The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 15, 1908, SECTION THREE, Image 33

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SCJfDAT OKEGOXIAX. FORTLAyP. NOVEMBER 15. 1U08. EAST SIDE GLAD TO HAVE ST AT DN Southern Pacific Depot Be lieved to Work for Upbuild ing of District. WANT FREIGHT-SHED NEXT Bi(s Section of City Contlnne to Grow, Especially on Outskirts, Where Building Operations Frogresa Rapidly. Positive assurance that the Southern Pacific passenfter depot will be erected at once on the cornor of East First and East Morrison streeta has been re ceived with satisfaction by business men and owners of property In that portion of the city. Construction of this depot means more to East Port land than the people there reallre. but Its Importance may be understood when It Is considered all the Southern Pacific lines will enter the city through the East Side within two years, or less. Trains must leave Fourth street and come Into Portland over the new branch line which will cross the Wil lamette River at Oswego and Milwau kee. Announcement la made that or ders have been Issued for work to be resumed on the railroad bridge across the Willamette River at Oswego, which was suspended about two years ago. Iron for this bridge Is all on hand and sone work lias been done on both sides of the river. Most of the steel Is stored at the Southern Paclnc Sho-.s ready for use. The bridge ltsr;f will not be built until Spring, ar Winter Is not a favorable time for hat sort of work. With both lines on the Wtlamette Klvcr converg ing In East Portland this East Side depot fecomes Important. It will stand directly on East Morrison and First atreels. so that passengers may step on Dossing streetcars and cross the Slorison bridge. General Manager O'Brien has for the past two years dls- Li - I .... A. twnm th fc'na, Ki.la clubs and at all tlmea displayed a keen interest In the growth- of that por tion Dl 1. 1 1 J . no rouicu . -J i i.. - 1 1 1 - nn Kim . i n hail Irortt In close touch with that portion of the city, ana was inieremeu in tti i il3 iiu- i . - tr..i.n.. lines have large holdings In East Port land. Freight Depot Xext. With the passenger depot out of the way, the next step will be to secure a freight depot, which also Is some thing that the club committees have discussed with Mr. 0"Brien. With the blg-flll operations progressing rapidly which will change the lowlands, now useless for building purposes. Into a valuable warehouse and wholesale dis trict, and the erection of several high class brick structures, like the 4-story brick for Parlin A Orendorf on Bel mont and East Water streets, and the building of Mitchell, Lewis & gtaver on East Morrison street, the business men will have stronger grounda for asking for freight facilities on the East Side. The routing of the West Side cars on the East Side also will help hasten the time when the freight depot will be needed. Of course, all the filled prop erty between Union avenue and the Willamette River will become at once of great value for business buildings. It Is situated practically In the center of Portland with both rail and water facilities. It Is considered certain that another year will see many build ings for wholesale purposes erected In this district. C. A. Blgelow, presi dent of the East Side Business Men's Club, expresses the opinion that the passenger and freight depots, the former being assured and the latter to come later, will greatly facilitate growth In this district. He haa con tended that the freight depot Is of more Importance than a passenger de pot. II. H. N'ewhall, of the East Side Bank. says, however, that the general manager, who understands the situa tion better than anybody else. Is the best Judge as to whether a freight de pot would be in advantage, but Mr. Kewhall figures out great advantage to the East Side from the passenger depot. lie expresses the opinion that the main portion of the passenger travel will use the depot on East First and Morrison. "It will certainly become a consid erable center." said Mr. Newhall, "and I look for passengers generally from the local towns ou both the East and West side lines to leave the Southern Pacific trains at the new depot and cross the Morrison bridge direct Into the heart of the business portion of Portland. Hotel hack will come to the new depot as well. Opening for Hotel. Mr. Bigelow says there is a good open ing for a hotel near the new East Side depot. "Next to this depot In Importance Is a hotel with popular prices." said he, "as conditions arc certainly ripe for such a building. It ought to be built near the depot. When the trains of the Southern Pacific lines are routed through the East Side, such a hotel. In my judgment, would be a good investment. It would have to be run on sensible and business lines, and the rates charged would have to be moderate. We shall see a great many people coming to Portland from the Willamette Valley and the surround ings who will want to stay several days and who would prefer to stop in a hotel on the East Side than at (ba more ex pensive hotels on the other side. Be sides, there will be a saving of time in getting oft the Southern Pacific trains at East First end Morrison street and with a good family hotel near by thoy would stop there. I hope and believe that this hotel proposition' ought to be agitated and some one. or company. Induced to make the Investment, which I am con fident would return good profits." Many Residence Sales. "Mr office has been filled with people wanting to make Investments since the election." said J. H. Nolta. of North Al blna. yesterday. He said that most of the men Inquiring for property were strangers who had come to Invest on the Peninsula, Other dealers in East Side property make the same announcement With exception of the J 16.000 sale in the warehouse district, between Union av enue and East Water street, sales the past week have been for residence sites and widely scattered. Architects are again busy drawing plans for new dwell ings. In Irvlngton. A. B. Manley bought a quarter, lots and 10. In block IS. and lots and 10 In block 67. for J3000. Fan nie W. Conklin bought lot S. block 4. Walnut park, for $3750. C. J. Cook bought In Rose City Tark lota IT and If. In block S, for 10;5. Frank Love sold to Frans W, Bobi- man lots 12 and 13. In block S. Miller's Addition to Sell wood, for J'-'OOO. In Mount Tabor Villa Annex. Lester E. Miller bought lot t. In block 11. with house, for 2000. H. E. Ray bought lots 7 and . McMIIlen's ' Addition, for 1313. In Kern Park H. B. Cockerham bought lota 33 and 34. block 10. the former owner being Charles Wanamaker. for $2000. Mr. Cockerham also bought lota 1 and S. block . Kern Park, for $3000. making fcls purchase In Kern Park, in Mount Scott district. $5000. In Kenton, on the Peninsula. Charles Townsend bought of the Kenwood I -and Company a quarter In block t for $1500. In Albina. Walter A. Goss sold a quar ter in block 72 to the Interior Warehouse Company for a price not announced. Plans for Many Buildings. Architect C. C. Robblns is preparing plans for the home of H. MeCormIck, East Salmon and Twenty-eighth streets, to coat about $25,000. This house will contain 13 rooms. Also there will be a garage of pressed brick with sandstone relief. The residence will be the moat pretentious structure erected In Sunny side. The dining-room will be 22x40 feet and the living-room 1&X22. December 1 the handsome dwelling erected for Wells Mead, at East Twenty-first and Tilla mook streets, will be completed. It will contain 10 rooms and will cost $20,000. Architect Otto Kleemann has let the contract for the B. H. Bowman flats, on Belmost and East Twelfth streets, to William Kuyath. In all there will be six flats. The old residence on the corner will be modernised. The cost of all these Improvements will be $12,000. The four-story brick warehouse for Parlin St OrendorfT. on Belmont, be tween East Water and First streets. Is nearing completion. Lewis Lewis are the architects and W. T. Muir the con tractor. Originally estimated to cost. $60,000. It Is probable that the cost mill be $76,000 when finished. It will be an Important addition to the wholesale dis trict of East Portland. A large number of dwellings are to be erected In Rose City park and Rossmere In the coming months. Butr terworch-Stephenson Company Is pre paring plans for two stores and two S-room flats on their own property on East Twenty-eighth and Helpey streeta. These dwellings will cost approxi mately $,".500. This firm also Is mak ing arrangements to erect ten new cottages five In Rose City Park and five In Rossmere. which will be for renting purposes. A two-story residence on East Six teenth between Eiust Washington and Eaat Stark streeta, for B. F. Rowland, to cost $5000. ha been started. On East Burnslde. between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, ground has been broken for the home of Mrs. Sarah Guerin, to cost $3100. Noteworthy Suburban Growth. Attractive homes are ' being built along the Base and Section Line roads for 10 miles eastward, so that practi cally Portland suburbs now extend that dlscance eastward. The county main tains these roads In excellent condi tion and Is constantly Improving the crossroads. In fact, the county Is now maintaining and building roads in the suburbs which compare favorably with some of the best streets In Port land. Between Montavllla and Rock wood, on the Base Line road, half a doxen pretentious homes have -been erected the past year and several more are being completed. At Rockwood one of the best schoolhouses In Mult nomah County is being completed. On the Section Line road, near where the Troutdale electric railway passes, Is a dwelling that will cost $5000. Also near Killgaver. on the Section Line road, a schoolhouse Is be ing completed at . cost of $2000. All the land as far east as the Twelve Mile House and Gresham has grown in value; very little if any can now be had for luss than $100 and $150 per acre. The policy of the county In building permanent roads, with layers of crushed rock, rolled down to a compact surface, has had much to do INVEST YOUR IDLE MONEY OR SAVINGS WISELY Opportunity comes to everyone in the. course of a lif etime. The story of the suc cessful man is the story of one Avho has taken advantage of his opportunities. The bulk of the wealth of our Nation is in real estate, consequently the greatest opportunities of today come to the man who is the possessor of realty, lo the Xlome-DUliaer, xue Jiiveeaux, me jjuui. j. METZGER ACRfcS Offer one of the best opportunities of your lifetime. You cannot appreciate the numerous natural advantages, such as healthful and invigorating air, ever flowing crystal springs and streams, and the picturesque view of the surround ing country, until vou have made Metzger Acres a visit. An efficient electric car service brings Metzger Acres within a 25-minute ride from the business center of Portland, the most beautiful city in the world. Go out and masti cate our tract thoroughly, and you will agree with us that this is one of the best opportunities offered today. We are now improving all the streets, making every acre desirable and accessible. PRICE $200 and UPWARD . ACCORDING TO LOCATION TERMS 10 per cent cash and 3 per cent of the pur- .. chase price per month. INTEREST 6 per cent per annum on deferred pay ments. ON CASH PAYMENTS a discount will be allowed. For particulars and beautiful descriptive plat call at our Portland office, 226-228 Front street, or at. Metzger Station. All cars stop at Metzger's. HERMAN METZGER,- OWNER Office Phones Main 474, A 1374. Agents and Phones at Station Main 6409. with giving additional value to this acreage. Cleared acreage north of the Base Line road is held as high as $300 an acre where the land 1s adapted for growth of small fruits. Where strawberry vines are In. &50 Is asked in some instances. Less than three years ago this same land only commanded $100 an acre, and sold very slowly at that price. Except the uncleared land none of the property in this vicinity Is for sale at the latter fig ure. Looks Good to Joseph Buchtel. Joseph Buchtel, a pioneer real estate dealer, says that since the election there Is a general Improvement in all lines. "We have had more Inquiries the past week," he said, "for all kinds of prop erty than we had In a month before election. In the warehouse district be tween Union avenue and East Water street there is a considerable movement. We sold a block In that district before election, and the owner clapped on $10, 000 on the price when Taft was elected President. Purchasers want to buy city property we have several for whom we are looking up locations. There is in quiry for farm land, and timber land Is most sought. Extensive Grading Proposed. Henry Wemme, of the Overlook Com- pany, whose property is in Multnomah Addition announces that the company will at once start extensive grading, lay ing water mains, gas mains and cement sidewalks, in all costing about $100,000. The company has SO acres, on which $60,000 in improvements already has been made. A steam shovel for the work is on the ground and active work will start this month. This Is the most extensive Improvement projected In that portion of the city for some time. The company will do its own street improvements and avoid delays. . Start on Grange Hall. Plans have been accepted and work started on the addition to Evening Star Grange Hall on the Section Line road at South Mount Tabor. The present build ing will ba retained and an addition be built on the west side, providing a. hall 40xS0 feet. The cost will range between $1600 and $2000. It is expected to have the addition completed for the meeting the first Saturday in January. Mem bership of this Grange has reached S2a and Is growing rapidly. Plans Another Building. In addition to those under way Man ager C. C. Colt, of the Swift Packing Company, announces that the company has decided to erect a 4-story brick build ing, 50x50, on a concrete foundation, for a tankhouse. For the main building for the Swift Packing Compnny the founda tions are now more .than two-thirds, finished, and will be ready by December for the superstructure. The other build ings on which work is soon to start are the slaughter-house, cooler, wool pullery, englne and other "secondary buildings. Dwelling of Concrete Blocks. Architects Claussen & Claussen are pre paring plane for a new home for Peter Van Datta. to be erected. In Rose City Park, of concrete blocks. ' - CALIFORNIA BUNGALOWS ' The moil Up-to-date, Artistic Bungalow Book on the market; handsomely illustrated with pen and ink perspectives Boor plans ana interior tug gestionis Price 50 cents. . . W. E. ALLEN 711 delta Buoe. Los Angeles LOTS $250 ' $10 DOWN $10 A MONTH LOTS $250 $10 DOWN $10 A MONTH DIRECTLY ADJOINS SWIFT'S ON THE EAST THIS ADDITION LIES NEXT JO SWIFT'S IT IS A BEAUTIFUL TRACT WITH GRADED STREETS, BULL RUN WATER, CON VENIENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHURCHES AND STORES. VIEW UNSURPASSED With the coming of the Swift Company to Portland and the ex penditure by them' of over $650,000 for the improvement of Kenton, we confidently offer lots in Fairport with the statement that they will triple in value in a few years. Kenton is bound to be the center of great commercial activity. Fairport lies directly over the line from Swift's. The commercial activ ity that will build Kenton into a busy commercial and industrial center will do the same for i O N T H E PENINSULA FA1EPOR Call and let us tell you about Fairport. Get a lot now while the prices are low. $250 a lot $10 down and $10a month, are our opening prices. Prices will advance IO per cent shortly. Here is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Are you willing to spend $10a month for a lot that will sell for three or four times as much in a few years? M Write for free booklet on Fairport or call on IKKELSEN & TUCKER GENERAL AGENTS 30 1-2 CORBETT BUILDING Good 1 Fine V imes ! leather! r ogress! " Work is progressing very satis factorily on the Lytle Road to Tillamook.' . . And our Superintendent, at BAYOCEAN PARK reports the piling nearly all driven for RECREATION PARK, as well as most of the planking on the bulk head completed. All will be Finished by the Middle of December when the MUTUAL ENGINEER ING COMPANY, of San Fran cisco, which is building our BIG DREDGE, promises to have same ready for work. This is a combin ed suction and clam-shell dredge, capable of moving 1800 cubic yards ot earth per day. We will use the dredge for building More Than Six Miles of Streets including the grand BAY BOULE VARD four miles long and 60-feet wide, as well as reclaiming 35 acres of tide lands to be used for RE CREATION PARK and TENT CITY. We are now selling lots at this Beautiful Summer Resort on small monthly payments for less that one - half of what they will bring when this work is completed and only a small fraction of their real value. BAYOCEAN PARK is To Be a National Resort and we are now selling lots in all parts of the United States. . Business locations and choice residence lots are being selected daily. Come at once if, you wish a good location. POTTER-CHAPIH REALTY COMY 514 Corbett Building PORTLAND, OR. 416 R. A. LongBIdg., KANSAS CITY, MO. 901 Monadnock Bldg., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.