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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. OCTOBER 11, 1903.
STEADY SALE OF
PENINSULA LOTS
Newly-Platted Tracts Taken
for Residence and Busi
ness Purposes.
CARLINE EXTENSION SOON
Railway Company Will Be Ready
to Tap Manufacturing District
Ipon Completion of Trestle.
Fine C hurches Projected.
Sales of realty the past week all over
the East Side have been well main
tained. The larger transaction! were
In Holladay and Irving-ton property,
with Peninsula and Albina following
cloely. In the John Irving' Addition
the largest sale was that of County
Clerk Frank S. Fleldg to Minnie Win
ter of the east 100 feet of the west
half' of lot 7 and the north 100 feet of
lot 8. In block . for S00.
Albert 1 McLeod bought two lots and
house In John Irving's Addition for 1000.
At Falrport. a new addition on the Penin
sula, Samuel 8. Sigel bought tracts 10
and 11 for $4000. In St. John L. H.
Smith purchased property to the
amount of 16000, and a considerable
number of sales were made In and
around St. John during the week In
small lots and tracts. Tha Missionary
Society of the United Evangelical
fhurch sold the southeast corner of
East Tenth and Sherman streets to
Alexander Nlbley for $5000, and the so
ciety has purchased two lota In the
tdd tract, on Hawthorne avenue, for
the site of a handsome modern church
building. Mr. Nibley at once transferred
the church property to Joseph F. Smith,
and It will be used by the Mormon
Uhurch.
William C. Van Glahn bought a quar
ter block In City View Park. Sellwood.
for ItOOO. At Arleta and throughout
the Mount Scott district a number of
sales were made
Recent Sales Conaununated.
In Holladay'a Addition the Oak Land
Company sold to Llllte Mackenzie the
east half of lots 3 and 4. block S63. with
house, for 14400. Albert 1 McLeod
bought of Charles G. Keera the west
half of lot 4 and the east half of lot 5.
In block . John Irving's Addition, and
residence, for $6000. James Denholm
bought lot 16, block 79, Sellwood, for
$1750.
The Oregon Real Estate Company
sold R. M. Gray lots 1 and S. In block
17. llnlladay Addition, for $5000. This
property is on East Sixteenth street be
tween Multnomah and Wasco streets.
In Rose City Park R. 8. Greenleaf
purchased lots 1 and J. block 105; also
lots 1 and 17, block 107. for $2800. Mr.
Greenleaf also bought in Rossmere lots
11 and 12, block la, for $1100.
A. H. Blrrell sold to L. O. Ralston
the wHt half of lots 5 and . block
SS. Molladay Park, with house, for
$5500. Charlea Blakeley bought lot 2.
block !55. for $4500. Ellis G. Hughes
bought of John P. Sharkey a quarter
block In Proebstel'a Addition for $4000.
In Ivanhoe. Harriet A. Pelton sold
lot 10. In block 10. with house, to Rosa
Goodrich, for $3500.
John F. Plllman bought a quarter In
block 104. Irvtngton. for $3000. James
lileason bought the east half of lots 7
and . In block 201, Holladay Addition,
with a residence. for$6600. Fred Marx
bought a house and lot tn.Rossmere of
Butterworth Stephenson for $2500.
In Tabor Heights. Charlea J. Pennl
card purchased a lot for $1800. Samuel
J. li. Young bought lot 19. block 20. in
Waverlelgh, for $2400. E. B. Grant
sold lot 2, in block 78, Irvlngton, for
$3500.
Building on the renlnsula.
The new tract of Falrport. on the
Peninsula, has been put on the market,
and over 145 lota have been sold. As
toria men purchased three lots and
will put up a concrete building. 50x65,
two stories high. Business men from
Vancouver purchased corner lota and
have signified their Intention of erect
ing business buildings. The Portland
Railway. Light A 'Power Company has
secured a franchise to build lta track
near Falrport. It is proposed to lay a
double track from Klllingsworth ave
nue to Pippin street. In Kenton, thence
along Pippin to Ierby, and work is to
' start on this extension as soon as It
has been determined on what street the
track will be laid for Klllingsworth
avenue, and It will be completed by the
time the elevated roadway from. Ken
ton to the site of the Swift plant Is
finished.
At Kenton work was started Monday
on the concrete building 50x60 to be
erected for Flunegan A Ballou, on Kll
patrlck near Derby street. Dyer
Company have the contract to furnish
cement blocks for 20 houses to be erect
ed In Kenton. All over the Peninsula
are being erected telephones and tele
graph service Is betng Installed. Gas
ma ina are to be laid down the Peninsula
within a year. '
Hard-Surface District Extends.
L. C. Fones. of the Peninsula, says
that good progress is being made In
the movement to form a hard-surface
district at Willamette. The Intention
Is to grade the streets and lay the side
walks a soon as it can be done, and
then wait a year before putting in the
hard-surface pavement. By that time
It Is thought better terms ran be had
from the present paving companies, and
perhaps new companies will enter the
field, when the cost of this class of
pavements will not be so heavy as at
present. Meanwhile the Improvement
pf Greeley atreet between Klllingsworth
avenue and Portland boulevard will go
forward, petitions being out to put
down gravel.
. Are Opposed to Franchise.
There seems to be a very determined
opposition to granting the Portland
ItaKway. Light & Power Company a
franchise on Patton avenue between
Klllingsworth avenue and Columbia
boulevard, it betng urged that carllnes
should be kpt off the boulevards of
the Peninsula and that they be retained
for the exclusive use of the great popu
lation soon to come and which la now
spreading over the Peninsula. Other
streets are suggested that could be
used for a rarllne and the streetcar
company could thus reach the manu
facturing district that lies alongside
Columbia boulevard.
It Is considered certain that an elec
tric line must be built to the Columbia
slough district, whether the tracks be
laid on Patton avenue or some other
street. as that district is now the scene
f wonderful activity. In all the
a. w additions lots are being sold botu
for home and for business purposes,
and considerable building Is under
way. The single carllne on the Penin
sula, la even sow overtaxed with travel.
and before the year enda additional
provisions doubtless will be made. It
Is suggested that the atreet railway
company may lay their new extension
Into the factory district by extending
the Williams-avenue line from Kll
lingsworth avenue, provided It cannot
secure Patton avenue.
In the Northeast District,
A brisk building movement Is under
way in Rose City Park. Rossmere and the
new addition of tlmhurat, recently laid
out between Barr and Sandy Roads. New
homes are springing up every few days
all through thja district. A, H. Metcalf.
who was appointed by the Rose City
park Improvement Club to secure tele
phones for that neighborhood, reports
that he haa succeeded better than ex
pected. He reports that the Home Tele
phone Company la already In the field
and has Installed more than 40 tele
phones, and that the Pacific States Com
pany la putting up polea and stretching
wires In that district, so that all desir
ing them may soon be provided with
telephones. .
An effort .-will be made to have a
graded achdol established In Rosa City
Park In place of the present small school
now conducted by a single .teacher.
Owing to the rapid growth of the dis
trict another and larger building will soon
become a necessity. In the new addition
of Elmhuret considerable streeet work is
In progress. The permanent location of
the Country Club in this district gives
the section a substantial standing, and
there la sure to be a rapid growth In that
suburb. Center Addition and North Mount
Tabor may be Included in this section and
are feeling the progressive impulse of the
Country Club enterprise. .
Handsome Church Designed.
The general plan for the new St. Fran
cis Church, to be erected at East Eleventh
and Pine, has been completed by Archi
tect A. H. Faber. Bids for the founda
tion have been received and the stone
work Is now being estimated. The build
ing will be of stone, 89x184. and of Gothic
deslgr.. The seating capacity of the aud
itorium will be 1400. including gallery.
There will be an assembly ball on the first
floor to accommodate 1400 people.
The interior decorations will comprise
mural paintings and the columns, pilas
tera and arches will be of Imitation mar
ble, and the main altar will be of finely
carved white Italian marble, in keeping
with the general design, while the side
altaja will be of white marble. Pews
and Inside finish will be quarter-aawed
oak, while the windows will be art glaaa
of special design. In the window openings
wood will be left out, metallic frames be
ing used. There will be no haste In the
erection of this building. The excavat
ing Is nearly finished Tor the foundation
and the work on the basement walls will
probably be completed this FalL
Sales Reported In St, John.
At St. John. L. H. Smith bought of
J. Chambers lot 2, Chambers Addition,
for. JfiCOO. The ground carries a building.
At Point View. Mary A. Joy purchased
two lots for ttO. Ida Hachban purchased
a quarter block at Oak Point, St. John.
Varney Adams bought lot 10. block 2.
Chester Place. St. John, for $400. W. F.
Bolton sold to Mary C. Hurlburt lots 10
and 11. block 14, for $4000. Thomas Hig
gln bought lot 13. block 1. for SS0. Syl
vester Vincent bought three lots In block
4, subdivision of St. John, for $2150.
Church Contract Let.
The contract for erecting the new build
ing for the Mississippi Avenue Congrega
tional Church was let the past week and
work will start ao once. A frame building
will be erected at Missouri avenfle and
Sharer street, which with the furniture
will cost about $8000. The present church
on Mississippi avenue and Fremont street
will be retained until tha new church la
finished.
W. F. Schuller has sold to the Dam
meler Investment Company lot 1 and
north 18 feet of lot 2. block 18, Mount
Tabor Villa, for 81400.
Hririg Doctors to Book.
DENVER. Oct. 10. The News today
says: Dr. Hugh L. Taylor, secretary
of tha State Board of Health, was cited
Into police court yesterday, and war
rants are being aworn out for a num
ber of Denver physicians, said to be
50. as a result of the Investigation
being made by the local health authori
ties Into the alarming typhus condi
tions that have been disclosed during
the last few days. The physicians are
charged with failing to make proper
report of the typhoid and other infec
tious diseases.
Dr. Bradley Quits Field.
LANSING. Mich.. Oct. 10. The fight
over the Republican nomination tor
Governor beginning Immediately after
the September primaries, when Dr. J.
B. Bradley, of Eaton Rapids, Auditor
General, charged fraudulent enrollment
and voting and demanded a recount In
certain counties, ended laet night when
Dr. Bradley withdrew from the con
test, leaving Governor Fred M. Warner
undisputed nominee of his party for a
third term.
FUND HAS GROWN
Nine Millions and Half Added
for Reclamation in Year.
OREGON IN SECOND PLACE
Has Led In Contributions From
Land Sales Until Hurt by Fraud
Trials Xorth Dakota Is
Xow Top of List.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Oct. 5. The National reclamation
fund has paased the $30,000,000 mark.
Nine and one-half millions of dollars
were added to the fund during the past
fiscal year, by far the largest contribu
tion In any one year since the passage
of the National reclamation act. and the
total fund! Including the contributions re
ceived during the past year, now amounts
to $50,746,464.
Not all this amount Is now available
for use, for many millions have already
been expended in the construction of
works in all the states contributing to
the fund and other millions have been
contracted for, so that all the money
heretofore available, or now available,
will he required for the completion of
projects now under way. It is not ex
pected that any new projects will be
authorised in the Immediate 'future.
Up to the past year, Oregon has been
the leading contributor to the reclama
tion fund, with North Dakota second.
The land fraud prosecutions in Oregon,
however, have had theVffect of retard
ing land salea in that state, and In con
sequence receipts from such sales have
fallen behind the receipts of "North Da
kota, thus enabling that state to forge
to the front for the first time. North
Dakota has been experiencing a land
boom, which made It possible for the
state to climb Into first place. Washing
ton, this year, as heretofore, occupies
third place on the list of contributors.
The following table shows the contribu
tions made to the fund during the past
year, end the total contribution of each
state, up to June 30, 1908:
Btste Contributed. Total.
past year.
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho . ......
Kansas . .....
M.ot.tana ...
Nebraska ...
Nevada
New Mexico ..
North Dakota
Oklahoma . ..
Oregon
Couth Dakota
Utah
Washington . .
Wyoming ...
Total .
6.'.. 007
837.705
. -lllO.BiS
6.14.308
12.V563
AO.. 113
KS5.R.18
1.RN4.071
573.442
1.SS7.413
7r.3.62
1H7.0S7
843. TA3
573.506
I 435.922
S.4AA.1A7
3S'J6.8n
S.C'iS.Or.O
4r.fi.sins
4.037.112
P45.UT.0
2O0.438
1.A42.OS0
8.3.W.314
4.74.1.K35
R.1B7.S22
2.361.914
774.1)24
5 0S0.O.1A
2.463,851
$0,318,823 $50,746,454
It should be said, by way of explana
tion, that the figures given for the fiscal
year 1908 are merely estimated, and are
based on the actual receipts from public
land aales In, the various states.. In 1908
and again In 1907 the reclamation fund re
ceived 93 per cent of the land receipts, the
other 8 per cent going to state agricul
tural colleges, and to defray 'certain ex
penses of the local land offices, such as
fees and commissions of registers and
receivers. The figures above quoted are
computed on the 02 per cent basis, and
may be slightly excessive or not suffi
ciently liberal. However, the same per
centage was applied to each of the states,
so that the relative contributions are as
shown, and final computation will show
the figures approximately as given. .
Under the reclamation law a majority
of the money contributed by any state
to the reclamation fund shall be expend
ed In building irrigation works within
that state. The Interior Department has
atlpulated that 51 per cent shall thus be
set apart In what Is known as he re
stricted fund, and the remaining 49 per
cent goes Into the general fund, to be
expended by the Secretary where It Is
considered most essential. Thus It works
that some states have, .up to the present
time, received more benefit than their
land receipts Justify, while others have
been cut off. In the end, however, each
states will receive Us just share of the
money until all the available water shall
have been utilized.
By way of comparison. It Is Interest
ing to note that more money was
turned Into the reclamation fund dur
ing the fiscal year 1908 (the year end
ing June 30, 1908), than in any pre
vious year since the law was enacted.
The nearest approach to the late rec
ord was In 1903, when It was believed
that public land receipts had reached
"You shall have some pie"
But the reward is only to those who buy.
and not die
But LIVE in a restricted district where first prices prevail that are right and every lot a PLUM
See ELMH'U
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HILTON, DQDDS.&
CAMPBELL
219-220 COMMERCIAL CLUB BLDG.
FIFTH AND OAK STS.
Little Jack Horner
Bought him a corner
In ELMHURST there
The proverbial thumb
Now pulls out a PLUM
In ELMHURST anywhere
their maximum figure and would there
after gradually decline. In 1903 the
reclamation serviee received $8,713,906.
This past year exceeded what was re
garded as high-water marlc by nearly
one million dollars. The next highest
year to 1903 was 1907, when the con
tribution amounted to $7.84,922. The
smallest contribution was that of 1901.
a little in excess of three millions. It is
evident from these figures that the land
resources of the United States are far
from exhausted, particularly when they
yield increasing Incomes, now exceed
ing ten million dolars, the highest fig
ure In the history of the General Land
Office.
As a matter of fact the contributions
to the reclamation fund in 1907 and
1908 are far ahead of estimates made
by the Reclamation Service, and there
is between four and five million dollars
more on hand than was counted on
when the existing plan of work was
laid out. However, the Increased cost
of labor and materials, and the fact
that some projects are running ahead
of estimates, will cut into this excess,
so that, there will be no money avail
able for beginnning new projects, not
yet approved.
Charleston Ordered South.
WASHINGTON. Oct 10. Orders were
Issued yesterday to the cruiser
Charleston, now at the Bremerton
Navy-Yard, to proceed on October 28
to the Asiatic station via Honolulu and
Guam, to become the flagship of the
third squadron of the Pacific fleet, re
placfng the cruiser Rainbow.
STREET WORK UNDER WAY
EXPENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN
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LOCATCTG THE DEPOT GKOODS AT W.tiLOWA, OR.
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Wright.
The photograph was taken at Wallowa in September, 1908, by E. W.
Existing Projects Contemplate the
Expenditure of $150,000 in
Single District.
In Multnomah Addition street im
provements that will cost the property
owners over $100,000 are under way at
present, and other street Improvements
are projected that will cost $50,000
more, making a total of $150,000. The
streets under way are as follows:
Falling, between Maryland and Will
iams avenue, $15,802.28; Shaver, be
tween Commercial street and Williams
avenue, $5206: Mason, between Mary
land and Williams avenue, $18,535;
Skidmore, between Maryland and Will
iams avenues, $19,469; Gantenbein ave
nue, between Fremont and Skidmore
streets, $13,218; Commercial, between
Fremont and Mason streets, $8515; Al
bina avenue, between Fremont and
Skidmore streets, $11,810; Minnesota
avenue, $11,000; total, $103,559.
These streets are being paved with
Crushed rock macadam, and with con
crete sidewalks. It la expected that the
other streets projected will be under
way In a few weeks. All these Improve
ments were initiated by the Multnomah
Improvement Club a year ago. It was
slow work, the object being to improve
the whole district. This plan is being
worked out gradually.
Discovery of Inferior work on the
concrete sidewalks has caused great in
dignation. On Mason street the In
spector found the sidewalks so badly
construoted that he went over the
walks and broke them up. Just what
will be the outcome of the Investiga
tion that has been undertaken remains
to be seen. However, whatever the
outcome, work will be continued until
the streets of that addition have all
been improved.
PUT POACHERS TO DEATH
Russians Make Short Work of Jap
anese Seal Butchers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 10. The United
States gunboat Torktown, which has ar
rived here after a cruise in Alaskan
waters, confirms the news of the sum
mary execution of several Japanese seal
poachers by the Russian authorities on
the Komandorsky Islands. After a
speedy trial 'on charges of piracy, the
men were convicted and put to death.
Two Japanese schooners, with their
crews, found sealing within the three
mile limit by the revenue cutter Bear,
were taken to Valdex. Following the
custom of previous seasons, it is thought
that the men will be allowed to go free.
Lieutenant-Commander Pollock, of the
Torktown, which has been doing police
duty around the Prlbilof Islands, states
that the rookeries there are covered with
dead and dying pups. Their mothers had
been killed at sea and the young left to
perish.
During the season the Torktown en
countered 11 Japanese sealers, but none
was within the three-mile limit.
While off Cape St. Eliaa, the Torktown
was In a terrific gale, and was compelled
to heave to for 3o hours. The gunboat
was washed from stem to stern, and one
of her lifeboats was carried away. This
was the same gale in which the bark
Star of Bengal was wrecked on Corona
tion Island, with the loss of 111 men.
New Hotel for Albany.
AL.BANT, Or., Oct. 10. (Special.)
A big. new hotel will be erected soon
by Chris A. Van Dran at the southwest
corner of Ninth and lyon streets In
this city, opposite the new Union Depot.
The present depot hotel, operated by
Van Dran. will be moved when the
Southern Pacific adjusts Its yards to
conform to the new depot, and the old
building will form a part of the new
structure. "The present building con
tains the Southern Pacific offices be
sides the hotel, but both the Southern
Pacific and Corva.llis & Eastern offices
will be moved into the new depot, next
.month. Van Dran's new building will
be used entirely for hotel purposes.
PAPERS. WILL BE SMALLER
Head of Harmsworth' Publications
Makes Predictions.
NEW TORK, Oct 10. Lord Northcliffe,
the head of the Harmsworth Corpora
tions, which own the London Daily Mail
and 35 other English publications, accom
panied by Lady Northcliffe, his mother
Mrs. Harmsworth and Mrs. Algernon
Douglas-Pennant, la here to take two
months' holiday, and Incidentally to
watch the election In November.
"Personally I have come for a little
holiday, to look on at the election and
to talk with many old American friends,"
he said. "I notice that some of the
American newspapers are smaller in size
than they used to be, and I fancy they
not even yet have reached the limit In
that direction. White paper must in
evitably rise in price. Prodigal extrava
gance in the cutting down of forests, for
est fires and the increased demand for
the wood of the spruce tree caused by
the growth of newspapers all over the
world must have only one end, unless
some of your geniuses help the situation
by discovering a substitute for wood
pulp. Some 5000 different materials have
been tried, but vainly. There Is nothing
like wood.
"Even American resourcefulness and
Initiative cannot grow a paper tree in
fewer than 35 to 50 years. Therefore, in
my opinion, many of your daily Journals
must reduce their size or Increase their
price in the future. I am in favor of the
smaller, rather than the dearer news
paper, although I have no rooted preju
dice either way."
SCHOOLROOMS CROWDED
Albany District Required to Kent
Hall for Class Work.
ALBANT, Or., Oct. 10. (Special.)
Albany's public schools are now so full
that It will be necessary to secure a hall
as a temporary schoolroom for at least
one primary grade. The board of direct
ors have secured another teaclusr and
will soon fit up some vacant hall for this
purpose, all of the space In all three of
the publio school buildings being ex
hausted. This makes necessary the erection of
another school building In Albany next
year and plans are being discussed for
the removal of the present Central school
building to another location and building
a splendid building on that well-located
site for a big building exclusively for the
High School. The High School now occu
pies but half of the Central building, but
it Is growing so rapidly that an entire
building will be required by next year.
The enrollment in the Albany public
schools Is now 721. At the same time
last year it was 630. The High School
now has an attendance of 108. as com
pared with 103 this date In lain.
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