THE 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.