The Sunday Oregonian., September 27, 1908, SECTION THREE, Page 8, Image 30

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 27, 1908.
iEXPEHSE OF CITIES
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COOKING MADE EASY
NO DIRT OR FIRE
CITY'S POPULATION
Increase for All Over 30,000
Population.
Remarkable Building Up of
East Side Takes Small
Fraction of Land.
NEW YORK MOST COSTLY
City Ruled by Tammany Increased
Expenses 88 Per Cent In Five
years Northern Cities Spend
Most on Their Schools.
FALL MARKET IS GOOD
ROOM
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lnj Deals Pending for Inside
Rea.Hr, "With Deposits Made,
Await Examination of Titles
for Announcement.
While residents of Portland are Justified
In "pointing with pride" to the remarkable
growth of the East Side, they are cau
tloned by a prominent realty man not U
Jose their heads.
"An examination of the new plat mil
of Portland." said he, "is all that Is neces
sary to convince oveMnthusiaatle Port
landers that lar;e tracts of land from tht
Clackamas County line to the toe of tht
Penfcisula yet remain to be platted. I do
not mean by that to depreciate what has
been done nor what Is In prospect in pro
viding desirable bulldliyr lots for our own
people and the hundreds of newcomers
arriving right along; but I do mean that
enough vacant ground Is obtainable on
the East Side to provide living room for
almost twice the present population.
"From my viewpoint, this is an excel
lent condition. It will be many yeans be
fore the district destined to be a teeming
city of homes shall be crowded for room.
Already the great East Side outstrips the
older West 6ide In point of population,
and It has a lead that nothing can over
come. The West Side, to my mind, al
ways will be the district where the bulk
of business, both retail and wholesale, is
to be transacted, but that part of the city
does not begin to offer advantages for
spreading out that the other side of the
river possesses.
Values to Advance.
The time la approaching when property
In all the closely built-up districts of the
city, on both sides of the river, la to ad
vance in valuation; and this Is the reason
why holders in these districts are not in
the market to sell. The natural result is
that sparsely settled districts are rapidly
feeling the effect of this strength."
Selling agents of some of the suburban
plats report a gradual advance in valua
tions over prices paid for lots. Numbers
of Instances are given In tracts as far out
a Belle Crest and Mount Scott in those
directions. Sellwood and South Portland
to the south and Piedmont and University
Park to the north. This indicates that
where car service, good streets and public
utilities generally are provided, prices ad
vance In proportion to the added expense
of Improvements.
City Engineer Taylor. In a response to a
toast at the Herbert King dinner last
, Tuesday night, said the people of Portland
seemed not to realise what a great
amount of street paving Is now under
way In the city. He said more new work
had been laid In the last year or two than
in any corresponding period In the history
of the city, and that at the rate at
which new -work was being undertaken
It would not be long before Portland
would rank with any city of the same
lie in the country In the mileage of
first-class roadways.
Need of New Hotels.
With all hotels In the city filled to
capacity for several weeks past, the ne
cessity for additional hotel accommoda
tions hss been recognised by both capital
hits who are to erect new buildings to be
devoted to that purpose and by owners of
existing buildings who are arranging to
enlarge their present quarters. The two
Important new hotel buildings are the
Wilcox. Seventh and Stark streets, and
the Rosenblatt, at Tenth and Alder. The
Wilcox building Is to be leased to Phil
Metschan. Jr., and excavations for the
basement are now under way. The Ros
enblatt Is stopped at the second story by
failure of a contractor to furnish mate
rial. That trouble will be remedied In a
few days and the erection of the building
will then proceed. The reinforced con-
crete building that la an annex to the
Oregon is rapidly approaching completion,
i .n hainB ti irf H nn Interior work.
The latest enlargement to be announced
Is that of the Perkins, which recently re
ceived a thorough overhauling, but which
1s to havs additional stories put on, and it
Is within the possibilities that the building
will be otherwise enlarged. The new Cor
nelius may be doubled In elxe next year,
though no definite plans have been au
thoritatively announced.
Heights Hotel Xot Abandoned.
A report that a syndicate had been
formed to build a magnificent hotel on
Portland Heights has been revived and
those having the matter in hand say the
project has not been abandoned, but Is
still being considered. The proposal as
originally figured on by the syndicate and
Mr. Keasey was to select a site command
ing a view of the city and river and to
build a hotel second to none on the Coast,
which it was believed would attract tour
ists from all over the world. Mr. Keasey.
who controls most of thevacant lots in
that part of the city, said a day or two
ago that the project had not been aban
doned, but on the contrary, was likely
te be taken up again almost any time.
The tone of the realty market continues
to be excellent. It Is known that several
big deals are pending, and one prominent
dealer In Inside properties said yesterday
that he bad over JoOOO In his hands, as de
posits on deals. He explained as a reason
for not announcing them at this time that
contingencies might arise to prevent con
summation such as flaws In titles, and
besides buyers might desire to secure
other pieces in the same localities as those
under consideration and an announcement
of the sales might Interfere with making
these additional purchases at ruling fig
ures. For that reason, he said, premature
announcement of purchases might not
only turn oat Incorrect, the deposit might
be forfeited for one reason or another and
it would be unfair to buyers.
At this sesson a falling off In the num
ber and amounts of building permits Is to
be expected, but the total for the month
no far reachea a figure quite satisfactory
to "boosters" of Portland. There are so
many large buildings now under way that
building trades will find plenty of employ
ment through the Winter If not another
one Is started.
JJET CONTRACT FOR NEW DOCK
Public rtlity at St- John Soon to
Be Undertaken.
The contract for the erection of the pub
lic dock In St. John will be let next Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock, at which time
the bids which havs been submitted will
be opened and read. City Engineer An
drews has prepared the plans for this
dock, which will be erected at the foot of
Philadelphia street. It will be 640 feet long
by 130 feet wide and will be partly cov
ered. The city issued bonds to the amount
of J60.00O for purchase of grounds and for
erection of this dock, and the grounds
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purchased at the foot of Philadelphia ave
nue cost J23.500 and include two lots on
each side of the avenue, which is 100 feet
wide.
It is proposed finally to improve Phila
delphia avenue down to this dock. The
cost of the dock, of course, will not be
known until the bids have been opened,
but It is limited to the amount of J36.5O0,
left after paying for the waterfront prop
erty. From this dock much is expected,
for St. John Is making It more of a trans
portation center. River boats are expect
ed to land there, besides the O. R. & N.
Company will run a spur to this dock.
Besides this dock a number of streets
are to be paved. Recorder Bsson reported
that for August twice, as many buildings
permits were issued than were issued for
August in 190". and the buildings erected
are of a higher grade than erected before.
"Real estate is in good condition In St.
John." said Recorder Esson, "bu there
are no snaps lying around. On the wholo
St. John has an excellent outlook, consid
ering the street improvements projected
and the buildings under way here. The
city has its rock crusher and roller In op
eration, and at least some of the streets
will be paved with crushed rock and oth
ers dressed up. The city crushes the rock
and sells it to the street contractors."
ACTIVITY IS TIMBER LANDS
Eastern Lumbermen In Market for
Largo Tracts.
Great activity noticed among dealers
In timber lands for the past few weeks.
Yesterday an offer was made of J39.000
for a section in Wahkiakum County,
Washlnjrton. but one of the owners de
clined the offer and th'e deal fell through,
though some of the owners were willing
to accept the offer, w hlch was made by
Chicago buyers.
A sale was consummated by two quar
ters of the west half of section 14 in Ben
ton County, owned for several years by
Philip Metschan. The timber land was
bought by a Michigan concern and the
consideration is placed at 113,000 by those
in a position to know the facts.
Texas capitalists who had been engaged
In the timber and lumber business In that
stats for years are in the- market for
timber lands in this state. Several Im
portant deals have been closed up with
them recently, and others are in course
of being closed. The clearing of vast
tracts in Kastern States has resulted in
attracting attention to the forests of Ore
gon and Washington, and sales are of
weekly occurrence, In smaller and larger
tracts.
lECHllJlip CLUB
TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC WORK
IN" NORTHWEST.
Graduates of Massachusetts Insti
tute Take Special Interest In Fu
ture of Whitman College.
A Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology Club was formed at a dinner
Friday night of the alumni held at the
University Club. At this meeting the
guests of honor were President Pen
rose and Professor Hendrick, of Whit
man College, Walla Walla. Dr. Pen
rose spoke of the educational needs
in the Northwest as to scientific and
technical training, and dwelt upon the
Importance of getting the support of
all technology men in the Northwest
n his endeavors to form a splendid
scientific school In connection with
Whitman College. He made a strong
appeal to those present to bring press
ure to bear on Dean Burton, of the
Institute at Boston, to have him at
tend the educational congress which Is
planned for November at Walla Walla.
An enthusiastic lot of men responded
heartily to his request. The Technol
ogy Club, of Portland, .was formed at
once and an invitation was extended
through the secretary pro tem., Morris
Whlthouoe, to Dean Burton, requesting
that ha, plan a Western trip to take
in the educational congress and to
meet the various technology organiza
tions in the principal cities of Idaho.
Washington and Oregon.
S. G. Reed, one of the overseers of
the new Whitman College and a Tech
nology graduate In the class of 1894,
spoke at some length on the merits of
the proposed new Whitman, and dwelt
upon the splendid opportunities for
Technology to exert an Influence In
the formation of the new . scientific
school. The following men were In
attendance:
Messrs. Reed, MaeNaughton, Ray
mond, Whitney; Nelson, Whltehouse,
Honeyman, Crowell, Labbe, Marcus,
Millken, Eliot, Lawrence, Dr. Penrose
and Dean Hendrick.
Many letters were received ' from
Fpokane. Tacoma, and Seattle from
JTackaoiOaTK BA exsressing a strong
desire for a formation of a Northwest
alumni association, and wishing the
Technology Club ' of Portland every
success in its endeavors to persuade
Dean Burton to come-to the Coast.
HALF-BLOCK
BRINGS $32,500
Local Syndicate Buys Old Klernan
Homestead on Morrison.
John Kiernan's old home at Sixteenth,
and Morrison streets, at the northwest
corner, was purchase yesterday from O.
W. Taylor by EL B. Piper, L N. Floisch
ner and Dan J. Malarkey for $32,500. The
deal was handled . by Edgar J. Daly.
There Is a frame house on the piece,
which Is 100x100, and the buyers took over
the property as an investment.
In the opinion of realty dealers the fig
ure at which the property passed Is con
sidered a fair valuation for that part of
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bargain. The improvement is not of any
great value.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 26. The Bureau
of the Census has Just Issued Its annual
report on the statistics of cities having
a population of over 30.000. This report
covers the year 1906, and Includes finan
cial statistics.
The number of cities included in this re
port is 168, of which 15 had over 300,000 in
habitants. 27 between 100.000 and 300.000,
48 between 60,000 and 100,000, and 68 under
50.000. Of the 158 pities, New York had the
largest land area-209,218 acres: New Or
leans stood second, with 135.600; Chicago
third, with 114,932; Philadelphia fourth,
with 81.888: and Duluth fifth, with 40.556.
The city having the smallest land area
was West Hoboken, N. J . which had 546
acres. Duluth. Minn., with 67,337 inhabi
tants, takes in more territory than St.
Louis with its 649,320 Inhabitants. Salt
Lake City, with a population less by 5487
than that of Hoboken, Includes an area
85 times as great.
Cost of City Government.
The costs of government to the taxpay
ers are represented approximately. These
payments in the fiscal year 1906 amounted
to J607.677.842; of this total the payments
of New York city, aggregating J178.447.163,
formed 29.4 per cent.
For 148 of the 158 cities the corporate
payments for the five years, 1902 to 1906,
were as fonows: $469,648,327. JC-24,554,294.
$572,066,346, $591,377,482, $606,571,901. The per
centage of increase for New York city
from 1903 '.o lSuo was S8.2, which is mate
rially greater than for the total of the
other cities.
Of the total corporate payments 67.6 per
cent was for current expenses, 81.4 per
cent for improvements and 1 per cent for
the reduction of debt. The -relative in
crease of payments in the five years was
somewhat greater for permanent improve
ments than for mere expenses of opera
tion and maintenance.
The total per capita corporate payments
for the 158 cities in 1906 were $26.54. In
four years the costs of municipal govern
ment increased 18 per cent faster than
population.
Boston Highest, Milwaukee Lowest.
Of cities with an estimated population of
over 300,009 the per capita corporate pay
ment was largest for Boston and smallest
for Milwaukee. Next in order after Bos
ton were New York and Washington; and
of the cities with small relative costs of
eovernments. New Orleans. Buffalo and
j Baltimore were close rivals with Mil
waukee.
Of the total general expenses the per
centages formed by the expenses of the
principal departments of cities were as
follows: Schools, 29.2; police department.
13 7; highways, 11.9; fire department, 10.4:
general government, 10.3; sanitation. In
cluding costs of health department,
sewers, etc., 8.7; charities and corrections,
6.3; recreation, including parks, J.4; li
braries and museums, 1.3; and all other
departments and branches, 8.8.
Water and Light Revenue.
Of the commercial revenues, the most
Important were those derived from quasi
private industries operated by cities. Of
those Industries, city water-supply sys
tems held first place, and docks and
wharves second. The total municipal rev
enues from water-supply systems in 1908
amounted to $G1.022.865, of which total
New York received $10,414,645. The aggre
gate receipts from docks and wharves
were $3,832,840, of which amount New York
received $3,417,936.
Of the 158 cities, 117 or about 74 per cent
owned and operated water-supply sys
tems. All but three of the 117 cities show
an excess of receipts over expenses.
Receipts from electric light systems
were reported by nine cities; from gas
supply systems, by six cities; from mar
kets and public scales, by 86; from cem
eteries and crematories, by 61; from in
stitutional industries, by nine.
The value of properties of private In
dustries at the close of the year was $836,
522,737. The outstanding indebtedness on
their account was reported as $469,479,255,
showing that if taken as a whole, the 158
cities have earned from revenue nearly
one-half the cost of these Industrial
plants. These relatively large payments
for the plants of quasi private Industries
and the realtlvely small amount of bonded
Indebtedness by reason of their establish
ment is in marked contrast to the con
dition of affairs hi the greater portion of
the cities of Great Britain.
Debt and Interest Kates.
The total debt of the log cities at
the close of the fiscal, year 1906 .was
$1 782,769,501. and, less sinking fund
assets', was $1.385.841.491 ' The , per
capita of total debt was n.85,o41.7.
The per capita of total debt waa $75.69.
The per capita debt In the four years
Increased $13.65, or 22 per cent.
The cities having a per capita net
indebtedness exceeding 00 numbered
six They were: New York, $129.30:
Boston, Mass., $116.49; Pueblo Colo..
$112.58: Newton. Mass., $106.38; Cin
cinnati. O, $111-24, and Pawtucket, R.
L, $100.57.
The average Interest rate on the pub
lic debts of the 158 cities was, for 1906.
3 85 per cent. The seven cities with
lowest average rates were as follows:
Washington, D. C S.3; Philadelphia,
Pa., 8.4: San Franclcso. Cai., 3.6; Hart-
CHILL. Y
The mornlngB and evenings are very cool now, though
hardly cold enough to go to the expense and trouble of
using your furnace.
Have your fireplaces equipped with WOOD AND COAL
GRATES OR ANDDJONS, which are sufficient to take the
chill out of the house, besides they are most attractive in
a room. - "
THE M. J. WALSH CO. have just received a shipment
large enough to furnish Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Rnv a. SPARK-GUARD) and nrevent loss or damasre to
to bring the measurement of
J. WALSH CO.
Branches Promptly Attended to. Ring
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ELECTRIC COOKING UTENSILS GF ALL KINDS
When not in use, all expense avoided
by simply turning off the switoh
COFFEE PERCOLATORS,
TOASTERS, CHAFJNG
DISHES, OVENS and
Many Other Devices
SEE EXHIBIT AND DEMONSTRATION
At Seventh and Alder Street
Store, Daily
Portland Railway, Light and
Power Company
PORTLAND, OREGON
MAIN 6688
ford. Conn., S.; BInghamton. N. T., S.6;
New Tork, 8.6; and Providence, R. I.,
3.6. The seven cities with highest aver
age rates were: Birmingham, Ala., 6.0;
Spokane. Wash.. 6.6; Little Rock,. Ark.,
5.4; Tacoma, Wash., 6.4; Denver, uoio.,
6.3: Houston. Tex., 6.8, and Seattle,
Wash., 6.8.
Expenditure on Schools.
The relative Investments of cities in
school property may be noted by the
varying amounts per capita allowed
for interest on such Investments.
These ranged from 21 cents for At
lanta. Ga.: 24 cents for Charleston, S.
C; 24 cents for Memphis, Tenn.; 26
cents for Elizabeth, N. J. ; Zb cents ior
Knoxvllle, Tenn.; 27 cents for New Or
leans, La.; 29 cents for Baltimore, Md.;
and 80 cents for Covington, Ky.; to
$1.01 for Springfield, O.; $1.02 for East
St Louis, III.; $1.02 for Tonkers, N.
T.; $1.06 for Salt Lake City, Utah; $1.08
for Boston, Mass.; $1.22 for Joliet, 111.;
$1.28 for Springfield, Mass.; $1.28 for
Youngstown. p.: $1.31 for Hartford
PACIFIC IRON WORKS
O. E. Eeintz, Manager. 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.
lV2xl2 to 8x8-Inch Angles
East End Bnrnside-Street Bridge, Portland, Oregon. "
DAVIS & DRENNEN
406-408 East Bnrnside 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 59L H. T. DRENNEN
WEATHER
your fireplace
on Either Phone.
PHONES
A 6131
Conn.; $1.33 for Oakland, Cal.; $1.3
for Duluth, Minn.; $1.41 for Newton.
Mass.; $1.41 for Tacoma, Wash.; $1.46
for Denver, Colo.; $1.45 for Pueblo,
Colo.; and $1.56 for Spokane, Wash.
In like manner the aggregate per
capita cost for maintaining schools.
Including the foregoing amounts for
Interest, varied from $1.71 for Charles
ton. 8. C; $2.08 for Knoxvllle, Tenn.;
$2.11 for Montgomery, Ala.; $2.15 for
Memphis, Tenn.; and $2.17 for Norfolk,
Vs.; to $7.20 for Oakland, Cal.; $7.20
for Butte. Mont; $7.25 for Springfield.
Mass.; $7.32 for Boston, Mass.; $7.53
for Denver, Colo.; $7.69 for Salt Lake
City, Utah; $8.13 for Newton, Mass.;
$8.53 for Spokane, Wash., and $8.76 for
Pueblo, Colo.
Cause to Remember Mr. Hnajrhesu
Baltimore News.
One man on a racetrack near New
Tork bet $500 to $1000 that Mr. Hughes
would not be renominated. When ths
news of the Governor's success cams,
the racing men were dumb.
ANDIRONS
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