THE SUNDAY OREfiOXIAN, PORTLAND, - MAY 3. 1908.
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MARK MY WORDS
Wiiat Happened in
New York
WILL BE REPEATED AT
THE JUNCTION OF
THE RIVERS IN
THE NEAR FUTURE
Walnut Park
Only $25
A Front Foot,
with Cement
Sidewalks and
Curbs.
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Portland's
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WALNUT PARK
A. CRITERION
The rapid strides of
the past five years
towards the Peninsula
is only the beginning
of the most astonish
ing expansion ever
witnessed on the
Pacific Coast.
Is the Center of the
Peninsula
AND WILL BE THE
FIFTH AVENUE
DISTRICT OF THE
PACIFIC METROPOLIS
The reproduction of this picture is suggpstrd by Dr. Ptratton's brilliant essay on Portland, which secured the first prize of $1000 offered by the Commercial
iui. n coriainiy vermes Mr. Millngaaorui s predictions maue irom lime to lime ouving me nasi su years, una
whlcti were considered Imaginary by some well-meaning tnougn weaK-Kneea citizens 01 uregon.
RAPID GROWTH
The year 190S will
mark a new era in
Portland's history,
and the Peninsula
will be the scene of
astounding activities.
WALNUT
PARK LOTS ARE RAPIDLY. ADVANCING
BEST BARGAIN AS WELL AS HOME SITE IN CITY
Watch
Greater
Portland
Grow
Between
the
Rivers.
A FAR-SEEING MAN
John Jacob Astor In 1785 was the
most far-seeing- man of his time. He
sold good rental property in New York
City for $8000 to purchase SO lots in
the suburbs at the Bowery. His friends
laughed at him for giving up his in
come for nonproductive lots. All the
same he continued buying, placing all
his earnings in what then seemed
worthless outside property. In a few
years he became wealthy. Moral: As
tor's heirs hold today the world's rec
ord in valuable real estate. The same
thing will be repeated In the purchase
of land betn-een the rivera. This more
than beautiful tableland, having &
gradual slope toward both rivers,
above all posatble floods, thereby mak
ing it the moat perfect natural site for
a city In the world. Reader, this in
formation is nublished at no small .
1 pense, to stir you Into thought and
then action. Never again say you had
no chance or opportunity of becoming
wealthy. Now is the time to follow
Astor' slead, for as certain as the law
of gravitation so certain will Portland
be the New York of the Pacific, be
builded like New York of the Atlantic
between the rivers. Upon this battle
ground will be successfully fought the
building of the metropolis of the Pa
cific. The portrait over New York City
is that of John Jacob Astor, the other
in all modesty, that of W. M..' Killings
worth, viewing the future i Portland.
Portland must and Is compelled to use
this matchless foundation, having no
room elsewhere to expand and grow.
GOOD HOMES OR Nt)NE
i THIs matchless site is being dotted
with beautiful homes, S0.000 feet of ce
ment sidewalks and curbs are being laid,
streets are parked; also, 15-foot alleys,
thereby giving to all Inside lots the
convenience of corners.
Building restriction, of course. No
language can tell you of the beauties
of Waluut Park. It has no equal, hence
no rival,--in the City of Portland. To
prove this bold statement, take any "U"
car. going north. It will land you in
Waluut Park, the highest elevated spot
of around between the rivers. Then
feast your eyes on Oregon's magnifi
cent, soul-insplring scenery rivers,
mountains and snow-capped sentinels.
A closing word of advice. Reader,
notice carefully Walnut Pork'a location
on the map. then do yourself and fam
ily or prospective wife or husband a
kindness by at once securing a home
1 in Walnut Park before values ever
; lastingly advance beyond your reach.
; Remember this fact, opportunity la
now .winking at you, for never before
I in your life could you secure for only
$25 a front foot the best and the most
healthful residence property In a city
having the best car service, only 15
minutes' ride to the now. business cen
ter, the center each day growing doner
to your Investment.
A universally known fact Is that the
firm of Swift & Co. are the most far
seeing wlde-av.ake people on the plnnet
called earth. They are the real leaders
in developing the United States. Tney
have purchased 3500 acres of land and
have started in with their customary
American push and vigor to build the
largest packing plant in the world. No
one that knows them questions their
success.
Watch
Portland
Become
the
Pacific
GENERAL OFFICE:
Walnut Park. Main 4SS7
W
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GSWOKTH
SUBURBAN OFFICE:
323 Chamber Commerce
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East Side Residents to Bring
Improvement of Streets
to a Vote.
BRIDGES LEADING ISSUE
Buildings Continue to Be Erected at
More Remarkable Kate Than in
Months Past In AH Su
burban Sections.
This week the important events In
connection with building affairs were
the breaking of ground for the Oddfel
lows' temple to be erected on East
Sixth and East Aider streets, at a cost
of $25,000, and the drawing of plans
for a three-story brick. 60x100 feet, to
be erected on the northwest corner
of Grand avenue and Belmont street for
Mr. Selling, the cost of which will be
about $25,003. Architect Otto Klee
mann is preparing the plans for this
structure. This is the most important
business building to be started this
year.
The bridge question Is again upper
most and is a prolific source of dis
cussion at the push clubs on the East
Sido, both with, reference to a bridge
, to replace the Madison and the pro
posed high bridge for Albina.
It Is probable that a special election
will be called shortly after the June
election to pass on a number of propo
sitions that cannot be reached at that
time. Had there been a decision in
time by the Supreme Court on the val
idity of the bond issues voted on last
June, all these propositions could have
been passed on at the coming election,
but that decision has not yet been
handed down. .There will be bonds for
the new Madison and North Albina
bridges, bonds for the second Bull Run
water plre line, and possibly the ques
tion of a municipal rock crusher to
be submitted at this special election.
A motion to circulate petitions to issue
$100,000 in bonds wa3 made at the last
meeting of tne United East Side Push
Club, but was withdrawn for the pres
ent, but this bond issue may come up
at the proposed special election.
Improve t'nder District Plan.
Other questions which will probably
be passed on at this special election
will be the improvement of streets by
district, the taking over and main
taining of streets with a concrete foun
dation arid haid surface by the city,
and it is possible municipal ownership
of an electric-light plant may come up.
It is settled that all these questions
must stand separately. One proposi
tion will not be loaded up with any
thing else, which was done at the last
election. The buying of a new fire
boat was tacked on a proposition to
lay dry mains. Just when this special
election will be called has not been
considered us yet, but It may be held
In November at the Presidential elec
tion, and thus do away with the neces
sity of holding separate elections.
Various civic organizations have
gone on record as favoring a bridge
to renlare the Madison, much higher
than the present structure and wider,
70 feet if possible. A strong effort is
being made to place it south of the
present location. However, plaits have
been prepared by J. C. Lockwood for
the present location on three elevations,
16, 20 and 26 feet higher than the old
bridge. The cost of tne new bridge,
as proposed, will be considerably more
than 1450,000, which was voted at the
election last June, and, of course, will
require a larger bond issue. It Is pro
posed to carry the east approach above
all the car tracks and do away with
grade crossings.
. Start on Filling Contract.
It is announced that the Pacific Bridge
Company will start on the big fill on the
East S:de, between Belmont street and
Hawthorne avenue. Union avenue and
East Water street, on or before May 10. '
There are 21 blocks to be filled, and it
is the most Important work yet under
taken on the East Side. For a year the
Pacific Bridge Company has been pre
paring for this fill by building a dipper
dredge, 100x40 feet and construction of a
dock and apparatus for handling the ma
terial from the barges. The dredge has
a capacity for handling 300 cubic yards
an hour, and will work in 35 feet of
water. It Consists of a steam shovel on
a barge. More than a million cubic yards
of material is to be lifted from the bot
tom of the river and deposited in the
warehouse district. It will take at least
12 months to complete the job and tha
cost Is estimated at $300,000, which, how
ever, will more than double the value of
this low land and make It at once avail
able for building purposes.
When In full operation there will be four
dump trains of sjven cars in motion. The
i City Council has given the company per
mission to erect temporary trestles on
East .Salmon street from ast . First to
Union avenue; East Third to East Wash
ington, where the track will turn east
and extend to East. Eighth street. The
fills on this route include East Eighth,
between Washington and Morris and Bel
mont streets; East Washington, between
Sixth and Eighth; East- Morrison, be
tween Seventh and Ninth streets. These
streets are all additional to the till in the
warehouse district and will require 700,
000 cubic yards of material.
Make Safe Investments.
W'lille in the aggregate, realty sales for
the East Side the past week have not been
large, they have been numerous. . Oppor
tunity for Investments was never better.
Is the opinion of competent judges. There
13 no dropping of values in any direction,
but all residence districts hold up well.
Reasonable terms are maintained. Where
agents or owners make special efforts,
large numbers of sales have been made.
In the southeast section 40 lots were sold
recently. In the Lavelelgh tract, recentlj
platted. It Is announced that 6s lots have
been sold. S. G. Sibray, of University
Park, said his firm has made saljs to the
amount of JloOO each day during' the week,
mainly of residence property. It Is con
ceeded that no mistake can be made in
buying property almost anywhere on the
Peninsula. An excellent Idea of the
growth in that direction may be had at
the Piedmont car barns on either side
of Killlngsworth avenue. From this point
down the Peninsula there is a continuous
growth.
Many Lots Selling.
The more Important sales were scat
tered all over the East Side. A. E.
Willoughby bought 33M. feet of the east
half of lots 9 and 10. block 11, Albina
I Homes led, for $2000. David Goodsell sold
lots 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, in block 9, East Port-
land Heights, for $3250. . Alexander H.
Kerr sold to C. E. Brown lots 7 and 8,
block 242, East Portland, for $4000. ..jgust
Nelss bought a quarter in block 17, Lin
coln Park Annex, for $2500. At Mount
Tabor, Annie Lacey bought two acres
on Francis avenue for $2200.
Mattie O'Connor bought lot 7 and
part of lot 10, block S3, in Sunnyside.
for $2500. John F. Mahoney bought lot
7, In block 2. Tlbbetts Addition, for
$2300. Nicholas Ennls bought a quarter-block
in Center Addition for $1500.
At Woodlawn, Nora Llvngston bought
Tot 6, in block 3S, for $1100. At Wood
stock, G. W. Green sold to Amos Berg
lot 2, block 60, for $2600.
R. B. Rice sold to E. A. Messerly lot
11, in block 17, Holladay Park for
$6250. John F. Jordan bought lots 6
and 7, block 16, Sunnyside, for $2200.
On Friday- there appeared a long Use
of transfers to the Mount Hood Rail
way, which are significant as Indicate
ing the route the road is to take on
entering the city. Outside the city in
the vicinity of Gresham, J. M. Short
transfers more than 200 acres to the
company. C. "W. Pallet also transfers
20 acres. Robert T. Linney transfers
a number of lots to the Mount Hood
Railway Company, some In Melrose and
North Mount Tabor, in Sunset and Cen
ter Addition. He also transfers lots 1,
2, 7 and 8, block 81, and lots 3, 4. 5 and
6, block 82, East Portland, these lots
being on both sides of East Stark
street, between East Third street and
Union avenue. There are some other
transfers for nominal sums, and these
seem to indicate that the route of the
road will be north of Mount Tabor,
through Center Addition and Monta
vllla, on eastward.
Draw Plans" for 40 Dwellings.
In the southeastern district of the
East Side, important improvements
are under way In the Waverly-Rlch-mond.
the Wnverleigh. Kenilworth and
and other sections, the expenditures
for which will aggregate over $250,000.
For the Waverlelgh tract Architect
Fabre has been commissioned to draw
plans for 40 dwellings, the average
cost of which' will be $1500. making a
total expenditure of $60,000. Besides
these dwellings, 3 miles of streets will
be improved. M.- J. Connelly has the
contract, and will the coming week
have ' 100 teams at work.
In the Waverly-Richmond tract, the
improvement of Clinton street between
East . Twenty-sixth and. East Forty
first will soon be under way. There
are over 25 new dwellings being built
In thlp suburb. Kenilworth and sur
roundings are the scene of activity.
Improvement of Gladstone avenue Is
going forward: More than a score of
new houses are being erected. Many
residence lota are being sold here.
At Montavilla street Improvements
have been projected that will cost
about $30,000. The streets to be Im
proved are all embraced In precinct 60,
which is between East Morrison and
Burnslde streets, north and south and
east and west. The length of these
streets Is 11 blocks. It has been de
cided to build sidewalks, and grade
these streets for the present and then
gravel in future. Councilman Ben
nett, has agreed to take charge of and
push these improvements through the
nreliminary stagre, such as prettin the
grades set and drawing up the peti
tions. .......
These streets will be improved at the
same time, so that property-owners
can secure the benefit that will come
where a large contract is let. Peti
tions will be circulated separately for
each street, as there is no provision
for grouping streets together In a dis
trict. This will be a large piece of
work for one suburb, but there has
not yet appeared any considerable op
position. O. F. Potts, of Montavilla,
says that this suburb was never more
prosperous than at present.
New ' homes are being built in all
directions. New tracts are- to be plat
ted and placed on the market. There
Is great interest as to what route the
Mount Hood Railway will finally select,
but the Impression at . Montavilla is
that it will pass through North Montavilla.
youngest children, Olive, aged 10, and
Glenn, the little boy, at home. A small
footbridge crosses the river in the
heart of town. In attempting to cross
the footbridge the boy lost his balance
and fell Into the Ice-cold water. J. C.
Tullar, who happened' to be working
about 60 yards from the river, heard
the frightened cries of. the children
and rushed to the rescue. He reached
the little fellow after he had been car
ried downstream about 50 yards.
Snatched From Watery Grave.
LAIDLAW, Or., May 2. (Special.)
Glenn, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Bennett, of Laidlaw, came
near losing his life by drowning in the
Deschutes River. Tuesday Mr. Bennett
was away working with the crew of
englneeia upon he Columbia Southern
segregation, while Mrs. Bennett was
driving the mail hack from Latdlaw
to Bend. They had left their two
Spanton Go. Appoints Rolling. !
! The Live Montavilla Keal Estate Man, I
Resident Agent For Terrace Park
OUR LETTER TO HIM
AND HIS REPLY
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 1st, 1908;
MR. A. ROLLING, Montavllle, Oregon.
Dear Sir: Tour letter received, and at a meet
ing of the members of this company today it
was agreed to appoint you our resident agent for
Terrace Park, according to the terms of your
letter. The energetic way you have undertaken to
bring Montavilla to the front shows us you are
a "live one."
It is impossible to say a good word for Monta
villa without saying the same of Terrace Park.
Montavilla and Terrace Park should by right and
reason go hand In hand. The growth of one means
the growth of the other, and It only calls for a fair
presentation of the merits of this beautiful suburb
to make it a more prominent part of the city.
In having you represent us, we want you to feel
that whatever selling contract may be made in the
Spanton Co.'s office may also be made In your
office, and If you know of any energetic salesmen
it might be well to arrange with them for the
sale of Terrace Park property.
Very truly yours,
THE SPANTON CO.,
Per C. W. Davis, Sec'y.
PORTLAND. Oregon, May 2, 1903.
THE SPANTON CO., Portland, Oregon.
Gentlemen: In accepting the agency for Ter
race Park, it is only fair to say that when I chose
Montavilla as a desirable property for a real estate
office. I also had In mind Terrace Park as one of
the beautiful parts of Montavilla. There Is a big
future for this property, and I am satisfied to tie
up with it.
The development "f Montavilla is the develop
ment of Terrace Park, and the building activity
froing on in this part of the city shows conclusive,
y that investors are lookingthis way.
Statistics show that tho East Side of Portland
has doubled within the last three years and the
race for population has Just begun. It Is no un
reasonable statement to say that two years more
will asratn see a similar increase, and the investor
who places Ms money in home sites will not only
make big Interest on his money, but his principal
will be absolutely secure.
These .re my ideas, and I am Investing what
I have along these lines. With best wishes for
Montavilla and Terrace Park, I am
Very truly yours,
A. ROLLING, of Montavilla.
Another thirty days will see som& striking transformations in beautiful Terrace Park. Many
of the 246 owners of lots' in Terrace Park are now preparing to build, and the remaining lots in
the addition will be placed on the market in a few days. .
We are delighted to announce Mr. Rolling as our aarent on the ground, as we feel certain that
the mm who is doing so much to give Montavilla real estate values their true light will be of sim
ilar value to Terrace Park, which is in reality a part of Montavilla.
Take a ride out to Montavilla on the M. V. line today and let Mr. Rolling tell you some things
about Terrace Park and other Montavilla real estate. Take the M. V. line. You will find the
office right at the terminal, on the corner of Hibbard street and the Base Line road.
ROLLING, THE SPANTON CO. AGENT
PH O N.E. EAST .9 S 9
MONDAY-
May 25, 'OS
All Unsold Lots in
BEAUiWl
WAVERLEIGH
Will Be Advanced
O Each
Buy Now, Make Money
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