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THE MORNING- OREGOXTAN, SATURDAY, APRH. 2, 1910.
OFFICE BUILDING
TO COST S250,
Park Street Property Leased
for Thirty Years to
Trust Firm.
VALUATION PLACED HIGH
I-essees Plan to Erect Ten-Story
Structure ATerage Rental for
Entire Term Is $1250 Month-
ljr Negotiations Closed.
Leased tor a term of 30 years, the
property at the southwest corner of
Park and -Washington streets, owne
by U. F. Durkheimer & Co.. consisting:
of X. F. Durkheimer and Leo Friede,
passed Into other hands yesterday.
Flatt & Piatt take the lease over
for the Fidelity Trust Company, of
which they are the Incorporators.
The lease Is made on the basis of
6 per cent on $250,000 ground valuation,
the average rental being: $1250 per
month. Under the terms of the lease
the lessees will be requiredf to build
a structure of not less than six stories
and costing: not less than J50.000. This
lease Koes Into effect on July 1, 1911,
until that time being: under lease to
the Royal Bakery Company and C Is.
bckhardt.
Ten-Story Office Building Due.
Although the lease calls for the erec
tion of a six-story building:, the site
will be used for putting: up a 10-story
office building:. This work will oe
Rtarted as soon as the lease goes into
effect. The building; to be erected will
cost something: over $250,000. Messrs.
Piatt k Piatt have as yet made no
definite plans for the building, although
they have already taken some esti
mates on the work. Save that the new
structure will be a modern office build
ing. 10 stories high, a Class A and
fireproof building, no definite plans
have been reached. No architect has
been commissioned to prepare the
pla ns.
The property consists of a two-story
brick building, covering the entir 60x
100 feet negotiated in the lease. It
has a frontage of BO feet on Wash
ington street and 100 feet on Park,
street- This location was purchased
by the present owners 17 years ago
for tl 6,500.
At that time it brouKht in a rental
of $10 a month. A short time later
the rentals dropped to $100 a month
and- continued at that figure for about
three years, when the growth of the
city westward began to be noticeable
and rentals began to creep upward un
til now, as evidenced by the lease, they
have reached a point where the an
nual rental is almost as large as the
flat purchase price 16 years ago.
Graduated Scale of Rental Planned.
The terms of the new lease call for
a graduated rental. This will start
at $1000 a month and will continue at
that point for a term of five years,
when it will be increased to $1100 a
month, and thus every five years an
Increase of $100 per month until the
final rental will be $1500 a month. The
average rental for the entire term is
$1250 per month. The terms of the
lease were negotiated by -M. A. Newell.
This is the second large lease which
was negotiated on Pa'rk street this
week, and in the light of the corre
sponding locations affords an excep
tionally ftood basis for a comparison
of valuations of Washington and Morrison-street
properties. This week M.
W. Hunt negotiated a lease for his
50x100 feet at the northwest corner .of
Park and Morrison streets, 50 feet on
Morrison and 100 feet on Park, on a
basts of valuation of $225,000 at 6 per
cent for a term of 50 years.
In view of the longer term the val
uation for a lease on a 30-year term
is figured at $200,000 and is a fairly
true representation of the difference in
values at present upon the two streets.'
COUNTY IS MAKING MONEY
Active Business Causes Boom In
County Clerk '0 Receipts.
County Clerk. Field's office did more
business last month than during any
other month since Portland was estab
lished. The total receipts of the office
climbed to $S20.4O, and more than half
of this, or $4751, was taken in over
the counter for the recording- of deeds
and mortgages.
The total number OX instruments re
corded during: the month wu S881, and
of marginal releases 527. In March,
1909. S310 instruments were recorded
and 454 releases made.
In spite of the large amount of work
done, the amount paid out by Mr.
Field in salaries was $2871.72, and
the amount for supplies $499.05, or a
total expense of $3370.77, while the
amount paid in salaries in March, 1909,
was $2609.64 and for supplies $1193.60,
or $3803.24. while the receipts for that
month were $7046.55.
Other statistics of the County Clerk's
office for last month, as compared with
March. 1909. are as follows: Cases in
Circuit Court. March, 1910. 43: March.
1908. 207; probate cases, 71. 66; Insane
committed to asylum. 17, 18; non-support
cases, 8, 5; physicians' certificates
Issued, 0. 4; hunters' and anglers' li
censes, combined, 228, 0; hunters'- li
censes. J7, 38; anglers' licenses, 624, 0;
opium licenses. IS, 16; stallion licenses.
0, 6; optometry licenses. 0, 2; medical
licenses. 8. 9; liquor licenses, 0, 1;
citlxens admitted. 6, 6; declarations of
intention to become citizens, 71, 89;
articles of incorporation, 65, 58; notary
certificates, 105, 92; notary commis
sions. 68. 45; divorces, 43. 28.
WOOD TO BE PRESERVED
Forestry Service to Co-operate in
Ietenulnlngr Best Methods.
Arra n gem en ts were com pi e ted yester
day whereby the Forest Service and the
University of Vashington Forestry School
will co-operate in the establishment of a
wood preservation plant. This will be
built on the campus of the University
at Seattle, and a lax-gre number of experi
ments are planned in connection with a
course of study of the utilisation of wood
products.
Timber operators in the Northwest and
the Forest Bervice have determined
from prolonged investigation that; the
principal wood destroying agencies. In
order of their Importance, are: Decay,
tire. Insects, worms and abrasion.
It has been demonstrated that timber
will last from three to five times as long
after treatment as In the natural state.
A system of open tanks will be con
structed. The experiments will include
the uses of coal tar creosote, zinc chlo
ride and wood creosote, and will be par
ticularly applied to studies of -effects on
Iouglas fir. Western hemlock and West
era larch, from which a large part of
the material Is obtained for fence posts.
j railroad ties, telephone poles, mining tim-
V7S0, falling. OlIU ULUCt UBVB WllClO Ll-l (7
element of decay must be considered.
t It is estimated that 10.000,000,000 feet of
timbers are . renewed by users In the
United States with each year because of
decay, th,e original" cost of the timber
for each renewal being $70,000,000.
Preparations will be made for wide
dissemination of the information obtained
at the University experimental plant.
RANGERS ARE ASSIGNED
Preparation of Trails to Re First
Work of Restored Men.
Supervisor Sherrard issued an order
yesterday by which 19 men will bfe re
stored to active duty on the Oregon
forests for the season of 1910. The
men will be assigned to preparation
of trails and roads in anticipation of
reaching and combating forest fires
usually occurring in the Summer and
Fall.
In the past few years the Forest
Service has constructed 450 miles of
trails and 208 miles of wagon roads,
by which heretofore inaccessible re
gions have been opened to investiga
tion and the pleasure of hunting and
tourist parties. VVith the Wrinter
storms many of the trails and roads
become blocked by falling timber and
sliding earth and stones. The first
work the men will have to do will be
to clear out the debris. Several will
be engaged in repairing drift fences
which are maintained in the Interests
of stockmen. The men appointed are:
Marlon C. Burllngame, Orange S.
Callison, Raymond N. Gribble, Fred
erick Hackler, Carl C. Hill, John B.
Senecal, Edward Sisclio, Hiram R. Wil
cox. M- J. Gribble, George Ledford, W.
Davidson, H. Vincent, Horace Berry,
X B. Senecal, W. E. Graham. B. S.
Patton, George Douglas, Carl Hill and
H. Aschoff.
All reside in the vicinity of the for
est in Linn, Marion, Clackamas and
Multnomah Counties, and were fur
loughed at the close of the 1909 sea
son. Within,, a few days two men are
to be assigned to patroling and guard
ing the Bull Run water shed, from
which the Portland water Is obtained.
The city government also will provide
men for that purpose.
REDUCED RATES ARE GIVEN
Railroads Provide for Rush to Rose
Festival From Fast.
Official recognition has been made
by the Central Passenger Association
of the Portland Rose Festival, and this
year reduced rates will be made for
the Festival season by all the rail
roads. The Festival management re
ceived notice from Commissioner F. C.
Donald of this fact this morning, j
Round-trip tickets to Portland from
all Missouri River points will be cut
down to $50, which is a ' reduction of
about one-third from the regular rate.
It is also announced that passengers
wishing to come or return by way of
California may purchase tickets t6 San
Francisco one way via Portland or
Seattle and obtain stopover" privileges
for either of the latter cities. Tickets
will be issued good for-return to reach
the original starting point three months
from the date of sale, but not later
than October si.
A flood of inquiries from all over
the East has been pouring in upon the
Festival management and similar in
quiries, particularly as to the privilege
of going or coming via California,
made of the Central Passenger Asso
ciation, have resulted In the making of
reduced round-trip rates.
SPOKANE NEEDED
MODE THAN DATES
Wood Pipe Company Never
Considered Inland City
for Site.
DENY NEWSPAPER CHARGE
Assertion That Portland Factory
Would Rave Gone to Spokane if
Latter Had Terminal Rates
Refuted by Manager.
Answering the charge made by the
Spokesman-Review of Spokane to the ef
fect that the lack of- terminal freight
rates for that city had caused the Port
land Wood Pipe Company to come to
this city from Spokane. F. M. Baum,
general manager of the company, ex
plained yesterday that his company was
never located at Spokane, and would
not have gone there had that city had
terminal rates.
Mr. Baum explained that his company
came to Portland because this .city is
the best distributing point to pe found
for their produots, and for the further
iason that it is the best place to get
the neceesary clear fir for the manufac
ture of pipe.
Allegations made by the Spokane paper
were the outgrowth of a contract given
the local company by the Poet Falls Land
Company for $50,000 worth of wood pipe,
and the paper charged that had it not
been for the lack of terminal rates for
Spokane, the money for the contract
would have been retained in that city.
Thus the railroads are blamed for Port
land's success in getting so valuable a
manufacturing plant as the company
mentioned.
This is not the first time Spokane has
used the wood pipe industry as an argu
ment for terminal rates, for when the
city had a bearing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in regard to ter
minal rates, it was argued that the Pa
cific Coast Pipe Company had removed
its plant from that city to the vicinity
of Seattle on account of having to pay
additional rates of freight. It has been
explained by a former member of that
company that the real reason tjie plant
was withdrawn from Spokane and com
bined with the plant the company owned
near -Seattle was to be found in the
supply - of the necessary material to be
found at the latter place.'
Press Quarrel? Over Rates.
In a letter received by Mr. Baum from
the Inland Herald, a newspaper In Spo
kane rivaling the Review, it is explained
J:hat two factions in that city -aire worked
up over a controversy as to whether
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
and North Coast railways should be
given franchises there unless they agree
to give in return terminal rates. The
Herald accuses the Review with heading
the faction which demands terminal
rates as a reward for the franchise,
wnich the companies refuse to grant on
the ground that they are not permitted
by the Interstate Commerce .Commission
to make this concession. The Herald
has asked Mr. Baum to say whether his
company ever was "In Spokane, and if so
if it was forced to leave there on -account
of the lack of securing terminal
SEASIDE NOW HAS DOG
THAT CAN "COON" TREES
Lords Henrich's Pet Will Also Climb Ladder Against House and Retrieve
, Articles Thrown on Itoof Whenever Ordered.
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E1ASIDB, Or.. April 1. (SpeclaL
To train his dog. Buster, to climb
' trees ha been the ambition of
Louis Henrich. citizen ot Seaside, and
now his ambition has been satisfied.
Buster will climb any narrow girth tree
to the height of 30 feet or more when or
dered to do so, and with the greatest of
pleasure, should some unhappy feline be
perched In the upper branches. Using
his fore feet precisely as a small boy
uecs. them to swarm a tree. Buster sticks
his hind feet and claws Into the bark
and boosts himself up.
Another of Buster's somewhat rare ac
complishments is climbing a ladder
placed against the side of a house, by
means of which he will retrieve any art
icle thrown on to the roof. The trained
canine will "return by the same route.
Eivlng into the Kecanicum and recover
ing stones thrown into-, the middle of tho
river is another of the dog's abilities.
According to his master, who Is shown
with him In the picture. Buster will
point for game and retrieve it. -He will
watch out for ducks when told to do so
and will wim with them to Mr. Henrich1 s
launch. In addition he will fight any dog
his - size and over.
"What breed is he?" Mr. Henrich was
asked recently. - -
Mr. Henrich pondered. "Well. I don't
know." was the thoughtful response,
"but I think he's Just dog.'
Buster appears to have a strong pre
ponderance of Aberdeen terrier Inhlm.
rates. Mr. Baum said yesterday that
to both of these Questions he must "reply
in th negative.
"My company has no relation whatever
to the Pacific Coast Company, which
withdrew from Spokane," said Mr. Baum
yesterday. "Our company was incorpor
ated about a year ago under the laws of
Oregon, and It has never operated In any
other place. Spokane was never thought
of as a site for our plant, and railroad
rates in no way would have induced us
to put our plant there.
Portland Site Pleases.
"That we made a wise selection for
our site has been proved by results. We
have already taken several very large
orders for work, one of which was that
given to us by the Spokane firm."
The vital part of the complaint made
by the Review is contained In the follow
ing paragraph, published Thursday on
the editorial page of that paper:
By this action the railroads have not only
taken from Spokane a JSO.OOC contract
which was rightfully hers, but have deprived
the city of the benefits of an Industry
which is now doing a business ot 1 .500.000
a year and employing from 4O0 to 60O men.
In this one industry, lost to Spokane, as
many men are employed as the railroads
claim they will employ in their shops.
COLONIST TRAVEL IS HEAVY
Three Cars Pull Arrive From Cities
in East.
One hundred colonists from the East
arrived in Portland last night by way
of the O. R. & N. One special car, con
taining 30 people, came from Denver,
another car from Omana, and a third
from Chicago. These three were tourist
cars, but a number of colonists came
In the standard sleepers, also.
The colonist travel this year Is break
ing records, but the exact figures will
not be available until after the special
rates have ceased to be effective.
BLACK TO ADDRESS MEN
m i
Xoted Scotch Educator Will Tell of
Personal Experiences.
Professor Hugh Black, the noted
Scotch educator and lecturer, will ad
dress the men's meeting tomorrow after-
0U. OUGHT TO BUI
Right away do not put it off. This is a case of 4 'lie who hesitates loses. ' '
This land is being sold below its real worth. There is money to be made
in this acreage.
COLUMBIA COUNTY ACREAGE
Has no peer as an acreage investment. It has the necessary qualifications
to product fruit, berries and vegetables of quality as well as quantity. It
is close to Portland, with unexcelled shipping facilities, rail or water.
$20 TO $40 PER ACRE
The above prices cannot be beaten in land of equal richness as close to
Portland. "What's more, these prices will be advanced before long. We
can arrange easy terms. Make it a point to see us as soon as possible.
COLUMBIA COUNTY INVESTMENT CO.
214-215 Board of Trade Building;,
Portland, Or.
Please send me further information in
regard to your Columbia County acreage.
Name
Street
State
Columbia County
Investment Company
214-215 Board of Trade building, Portland, Or.
BRANCH AT GOBLE, "OREGON. IN CHARGE
OF ANTHONY HARDY
noon at 3 o'clock in the auditorium of the
Young: Men's Christian Association. He
has not yet announced his subject, but
it is probable that he will give some of
his personal experiences in his long work
for young men.
Professor Black Is said to keep in con
tact with a larger number of college
men than ajiy other person In the world.
Bach year he spends some time at the
leading English universities and then
comes to America where he visits the
various schools. Tie always spends a
week at Yale, a week at Harvard and
considerable time at other institutions.
He recently cancelled several engage
ments in the Bast In order to make his
present trip to the Pacific Coast.
There will be no speaker at the boys
meeting, which is to be held at 3:30. In
stead,, moving pictures will be shown
and there will be a musical programme.
The splendid work of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets is daily
coming to light. No such grand remedy
for liver and bowel troubles was ever
known before. Thousands bless them
for curing constipation, sick headache,
biliousness, jaundice and Indigestion.
Sold by all dealers.
Io you shape your head to fit your
hat, or do you buy one-sixteenth sizes
In the matchless Gordon?
Orange SfaefUe
A piquant finale for Sunday's dinner or evening luncheon. Ours
is especially sharp and tasty, the pure juice of tree-ripened Cali
fornia oranges being its principal ingredient. Same price as
plain bulk ice cream. Cherry Glace Ice Cream Brick. Cherry
confections in the rich, creamy "Vanilla ice cream, only 10c extra.
White Clover
Cresum
Ico
Guaranteed to contain no gelatin, starch or other artificial com
pound just rich cream and pure flavors. t
DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME, ANYWHERE INSIDE CITY DE
LIVERY LIMITS.
PRICES: Brick, any combination of vanilla, chocolate, 7Tt
strawberry, etc., one quart. .'. .'. I OC
Two quarts. J81.20t each additional quart 40.
Bulk All the, standard flavors in Ice creams and sher
bets, one quart t ....
Two quarts. $!.OOf each additional quart 30
Telephone Orders Up to 1 P. M. Sunday
60c
T. SJownsend Creamery Co.
M I .V -407T
Manufacturer, of Whit. Ctoror Bntt.r.
18-20 FRONT STREET. ' HOME A 4M
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Morrison Street at Sixth
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In the matter of food you cant afford to
sacrifice Quality for Cheapness. Economy
4 is right and good put xnicnor rooa proaucrs
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mark this well THEY WON!T
LAST LONG AT PRESENT
PRICES.
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