The Sunday Oregonian., September 06, 1908, SECTION THREE, Page 8, Image 32

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 6, 1908.
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MANY TASTEFUL NEW FLATS AND RESIDENCES ADORN PORTLAND STREETS
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New Townsite of Kenwood to
Take Advanced Posi
tion at Once.
GROWTH IS REMARKABLE
DWELLINGS
LARG
NUMBER
East Side Dwelling Erected In Past
Eight Months Exceed Those,
of Laat Tear to Num
ber of 620.
To contract for the building of 200
dwellings at one time and for one
tract Is a record In building operations
seldom. If ever, met with. That, how
ever. Is the announced Intention of the
Kenwood Land Company, owners of
the townsite that took In the old plat
of Graybrook on the Peninsula and
the lands lying! north of that tract and
extending to the Columbia Slough.
Kenwood la to be the residence and
business section of the extensive packing-house
Industry of the Union Meat
Company. Starting with such a large
number of houses, most of which will
be occupied by people employed at the
packing plant, the experiment of put
ting up these houses before there Is
Immediate demand Tor them will be
watched with Interest by owners -of
other tracts.
On one point the owners of Ken
wood are certain, that the townsite
has Its future as well assured as such
enterprises can be, for the tract Is the
nearest to the new packing plant, and
experience In other cities leads the
owners to know that employes prefer
to live near their work. In the vicin
ity of the Union Stockyards in Chicago
a large community has for years been
maintained, composed almost entirely
of employes of the yards. There should
be a vast Improvement in the character
of houses for employes at Kenwood
over the Chicago settlement, and doubt
less will be. Employes will have a
great advantage here In the matter of
owning their own homes, for after the
200 houses are completed they are to
be offered to worklngmen on easy
terms. Lots near the Chicago stock
yards are too high to permit workmen
to buy, the rents are so high that the
majority of the yards" employes walk
long distances to localities where rents
are cheaper. There Is so much vacant
land in the vicinity of the projected
yards and packing plant on the Penin
sula that It will be years before values
will advance beyond the ability of
worklngmen to purchase.
Extension of East Side.
The Oregon Real Estate Company has
prepared comparative figures of Vils
year and last on the number of dwelling-houses
erected on the East Side.
In August, 1907, there were 151; In
1908. 210. For the eight months end
ing August 31. there were In 1907,
1418; in 1908, 1938. These figures prove
conclusively that the great East Side
has received an impetus in the build
ing of dwellings that nothing short of
a calamity can stop. From data gath
ered at the Building Inspector's office
It Is found that permits are being
taken for houses in all districts of
that part of the city, with some of the
older districts leading In higher-priced
' residences. In a much more restricted
area on the West Side, there were
218 permits taken out for dwellings for
the eight months of 1908.
Among the transactions of the past
week there were several business loca
tions of considerable Importance, not
so much on account of the 'considera
tions involved as in Indicating the
trend of extension of the business dis
tricts. One that attracted attention
was the purchase of a quarter block at
"Fifteenth and Gllsan by Lipman, Wolfe
Co. It Is the Intention of the pur
chasers to erect a building, which Is
to be occupied by the Irwln-Hodson
Printing Company. The ground and
cost of the building represents an in
vestment of about $75,000.
Xew Buildings Progress.
Work on the new structures scat
tered about in different localities Is
progressing In each Instance. Exca
vation was finished during the week
for the C. K. Henry building at Fourth
and Oak: the Gay Lombard at Fifth
and Stark; the Pacific Paper Company
at Fourth and Ankeny, all to be large
business structures. An object lesson
In modern excavation Is furnished at
the site o the Meier & Frank Com
pany's building. Sixth and Alder, where
start on the- sub-basement has nearly
filled the first basement excavation
tion with dirt. The old buildings on
the site of the new Wilcox building, at
Seventh and Stark, have been torn
down and contract let for excavation,
which is to begin this week.
The second story of the Rosenblatt
Hotel Is well under way, and the first
story ft the T. M. C A. building at
Sixth and Taylor Is assuming shape.
The Labbe estate building at Park and
Everett is to be rushed, concrete foun
dations going in at present In the
terminal wholesale district foundations
are going in for several buildings,
prominent among which are the Crane
and Fuller buildings.
Tone of Market Steady.
As to the tone of the realty market,
a very firm feeling Is maintained, and
recent sales indicate values to be aus-.
talned. The Government evidently has
been Informed of the activity of realty
In Portland, for Postmaster Mlnto was
requested some little time ago to ob
tain estimates on suitable sites for a
new building. Mr. Mlnto called into
consultation several prominent realty
" men. and obtained data concerning
present and prospective values of sev
eral pieces that might be secured for
a postofflce site and sent them on to
Washington. . .
It is believed that the appropriation
bill carrying that for the Portland
postofflce may not be reached at the
next session of Congress, though the
Item Is well up to the top of the list.
Politicians figure out that in case
Senator Fulton is succeeded on the
committee having the matter In hand
by a Senator from another state, some
delay may be met with in having the
item for this city considered. But
from the fact that Inquiry was made
about ground values, the inference may
be made that a site Is to be secured
soon, even if a new building Is not
started for some time. In private busi
ness this would seem to be a wise
move, In view of the strength of values
and tendency toward higher valuation'
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SEATTLE HIS TOPIC
Charles K. Henry Draws Les
sons From Visit.
COMMENDS ITS LOYALTY
Excellent Appearance of Xorthern
City Indicates What Wonderful
Improvement Is Possl
blo In Portland.
"The phrase 'Seattle spirit' has fallen
Into a remark of disparagement, but
there Is another meaning in the words
that we of Portland may well emulate,"
said Charles K. Henry, the real estate
man, on his return from a short trip
to the Sound country. Continuing, he
said:
"By this I mean that I found the
people 'of Seattle not only loyal to their
city, but that they lose no opportunity
to laud its progress and predict greater
things for the future. One finds this
spirit" everywhere in hotels, business
offices, barber-shops, among newsboys;
In fact while I was there I did not
hear a single "knock" at the city or
conduct of affairs from a resident. We
all know there Is somewhat different
spirit manifested at times by our peo
ple here. I am too loyal a Portlander
to say aught against our city or Its
people, but as I have lived for many
years and have interests here of con
siderable Importance. I feel at liberty
to read a little lecture that may be of
benefit to us alL
Plenty of Enthusiasm.
""In the first place, I was struck with
the enthusiasm of the people of Seat
tle when any measure Is proposed in
tended for the betterment of the city.
Few seem to hold back and urge ob
jections as to cost or to assert that the
proposed Improvement is ahead of the
times. Even If they did object, the
charter of that city authorizes the
Council to order work of various kinds
done, almost regardless of protest, and
when a public Improvement has been
1.1. mil f inallv been
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decided upon favorably. It goes through.
I was told, by tnose in a p""
know the facts, that the most expensive
undertakings when completed are found
to have benefited rather than Im
paired values, though In certain locali
ties owners of lots partly cut away
sustained considerable loss.
"In several places the character of
work being done rather takes away
the breath; If a hill Is in the way for
the opening of a street, it is removed.
If it Is determined to widen a street,
buildings must be moved back to the
new line or else enough is chopped off
to give the required width. And,
strange as it may appear, this work is
applauded rather than condemned.
Lesson for Portland.
"When comparison Is made between
the two cities of Portland and Seattle
as to natural advantages of location
of the former, we are compelled to
metaphorically take off our hats to
the Sound city In compliment to what
is being done there to overcome ob
stacles. While Portland Is forging
ahead at a commendable rate, when we
stop to consider what Seattle has yet
to do to make room for advancement,
the thought Is forced upon us that if
this city would expend e-en part of
the money the Northern city Is com
pelled to expend, we would forge so
far ahead In a few years it well nigh
would be Impossible to be overtaken.
They are only getting ready to be on
somewhere even terms with us In the
matter of natural advantages.
"Visitors to Seattle are struck with
the magnitude of street Improvements
now under way, giving the city an ap
pearance of great activity in that di
rection. The same visitors coming to
Portland do not find the same extensive
work being done, for the simple rea
son that it is unnecessary here. One
point I desire to bring out, however,
and that is we are not doing what we
should be doing to make the city more
attractive to visitors. -
Better Streets Needed.
"For instance, a ' few weeks ago
Frederick J- Holman and I had the
pleasure of showing Judge Parker and
Delancy Nichols around the city. They
were both enthusiastic over the natural
beauties and great natural advantages
of Portland, but I could observe they
were not favorably Impressed with the
condition of our streets. We must adopt
some plan through which we can have
more good streets made, and then adopt
a stringent rule requiring them to be
kept good.
"Too many property-owners, especial
ly in residence districts, are sadsfied
with village conditions. For 13 years,
I have in mind, one of the wealthiest
men in Portland declined to Jojn In
an effort to have a modern road made
is the street on which his residence
faced. It was only when he passed
away that the new street could be laid.
This man was public-spirited along
other lines, but argued that the street
had served his purpose for many years
and he failed to see any necessity to
change It. That Is the spirit we should
endeavor to combat and finally over
come, else our city will be Improved in
spots.
Street District Plan.
That leads me to express favor of
what Is known as the district plan of
street improvements. The plan Is work
ing satisfactorily In the Northern cities
with the result that large districts
have uniform paving of the best char
acter. 6ome of the residents- of the
Irvington-Holladay district on the East
Side have undertaken an elaborate
scheme of uniform Improvement on the
district plan. In which I have joined.
We expect to demonstrate what can be
accomplished In harmonious action by
property-owners, and to prove that
paving on a large scale can be done
much cheaper than In dabs.
"To revert to Seattle, my attention
was directed to the public market as
one of the enterprises Portland might
adopt with benefit. Another work that
Is commendable Is the establishment In
that city of public comfort stations.
The first one of these is opened for the
convenience of the people. It is con
structed of tile with an attractive ex
terior, and is scrupulously clean and
sanitary In Its plumbing and waste con
duits. -In contrast with the poor excuse
now located on our Plaza It stands far
In advance. We ought to begin a move
ment to have the Council provide sev
eral of these stations In different lo
calities of the city.
"Next year I expect to see large num
bers of visitors In Portland from all
parts of the country and abroad, at
tracted to this Coast by the exposition
at Seattle. Obviously, we should not
only proceed with buildings under way
and projected and fix up our streets,
but ought to repair and use paint liber
ally on the buildings showing lack of
such attention."
SALE OX NORTH PARK STREET
Inside Lot With Small Building
Brings $25,000.
Another deal of northwest property
was closed yesterday by Whiting &
Rountree. The realty referred to is the
lot on North Park street between Davis
and Everett streets, on which is erected
a one-story building, occupied by
Graves & Co.. as a warehouse. The
sale was made for Emil Plttlekan, who
built the warehouse last February. The
purchaser's name is noc given at pres
ent, though it Is known that he is a
resident of Olympla, Wash., and made
the purchase as an Investment.
The consideration Is $25,000, which Is
regarded by realty men as a reason
able figure, taking into consideration
recent values placed on lots in chat
vicinity.
OLD KTEKVAX HOME IS SOLD
Quarter at Sixteenth and Morrison
Brings 932,500.
The residence of John Klernan, the
quarter block and frame building at
DAVIS & DRENNEN
406408 East Burn side Street.
Gas and Electric Lighting Fixtures
Sold direct from manufacturer to the consumer the highest quality
at the lowest prices. Do not fail to get our prices.
Fixtures Built to Suit the Home
B. E. DAVIS Phone B 2151, East 591. H. T. DRENNEN
PACIFIC IRON WORKS
0. E. Heinta, Ifanager. Phone East 57, Home B 1157.
CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS,
STEEL BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES
IN STOCK 3 to 24-Inch Beams. 4 to 15-Inch Channels.
1V2X1V2 to 8x8-Inch Angles
East End Bnrnside-Street Bridge,
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Sixteenth and Morrison streets, on the
northwest corner, has been sold
through the agency of Edgar J. Daly
to a local capitalist. The property was
In the name of W. Taylor and the
consideration named In the latest
transaction Is $32,500. A substantial
deposit has been put up on the deal,
but until the final papers are passed
the buyer's name will not be disclosed.
Mr. DaJy said yesterday the purchaser
already owns a considerable amount
of realty in the city and made this
purchase in the belief that pieces of
this character art desirable Invest
ments. As to the buyer's intention
with reference to improving, nothing
could be learned.
Mr. Daly reports the sale of the lot
and residence of Dan J. Malarkey. on
Marshall street between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets, for $8000.
The purchaser is Major T. P. Canby, of
the Paymaster's department of the
Army. Mr. Malarkey expects to build
a new residence on Ravensvlew drive,
Portland Heights, on a pieoe he bought
some time ago.
PATS FOR DOCK PROPERTY
Poor Lots at St. John Secured for
Public tJtillty.
The city of St. John has paid to M. U
Holbrook for river lots 3, 4, 6 and 6 $23,600,
In the James Johnaddltlon. Purchase of
these lots was made for the site of the
proposed public dock which the city will
Portland, Oregon.
Builders' Information
We have made a life-time study of the lighting and
fixture business, so are better qualified to do this
work for you than most firms. Wo find now a
number of people very much disappointed on ac
count of the lighting effect in their houses which
was all caused by poor pr little knowledge of the
business.
We are certain we can be of assistance to you
in solving the lighting question. Before placing
order see .
M. J. WALSH CO.
Electric and Gas Work In All Its Branches Prompt
ly Attended to. Ring on Either Phone.
Sit STARK. BET. FIFTH AJiB SIXTH.
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erect at the foot of Philadelphia street.
It has been nearly a year since the city
contracted to take these lots at the foot
of this street. The ground is located on
both sides of Philadelphia street, which
provides a frontage of over 500 feet. As
an Investment the buy has always been
considered a good one, aside from the
use the city will put It to. It demon
strates the substantial advance in St.
John waterfront realty. The city has
sold $60,000 In bonds for the purchase of
the grounds and the erection of the dook.
City Engineer Andrews has started
work on the plans for the dock. The dock
will be 540x100 feet. The roof will cover
440x100, and there will be a lower dock
100x50 for the use of river steamers. The
intention Is to push the erection of the
dock as rapidly as possible. Its cost will
be about J37.5O0. which will take up the
Portland Real Estate
vs.
Moss and Mosslbacks
When we sold the block on Thirteenth and Irving streets, some two or three years ago, to Marshall
Wells, before they had received their deed, the company was notified to remove the moss from the build
ings that had been standing there for many years; and last year, on selling Marshall-Wells the two
blocks on Fifteenth and Johnson, they were also notified in this case to remove the moss that had been
accumulating on the buildings there for many years. During the past month, on selling to Mr. T. B.
Wilcox the corner on Seventh and Stark streets, we met a somewhat similar experience, for on going to
the City Hall to get a permit to remove the buildings, we were met with a suggestion that they were
just going to condemn them. From this it seems that the old buildings can stand with the moss on
them and in the hands of the mossbacks years and years, but the moment new men buy them, trouble
begins. In the parlance of the times, "WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?"
The facts are that there are a good many old buildings on prominent corners of the city that the
owners will not paint or fix up, nor in any way improve. Now that a large, cosmopolitan city is to be
erected here, MOSSBACKS THAT WANT TO HAVE VILLAGE CONDITIONS AROUND THEM MAY
AS WELL REALIZE ONCE AND FOR ALL TIME THAT THERE ARE NEW MEN WITH NEW
IDEAS AND WITH' MEANS IN THE CITY, BENT AND DETERMINED ON HAVING PORTLAND
TAKE FRONT RANK AS ONE OF THE GREAT CITIES OF THE UNION. THE MOSSBACKS
WILL EITHER HAVE TO WAKE UP AND MARCH WITH THE PROCESSION IN AN EARNEST
EFFORT TO GET WELL-PAVED STREETS, the city well cleaned, well painted and made attractive in
every way, OR THEY may as well get out and have their village conditions in Hillsboro, Skamokawa or
some other place.
Every individual has rights, but the majority rules in this country, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE
CITIZENS NOW OF PORTLAND ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CITY BENEFITED, BETTERED
AND IMPROVED, NOTWITHSTANDING THE COMPLAINT OR GRUMBLING OF ANY MOSS
BACK. This city has been cursed with too many men who would not improve their property, nor do
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MEN, NEW IDEAS, NEW AMBITIONS ARE GOING TO PROPEL PORTLAND IN A FORWARD
ArnvtfTtfFNT IN A WONDERFUL MANNER. We realize it fully, are inducing the people to buy and
are making sales on that understanding. Parties having real estate that they really want sold will find
it to their advantage to list same with us. Persons wanting good bargains in down-town properties will
find it to their advantage to call upon us, as we have a number of well-selected corners and quarter
blocks that will surely enhance in value.
WE DEAL EXCLUSIVELY IN INSIDE PROPERTIES, have been in the real estate business for 20
years in the City of Portland, dealing solely in inside properties, not running a department store, not
doing an abstract business or an insurance business, but we do sell real estate, and sell the very best of
real estate Portland real estate AND SELL ONLY ON THE COMMISSION BASIS, whereby the
owner of the property knows that he is not being speculated upon, and the buyer of the property knows
that the price quoted is the price of the owner, thereby insuring absolute fair dealing, are fully qualified
to give investors the very best aid and assistance in selecting bargains in Portland City property. We
have sold many of the most prominent and largest properties in the city, and respectfully refer the in
vesting public to any bank or business house in the City of Portland, and to thejr numerous clients.
Bankers, investors, executors of estates, living out of Portland, wanting Portland real estate, are cor
dially invited to call upon or write to
Charles IC Henry & Son
2SO Stark Street, Portland, Oregon
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balance of the money from the bond
issue.
Much Is expected from this dock, and
the people voted for the bonds generally,
It being a popular question. The O. R.
& N. is expected to extend a spur to the
dock and it will become a shipping
center. Philadelphia street, which Is 100
feet wide, will be paved in time.
MORE BUIIvDINGS ARE ERECTED
Increase Over 5 Per Cent In Number
Over Last Year.
Details of the business shown for the
month of August of the Building In
spector's office follows. The statement
was prepared for submission to the Ex-
ecutlve Board. Segregated the Items and
amounts are:
Kind. No.
Amount.
t 58.700
as, 54.1
S23.500
i.00
8S.050
flS.OOO
102.000
Repairs 128
Sheds and Darns
Dwellings, east ..........
Dwellings, west .,
A B and C
Frame business buildings. .
Reinforced concrete
77
13
19
a
15
2
Totals 412
S772.3M
There was an Increase In the number
of Items over August, 1907, of B.9 per cent.
There were 823 inspections made and S3
complaints taken care of.
Purchases by Former
St. Lonlsan.
Charles K. Henry & Son have Just
closed the sale of three Important
pieces of real estate. The properties
were purchased by Dr. George Parrlsh.
who recently came to this city from
St. Iouis. He has purchased the quarter-block
on the northwest corner of
Twenty-second and Upshur and the
quarter block on the northeast cor
ner of Eleventh and Everett streets as
Investments. He has also purchased
a 2 -acre tract on East Twenty
eighth street, near Brazes, where he
will In the near future build a hand
some home. j
Writer Doubts Municipal Reform. 1
PORTLAND, Or., Sept 4. (To the
Editor.) I have read a great deal of
nonsense about municipal reform and
have seen a great many reforms
started, and what it all has resulted
In Is the same old woman in a new
dress. If the cltv cleans up the North
End, as the Ministerial Association
wants, the crusade will drive the bad
element out of town, for they are
known to the police and there will
be others from other cities to taka
their places.
I am 64 years old, and know what
I am talking about.
JOHN BBS.
Shanghaied Boy Going Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. Samuel
Dalve, member of a well-known family
of Vancouver, B. C, who was shang
haied on board the bark Castor and car
ried to the nitrate ports on the South
American coast when he waa only IS
years old, and for the last three year
has had a varied experience on several
vessels cruising In the South Seas, la
to be restored to his home. He reached
this port several days ago on the bark
Irmgard from Honolulu, and today Cap
tain Christiansen, of that vessel, put
him aboard the steamer President,
which will carry hlra back to Vancouver.