7
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LtClSLRTURE TO
DEFINE 2TATU5
Real Estate BroKcrs win ask
Passage of Suitable
' Measure. .'
NO LEGAL STANDING NOW
Intent! ilso to Request, - lsttHsIi-j
mont of Scale of Charses for.
Guidance of Courts in Suits
Over commission?!
A. movement la on foot- anion? the
1 estate 'men. of Portland to have
the Leffialaturo ot Its coming session
pass a bill which shall define the legal
status of a rrn I ostatft brolcer. The
"V tii I will also fix s.- legr&l tecale- -or coni-
missions to govern in cases where pay
ment must be enforced by the courts.
rr4 matter will be takm up by the-
Vortlana Kalt;.' Board .at Ita meeting
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
. -At prespnt there Is no. law In Oregon
relative to the commission. A broker
,'ran rolled through the courts, and this
Is regarded ly brokers as a defect In
th code which should be recttflcd. In
, ; cosos where suit has been brought for
i the collection of commissions, judges
hav- merely followod former court
riclona in fixing- awards. It lfi thought
by the dealers that a legal rate should
be established.
It is propoood to fix. tha leiaral, -cam .
. mission at 3 per cent, the recofrnised
I f 1 ft t
, .lajiRrV n Portland and the one al-
loivod through precedent in the courts.
T Ij i bill wti 1 also define w real t y broker
as one who Is regularly engaging In
the business 'of buying and selling: real
... property on " commission .and main
tafnlng- an office for that purpose. Thts
f 'will done to 'protect dealers of
roroK" iorl ntandlnr and to safeguard
t.1) o public for unrc!itile brokers.
, The provisions of the proposed bill
jiavfe hm disrusftod hy members of the
- - board, but the measure has not yet
benn drafted. It Ih probable that a
r committee' will be appointed at the
ttwetini, Tiwsday to draft the bill: after
.-; which frt will be Indorsed b.v the board.
.t a ere l s also talk or tbe board sending
to tin lom a delegation to work for, the.
passage of the
f-"ev ila Sale Are Clotted.
While few iar je sales of property have
ken closed, the past week has been a
; busy one in the real 'estate market.
. Many project x have been set on - foot
which promise to develop during the
next few days; The beginning; of the
year is always ouiet o far as the
eloftina- of sale Is concerned, but" th
Inquiry and demand for property which
m in evidence nt 'present promise a
runh of business during the next few
r- months.
The largest transaction reported dur-
Jny the weeK was the sal? or the Gold
en West Hotel at tha nofthweit corner
of Seventh and Everett 8trsts. It was
purchased ta- i 'nil K im K'' i from
James McNtrholas for f48,000. The
property wen bought by Mr. MoNlcboks
a few weeks ago for $42,500. The
bulldlnjr a tlvo-story brick. Both
stales were made by Bollam, G-russi &
llllles.
A half-interest fn the lot adjoin inff
lie H azt lwood Oream Company's build
ing on r'l f th street has been purchased
by. Russell & Biytti and Warren E.
Thomas from Morris Kahrv. of Phiia-
luUiu- The purchasers now own the
entire property. For the half-Interest
fw,5og was rid, netting Mr, Kalm 100
por cent on an investment he made a
year r o. Russell & Blyth have sold
to Ralph B. Moody a residence on-As-
pen street, Willamette, Heights, 1 for
$n'V0. .and a lot on KrankltnAstraet,
. "V ll!i rn .-1 1 . Heights, to G. "W. Klelaer..
GrlndntafT Schalk purchased yes-
terday a property, 55x100, on the north ,
shbi Of Madison RtroeC between First
and Second. It was bought from Ji. W.
- Wilson for $22,000. Mr. Wilson pur-
;imaod th lot (our. monUii ago through
the same agency for $16,500. The only
Improvements on the property are
frame buildipars of email value.
There has been exceptional activity
In this portion of the city for some
time. 1'roperty south of Washington
street, along l-'I i-t and Second, la sell-
ins readily and at higher prices than
it over before commanded. The begin-
nine of construction on the Portland-
Salrm cloctrlc line is believed to be
responsible Tor much ot ,the present
activity on trio - West . Side near the
i -river.
Sale on fteentii Street. : -
Grlndstatr & Sclialk have also SOlfl
for Andrew Driver a quarter-block at
. Fifteenth and Pettygrrove streets. It
. was purchased by II. ir. Jones for fie..
ooo. It Is understood that the property
will be improved. The same agency
has also sold to T. I, Simmons for
.T. JY Ross a dwelling and lot on Broad
way street, near Bast Tenth, tor
5300; also to L. R. FalrcMltis for A, R.
Korrlsran a lot at East Fifteenth and
2a?tt Mn rllaon streets for S2000.
Tli - Enterprise Hotel 1 at the south-
west comer ot Fifteenth nn(j gavter
streets was sold during the week for
$l,00o. , It was. owned by- Malarkey &
' stencel, asad the sale was ma'de- by
Brooke & Klernan. The name of the
purchaser has not yet been announced.
K. Ij. Thompson has sold to C. Wert,
nelmer a lot att.the southeast corner of
Twenty-second and Lovejoy streets.
..The. prlte was $3750. A fine dwelling
" will be erected on the property.
- vVaiong the - bullcllng projecta an-
. nouriced during1 xhe past week - Is ,'a'
homeopathic hospital o be erected
upon the Kast Side. . Construction will
commence In the Sprlnjar. - The building
will coet approximately $50,000. Tho
?. site will be the Breyman blocK, bouhCod
by East Second.- Kast ..Third, Hassalo
and Multnomah streets. - The money for
the hospital comes from the sale of
land left the association by the late
' 11. W. Corbett. This tract, containing:
four acres. wa recently sold for $80,
O0. The asncRiailon has spent $30, OOO
"for tho HHe.
The Strowbridge estate has ordered
the vacation of the buildings at the
n(irthvit corner of Second and
hill streets
It will be remodeled com-
mwclng March 1,, and occupied, by I.
Oovurtst & Sons,', the present tenants of
t.rie adJotnlrtK quarter-block. PI ate -jt7lass
fronts and other .improvements
will cost about 115,000."
Louis' GerJJnjror has decided to Im
prove -the southwest corner of Second
and Altt.'.r- streets in 'the. near future.
Tliere Is at present an, old 'brick Ftruc
ture on the corner occupied, by Chinese.
It rtfl be demolished and a substantial
t.ricK and steel block built in Its place.
Mr. -GqrUnger has not yet made definite
plans for the buildings, but expects- to
io so In the near future.
...:,IT
THREE
New Year Opens With Every Indlca
t ioit of Continued -Votlvit y In
That tlier e to be no abatement In th
building movement in Portland during
1907 Is clearly Indicated by the large num
ber of permits taJcen out during; the nine
business days, since the first ol .the year.
Among1 the permfts already Issued In Jan
uary are a half-dozen or more for large
and costly buildiiiKa. Wlth the projects
previousty begun and, jnoa to oe lamicnea
during the. next month or two ft Is evi
dent that more bulldlnsrs will be eoon un
der w.y than at any time during the very
ousy year or jm
During the past vwk permits were
taken out by Joseph Simon for two large
warehouses. ' One ot these is to be located
r thn nmi r r t onrnMr -r ThlrtP-nth
Hoyt streets, and ttie. other attne south'
west corner of Third and Ho-yt 'streets.
Permits of $20G0 .each were taken out on
these build!nss covering simply' the exca-
vatlon worK,
The warehouse' to be' bultt by Mr. "Simon
f t Thirteenth and Gllsa-n streets -will be
four storied in hetarht with u la-rcre baee-
rnnnt. It will covr a quarter-bloch and
eost Excavation la already under
way. It is expected that the building
will be completed and ready for occu
pany (by Vlay 1. .
This building is already under lease to
the Central Door & Lumber Company,
which has ' offices in " the I.umber Ex
change building-. The warehouse will be
designed tor the storage ot plate-glass,
window glass, doors,
windows and sim-
ilar , V
Th. company carries ori .a
ehlppl
business in these lines as well as
local trade, and ta scope is to be greatly
enlarged with the completion of the new
structure.
The company is s.t " present becupying'a
warehouse at Fourteenth and Kay streets
which It will vacate as soon as the ware.
honse at Thirteenth and Glisan streets ts
completed.
In the .Immediate . vicinity of 'the new
warehouse several othei structures are
under way and soon to be begun. At the
northeast corner of Thirteenth and Hoyt
streets, Frael, Hegel e & Co. are now com
pleting ' R large building for warehouse
purposes. It covers a quarter-block and
Is one of the most substantial structures
In this new warehouse district. At the
southwest 'corner of the same streets
William Gadsby i constructing
warehouse. It. is believed that
large
house will also soon be under way at
Eleventh and Glisan streets. A quarter
block at this place wa recently sold by
C K. Henrx and although the name of
the . purohaaer is not announced. it Is
understood that the property is to toe lm-
proved.
Samuel. Simon Is associated with Joseph
Simon In the building of the warehouse
which ia to toe erected at. Third- and Hoyt
streets, n will cover a portion, ot
property occupied by the Willamette Iron
A Steel Works, which Is ramovrng Its en-
tire plane to the lrg site which It pur-
chased some time ago. . This building will
cover' half a block and he four stories in
SEW KE81DErV OF MBS. A. E.
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MANY .-PERMITS ISSUED SIXCEk II s MfmiUfK tifall ' fcs , 1
Construction. s ' I III WWHW'' fa' ' -UW SI''1 '
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TIIE SU5D.il' OKEGOMAX. rORTLtiD, .AHAM 13, 1907.
NEW STRUCTURES
VMMmitmimwiism
L H-M
helgrht with a basement. When completed
it will be" occupied by - the - Haielwood
Cream Company which will move from
the present location on Fifth street, which
It has outgrown. The construction of
this bulkalriK will he rushed as the com
pany desires to he in ita new quarters be
fore the heavy Spring and Summer trade,
This warehouse will cost $. X.
A permit was also Issued during- the
past week for the election of a new office
building at the northeast corner of Park
and Alder streets by K. A. Baldwin and
V. O. Downing. It will cover a. quarter-
block and be six stories in height. This
gtructure Is to be of light-colored pressed
brick and will be one of the most. attrac
tive office buildings In the city. .The walla
will tee constructed with sufficient
Btrensth to be carried to ten stories. Only
the excavation permit for this building-
was issued, involving $20OO.
Mr. Baldwin reports that- he- has found
grtRt demand ror ornce?, many applica
tions being received as soon as announce
ment of the butldlns wa made. The
lower floor of the bulldlnsjr will toe used by
stores and th entire nve upper floors
divided Into .office suites. Many of ihe
1 offices .have been taken by physicians
: -and it - is probable that the greater part
1 of the building will be given over to the
use ol members ot the medical profession,
, A permit for the construction of the
, Mitchell. I.pkIk a sta-ver warehouse on
; the mast Side haa also been taken out
; during the past ten days. This will be
: on of the finest structures of Its kind
K1SG, 881 CLACKAMAS St., IRViS0T0'. 4
THAT WILL REFLECT CREDIT ON THE
I
n
In the city, -covering the entire half-block:
on ICast Second street, between Bast Mor-
rison and Belmont. It wll be four stories
In height, and the estimated cost given In
the permte is $90,000. This is outside of
the foundation and basement which are
already - well ijnder way. The building
will sit -on concrete piles which were
driven down to solid rock.
Another permit granted since the first
of the year is for a oix-etory addition to
the Welnhard brewery, costing . $60,000.
The capacity of this plant is .being rapidly
Increased. A large new ice plant was
recently completed, and the present .addi-
tion. will make it one of tlft largest brew.
erles In the West.
Other large permits just issued are for
the .40.O0O residence of A. L.. Mills, on
Twentieth street, between Johnson and
Irving, and for a $25tQP0 tank for the
Portland Gas Company, on Kerby street,
between Congress and HuraboH.
PliAXNIXG A STEEL TDRYDOCK.
St. Johns Shipbuilding company M ill
Kn large Its Plant.
'A drydock and ahirbuildinar plant la a
project which tiae just been taken up at
St. Johns. 'Preliminary arrangements for
the fn&usumtion of such an -enterprise
are being: made by tba- St. Johns Ship
building Company of which J. E. Kelly
Is manager. Both St. Johns and Port
land capitalists are - Interested in - the
venture.
A aite for the new yards has Just been
purchased, conslstlr.f of H acres adjoin
War the present' -yards of the company.
The drydocR will be 876 feet Ions and will
be built chleoy or steel, ine entire plant
will cost In the neighborhood of fi.ooo.ooo.
The new drydock will be on the .sec
tional plan and will be operated by elec
tricity. Altbousn the project Is simply
In the forpiulative stage,, it U said by
those Interested that sufficient money Is
already subscribed to assure Its success.
TRAIN BOYS FOR SOLDIERS
.
William Dercny. Fears Americans
Will Become Raeo of "Sissies."
If Americans -are' not to become a- race
of J'llseies,"' the boys shouia be given a
military training, such as they obtain at
military academies, according: - to William
Deveny, who declared nimself at a meet
ing of the Juvenile improvement Afiaocla-
tion. held in Judge Prazer's -courtroom
last -niaht. The oueetlon of establishing
separate manual training schools in "Port-
land was being discuBBed when Mr. Je
veny stepped Into the breach.
"Why not Rive the ooyi military train
ing; and make real men out of them?" he
aaked. "JX will grtvfe them spirit and cour
age. took' at 'China. The boys thei;
.don't have any military training to speaJs
.i :; :;" "r: Aa'iaaajBtau11 '.y
of. and the Chinese asM result have de
graded into a lot of 'slesies.' "
Mr. Deveny resides at Montavllla. and
n tooK occasion tg criticise trie Home
Training Association of that neighbor-
hiooii. 1 1 o nuld that but few of tlie women
who were members had children, and that
they were for the moat part old maids,
He said the women with' families had
snown a disposition to attend, out stopped
Ko:pg to tne meetings when the old maids
began to dictate. .
After a considerable discussion of man
ual training echooLs, it was decided to
postpone the question until the next meet
ing which will be held the third Saturday
of next month. Judge Frazer expressed
himself &b believing that there should be
publ ic manual training schools for chil
dren after they graduated from the gram-
ma? grades.
Attaclies Engine for Wages.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal.. Jan. 12.-Because
the Santa Fe would not pay his wages
in coin. O- "M.. O. WatU, a trackman,
began suit against the company and has
attached one of the biff compound freight
engines. Watts was paid yesterday and
when he was B'ven his pay. $44.12. In
checlc form, he refused it, demanding
coin instead.
mediately.
He commenced suit lm-
Talk to Socialists.
"Fundamentals of Socialism" In the 8ub-
iect of an addrern to be giver, thla even
ing at Socialist Hall, 309 Eavia street, by
E. H. H. Holman.
EW BEUECI3 OF W. f. TOBEY,
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CITY
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m ronmD duildixgs or
La 1 11 son Hotel, x Flelschner-Mayev
AVarehou!4c and Masonic Temple
SIiou rroeross of the City,
The Lamaon Hotel, Flelschner-Mayer
Warehouse and Masonic Temple, shown
on this page, are typical of the three
Classes of buildings they represent now
soincr up in Portland. Each is planned
i along; modern and substantial lines and
bring out well three distinct types or
construction under way in thtu city.
Announcement of the family hotel to
be erected by R. B. Lamspn was made
during the past week. It will occupy a
quarter blocls at tho southwest corner
ot Eleventh and Stark streets and will
! cost approximately fiw Tiie buiming
will contain between liJO and ZOO rooms
and will be strictly up-to-date In all of
its appointments. Mrs. A. S. Norton,
proprietor or the Nortoniaj hs gigneq o
ten-year lease for the hotel and will
take poHsesslon immediately upon its
completion. Tlie site Is at present vacant
and worK of excavation will commence
during the present rrtonth. The MSH
waa sljmed through the agency of Will
H. Walker, and upeciflcatlons tor the
hotel are beln drawn by Joseph Jacob-
bwrfr. The bulldinz will adjoin tlie
quarter block upon which S- Morton Cohn
is soon to commence the erection of a
six-story buildlngr.
Tho Masonic Temple 13 located at tne
southwest corner of West Park and Yam-
t-. ill streets and work i now profrressing
on, the second story. It will toe one of
tlie llnCSt Of rortlaniVB fraternal bulla-
lnirs. The entire structure, wiin tne ex-
will be used
The main
j torlum win occupy the greater portion
i of the second and third floors and will
i toe 28 feet from floor to eellinar. Tliere
will also toe kitih Her rooms for lodger
purposes, a banr.uet hall ana all other
anartments desirable in a structure of its
character.
The prospective of the Masonic Temple
herewith reproduced was prepared by the
architect. Richard Martin. Jr., and Is the
most complete in detail of any picture yet
published as a number of chancres have
teen made since the original plans were
drawn. The temple will cost about
125.000.
The warehouse under construction for
Flelschner, Mayer & Co. Is located at
the northwest corner of First and Couch
streets. It covers a site 85x100 and ts
nve stories in height with -a commoaious
basement. It would have occupied an
entire quarter block had not a 13-foot
strip been left as an allev between it
and the factory owned by the same Arm.
The . walls of this warehouse are now
VP Q We second story, u 3 expected
that the building wll! be ready for oc
cupancy before the end of March. The
plans were drawn by Edgar M. Lazarus.
Permits for Week.
7 S.37S
8 - 12.7TO
9. 36.400
10 . 9.500
ll.i 5.650
12 - y 6.85Q
January
January
January
January
January
January
Total 79,545
FORTIETH AND EAST TAYLOR STS,
EAST IE SUES
OTER RECORDS
Real rrgperty Is Nqw in De-
mand More Active Than
a Tear Ago,
BUYERS HAVE CONFIDENCE-
v
frilngrle I..t ltli .Snjull Baildinr on
f
Crand Avenue Brlnjr? $40,000.
. .lohtift - Itealt In
Property In Central Eat Portlana Jar-
ln the pat welc continued In nctlve de
mand, and more confldenrre waa displayed
than during the opening week. of W.
One of the most Important Ka1e made,
was that of Ken West's corner, oh IOas t
Alder street and Grand avenue, covered
by a two-story brick and occupied by
W. 5 T - Markell's Htore. comprising one
lot, 50x100. It brought Iso.ooo. The pur-
eha&?r's name is not made public. Mr.
West came liere from ! Grange to con
clude the negotiation?.
From all viewpoints this. pale sets ft
hlsrh tide mark for property values on
Grand avenue. It Is predicted that the-
value of property between Hawthorne
avenue and Kast Burnsitle will aoon reach
SIOOO per front foot.- and even pass that
dsure -shortly.
gales to the Mount Hood Electric pan-
way Company on East Stark street a-
Kregatlng SoO.OOO are reported to havn ten
made during- the week. Something over
a block and a half pus-tod practically Inb
the hands of the eleetrlc company this
week on the quiet In this neighborhood
adjacent to Bast EtarK street, -
The Crystal Ice & Storage Company
purchased lots 5. 6. 7 and H. of block 1S4.
of tlio Hawthonip eista-te. for - Slf.OOo. ad-
Jacent io its icq -plant on past 'WIl nnij
Salmon streets. The purchase was madd
for the purpose, of erecting a natural ic
skatlnB rink. The whole half block pur-
chased will be use3 for that purpose,
A. G. RujslillKht has made a salt; of his
(liiarter block on the southwest corner
of Hawthurrn; and Grand avenues to a
Seattle man for f30,009. A largo deposit
waa made on the sale at the time, and
Mr. jS.ush!!srht expects It to ko throuph.
Four jeaxH jijco Air. Ptushllarht purchased
the block bounded by Union, Hawthorne
and Grand avenue for UiflCO. He sold six
lots of the block a few days later for
JlS.OOO, rctalnlriR the corner quarter, wblch
he has Just sold for 36,goo.
Developing Business Center.
The movement to develop a new " busi
ness center un Grand avenue, Kast -.Mor.
rison tilml. Union avenue and uist
Bumside street has influenced real es
tate very larsrely. i t seem s to toe settled
that - the proposed opera houe on Grttnd
avenue and East Salmon street will be
built. While plans have not been ' pre
pared as vet. It is decided th t the thea
ter wilt be 390x200 feet and two stories
high, of brlcK or reinforced concrete cyi
struction.
Property owners and " real estate rnn
express the opinion freely that a theater
will do more w develop u business center
than anything els at thin tlm?. Alt
the puh clubs on the Kast. Side have In
dorsed the movement most heartily, and it
Ih expected to raise the mony, amount
ing to about JM.OOA. in one day. The
a 1 1-Kast Side car! Inc. for which pro
visions are now toelncr mn.de. t-l will
assist in developing a business center in
Central East Portland.
expected that ri. tiigr flUIngr; contraet for
the whole, or tho miln portion of the
warehouse district, bfitwefn Union ave-
nue and the Willamette River, will be
let to the P;ic He Uridse Com n : .
probably nmouutlnp to 3O.OOt or
JDOJ.IIIIO in nil. The Faclilc Brlflfre
Company submitted a flat bid of 1!
cents per cubic yard for the fill to
the property owners, which-is tlie bfst
Oder received from any source. The
Seattle parties, who looked Into tht
conditions, mnde a hifrher bid, but
even tint was not definite.
The Pacific Bridge Company lias the-
only equipmont. and in addition will
build an ample dredgn for working
from the river. Fills that have Ven
made north' of East Morrison street
added mora than 73 per cent 'to th
value of the property, blocks that were
held at 20,ooo and I25.OO0 now beintr
hold at and 100,000.
St. Johns Real Estate Sales.
The record marK was reached yes
terday in St. Jonns realty, when
git lot facing Jersey street, oGxm
was sold for $10,000. This is the high
est price ever received for a single
lot of that size In tnis growlnn suburb.
Ttly lot belonged to W. F. Bteine, and
th purchasers arc II. F. Lee. II. G.
Ojcden and R. W. McKeon. It is just
north of tho Cochran Hotel and i
covered by a two-story frame build-
in?. Soma time aso a corner lot on
Jersey street brought $9500, but the
lot sold yesterday is not a corner lot.
The new owners say that they are per-
fCCtly gatlsiled with their bargain.
Considering the distance of the lot
from the "Portland Courthouse nine
miles 1 1 1 r- price Is remarkable.
C. T. Lilllard, of Prlnnville, Or., and
W. H. Hogan, of Albany, Or., yesterday
paid St. Johns a visit and purchased a
lot -SOxlOO further north on Jersey
street for which they paid $4500. They
Also bought some residence property
in the outskirts. Last week- M.' L..
H'oolbrook purchased 12 acres in . the
southeastern part of ' St. Johns . for
112,000 from A. C. Falrclilld, of Lonj?
Beach. Cal- Mr. Holbrook will plat
the new tract purchased alone; with
his lot acres In the vloinityof Meag-
ley Junction. Real estate men or St.
Johns say that home builders are con
stantly purchasing; lots, more than S)
new houses having been started witilin
the past few weeks.
Thfi prir? of residence lots has ad.
vaneed. Lots that were Selling- for
t J U ) a year asro bring $310 and ' "
now. thouarh prlce3 were thought MfcT11
at that time. But there has been a
greater advance In, business property.
in Lower St. JohnB. on the waterfront.
I the land le- practically all occupied.
Tilers Is some property on the market
along the railway spur, but not alonir
the river. One man yesterday listed
a hlock with a real estate man for
JG000. - - .
There Is not much movement in
Lower St. Johns, but the activity in
residence tots is constant, and people
are coming: in from the outside con-
stantiy.
Trpsters tor Week
January 7
January 8 '.
January 9
January lO. . ...........
. 52,X
. 5S.5SG
. 77.326
January 11...
January 13
i. 114.02X
8t,4S8
Total