1Q " T1IE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1915. ,
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Noteworthy Record in Ten Months Fs Made By
Northwestern Electric Company in Portland
Large Amount of Capital Invested in Power and Transmission Plants Steam Heat Distributing System In
stalled in Down-Town District Modern Business Structure, Costing $1,000,000, Completed in 1914.
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the Spring-ivater division sidings and
spur tracks were constructed.
Having an excess of 30,000 horse
power over the present demand in the
90,000 horsepower now being devel
oped, the company made no attempt to
enlarge its power-generating plant.
However, a 10-mile 60,000-volt trans
mission line from Estacada to the
Willamette Valley Southern's substa
tion at Beaver Creek was installed,
the towers leading the current across
the Willamette Kiver at The Oaks were
raised 30 feet, and a feeder from the
Sellwood sub-station to Island City, on
the Oregon City line, was put in to
supply current for the Portland. Eu
gene and Eastern system.
In- addition the Sellwood high ten
sion switching system was completed.
This station receives the current from
a number of high-tension lines from
the outlying hydro-electric plants and
by ingenious arrangement of switches
transfers this current to points needed
through a switching system designed
to serve various districts without in
terruption. A large motor generator set also was
installed at North Portland to provide
additional energy for the railway
system.
The Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company owns 305.6 miles of
track, of which 185 miles, are Inside
the city limits.
About 94,000,000 passengers were
carried during the year on 634 cars.
The number of cars per unit of 10,000
population in Portland is now 31, which
puts this city ahead of all other cities
of the country.
Fireproof School
Buildings Erected
Portland Hade Splendid Record In
Past Year in Providing Modern
School Structures.
ORTLAND made a splendid record
in the construction of modern
school buildings during the past
year. Wherever possible the "safety
first" principle was embodied In design
ing the new buildings, all main struc
tures being of modern, fireproof con
struction. The largest and most Important
buildings completed in 1914 were Ains
worth, Hoffman, Kenton, Jonesmore
Glenhaven), Rose City Park, Fern
wood. Peninsula and Woodmere. Other
buildings included the Sellwood ele
mentary school, the manual arts build
ings at Arleta and Highland, the man
ual training buiftling at Creston and
several one-room frame buildings or
"portables." designed to accommodate
overflow attendance.
The only entirely completed building
constructed during the year is the
Ainsworth School, which was occupied
in February. All the other buildings
were the first unit or second or final
units to elementary schools previously
begun. The units built at Peninsula
and Woodmere are the final ones and
are of frame construction. The Glen
haven, Ainsworth, Hoffman, Kenton,
Sellwood, Rose City Park and Fern
wood school .buildings are of fireproof
construction.
With the total school construction ot
the year additional space has been pro
vided as follows: 58 permanent elemen
tary class rooms, seven portable ele
mentary classrooms, three portable
high school rooms, five permanent man
nual training rooms, four permanent
domestic science rooms, two portable
domestic science rooms, three perma
nent sewing rooms and two portable
sewing rooms.
Imposing Church
Edifices Completed
Westminster Presbyterian, Piedmont
Presbyterian and Second Church
of Christ Attractive Structures.
B Wllber F Comm. Vl-Pr1dt and
iirral Mautct artuweterm blectrie
Company.
IV CTIVE competition in the electric Waah on White Salmon' River: their investment in the Northwestern
L light and power field in Portland b(sra a concrete dam 125 feet high and Electric Company. Their confidence has
dates from the entry here of tha 400 (eet jong, capable of developing been shown to be justified by the re
Northwestern Electric Company oft 20,ooo horsepower, was built in record markable growth of the company s
M-ch 1 19U On that date, after nearly time. Indeed. It is doubtful if any big business in the first ten months of its
Ma.ch 1. 19H. un that date. r blic utlnty concern has ever done existence as a public utility concern,
two years o ihe same amount of preliminary work This business growth has been most
operations, which inved the expenm r bus,ness , gQ short 8atisfactory in every respect.
lUr. "V -i.r rnmnav began a a time as the Northwestern Electric New Industrie. Encouraged,
genera? l' gnt and pTJer service Company, after Its first announcement The Nortnwestern Electric Company
fhroughout tne cit? and put Into ope- that it was coming into Portland. i8 lntenda to continue to be. an
ration a steam heat distributing sys- Preliminary Work Extensive. important factor In the development of
tem n the down-town section. This preliminary work included not this community. Its policy is to en-
AithoMh thlo was only 10 months only the White Salmon plant, but a courage new manufacturing industries
,, ,.T. benefits to Portland already transmission line from Underwood to in every possible way, and especially
tikv be directlv traced to the entry of Portland. 72 miles, which crosses the by furnishing them with an abundance
this competing company. One of the Columbia River at Camas. Wash, on of electric power at the lowest rates,
tnis competing y.,h . concrete substation The onDortunitv for such industrial de-
Vl7ctrLrCt.mpany was that rates would on the East Side; many miles of con- velopraent of this section is very great
t.ieciric ttmpany f underground wirin In Port- at this time especially, on account ol
oe lowered, us ,r , r , , th ,h TTsm rnal. The
the State Railroad Commission prior xo . .,;, , , tX, ,n Kirrr7 Comnanv re-
existing the basement of the Pittock block, ceives almost every day inquiries as to
wnicn lnciuaes an emergency aiea-ui avauaoie eieutriu ijuwci u iwo
at this time especially, on account of
the opening of the Panama Canal.
beginning service, put Into enact very uja.n :r.r ii..v k ","".,". . j.. i; .
substantial reductions from
r&teS. ... nl.n, (Kit n K nhnntMl into lTnnfprn mn nllf aeturers who Want tO
Another of the immediate Denetiis " tl it. hr
The Northwestern Electric Company
Extensive Betterments Are Made
During Past rive Years Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Has
Expended Nearly $18,500,000 in Improvements Adeauato Service Now.
ha. been the Installation and operation
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of th Ilrst general sieam-nea-nus j - ,ft - R oondlt. eoh vear elv emnlovment to hun
Ice in Portland. Steam P'Pe ""'"I lt8 designer) out of commission. All dreds of men: At one time in the con
ing from central beting p lantln the ', mlUion, ot dollars. struction period, as many as 1600 men
basement of the new Wock Wo. rt building of the Pittock block, a day were employed. At present many
ZV Uud.kUnder. tt - con covering an enUre city square, at a men are kept busy in the various ex
Through these pipes. a con co8t of 4pproximlltely n.ooo.OOft, was tension projects. In fact, the activity of
atant temperature and a average prea- lnUrect result of the coming here the Northwestern Electric Company in
sure of six pounds. Is deliverea oay f Northwestern Electric Company, this regard has undoubtedly had much
and night. Though not built by the company it- to do with the fact that the unemploy
Steam . Service In Demand. eclt, the Pittock block la owned by the ment problem In Portland has not been
Since March t, the demands for ex- same capitalists who are behind the more serious than it is.
. tension of this steam service have been Northwestern Electric For future development, the North
so great as has also been true of the Their confidence in Portland and Its western Electric Company has other
electric light and power service that future, and their keen interest In the power sites on the White Salmon
many additional blocks of mains have steady growth of this city. Is shown River, and on the Lewis River. These
had to be laid. As the demands are in- by the fact that they have chosen it of sites will be developed as growth In
creasing all the time. It la certain that ji the Northwest cities as the center for business warrants. .
this extension in service win conwuuo
through 1915 and for years to coma.
The advantages to the city of snch a
central steam heating service are ob
vious. Aside from enhancing the value
of property adjoining the steam mains,
the fire haxard from a multiplicity of
separate heating plants, many of anti
quated construction, is entirely obviat
ed, and the space devoted to furnaces
Even more important from a sanitary m OTWITHSTANDINO the stringency railway system are noted as follows:
and "v tteent vwpolnt i. the IV of financial condition, and the Paving and putting in heavier rails
progress made in the elimination of the 1 general retrenching of all lines oa fl!' ,nn enait
amok. nul,anc in Portland since ope- or bu8ine,s. a creditable showing was tof ""tTm at various oolnts.
ration of the central beating plant be- made by JorUand Kallway, UKht .SlcUoat IfiSlX new type of
' , ViwT mok nroblem in Power Company Jn betterments ana passenger cars designed for increased
iSES b?g' eitle brOovrnment ex- extension, of Its system during the seating capacity and lower accident
ZZH taih.p"p .option Is to be Pt year. Approximately !500.0H 1 was risk.
found in the substitution of central expenaea ior mat
heating plants for scattered Individual maintenance about 2,600.000 was
furnaces over which real regulation spent
l. not possible. For tt nve-year period between
' v ... 1901 and 1914 thn comoany expended
the Northwestern Electric Company is " u..u... .ZV .,,i V- X . .
-nvokelesa Oil is used as operating condmons with the result bard street,
xul? exclusive Eh ol the thrW b?g that comparably little additional lm- Tearing down old buildings at the
he.ii.ru. of two boMer. each! In which provement work was necessary in 1915 Savier-street barn and the building of
the "team i, generated, can be operated to provide an adequate streetcar and modern car storage tracks to provide
at mamum capacity, or all six boil- int.rurban service. An opportunity reserve car. to take care of circus and
r. can be used at once, and no one provided, therefore, during the baseball crowds.
In the street could tell the difference- '"U In active construction work, for In the Improvement of the company's
Iheri is "o ten-tale eolum T of black closer attenUon to details, and the mterurban system the most Important
imok. .mutting i the sky company was enabled to make a num- feature was the establishment of the
The ci"nins of servfee in Portland ber of necessary improvements. Dur- Hawthorne-avenue terminal yards,
by the Northwestern Electric Company ing the period between 190S and the Facilities for receiving and discharg-
took place just one year and ten close of 1914 the company expended a ing freight at that point were in-
1 months to a day from the starting of total of about tla.500,000 in general creased. For the expedition of traffio
ti e first preliminary work on the big development work. new driveways for teams and automo-
plant two miles above Underwood. Betterments of the company's city bUes were built. At several points on
THREE modern church edifices were
erected at a total cost of J225.000
and dedicated this year West
minster Presbyterian, East Seven
teenth and Schuyler streets: Piedmont
Presbyterian, Commercial and Jarrett
streets; Second Church of Christ,
Scientist, East Sixth and Holladay
avenue.
The Westminster Presbyterian
Church cost, with the netsc-furniture,
1130,000. It Is a thoroughly modern
stone structure which takes up the
east half of the block the church pur
chased when the building was pro
jected. Westminster is the most Im
posing structure of the kind on the
East Side and ranks with the finest
churches of the West Side.
The Piedmont Presbyterian Church,
modern in design, is on different lines
from Westminster. It cost ,000.
with the equipment $50,000. This
building was erected of hollow tiles
for the walls closely welded together
by solid concrete. It being the only
church in the city of such construction.-
The church virtually is a two
story building. In the lower part are
located the Sunday school auditorium,
gymnasium and club rooms for boys
and for girls. Here also- are the ban
quet hall and kitchen. The Sunday
school room will accommodate 700 per
sons and may be used for public func
tions. The edifice of the Second Church of
Christ. Scientist, at East Sixth street
and Holladay avenue, is a beautiful
structure. It was built at a cost of
about $50,000. The main auditorium on
the upper floor is reached through a
wide vestibule. The building covers
100 by 100 feet. The outside walls are
white, and the interior finish also Is in
white. The building Is of concrete
construction. The auditorium will ac-
commodnte about 1000 persons.
Union Abstract
Company
' Of PORTLAND,
Specializes in
Abstracts
of Title
G. V. Peek, Pres. John A. Lains.
E. H. Smith. V-Pre. J0?BS'-
H. M. Esterly. Secy. -jp. h. Fear.
J. M. Smith, Treas. Directors.
Richard W. Montague, Counsel.
411-412-418 Corbett Bulldlne.
Merchants National Bank
THE BANK OF PERSONAL SERVICE
Conveniently located at Washington and
Pourth Streets.
"Whether yon desire a Commercial or Savings
account, Certificates, Domestic or Foreign Ex
change, we offer every facility known to modern
' banking and courteous, painstaking, experienced
employes to serve you.
There are many ways in which this bank can
help you. This aid will be extended in such a
way that you will be able to get better results
from your own efforts.
Our Savings Department pays 4 interest.
Accounts can be started with One Dollar.
Our Directors are well-known Portland business
men. who have made a success of their own busi
ness and now act in harmony for the greater
success of this institution.
DIRECTORS.
R. L. Durham
M. L. Holbrook
Wilfrid 1. Jones
Geo. W. Hoyt
Jess R. Lasswell
. S. Doernbeclior
R. W. Montague
Ixe Arnett
E. J. Labbe
OFFICERS.
R. L. Durham, President
M. L. Holbrook, Vice-President
Wilfrid P. Jones, Vice-President
Geo. W. Hoyt, Cashier
S. C. Catching, Asst. Cashier.
C Detering, Asst. Cashier
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
of San Francisco
Founded 1864
Branches at Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Virginia City
(Nevada)
CAPITAL PAID IN GOLD COIN , $8,500,000.00
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS. ........ .8,271,525.00.
v COMMERCIAL BANKING SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Drafts, Travelers' Checks and Letters of 'Credit for Use of .Travelers and Importation of
Merchandise Issued.
PORTLAND BRANCH
THIRD AND STARK STREETS
WM. A. MacRAE,
Manager
J. T. BURTCHAELL,
Asst. Manager
Scandinavian
American Bank
Corner Park and Morrison.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
C. F. Hendricksen, - President
Will T. Wight, Vice-President
Anton Eckern, - - Cashiei
O. C. Bortzmeyer, Ass't Cashier.
BANK OF KENTON
PORTLAND, OK.
CAPITAL $50,000
Geo. F. Heunnrr, President
June B. Kerr, Vice-President
J. V. Bnrke, Cashier
R. R. Tkatcker, Assistant Casftier
Only Bank In Portland located
adjacent to the Portland Union
Stock Tarda.
The Canadian Bank
of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE
Toronte, Canada
Established 1867
A general banking business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Commercial Letters of Credit Issued.
Exchange on London, England, Bought and Sold.
PORTLAND BRANCH
Corner Second and Stark Sts.
F. C. MALPAS, Manager
H. EC Neirkall, President. .
Baser Newkall, Cashier
Established 1884
TUB OLD
EAST SIDE BANK
OF PORTLAND
CAPITAL 150,000.00
RESERVE $30,000.00
Secnrttr
Good Service
The Citizens Bank
24 Years in East Portland
The East Portland Bank for
East Portland People
Double-tracking- and paving of East
Forty-first and Forty-second streets
from Gladstone avenue to Fifty-third
street.
Improving Greeley street and Alblna
COMMERCE - .
SAFBDEPog, MORTGAGE
GOMPANY'
SAFE DEPOSIT
VAULTS '
Loans on Farm and City Property
MORTGAGE
SECURITIES
91 Third St.
Portland
Chamber of
Commerce Bldg.
Hibernia Savings Bank
"A CONSERVATIVE CUSTODIAN"
ESTABLISHED OVER 22 YEAES
TOTAL RESOURCES OVER THREE MILLIONS
SAVINGS AND COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS INVITED
. OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS 6 TO 8
N. E. Corner Second and Washington Sts.