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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, 3IAY 3. 1903. "THE TWIN FALLS COUNTRY" EAST JOHN AT MAEGLY JUNCTION THE HEART OF THE GREAT PENINSULA DISTRICT RES CAREY ACT 10 80,000 AC TOE SAME HISTORY Will be told of this section within two years. I have left some choice lots and manu facturing sites in this vicin--ity. LANDS OPE AT THE JUNCTION of the St. .lohn earlinc and Columbia boulevard the great thoroughfare of . the Peninsula which adjoins MAEGLY JUNCTION where the Hill railroads intersect the Harriman System, at which point the freight and passenger depots will be ' located and where the great transpor tation development of the entire Pen insula district must ' center. Sur rounded on all sides by the biggest industrial enterprises in the North west, such as the Great Swift Pack ing Plant, the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company, the Peninsula Lumber Com pany, the Portland Drydock, and the numerous industries along the Wil lamette River and the 0. K. & N. Company lines. Can any sane person question tiic titmendous development of this dis trict? If so, they shut their eyes to the most obvious of facts and condi tions. ' Remember that three years ago lots in St. John which cannot now hy bought for $10,000 Avcre selling for $100 and $500. $350.00 and up wards for 50x100 foot lots with 16 foot alley. Easy Monthly Terms. I invite a personal visit to my office, where I will take pleasure in showing the property. - Will be glad to have you investigate wheth er 3-0U buy or not. TAKE ST. JOHN GAR, GET OFF AT SMITH'S CROSSING (EAST ST. JOHN) AT COLUMBIA BOULEVARD AND IOU ARE THERE. CAR FARE 5c PENINSULA PROPERTY ONLY PHONE RICHMOND 601 PENINSULA PROPERTY ONLY APRIL STATISTICS PROVE PROSPERITY Remarkable Growth of Port land Unchecked by Finan- . cial Disturbance. WHEAT EXPORTS DOUBLED City Ships 1,355,076 Bushels, as Against 097,150 for Month in 1907 Stamp Sales In crease 19.8 Ter Cent. A review of general trade conditions in Portland for April shows a healthy growth over the corresponding month of last year. Particularly is this true of wheat shipments from this port, which show an increase of nearly 100 per cent. Stamp sales at the postofflce show the remarkable increase of 19.S per cent. Heal estate transfers and building per mits have kept pace with the shipping business of the city and both show healthy gains. Clearings of the Port land banks that are associated with the local Clearing-House Association, how ever, show a decrease of 21 per cent over those of April a year ago. This falling off Is general in the Pacific Coast cities, with the exception of San Fran cisco, which is recuperating from the dis aster of a year ago, when conditions were not normal. The most notable gain in commercial lines ' is disclosed in the export ship ments of wheat from this port. Accord ing to statistics issued yesterday by the Merchants Kxchange there were shipped from Portland during the month 1.355.0T8 bushels of wheat, as compared with 697.- , 150 for the same month in 190". The sarao, figures for 10 months of the fiscal , year credit Portland with the shipment or 13.933.309 bushels of wheat, as against only 6,941,605 for the same period a year ago. Sound Cities Beaten. In other words, in that length of time Portland alone has shipped within 429, 000 bushels of the total export shipments of Seattle, E'erctt and Tacoma com bined. The total figures for Portland and Pugot Sound points show shipments of wheat during the 1907 and 1908 season of 40.S93.1S5 bushels, as against 27.919,611 for the 1906-1507 season. The combined exports of Portland and Puget Sound points for the cereal season this year ag gregate about 2S.000.COO bushels, or nearly one-third of the total wheat exports of the United States, which amounted to 93,000.000 bushels. According to the records of the Mer chants Exchange" export wheat ship ments from Portland Increased from 697. 150 bushels in April, 1907, to 1,355,076 bushels last month. For comparative purposes it is shown that the wheat ex ports from Puget Sound points during the same periods increased only from 602.968 to 8S4.530 bushels, emphatically as serting Portland's position as a factor In the exporting business. There was a substantial falling off In the shipment of flour both from Port land and Puget Sound points In April as compared with the figures for the same month in 1907. Flour shipments from this port decreased from 78.0CO barrels to 37.625. while those of Puxet Sound dropped from 326,952 to 176,599 barrels. Unmistakable evidences of the city's growth in population is found in the re port of stamp sales at the Portland post offlce for last month. These sales aggre gated $57,906.24. 'as against J4S.322.S7 for the same month in 1907. The enlarged sales represent an increase of 19.8 per cent, which Is considered phenomenal by Postmaster Minto. Postmaster Explains It. "An increase in the city's population Is the only construction that can be as sociated with these figures." said Post master Minto yesterday. "It is .generally admitted that business conditions are not as good now as they were a year ago. Business houses have not been using the amount of stamps they usually require at this season of the year and there has been a notable falling off in the mailing of catalogues and kindred advertising pamphlets. The increase in stamp sales amounted to $9582.37 and of that amount $9388.40 came from the sales at the stamp window and what Is known as 'retail' sales. The sum was made up In pur chases of from 5 cents' worth of stamps to 50 cents and $1 in the most part and can only Indicate an increased number of patrons of tne office." Postmaster Minto reports that pur chasers of postofflce money orders dur ing, the financial flurry last Fall are gradually exchanging these orders for money, which is again finding its way Into the channels of trade. It is esti mated by Mr. Minto that during the last five months approximately $750,000 was withdrawn from circulation in Portland through the purchase of money orders by persons whose confidence in the banking institutions was shaken temporarily. Possessors of these money orders are calling at the postofflce daily and cash ing them. April Building Record. April building permits recorded at the office of Building Inspector Spencer "shows some features of unusual interest. The following table shows the segrega tion of permits: Description Number. Cost. Repairs 1411 $ St. 4X3 Sheds and barns SO !!4.8.0 Dwellings. East Side 2S2 5-'l,J."". Dwellings. West Side 21 5T.0.0 Classes A. B and C... 6 08. MK) Reinforced concrete 4 0.000 Frame. business 34 218.000 Total... 576 $980,410 This table shows that dwellings and frame business structures on the East Side account for about two-thirds of the totals for the month. Two items exceed ing $20,000 were issued on April 23 for a building to be used as a. stable, and garage for Mrs. Spauldlng. at a cost of $22,000. and on April 27 for a store on Second street,' to cost $26,000. In April, 1907, the total number of per-' mlts issued was 3S9, or 187 less than In April of this year. Last year in April there were permits taken out for 12 class A and B buildings, with an esti mated cost of $971,300. which swelled the total valuations for the month to $1,526, 977. Gain on Residences. In the month Just closed permits were Issued to erect dwellings to cost $584,0751 in the corresponding month last year the total cost was placed at $463,140, or a gain for this April of $130,935. There was a gain of 77 in the number of dwellings. Despite the record made in the first four months of last year in the valua tion of new construction, there is a gradual but certain increase in this year's operations that at the came ratio of the last two months' totals will soon overtake those of that remarkable yean January 1 to May 1 last year the total in valuation was $3,687,929; for the same period this year. $3,289,500. MUST WEAR QUIET CLOTHES Schoolgirls Forbidden "Merry Wid ow" Hats and "Peek-a-Boos." NEW tORK. May 2. The girls of Horace Mann School, at Broadway and Twelfth street, have been forbidden to wear ultra-fashionable or extravagant headgear. false hair, elaborate adornment of Jewelry, hlfrh-heel shoes and peek-a- Only 25 minutes' ride from Portland ou Salem Electric Line. New timecard out today. All trains stop at Metzger Station. Take cars at Jefferson and Front. f Per Acre ctftfl Up Ideal location for a home. . Ideal land on which to raise perfect' fruit. Ideal ground to produce all kinds- of vegetables. Ideal investment that will rapidly increase in value. ' Ideal insurance against want. Give one of these acres to your son or daughter.- . Ideal Sunday trip. A delightful ride, whether you purchase or not. Ask our agent to show you a printed plat of 3detzger 'Acres. Be sure you are on the right ground. 1 PRICE $200 and up per acre, according to lo'cation. TERMS 10 per cent cash and 3 per cent of the purchase price per month. INTEREST 6 per cent per annum on deferred payments. ON CASH PAYMENTS a discount will be allowed. - For. particulars and beautifully descriptive plat call at, our Portland office, 226-228 Front street, or at Metzger Station. AU cars and trains stop at Metzger 's. HERMAN METZGER, OWNER boo waists. This sweeping edict was given from the pulpit in the chapel. The following articles of dress were blacklisted: . "Merry widow" hats, or hats of ex tremely large proportions or trimmed in a conspicuous manner. Ribbons of too large size or conspicuous color. False hair of any description. "Lotta Faust" collars, "Dutch necks," and "maile bows." "Peek-a-boo" waists or waists with short sleeves. All bracelets and Jewelry except pins necessary for the clasping of collars. Gowns of conspicuous colors and ma terials of extravagant price. Light shoes, fancy cloth-topped shoes or shoes with high heels or fancy buttons. Thus, it will be seen, about ail a girl's little affectations .of dress were forbidden, and the girls in their 'teens are up in arms. UNDER THE TWIN FALLS SALMON RIVER PROJECT AT TWIN FALLS, IDAHO JUNE 1ST, 1 SOS Registration Books Open May 25, 1908 Registration Books Close May 31, 1908 Drawing Takes Place June First, 1908 For booklet giving full information write R. M. McCOLLUM, Secretary in Falls Investment Co., Ltd. TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, Sole agents for sale of land and water rights. Carey Act Lands can be located by power of attor ney. Blanks Furnished on Application. Shipbuilders Locked Out. GLASGOW, May 2. The Clyde ship builders this morning locked out 6000 woodworkers from, their yards. This measure Is the outcome of the dispute between the Shipbuilding Employes' Fed eration and the ship workers of the north cast coast, who struck rather than accept a reduction in wages, and who have not $150 PER ACRE 7.33 acres on Burnt Bridge Creek, J,i mile from Van couver "Heights and i mile from trolley line to be built this Sum mer; land all cleared and on good county road: place is covered with bearing prunes, apples and grapes; also running water. S150 PER ACRE: 10 acres, 1J miles from Portland. 260 ACRES of land, i80 under cultivation; level; no waste: all fenced and crossed in seven different fields; about 40 acres standing timber; mile to railroad station; rural route and telephone; the buildings consist of 2 barns, large wagon shed and all other outbuildings neces sary: S good wells and a 10-room house: the most beautiful home in Marlon County; lots of fruit of all kinds in orchard. This beauti ful and Ideal farm will be sold for 845 per acre, complete in every detail; $4500 cash, balance time. $11 PER ACRE 160 miles. 20 miles from Portland, near Scappoose, with tie timber and cordwood enough to pay for the place; a fine dairy farm and good orchard land after cleared. This ls a snap, as land Is held at $20 to $25 per acre all around it now, S5.50 PER Al'RK 400 acres at Ostrander, Washington: splendid now for pasture and dairy farm, and good land after cleared. WE HAVE I,OTS IN AM. PARTS OF PORTLAND. If you have any property to sell, write us. ' ' . ' Tf you have any property to trade, write us. If you want to buy, write us. $150 PER ACRE, 20 acres apple land, unimproved; all land in this vicinity is selling for $250 to $1000 per acre; 6 miles from Hood River and on Hood River Railway. This is fine. WE HAVE SOME FIXE FRCIT I.ASDS in this district, bearing fine Winter varieties of apples, and fruit thai will pay for the land in the next few crops. J. W. CURRAN, 225 Failing Bldg. been able to get the federation to arbi trate their demands. Lockouts have been decided upon at all the shipbuilding yards in the United Kingdom. and workmen in other branches gradually will be locked out. There seems every prospect of a com plete stoppage of the shipbuilding indus try, a condition that will affect directly not less than '.'50.000 men. E CREST The beautiful, among the trees, with its broad ave nues, cement sidewalks and magnificent scenic en vironment; with its ozone-laden air, blooming flowers and gorgeous Spring attire; BELLE CREST, Portland's fairest, best and most desirable residence section, invites you to - become familiar with its charms. Come THIS AFTERNOON Take the East Ankeny car at Third and Yamhill streets; they leave every ten minutes; settle your self down for one of the most enjoyable rides in the city. Just say "BELLE CREST" to the conductor. Arriving, do not fail to go over to the Country Club grounds a three-minute stroll from the carline. Walk into North Belle Crest and pick all the wild flowers you want. Largest Subdivision Operators on the Pacific Coast. 148 FIFTH STREET, PORTLAND, OR. We will mail you a , copy of John Roach Stratton's $1000 prize story of Port land upon receipt of your name and address and this ad.