the impressive evidences of Portland's growth and prosperity since I reached your city a week ago,", said R. P. Schwerin, general manager of the Harriman water lines, at the Portland yesterday. "Prior to this visit I last visited Portland In 1904 when, with a party of Caitfornians, I attended the exercises' when the ground was broken for the,Lewis & Clark Ex-, position. In the Intervening four years the growth of your city has been amaz ing, not only in the business district on the West Side, but In the residence dis trict across the river. I obtained my first reliable conception of this phenom enal expansion today when I visited the City Park and witnessed from that van tage point what has been accom plished." The visit of . Mr. Schwerin to Port land at this time, he declares, is one of inspection entirely. He declined to dis cufis the plans of Harriman relative to the water transportation service be tween this city and San Francisco. The San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company Is now operating two steam ers, the Rose City and the Senator, be tween Portland and the California me tropolis. The company's contract for the Senator, which is under lease from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, will expire in April, when the Senator may be returned to the Alaska service. In that event Mr. Schwerin is expected to arrange for a companion steamer for the Rose City on the Portland-San Francisco route before leaving this city next week. Mr. Schwerin said the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company will announce early in April a new schedule by which its boats would make the trip between Portland and Astoria, both in coming and outgoing, by daylight, in order to give the passengers the ad vantage of the Columbia xtiver scenery. CALL STORY . FALSEHOOD Bishop Scadding's Appointments. The Right Rev. Charles Scadding, Bishop of the Episcopal church in the diocese of Oregon, announce the fol lowing appointments for the month of March: March 2 An 1 re a "Woman's Auxiliary, Med ford. March 3 "At Home" at Bishopcroft. March 4 Ash Wednesday at St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral. March 8 First Sunday In Lent. Morning confirmation at St. Matthews'; evening, preaching at St. Stephens', subject, "Com parative Religion." - March 10 Meeting of committee on dio cesan seal. 8 P. M. March 13 1 P. M.,- address. Woman's Club, subject. "Gothic Architecture Illus trated in French Cathedral." - March 15 Second Sunday in Ient. Morn ing, confirmation at the Church of the Good Shepherd; afternoon, confirmation at St. Helen's Hall; evening, St. Stephen's Pro Cathedral, March 19 Meeting of school board. March 17 S P. M.. meeting of committee of arrangements for missionary conference to be held May 20-22. March 18 7:30 P. M., St. Matthew's Church, first lecture on "Church History." March 20 7:SO P. M.. St. . Matthew's Church, second lecture on "Church History." March 22 Third Sunday In Lent. Morn ing, confirmation at Oregon City; evening, third sermon on "Comparative Religion." at St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral. March 2.' Eugene, a mission for one week In St. Mary's Church; Instruction every afternoon; addreae every night. March 29 Eugene, confirmation in St. Mary's Church; night, fourth sermon on "Comparative Religion." in St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral. Portland. Marh 30 S P. M., meeting of the board of missions. Members of Missouri Society Xot Assisting Mrs. Wayrnire. Vigorous denial was made yesterday by W. M. Davis, president of the) Missouri Society of Oregon, of the published re port that the society will contribute to a fund to assist Mrs. Belle Waymire, convicted of conspiring against Mayor I-rfine, to appeal her case to the Supreme bourt. Mr. Davis resents the intimation; that the organized Missourians of the state would permit themselves to become identified with any such proceeding. Ha denounced the report as a falsehood and an Insult to the Missouri Society. "The matter of assisting Mrs. Way mire in any way has never been suggested to the society," said Mr. Davis yester day, "and It would have received no con sideration if it had been. We have no knowledce that this woman came from the State of Missouri, and if we knew that she did we would only consider that it was. a disgrace to the state. I hare always believed that the woman was in volved In the scheme to blacken the reputation of Mayor Lane and the readi ness with which a Jury convicted her at the trial convinces me of her guilt. "Seneca Fouts. who assisted in the de fense of Mrs. Waymire at the trial. Is quoted as saying that several women be longing to the society went to him and assured him that they would assist in raising the funds necessary to take an appeal of the case to the Supreme Court. If he will furnish me with the names of those women I will take' steps to have them ousted from the organization." Fourteen, Birthdays 'In 60 Year. ALBANY, dr., March 1. (Special.) County Commiseioner Thomas J. Butler was 60 years old yesterday and cele brated his fourteenth birthday. He was born February 29, 1848J Mr. Butler has never had more than one birthday in four years, and once dicr not enjoy a single birthday for eight years from lo to 1904.