Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 11, 1908, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text13 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1908. TOTALS GIVE FACTS No Halt in Building Permits Being Issued. MANY NEW HOMES GO UP Xumbers of High-Class Kcsldcnccs Figure in Kecrnt Undertakings, but Majority of Builders Erect Moderately-Priced Houses. Last week the number of buildings and ! The new offipers of the Architects' Club, total of cost kept up to the weekly aver- I elected at the last meetins are: Presi agp maintained since the beginning of I dent. Joseph Jacobberger: vice-president. W-' !S.:t: :.-vtt(So3wS . ' ' i . . ',1 " V Sir- K . Ik ft' t x sat. . - i THE f,KI(l,ICER BUILDING AT SECOND AND ALDER STREETS, WHICH AVIbL BE READY FOR TEN ANTS JUNE 1. the year, with good Indications that the month's totals will run over those of the past four months. On every side, new buildings are going up at a rate that would seem to indicate Portland is to keep up its growth indefinitely. The owners of unimproved or poorly im proved lots in the older parts of the city, while indifferent to the opportunities offered them for many years to obtain greatly Increased revenue, at last have awakened to the fact with the result that today the city is being metamorphosed Into a modern metropolis. As rapidly as completed, the big office buildings are being tenanted and those nearing completion already have most of their space engaged. The . next more important buildings to be ready are the Board of Trade and Beck, both of which are about ready. Three new hotels re cently have been added to the city's ac commodations the Nortonia. Cornelius and Heyser and among the ones re modeled and modernized is the Dan moore, while extensive alterations are progressing on the Perkins Hotel. Work on the annex "lo the. Oregon Hotel Is progressing as rapidly as possible, with concrete construction and the excavation for the Rosenblatt, at Tenth and Alder streets, is being rushed. Several residences are being erected on the Heights, of a character to place. them under the classification of mansions, in the North End several other high-class dwellings are also going up and plans are being made for other of the same class. Around Mount Tabor there are numbers of expensive residences being erected and scattered through the new additions are many that will be ornaments to the city. Work is started on the second story of the Y. W. C. A. building at Seventh and Taylor streets. A good idea of what the building will be when completed is now to be had by an Inspection of the portion built. Z. F. Spalding, owner of the Perkins Hotel property, is soon to have work started on the construction of a six story office building at the northwest corner of Second and Alder streets, a , site formerly occupied by Chinese tenants. Mrs. Edna Hatfield is to erect four flats at Quimby and Nineteenth streets, at a cost of $S000. Kmll Schacht is making the plans.- The contract for the erection of a $25. 000 schoolhouse at Hood River has been awarded to Stranahan & Slavers. Details of the plans and specifications are being completed. Separate contracts have been awarded for the eight-flat building to be erected for O. F. Brandes at Tenth and Clay streets. The plans were drawn by H. J. Hefty. Two schoolhouseg to cost $5000 each and six one4oom houses for Clark County. Washington, were recently voted for by the Board at Vancouver. The building to be put up on Fourtl street, near Flanders, by A. Fleshman is to be three stories and will cost $30,000. The building is to be arranged for stores and living rooms and will be of brick. Two bungalows are to be built at Rose City Park, by William Kuyath to cost about $3000 each. Goodrich & Goodrich are the architects. Plans have been completed for a four flat building, 48x54. to be erected at Sec ond and Lincoln streets, for S. A. Stans berry. The cost is estimated at $500. Clausen & Clausen are the architects. Bennes, Hendricks & Tobey will have plans ready for receiving bids this week for the $40,000 stone and concrete domestic science building at the Oregon Agricul tural College. ' 1 Kit ! J4 j & k . f a. O. I. Brown is to build a $2000 dwelling at Overlook, Wilson & Nelson being the contractors. El M. Lazarus: secretary, R. M. Grace, and treasurer. John Wilson. Building Inspector Spencer returned last week from a six weeks' tour of Eastern cities. He says the East needs a reduc tion in the price of building materials be fore normal conditions return. Brlckmakers are beginning to feel the effects of concrete construction and in the case of recent building projects, it is said they were inclined to shade ruling prices in order to meet the difference be tween brick and concrete bids. The price of brick in large lots has already been lowered to $8. TO BUILD UP SCHOOL FUND Committee of Educators Considers Ways and Means. For several months a committee of the State Teachers' Association has been busy gathering statistics relative to the sources of revenue for school purposes in the Pa cific Coast and Mississippi Valley States. A meeting of this committee was held In the office of County Superintendent Rob inson, Saturday. Those present were: H: D. Sheldon, of Eugene; E. T. Martatte and E. T. Moores, of Salem: C. M. Kfcrglns, of Portland, and L. A. Wiley, secretary, and R. F. Robinson, president, of the as sociation. L. R. Traver, of Monmouth, a member of the committee,- could not be present. The association is making a careful study of school finances, looking for some feasible plan fqr building up the state school fund. The committee will recom mend two remedies in. its report one for gradual increase of the irreducible state fund, on which the interest only is used far the support of schools; the other a plan for immediate but temporary relief. The committee is also preparing statis tics ot show the unequal distribution of per capita wealth in the various school districts of typical Oregon counties, as compared with the school census. For this purpose Josephine, Lane, Tillamook and Marion. Counties have been selected. The report, when ready, will be printed for general distribution and will bring to the attention of the public valuable data. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablet. Drugsl'ts refund money It it (alia to cure. B. W, GROVE'S signature Is on each box. 30c 1" r Y SALES MADE Realty Dealers Handle Record Business. LOT-BUYERS VISIT TRACTS Transfers Show Average of $50,000 Per Day, With Few Sales of Over $5000 in Week's Business. Real property to the recorded value of something over $50,000 a day changed bands last week, or a total of about V r 1 $325,000. Of this total. 25 transfers of an average of $5000 each, or $125,000, figured In the records, leaving $200,000 as the re ported value of the other 175 transfers. 25 of which had an average value of $2000. and the balance less than $500, or merely nominal. Three hundred transfers for the week indicate a fairly good amount of busi ness in the county in the way of realty. In this total is represented what has been done through agents and dealers, as well as sales effected outside these agencies. Just what proportion belongs to each is not apparent on the face of the records, but probably more than 60 per cent would be handled through deal ers and agents. On that basis there Is, of course, no great sum represented In commissions, but when it is considered that many real estate agents have abso lutely no capital invested in a majority of their transactions, the returns should be satisfactory to them, at least. One of the principal sales reported was that of the northeast corner of Twenty third and Thurman streets. 50x100. from R. A. Preston to H. Gerson, at a con sideration of $12,500. Property in that locality is in good inquiry at present. An improved piece in Holladay Addi tion changed hands at $16,000. Agents for lots in that district report an excel lent business both in vacant and Im proved property. Hundreds qf prospective buyers of lot In East Side additions and in other sec tions of the city visited new tracts yes terday. The Heights also had numbers of people out examining sites, and this week should find more than the usual number of sales closed up as a result of these trips. Visitors, this week to Waverlelgh will be interested in the work being done by powerful automatic graders. These ma chines do the work of a host of work men and accomplish the grading In less time than would be possible by hand labor. When the excursionists returned from their trip to Hood River Saturday night they were loud in their praise of the great apple valley and of the marvelous manner the favored locality has been im proved. While much advertising has' been done by the progressive residents and fruitgrowers of Hood River, many of the visiting realty men said they were amazed at the extent and excellence of the cultivation and results attained in so few years. As an indication of what was done last week, the following report, made by the MAN r QUALITY Is remembered long after the price is forgotten you know it it applies to the installation of heating systems. We have THE Quality 4 THE W. G. UPBON CO. HEATING ENGINEERS S. C JAGGAR J. E. MAXON MORRISON ELECTRIC COMPANY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS FIXTURES, WIRING, SUPPLIES 291 EAST MORRISON ST. LOWE BROS. "HIGH STANDARD" PAINT Gives Best Results RASMUSSEN & CO. Second and Taylor Repair Work Given Prompt Attention Founders, Machinists and Boiler makers. Building and Structural Work. PHOENIX IRON WORKS KGIEKRS. Office and Works, Hawthorne- Avenue and Eat Third Street. We have a neat line of Gas, Electric and Combination Chandeliers, and will be pleased to see any. one interested in wiring or fixtures. We will meet you evenings by appointment. A. T. Samuels W. W. Sansom THE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO. 490 Washington St. Phones: A 3881, Main 4884. Dunn-Lawrence Company, is a fair sam ple: Ada Cos&rtff sold to Carl Kusch her eight-acre place at Oak Orove for $8700; George Drabbs sold to Ada Cos grlff an acre place on Courtney avenue. Oak Grove, for $3000; John A. I.ofqu1st sold to M. A. Pearson, recently from Minneapolis, a house and lot. No. 98G East Tenth street north, for $300; R. H. Dunn sold to O. O. Walling a place on East Thirty-third street near Alberta for $2500; Anna B. and Nellie M. Parmenter sold to John A. Lee lot 10, block 43. Ver non, for $00; May Jordan and husband sold to William Talor a house and lot on Ebv street. Montavilla. for $1000; Norman M. Lewton sold to Dr. George S. Barrett house and lot on East Salmon, near Twentieth, for $1750; Margaret J. Norton sold to E. E. Farnsworth an 80-acre place in Blodgett Valley, Benton County, $2400; C. L. Rotermund sold to John A. Huff stutter lot 2. block 84, Woodstock, with six-room Queen Anne cottage, tor $1900; Thomas C. Shea sold to Frank Cunning ham, a lot at East Sixth and Beach Btreets, for $750. PROGRESS MADE IX ST. JOHX Building Permits and Transfers Ex ceed Usual Records. St. John hardly felt the effect of hard times. This is plainly shown by the build ing permits taken out. During March, permits to the amount of $14,600 were Issued by City Recorder A. M. Rsson, and In April the amount ran up to $14,800. Included in this amount is a $2000 fac tory building for N. J. Bailey and a tem porary bnildlnK for the Christian l.nurch. OUR FEE A J URINARY AND PROSTATIC No Pay Unless Cured . irritation at Jferfc of Bladder, Enlargement and Inflamma tion of the Prostate Gland and all diseases of the Bladder and Kidneys quickly yield to our, modern methods of treatment. We especially in vite old chronic cases that have been unsuccessfully treated elsewhere Also Piles. Blood Poison, Stricture and all chronic diseases. I.ot Vitality Restored (according; to acre) 14 to 60 riaya. Special Iia. eaues (recently ronlrartrd), 7 to lO days. Yartroeele. lo to SO daya Blood Polnon. SO to 0 days. Kidney and Bladder Trouble (acute or chronic;, 15 to 4 day a. ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS IX PORTLAXD. We make no charge for a friendly talk or correspondence. Come to us In the strictest confidence. We have been exclusively treating special diseases of men for years. Nothing science can devise or money can buy is lacking; Jn our office equipment. We will use you honestly " treat you skillfully and restore you to health in the shortest time with the least discomfort and expense. If you cannot call, write for symptom blanks. Office Hours, 9 to 5, 7 to 8:30. Sundays, 10 to 12. ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CORNER SECOND AXD YAMHILL 328 GLISAN ST. Phones East 3128; B1625 D istributers Phone Et 28, PORTLAND, OREGO.V. A barn and alteration permits amounting In all to $3000 for four permits, leaves 10 dwelling permits aggregating $11,800, or an average of $1180 each. Sherman & Stine will erect a brick and cement block building on Jersey street, next to the McDonald block. It will be 50x90, and will cost $6000. Bickner Broth ers will soon begin the erection of an other building that will connect the build ing now owned by them with the Sher man & Stine building. This will do away with the entire row of shacks on that side of Jersey street, and will greatly Improve the appearance of the street. Real estate men, while they have no large sales to report, say there Is a steady demand for lots for residence purposes. The City Hall lot has been seeded and the fountain donated by citizens has been installed. Lots across the river in Whltwood are finding ready sale at good prices. Property-owners there expect a streetcar line from Portland this Summer. They also expect the location of the North Bank shops at the west end of the new bridge and the erection of docks, both above and below the bridge. The dredge Columbia is now at work excavating two oaslns and filling in the lowland between the river and the Linnton road. Work on the draw span of the bridge Is progressing satisfactorily, and trains are expected to be running over it by June 1. Schoolhouse Contract Let. E. C. Lindsey has secured the contract to erect the five-room annex to the Gresh am school building. His price was $5860. The heating and plumbing was covered by a separate contract. With the present four rooms. Gresham will bave a nine- YOUNG MEN MIDDLE-AGED MEN OLD MEN We are especially anxlona that any WEAK MAM who haa failed with other methods call on " and let na explain o blm why WE CURE people who have failed to aret relief before aeelnK us. .This we will cheerfully do FREE of any cost. rTkMI II Ti T"Tr-A ivt rrrn DISEASES DISPENSARY STREETS. PORTLAND, OREGON. BARRETT'S Gas and Electrical FIXTURES 408-410 MORRISON STREET Phones: Main 122 Home A 4154 BUILDING We Have the Largest and Finest Line in the Northwest We furnished all the hardware anrl locks for the Well. Fargo Building. And always remember that Kadderly sells goods at right prices. . J. J. KADDERLY. 130 TIEST LET US PAINT YOUR HOUSE "SbC"'4 SUTCLIFFE & BLIED E.tiii..e m i. WALL PAPER, DECORATING, HOUSE PAINTINO. GRALNIXG. KAXj SOM1M.VG, PAPERUANGING. Phoneat Main 1873, A 2223. Go to the Comet Electric Co, SALESROOMS, 412 MORRISON STREET. FRED D. WILSON, PRES. A. W. PARKS, SKC.-MGR. Experts In Modern Wiring; and Conduit Work. Estimates and SpeclIU cations Furnished. PHONES MAIN BOM AND A 1S44. Saeceaaora to the Wlrlna Depa rtment ot the Barrett Company. THE ADAMANT COMPANY Manufacturers of HARD WALL PLASTERS The Celebrated "Crown" Brand Hair Fibered Cement Plaster. FACTORY! Foot Fifteenth St. Partfle Phone. M 2109. OFFICE! 4S3 Worceater Bids. I Pacific Phone Mala 718. Home A 121S. J. C. BAYER CORNICES, ROOFING, SKYLIGHTS, METAL SHINGLES, VENTILATORS, ETC Phone Main 467. 263-267 Second St. The J. McCraken Co. will be pleased to furnish quotations on Herring bone Expanded Steel Lath, Boston .Sheet Metal Lath, All United . Steel Studding, Expanded Metal, Trussit, Universal Corner Bead. THE J. McCRAKEN CO. 231-235 Pine St. Phone Main 270, Portland, Or. room building, the largest In the county outside of Portland, and the total cost will run up to $9000. Work will start on the building as soon as possible. Fruitgrowers Organize. The Sandy Valley Fruitgrowers' Asso ciation met at Sandy Saturday, May 2, adopted a constitution and by-laws, and elected the following officers: President, B. Coleman; vice-president. M. V. Thom as; recording secretary, A. G. Bornstedt; corresponding secretary, Albion Melntg; treasurer, Paul Spill man: directors, M. McCormlck, Albion Melnig, E. D. Hart, A. G. Bornstedt. William Bell and A. C. Thomas. There was much enthusiasm at this meeting, and there was a disposition to make the Sandy Valley famous as a fruitgrowing country. Tans! Tans! Tans! at Rosenthal's. MEN CURED The vast multitudes of men who have taken my treatment have not been disap pointed. They know that I do not promise more than I perform. To them I bave actu ally illustrated In the cure of their own cases the truth of what I claim, namely, that my treatment Is as certain to cure as it Is that the patient- engages my services and follows my direstions. My success Is due not alone to education, experience, skill and scientific equipment, but to the fact that I limit my study and practice strictly to dis eases and weaknesses of men. To male maladies alone I have earnestly and ex clusively devoted 25 years of my life and on them all my faculties are concentrated. I have limited my specialty in practice to only a few of the more Important disorders, so that I could KNOW these thoroughlv. My experience alone: this one path for twenty-five years qualifies me to say posi tively that such troubles as Spermatorrhoea, I. oat VI;or. Varicocele. Hydrocele, fionor rhoea, Syphllla. Stricture and " Wrakneaa " can be cured perfectly so as to stay cured. Of course I use different methods than the ordinary physician. Most of these are original with me and were devised for just such cases as the ordinary courses of treat ment tan to reach. CONSULTATION FREE MY HOXEST AND CANDID ADVICE COSTS YOU NOTHING. I cheerfully give you the very best opinion, guided by years of successful practice. Men out of town in trouble, write if you cannot call, as many cases yield readily to proper home treatment and cure. My offices are open all day from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. and Sundays from The DR. TAYLOR Co. 2."V 4 MORRISON STREET, CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON. Oar PhyBlrian are Licensed In Oregon. OREGON MEDICAL INSTITUTE Get Our Estimates HARDWARE STREET Shop and Store 405 Blorrlaon Street, ATHLETES TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM MUST LOOK WELL TO THE CONDITION OF THE BKLN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH HAND SAPOLIO AH Grocers and ProgglstaV Radway Tills regulate all the Internal organs. Cure all female complaints. DR. TAYLOR, The Leading Specialist. Pay When I Cure You Men Cured Refuse to suffer longer on promises of others. If honest and responsible you can pay fee when cured. We treat successfully Blood Poison, Varicocele, Lost Vitality, Hydrocele, Contracted Dlsordera, Kidney and Bladder, Piles and Rectal Diseasrn. Consultation and examination free. Charges low. Payments to suit. If you cannot call, write for examination blank and Free Book. Hours Daily 9 to 8; Sundays, 10 to 12. 2Blii MORRISON STREET, Corner Sth, Portland, Or. I