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"GREATER PORTLAND" IS AN ASSURED FACT
- MAP OF
J. lily Tark.
S.-Xlreconian Building.
V: Union Drpot
I'ar Khol9. Alblna.
.1. rorllaad Flourlnc MilU. . r
fl. Eastern & Western Laabtr Company.
7. University Lumber "& Billable Company.
. I'aien Oil Tanks.
I. Standard Oil Tanks.
Nothing could be more encouraging to
all who are interested In the -welfare of
Portland than the present status of the
real estate market, Sales Involving hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are being
tonsummated almost dally -and the de
mand for valuable business and. residence
sites Is Increasing each week. The past
week has been one of the best that the
local real estate market has ever known,
but Is only an example of what, may be
expected during the remainder of the
present year.
With the beginning of 1905 there seems
to have dawned a new era for the local
real estate world. During last year the
market was active and prices advancing,
but both the number of sales and the
-valuation promise to be entirely eclipsed
during the coming months. Prices which
have long been far below the real value
as shown by comparison with conditions
in other cities are now rapidly advancing
and the demand is greater than has evr
been known before. Both local and out
side capital In almost unlimited amounts
is now seeking investment in Portland.
Every indication Is that of a general
awakening to the true value of local
realty and the opportunities to be found
in this city.
DISTRICT FORECASTER BEALS
GIVES STATISTICS IX REPORT.
Aggregate Value for Year 1905 Is
Placed at $40,510,343 Flax
Cull ure Is Recommended.
In his January report, published by au
thority ox the Secretary of Agriculture,
District Forecaster and Section Director
Edward A. Beals places the grand aggre
gate value of Oregon farm products for
the year. 1905, at $40,510,343, -which he con
siders very satisfactory in view of the
unusually dry growing season, with tem
peratures generally above normal;
The last report of the statistician of the
Department of Agriculture places the 1905
wheat crop of 'the United States at 3,
000,000 bushels, in round numbers, the
largest yield from any one state being
77,000,000 bushels, from Kansas. The total
farm value of the wheat crop in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho was $37,210,525, dis
tributed ns follows: Washington. $21,225.
638. Oregon, $9,100,151, and Idaho, $,784,737.
The report then goes on stating that
the year 1905 in Oregon was a bountiful
one for other crops as well as for wheat,
as the following yields and their farm
alues testify: Corn, 403.7E8 bushels;
farm value $238,235: oats, C.792,392 bushels;
farm value, $2,920,729; barley, 1,655,722 bush
els; farm value, $964,975; flax seed, 27,312
bushels; farm value, $28,951; potatoes,
i 453.6S0 bushels; .farm value, $2,672,208; and
luiy, 897.175 tons; farm value, '"$6,944,134.
The foregoing crops, together with wheat,
S'e an aggregate farm value of $22,S9,293.
It is noted that the statistician of the
Department of Agriculture did not in
'.'iJde in this report hops, fruit, butter,
cJiccse.. woo'l and livestock, all of which
arc important items in the agricultural
ojtput or this state. The secretary of
the Board of. Horticulture says that,
while all reports Have not yet been re
ceived. It Is safe to. estimate the farm
value of the fruit crop in Oregon for 1905
at $3,000,000. The fruit crop was not so
large- as last year, but better prices were
realized, especially for apples and prunes.
The State Dairy and Food Commissioner
estimates the butter and cheese output
for 1903 at $2,433,750. as follows: Butter
7.750,000 pounds, at 27fc cents a pound, and
rhcese, 2.7M.O0O pounds, at 11 cents a
nmlnrl
In rcIorcnee-to 'hops. the report-.says: J
ST.. JOHNS SHOWING BRIDGES
10. FeaitLBula Lumber CpBy.
'11. Acme JjasAer Company.
22. .Drydoclc
IS. Mariae Ircm Works.
-.1. Portland Baaket Mjuwfcrir-C.
35. Maria Irea Work.
38. St. Jahaj Irea Werkt;
17.. St. Jehas. -
18. Chinook and GoTennacBi Dock.
Many things are now drawing the at
tention of capitalists in all parts of the
country to Portland as never before. In
the first place, the Lewis and Clark Ex
position was a means of attracting them
here. Men of ?means from every city of
importance in the country came to attend
and were more than delighted with what
they round here. The Fair Itself was a
big recommendation for the city. The
visitors realized that & metropolis that
could so successfully play the hostess for
a gigantic enterprise of that character,
was deserving of attention. As a result
they made investigations into the prices
of Portland property and are now coming
here with large sums of money to invest.
The building of new railroads and the
projecting of others has also contributed
to the demand for Portland property. The
construction of the Hill line down the
Columbia to make this city its terminus
has Drought Portland before the attention
of investors. It Is easily seen that there
must be something in Portland to Justify
the expenditure of a large amount of
capital in building this Uno or else it
would not have been begun. On the other
hand the prospect of another transconti
nental railroad has acted as a stimulus
on local values. This effect has been felt
"The Oregonlan. which has heretofore
uevu very rename in its estimates of the
hop crop, places the 1905 yield at 111000
bales, averaging 165 pounds to the bale,
which, at an average price of 10 cents a
pound would make the sum of $aj7.300.
Mr. C. J. Mlllis, livestock agent of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company,
estimates the price received by farmers
for cattle, horses, sheep and hogs during
the year, 1905, at $10,000,000. and the price
received for wool during the same period
at $2,000,000."
Mr." Beals also presents an article on
flax for fibre, bringing forth the sug
gestion that more attention should be
paid to this branch of agriculture by the
farmers of Oregon. In reference to this
industry, Mr. Beals writes, In ..part:
The Wlllamctte.Valley s particularly well
adapted for raising flax for fiber, both as
regards climate and soil. . Alo. the oft
ne8 of the water durin ethe retting proctat
addi materially tothe quality o the thread.
In tbe raw material, and there eeem to be
no reason why thU "section of the atate
abould nbt become the center of a greU
linen industry that. -In time, would rival
those pf the' Old World.
MARKET C00S BAY COAL
R. P. Rose, an Expert, Will Investi
gate Mining Properties;
R. P.' Rosea- coal- expert, -left yesterday
for Coos Bay, where he will, remain for
the next ten days, examining coal mining
properties and negotiating with owners of
coal mines to handle their entire output,
with the -view of bringing Coos Bay coal
to the Portland and surrounding markets
on a large scale. If his mission -succeeds.
Coos Bay coal will1 be brought to Port
land in shiploads, and bunkers will be
erected on the East Side, and also at
Yaqulna Bay, Xor handling large quanti
ties of the coaL Mr. Rose, who repre
sents Portland men with means to handle
the Coos Bay output Is sanguine that he
Rill be able to, make such arrangements
as will make Portland the market for
Coos Bay coal Instead of San Francisco,
Mr. Rose Is a thorough coalman and has
spent his life -In handling -coal. He has
already formed a very favorable opinion
of Coos Bay coal, which he thinks wlU be
confirmed "when he comes to examine tbe
properties. Captain Jones, who own'
barges and- several towboats and tfr
wharf at the foot of Belmont street, is
Interested.' ,
, t. -
The best Spring. medicine! HoodUj.Sar
saparilla because It .puriflcsVthe blood. .
BY WHICH HILL'S. NORTH
1. The Jefee fleer Mill.
28. rcteiy.
I. Hastes.
22. O. H. J X. Co. suul.rortlaad Seattle.
Cretttec, MaecleyV JsacUos. 4 -
23. WeodlAWB. - ,
2. O. R. . Mala Us. - -'
35. In iBxtea ,Rcera-ek. .
58. GhIM'b lAke. ' " .
not only in the vicinity of the large ter
minal quarters purchased by the" Northern'
Pacific, but in all parts of the city.
The activity of the Harriman roads has
also been a figure in the cause of the In
creased -activity, and the struggle be
tween the two systems has been the most
helpful of all. Because of this competi
tion the Harriman forces during the past
week bought 230 acres in the vicinity of
Guild's Lake, and also recently added two
blocks to their terminal grounds near the
Union Depot.
Network of Inter urban Roads.
Another feature which Is acting to
wards advanced prices In Portland Is the
prospect of a network of intcrurban elec
tric roads. The United Railways Com
pany, the Willamette Valley Traction
Company and others are npw projecting
lines Into all the "territory Immediately
surrounding Portland. In many cases
these lines seem assured, and it Is be
lieved that they will assist In the up
building of industrial Portland much as
they have the California cities, notably
Los Angeles. At any rate, the prospect
of these lines is attracting attention to
Portland and helping to raise values.
More than any other ono cause which
KEEP ALIVE MEMORY OP BRAV
ERY OF SOUTHERN' SOLDIERS.
Resolutions Are Adopted In Memo
rlam of Bishop Keener and
General Wheeler.
The . Daughters of the Confederacy
extend a hearty invitation to every
Southern wosaan in Portland to join
their organliallon and awlst in keep
ing alive the deeds of. the daring Con
federate soldiers. The Daughters also
give aid to veterans of the Confeder
ate cause, and teach their children that
the Southern soldier was a patriot of
the grandest type. Th.e .bustle, and
hurry of eery-day, life," writes the
secretary of the organization, "may to
some extent cause men to -forget the
past victories of our soldiery, but we
women of the South shall remember
them until 'time shall be ao more. Te
keep alive the truth as wre hold it to
be and we shall cling to cur convic
tions unchanged and to the men. who
wore the gray we shall remain faith
ful until death." -
"Our meetings are free from, every
tinge of bHterne," she continues,
"for the women, like the men of the
South, banish -all felrtenjeag and cher
ish only the bteesed memories of their
glorious "history. Ta every Southern,
woman In Portland we extend a cor
dial welcome, and beg that you com
to aid "UB in our holy task 'lest ye
forget',"
The last meeting of the Daughters
of the Confederacy was held at the
residence of Mrs. Lee. and the next
one will be Thursday, March 12, at the
home of "Mrs. W. B. Hamilton, 430 "Will
Jams avenue. The following resolu
tions and memorials upon the 'deaths
of notd Southerners were passed at
the ast,tnee.tlng: .
Blihop Keener TVe come toy with botred
brad anfl sorrowim: heart, to lay upon
the xarlaadM oon or tbe dead Wfhop oaa
ns'ore wreath or" irr.mortrJlf.. Tn this
Undulated prelate the women of tbe South
oWe mech. for no eon ot Dixie was truer
tlTan he. He loved ' the South, ber caoe. her
people. Bo ardent was. this lore, that It re
remblcd ailoly 'name:-JtK with airord an.1"
pen be warded oK- every attack' ot hex er.
rules. To kaUbt of .oliieo.Unxa jruarled
more Jealoatly tbe -honor of-hU enoMs u5y
BANK RAILROAD WILL ENTER
Is working .toward, thcf development of
the greater Portland Is the general up
building tof Oregon and tbe other territory
tributary to this city. The resources be
hind any city are the real means of Its
development and in this respect Portland
has few equals. With Increased transpor
tation facilities, these resources will be
rapidly developed and Portland will in
crease in importance as the commercial
center of the Northwest.
Heavy Sales or Realty.
The market for the presentyear reached
Its climax during the past week. More
large sales were concluded than In any
one week on record. Moat of these sales
were recorded in The Oregonlan the morn
ing after the transactions were made.
The Chamber of- Commerce deal, which
is the largest single transaction for many
months, was consummated yesterday,
when J. Whyte Evans, of the United
Railways Company, made the final pay
ment to the Columbia Investment Com
pany. The exact prico has at no time
been divulged, but It is known to have
been very-close to 5KO.0CO. The new own-,
ers are now contemplating the addition or
another story to the building. Members
m mu fwuanq v.omrnerciai jiud, wnicn
than 'did blibop Keener- the honor of the
South.- 'Far htr tnmrYit -nn id,
for htr be pleaded and with hU latwit
breath be prayed for ber. Rexncmbering- all
tbJa and much sore, we. the Daughters or
the Cocfederacy. in aaaembled meeting, offer
Use following resolutions: Be. It
Resolved. That !n tbe death of the dlatln
cuisbed blKbop, tbe South has lost a cham
pion, a defender, and every Southern woman
a friend, yet we bow In aubmlaaloa to the
will of the master he aerved so; Iocs; that a
copy of these resolutions be spread upon the
page c'the secretary's books, and that bis
name be honored as' reseesaered. Respectfully
submitted, MXS. GBORGB STOVAllI
General TTbeeler At .the acuad or the
butfe's soft call General Joseph "Wheeler baa
soce to jobs the sray battalloRS encamped
upon the eternal abore. He who had' met
and overeeae many times and oft the enemy
haa Bea overceeee, and; laying 'aside sword
and feucxler. Ha eurrender. The news or
his death totmffet a sorrow to hearts who
held hlsa In gratero txeajiory. From chlld
hooi'a iioly thee we haVe learned or hU de
veUoa to the South, tils'; effort Ja her be
half. bow-he drove back the lnvailcjr foe,
and now that he Urea eo more we sorrow
for bias. Gathered, here tcnlpht. we offer
bur reaoluUoBa of rtapect and tender to hlr
children our syapatfcy. Back to the Sunny
South they brought the old warrior. wrapptJ
la the folded ag wbereoe sleamedi the iUn
and bars, la Arllcgum-e Ilea awaiting the
trsaapefa la call. Peace to hi ashes. Re
spectfully subaaltted,
THEIR GLORY DEPARTED
Pine Iiumbcr Output of Middle West
States Declines.
CHKAGOr Febw-WA. statement of the
plneauatber output'pf thelhree statcsror
Michigan, iviucoiwtn and Minnesota for
125 Is published In" tbe American Lam-,
berman of thl city, issued today, beTns;
the third -annual statement, ccordlnjc to
the statement, there was last year a total
production bf white 'and Norway plric In
the three state of 'a.Cf.ea.COT feet, against
4.2,$17,u in the year ISM. showing a de
crease of feC ?
Glancing backward, the largest total In
any one yearwastln IS. S,53T.$3,tiOO' f eet.
The output 4 last yer was but a little
more than. W per cent of the total of SS0.
Jn-U2, under the stimulus of prosperity
and the extraordinary demand caused by
the building of the C4hAMbla Exposition
buildings and many .prearat(n Xor that
event, the,. tsV rMe nearly that of
!. rcacg. VUMkMt ft; Hof since
thatyHVyUie- decHwe'.kiwi been gradual,
wjtli variations In th ratio from year j
to year.- . .
PORTLAND. THE POINTS
occupies the eighth floor, have -suggested
that the organization . would like to en
large Its present quarters, and If a nlnui
story Is -added to the building It will be
used for that purpose. The new purchas
ers have expressed themselves in favor of
this plan. Besides the purchase of the
Chamber of Commerce building, the Uni
ted Railways Company has Just made an
other heavy Investment In Portland prop
erty, buying the Cottel tract of 20O acres
on the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds.
For this land J20O.C0Q was paid.
J. B. Teon has' made the largest Indi
vidual purchases of the past week. As a
result of three deals carried through Mon
day he became the owner of two of the
best building sites north of Washington
street and owner of a one-third interest
in another desirable piece. For the S.
Morton Cohn half-block between Seventh
and Park, on Oak street, he paid $135,000.
and for the A. 3. Stclnbach. quarter at
Seventh and Stark he gave 5123.000. With
two other purchasers he bought the Beck
estate property adjoining the Quelle Cafe
forJ75,CCO. ,
Oregon Hotel Annex.
Upon the same day, Wright and Dlck-
maon. proprietors of the Oregon Hotel.
VANCOUVER SHORT UK
TIME XXY BE REDUCED TO TIIIR-TY-FIVE
MINUTES.
Jicir Reate .Will .Cat Off TfereeQuar
tera ef a Mile. and Will Be Open
for TraSc ia May.
Thirty-five mlnutes to Vancouver and1 a
possible '30-mInute schedule' la the purpose
of the Portland Railway Company In
building, the new extension to the Colum
bia .River abandoning tbe present long
trestle across the Columbia, bofoms. The
new route will be three-quarters of a
mile shorter, and the road will be of heavy
construction, suitable for the maximum of
speed. The. new line -wjll- probably be
opened In May. ,
Perhaps "tbe sreatest saving In time
effected by the new route will be on ac
count "of a shorter ferry trip across the
Columbia. 'At -present" "the ferry' has to
run against the currentfor-more than, a
mile In making thetcrbssjng. but, with
the completion of "toe new liner a" shorter
crossing will be used. 'and the ferry will
ply- directly dcross the river, II Is" be
lieved the trip from-Second and-Washington
streets to the Columbia.- River can
be made In 30 minutes, and possibly less,
while the trjp across .on the ferry will
not consume more than Ave or. ten min
utes. Tbe trip to Vancouver at present
requires 50 minutes. -
That th$ Union-avenue part of the Van
couver line may be favorable to the mak
ing qC speed, the 40-pound rails along that
thoroughfare will be taken up during the
Summer and CO-pound steel spiked down.
Continuous, rail Joints will be used Instead
of the welded Joints on the newer lines
of the Portland Railway, as It has. been
found the weldlns or the rails softens, the
ends and they mash down after a. period
of traffic. This result Is noticed on-Washington
street, .and hereafter the welded
rail Joint will beabandoned.
Gangs of men and threc'plte-drlvers; are
at work on the long trestle at the-north
end of, the extension, and two-thirds or
the structure Is up Grew are busy at
each' end and Incite fniddre. . Rigidity and
strength of. construction, favoring a high
rate of speed, aro helnr sought! -The -tres
tle wili .be about 2tf miles 1onr, slightly
Last Week Marked the Biggest Real' Estate Trans
fers in the History of the City.
NUMBERED ON THE DIAGRAM FOLLOW
bought of Mlke-Doherty an Inside Jot'fac
Ing Park street, between Stark and Oak.
The price was 530,000. Upon this site
work toward the construction of a fine
six-story annex will commence within one
month. It wlll.be modern In every detail
and cost about 100.000.
Henry Wemme has Just sold the quarter
block at the northeast corner of Twelfth
and . Alder streets for ,000. There are
five residences upon the property, which
are paying a good revenue. The name of
the purchaser has not yet been an
nounced. Goldsmith & Co., who carried
through this deal, also sold to Mr.
Wemme a quarter block at the northwest
corner of Twelfth and Gllsan. This prop
erty was owned by Thomas.SplUman. and
Is occupied by several frame store build
ings. The consideration was $20,000.
Mrs. M. M. Gearln has sold her property
at the northwest corner of Eleventh and
Stark streets for 545,000. C. K. Henry
made the deal, and It la understood that
Bussell & Blyth are the purchasers. The
property Is an Irregular piece, with di
mensions 121x92.
Many large deals were consummated
upon the East Side, among them a 525,000
Mt: not oerore reported, at the northeast
wuicr 0 urana avenuo and East Alder
longer than the trestle on the present
route.
SHOULD STAY ON THE FARM
B. If. Paget Urges Boys and Girls to
Keep Out of the Cities.
Large delegations from Evening. Star,
Russellvllle, Rockwood. Damascus and
other Granges of Multnomah County were
the guests of the Pleasant Valley Grange
at Sycamore yesterday afternoon and eve
ning. Owing to the storm the attendance
was slightly reduced, but the hall was
crowded to Its capacity. W. H. Snashall.
the master, assisted by the women of the
Pleasant Valley Grange; W. J. Jenne and
others, entertained the visitors. Teams
were in waiting at the station for the
guests, who were conveyed to the hall,
where a fine and wholesome repast was
spread. In the afternoon the third and
fourth desrreea were rln tra- tho t.am
from. Evening Star Grange, headed by
FOR-
UNEXCELLED FACTORY SITES
Including Switzler Lake
SEE-
700 ACRES ON PENINSULA
K
. ? Which We Are Offering at Tempting
Price and Terms.
-
ALL SHOWN ON MAP OF PENINSULA .
IN TODAY'S PAPER
E-. S. JACKSOJ & CO., 246 Stark St
street. J. H. Lambert was the owner,
and Joseph Healy made the transaction.
The purchaser Is an out-of-town man.
who expects to begin improving the prop
erty in July.
Mr. Healy also sold the corner of Crand
avenue arid East Morrison streets for
541,000. The corner was owned by Malar
key. Daly andx Sinnot. Another Grand
avenue sale was that of the piece owned
by Closset &. Deverst at the Intersection
with East Madison street. The price was
510,000. A'. O. Hall was the purchaser.
" Transfers for AVeek.
February 19 5U5.1S4
February 20 1 17.49;
February 21 S0.25O
February 23 ; 65,673
February 24 17J.27R
Total 5552.&W
Permits for AVeek.
February 19 ..5 J.U.SOO
February 20 g.c50
February 21 40.330
February 23 ..".... 8,410
February 24 27,235
Total 5 94;475
J. J. Johns6n. Mrs. H. L. Vail, B. Lee
Paget and others.
B. Lee Paget, ' In the absence ot Mrs.
Clara, H. Wado, state lecturer, delivered
an address on "Some Phases ot Grange
Work." Mr. Paget spoke of the social
departments of the farmers' order, and
also its educational features. He said
that he had come to regard the Grange as
one of the most effective means for social
reforms and betterments of the home sur
roundings. He had found that it stood
for temperance and for sobriety, and that
its ritualistic work was of the most in
spiring character.
Turning to the tendency of country boys
and girls to drift into the city, Mr. Paget
urged them to stay on the farm and keep
away from the city. On this point the
speaker pointed out the superior advan
tages of the farm, as it was no longer iso
lated but was surrounded by schools, ru
ral free delivery and the telephone.
J. J. Johnson also spoke at some length
on the practical workings of the Grange.
Other talks wero made by A. "P. Miller.
J. D. Chitwood, W. J. Jenne and Mrs. H.
L. Vail. ' -
t