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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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$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
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QUALITY
Is remembered long after
the price is forgotten
you know it it applies to
the installation of heating
systems.
We have THE Quality
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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.
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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
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Office Hours, 9 to 5, 7 to 8:30. Sundays, 10 to 12.
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CORNER SECOND AXD YAMHILL
328 GLISAN ST.
Phones East 3128; B1625
D istributers
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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2."V 4 MORRISON STREET,
CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON.
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