THE SUXDAT OltEGOyiAX. FORTLAXP, NOVEMBER 22, 1903.
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EAST SIDE REALTY
COMMENDS ITSELF
Residence Sites and Business
Property in Good Ac
tive Demand.
VACANT HOUSES FILL UP
Number of High-Class Residences
in Process of Erection, With
Hundreds of Cheaper Ones
Going I'p All OTer.
Careful analysis of the realty situation
on the East Side discloses ireneral Im
provement In the matter of Inquiry, sales
of resldenre property, renting of vacant
house and In new work projected. Just
before election there was rather slack
Inquiry, but realty men ay Investors
again have become entirely confident.
Vacant houses that were scattered
through Eaat Portland and Alblna are
filling up rapidly.
During the Year a large number of
flats and sDartment -houses were built
all over tha. East Side, which did not
rent at once, but are. now reported to be
filling. There are many suburbs, of
course, where practically every house is
owned by the occupant, and In such sub
urbs vacant houses have been very few
at any time.
Considerable new work Is projected, as
building permits Indicste. and numerous
foundations In the suburbs outside the
city limits point to activity. Some pre
tention homes and other structures are
under way. The 130,009 home of Philip
Buehner. at the end of Hawthorne ave
nue, now being completed; residence of
H. JfcOormtck. on East Salmon and East
Twenty-eighth street of 13 rooms, costing
SV3.W0: the Mead-Wells dwelling on
Twenty-first and Tillamook, of ten rooms,
costing .'"; the flats of B. H. Bow
man, on East Twelfth and Belmont
streets, costing J1Z0UO; the $12,000 dwell
ing for Eugene Blszier, on Wasco street,
are smong the more expensive dwellings
under way. but do not Include the hun
dreds of new residences costing from
JitoO to JTOuO scattered all over the East
6ide.
New Buildings Projected.
Foster Sc Klelser. who bought the half
block on the north side of East Yamhill
street between Union avenue and East
Third street, for $16,000. will probably
erect a two or three-story brick building
on the property in the early part of next
year. Mr. Klelser said. In speaking of
the purchase:
"It Is true that we consummated the
purchase, and we expect eventually to
Improve the property with a two or
three-story brick building for our own
occupancy that will cover the entire site.
It is too soon for us to make any defi
nite statement as to our Intentions, ss
we have Dot thought of the selection of
an archltsct. We cannot say drnnitely
what our plans will be before March, and
If we then arrive at a conclusion we shall
probably have our building completed and
occupied within a year."
The contract for a three-story $10,000
echoolhouee for the Catholic Church, to
be erected In Montavilla. was let the past
week to EL C. Brooks, and work has been
stsrted on the foundation. A new edifice
costing (15.000 for the First Universalis!
Church of Portland, to be erecled on the
East ide. has been projected. Founda
tion of the new building for the First
United Evangelical Church. In the Tdd
trsct. costing $16,000. has been completed.
The new factory buildings for the East
Portland Mill & Fixture Company, on
East Twenty-sixth street and Holladay
avenue, costing about $30,000,- ara being
completed.
Residence Property Sales.
In Holladay Addition several Important
sales were made. Including the sals of
two lots and a house In block 13 by Al
bert BMx to Alex White, for StiOOO. A
large number of attractive homes are
being built In Holladay Addition, west of
Holladay Park, ranging In cost up to
(16.UU0.
In Stephens' Addition Francis Walsch
bought the west half of lots 1 and 2, in
Mock 65, for t&n. Sarah E. Moors
.bought lot 1. in block 4. Williams Ave
nue Addition, for $J0u0. In Clifford's Ad
dition to Alblna the Occidental Company
bought lot t In block for ioOOO.
At Arleta Park, on the Mount Scott
line, N. Bosier sold to C. P. Downer lot
S. In block 2. with the building, for
$-0.
At fiur.nyside T. C. Russel bought the
property of M. U. Foster, including lot.
7. In block 14. for Ho. Samuel Chowning
sold to J. E. Martin lot . in block V. for
litt. M. A. 1-arsea bought two lots in
Woodstock for $liW. The United Artisan
Hall Association sold to Patrick Skelly
lot IS. block W. In SWlwood. for 11000.
Several important deals ars pending In
East Side business property, which will
probably be closed up within tha next
few days It Is predicted by dealers that
the next few months will witness soma
Important transfers In business property
in that part of the city.
Grand-Avenue Improvement-.
That Grand avenue should be paved
south from East Morrison to East Cluy
street at once Is the Judgment of C. A.
Ktgelow. president of the East 9ide Busl
eess Men's Club. If the East Sids Is to
go forward snd have the benefit of the
Kose- Festival next year. The plank road
way Is badly broken and worn, and tha
procession cannot pass over It with
safety and probably will not unless the
street Is paved.
"I think the property-owners on Grand
avenue." said he. "will be very unwise
If they do not at once take sleps to have
the street paved between East Morrison
and East Clay streets. All the property
Is growing valuable and would become
business sites If the present broken road
way were replaced with hard-surface
pavement, the same as the street north
to Sullivan's Gulch. If this 1s to be dons
before the next Rose Festival It ought
to be stated as soon as possible. It would
be the making of Grand avenue to have
hard-surface pavement continued south
at least to Hawthorne avenue and north
to Holladay avenue. The latter Improve
ment between Sullivan's Gulch and Hol
laday avenue Is to be laid before June,
and the property-owners ought to get
busy."
Northeastern Suburbs Grow.
Iurlng- the year more than 30 dwell
ings have been erected In Rose City
Park Addition, besides several busi
ness buildings, ranging In cost be
tween $:500 and 15000. lji the building
line the total amount expended will
foot up $150,000. V. A. Lamed Is hav
ing a dwelling built on Alameda and
Carvel avenues, with two stories and 8
rooms. Its cost will be about $5000.
Pr. Gordon's bungalow Is finished. The
homes of Mrs. Kate Jones. D. J. Rus
sell. George Bracber. George rt. Oarr
and Paul Plebuon ars being finished.
Plans have been prepared for a 7-room
dwelling for Peter Van rtta. to bs
built In Rose City Park, and the con
tract will be let tha coming week. In
Roesmere and Bells Crest, adjoining,
many houses are being built and. others
projected. " Owners of these tracts rs
port many sales. Application has been
made for a subpostofflcs to bs located
on the Sandy road in the middle of
the district. Also an effort Is being
made to have a graded sch'ool estab
lished In that portion of the district.
In the section comprising these finely
Improved suburbs, outside of the Coun
try Club. It Is estimated that over $350.
000 has been expended In buildings and
street Improvements the past year,
and that as much more will be ex
pended the coming year.
Remodel Building.
The Danish Aid Society of Portland
has come into possession of the Cen
tral Methodist Church property. on
Russell and Kerby streets, Alblna. the
J price paid being nearly $3500. and
Architects Travis & Travis are taking
bids for alterations of the structure.
There are upper and lower rooms In
the building. On the upper floor the
hall of the society will be located and
the lower room will be used for other
purposes. Central Church Society has
secured a quarter black on Vancouver
avenue, and will erect a church there.
The Lutheran congregation of the
Powell Valley Lutheran Church Is
building an addition to provide more
room and Improve the appearance of
the building.
ACTIVITY OX THE FEXIXSCXiA
University Park and Kenton Rap
idly Building Up.
"Vacant houses are filling up on the
Peninsula." said H. G. Sibray, of Uni
versity Park, "except some houses which
are not very desirable. For several
weeks just before election there were
some vacant houses and realty moved
slowly, but since the election was held
we have had many Inquiries. All our
best houses have been rented."
At University Park and Portsmouth
the people through the push clubs have
started a movement to provide fire pro
tection until such time as the city can
erect an engine-house and Install an
engine.
There Is a large growth in this part
of the Peninsula, and fire protection Is
considered necessary. A lot will be
leased and a temporary house erected
and the city asked to provide hose and
hosecart. after which the people will or
ganize a volunteer company.
The Royal Baking Company, by the
president and secretary. John A. Heus
ner and A. A. Helsler. has purchased two
lots In Kenton, on the Peninsula, for
$::50. on which to erect a building In
the Spring. It will be 60x100, three sto
ries and of cement blocks. The cost
will be between $10,000 and $15,000. An
architect will be selected to draw the
plans and a modern plant will be erected.
A number of other buildings are already
under way In the townslte of the Swifts
at Kenton, and the opening of Sprlns will
witness the erection of many buildings,
both for residence and for business purposes.
PEN NEW BUILDING
Y. W. C. A. Home to Be Dedi
cated December 13.
MORE MONEY IS REQUIRED
MlTAVArKIE'S BRIGHT FUTURE
Cheaper Fares All Necessary to
Cause Rapid Development.
That the pioneer town of Milwaukie,
which Is a suburb of Portland, has a
promising future Is the Judgment of I.
Mullan. who lives there and who has
observes conditions closely. He says:
"Milwaukie Is going" ahead rapidly In
spite of the handicap of 10-cent fares to
Portland. We will get a decision on the
fare question before very long, and I
feel confident that It will be In favor of
B-cent fares to and from Portland.
"That will place this suburb on an
equality with other growing Portland
suburbs. The tract of T. R. A.?ellwood.
which was recently platted. IS selling
rapidly, and the buyers will all build.
I look for many homes to be built In
Milwaukie as soon as the fare decision
has been delivered by the Supreme Court.
We have a voting population of nearly
Sno, which is a gain of nearly 75 votes over
the number cast at the municipal election
of two years ago. Our school, which now
his over SO) pupils, shows the gain we
have made."
BITS FIVE IiOTS IX FAIR VIEW
Streets of Suburb, When Improved,
Will Advance Values.
O. N. Reynolds purchased, of George
E. Shaver five lots in block 22. in Fair
view, for $3500. It la understood that
the owner will Improve the property.
The ssle Includes a dwelling.
At Falrvlew a number of Improve
ments are being made In the way of
new streets and new buildings. Work
Is being done on the Fairview road.
That portion between D. S. Dunbar
and S. P. Heslin's places has been
widened and the part In Main street
graded. The road has been graveled
between the Sandy Hill thrpugh Fair
view south.
GROCERY STOCK SACRIFICE
Prominent Stand.
Big discount, great opportunity to
start business. The Ames Mercantile
Agency, 403 Swetland Building.
Subscriptions of $2200 Are Xeeded
to Pay for Furnishings of Hand
some Structure Erected
at Cost of $71,000.
The new building of the T. W. C. A.
at Seventh and Taylor streets, will be
formally opened Sunday, December 13.
While considerable work remains to
be done. It Is hoped that the building
will be entirely completed before that
date. At the present time special ef
fort Is being made by those Interested
In the welfare of the Institution to
raise the necessary funds to provide
furnishings for the new building. It
Is estimated that this equipment will
cost approximately $7700. Of this
amount about $5500 has been prom
ised, leaving $2200 yet to be raised.
The work of furnishing the- new
quarters is In charge of the following
committee: Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett,
Miss Carrie A. Holbrook. Mrs. H. C
Campbell. Mrs. Frances Chamberlain
and Ellis F. Lawrence. This com
mittee has selected every piece of
furniture to be used In the building.
The principle governing the selection
of furnishings has been to provide
durable and attractive articles, no at
tempt having been made to purchase
expensive or showy furniture.
A special effort is being made to have
all of the fittings paid for when the
dedicatory services are held. To this
end the committee In charge Is ar
ranging to have every article in the
building tagged with the name of the
donor. Blank tags will be provided so
that the names of persons desiring to
pay for some article of furniture can
be Indicated.
The method adopted by the ways
and means committee, of which Miss
Carrie A. Holbrook and Miss Constance
McCorkle are Joint chairmen. Is to In
duce Individuals and groups of women
to assume the responsibility for the
furnishings of certain rooms or sec
tions of a room. The business women
of the city have undertaken to furnish
the gymnasium, which calls for the
heaviest outlay. The cost of the
equipment will aggregate $2600. Of
this amount $1500 has been raised.
Dr. Sarah Whiteside is the chairman
of this committee and will receive con
tributions to the fund. The teachers
in the city schools are working for
the equipment for the educational de
partment. The Toung Women's Mis
sionary society of the First Presby
terian Church has arranged to provide
the furnishings of the restroom. to
cost $150. Mrs. Guy M. Watklns Is
chairman of this section. The Baptist
Church has signified Its Intention of
providing1 the requirements ' for the
main offices. The library furniture is
to be provided for by Mrs. Robert Liv
ingstone, Mrs. S. P. Lockwood, Mrs. A.
B. Meserve and Miss Caroline Benson.
Mrs. C. A. Dolph has presented the
association with some handsome art
glass.
The Toung Women's Bible Class of
the First Congregational Church Is to
provide the flittings for the platform
in the auditorium. The linen service Is
to be contributed by the Ladles' Aid
Society of the First Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. Dell Stewart has as
sumed the responsibility for the lobby
furnishings. The Teachers' Club will
provide part of the dining-room furni
ture. Miss Leila Goddard has agreed
to furnish part of the cafeteria equip
ment. The board and committee-rooms
are to be cared for by the P. E. O. So
ciety. Members of the association have
been asked to contribute $1 each to
ward the furnishings of the auditor
ium. Mrs. W. H. Beharrell and Mrs.
K. W. Tuttle are also assisting in the
work of securing funds for the fur
nishings. The cost of the building and lot was
$106,000. $35,000 for the lot and $71.
000 for the building. While the origi
nal cost of the building was estimated
at ' $75,000, shrinkage In the sub
scriptions to tha building fund has
reduced the amount at the disposal
of the association. Of the subscrip
tions to the building the sum of $30,000
Is still outstanding. This represents
bona fide subscriptions to the fund,
and the association officials believe
(he amount will be paid In the near
future to obviate the necessity of
the association borrowing money at
Interest to meet Its obligations.
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IMPORT AN
You probably know that it is necessary to
plow the ground before planting an Orchard.
It is Important. But something else that is
VERY IMPORTANT
Is shown by the illustration to the left. A
picture of the sub-soil plow which you can
operation if you will GO TO
absolutely necessary in planting
WALNUTS, PEACHES,
CHERRIES or FILBERTS
through the crust to get down into the sub-soil. ' It
more work: costs us a little more to go over the
with a sub-soil plow. But the expert in charge
worth it. It means
INCREASED DIVIDENDS
In the Future.
SPEND SUNDAY "DOWN ON THE
FARM"
We pay all expenses. Call at our office
for Free Transportation
-THE-
JAC0BS-STINE
COMPANY
148 FIFTH STREET, PORTLAND
EAST SIOE P1PEMT SOLD
JAMES HIUiTER GETS $22,500
FOR HALF-BLOCK.
W. F. Flledner Buys Part of Block
in Johnson's Addition Real
ty Notes of Week.
Through the agency of Buchtel & Kerns
the half block on East TamhlU, between
East Second and East Third streets, has
been sold by James Hlllyer. The pur
chaser Is said to be W. F. Lipman. The
half block, 100x200, fronts on the O. R- &
N. on one side and Is located in the grow
ing wholesale district of the East Side.
The consideration is J32.600. regarded as k
bargain by realty men.
Among the deals last week was that of
SULPHUR ODOE REMOVED FROM GAS BY NEW INVENTION
ill i .;i
PTRIFICATIOX PLANT OF PORTLAND GAS CO.MPANT.
When two years ago the Portland Gas Company changed the manufacture of its product from car
boretted water gas to Oil gas. a distinct odor was noticeable whenever gas was burned, and the products of
combustion were allowed to escape into a closed room. By constant experimentation In the laboratory. H. M.
Papst. general manager, finally succeeded last Spring In discovering a method which completely removed
all of the sulphur compound from gas. Heretofore this was only partially accomplished by the old method of
purification in vosrue by all gas companies. When this discovery was made known to the president of the
company. C F. Adams, ha directed Mr. Papst to proceed with the design of a plant for the removal of this
remaining sulphur In the gas which could not be removed by the ordinary method. The plant Is now In
operation and has cost the companr over $30,000 to complete, the only one of its kind In the world. The
gas company Is receiving credit for Immediate attention to this odor complaint and Is being congratulated
upon having originated a process for the complete removal of this organic sulphur.
H. R. Reynolds to W. F. Flledner for $25,
000 of part of block 6 In Johnson's addi
tion. This piece is on the northeast cor
ner of St. Clair and Wayne, south of
Washington, and was held by Mr. Rey
nolds for about 14 months. The figure at
which he sold brings about -26 per cent
increase. The new owner has In prospect
the building of a series of pressed-brick
flats on the site.
Architect J. O. Wrenn is drawing plans
for an apartment-house for William
Reldt, to be erected on East Sixth and
Wasco streets, to cost about $20,000. The
building will be 60x100, and will be -two
or three stories. Six and eight apart
ments will be arranged for each floor.
Work on the foundation will be started
the last of the month.
Mall & Ton Borstal sold for Ned R.
Munger . to Captain James Watts 60x100
and two-story store building on Thur
man street, between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third streets. The property has
an income of tSa a month and the con
sideration was J10.000. Captain Watts
bought the property as an Investment.
One of the pioneer manufacturing es-
tablishments at Kenton will be the plant
of the Royal Bakery Company that re
cently bought a site lor Its nse m mat
new subdivision. The buildings will cost
about 112,000.
The Veteran Land Company has under
way at the present time the erection of
12 dwellings in different parts of the
city and is having plans drawn for 16
other buildings of the same character.
These" houses will cost from J2300 to
J4000 each. '
The Water Board of Portland will
receive bids to December 1 for the erec
tion of a two-story office building to be
built on East Alder street. Architect
Joseph Jacobberger has made the plans
and specifications.
Plans are being "made for Mrs. Ida M.
Church by Architect Hefty for a six
story brick at the northwest corner of
Fourth and Salmon, to be connected
with the building on the adjoining lot.
C. F. Hendricksen, president of the
Scandinavian-American Bank of Port
land, has bought a seven-acre tract near
Woodlawn with the Intention, it Is re
ported, of building a fine residence on
the tract.
The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company has appropriated J500.000 for
Improvements on its various plants in
and around the city.
D. C. Henny's Swiss chalet on Port
land Heights has been completed. The
lower story is finished In stucco, with
coarse sand dssb; the second of squared
fir logs, stained, and has projecting eaves
and simple gable style. The Interior Is
finished in flat grain flr. The residence
contains eight rooms and servants' quar
ters. H. J. Hefty Is the architect.
A. Q- Herald & Co., for a 11700 dwelling
for Christian Zwelfel. East Seventh, be
tween East Market and East Mill streets.
H. H. Bean, for a 1500 dwelling for
Florence Smith, East Twentieth street be
tween Emerson and Sumner streets.
?ore a- Ross, for a $1000 dwelling- for
T. W. Marshall, East Forty-fifth street, be
tween East Clay and Ea.t Harrison street..
C. H. Foster, for a J2500 dwelling for
E B. McXaushton. Weloler street be
tween East Twelty-fourth and East Twenty
fifth rtre4-ts.
Wenzel Frletsche. for an $1800 dwelling
for J. E. Pase. East Yamhill street, between
East Forty-second and East Forty-third
Streets.
Green A Green, for a $2500 dwelling for ;
Theodora Thompson. East Seventeenth
street, between Knott and Brazee street.
H. Thorpse. for a $2000 dwelling for
Ellen Thorpe. East Seventeenth street
between Pklrtmore and Prescott streets.
W. P. Wilson, for a $1300 dwelling for
W. F. Martin. Siacty-first street, between
Orchard and Villa streets.
C. Sauer, for a $1000 dwelling for Peter
Yager, East Twelfth street between Beech
and Fremont streets.
M. H. Carter, for two $1200 dwellings
for Lydla A. Carter, in Russell street, be
tween Burrage and Delaware street..
McHolland Bros., for a $3000 dwelling
for Mrs. Sarah D. Guerin, East Burnside
between East Seventeenth and East. Eight
eenth streets.
J. E. Blackmore, for two $2900 dwellings
In East Sixteenth street, corner East An
keny street, for O. P. Miller.
Gust Ostlluye. for a $1800 dwelllnr for
C. W. Sherman, m Ravenswood Addition.
A. B. Hughes, for a $13S0 dwelling. Mult
nomah, between East Thirteenth and East
Fifteenth streets.
B. C. Brooks, for a $10,000 school for the
Church of the Ascension, at Montavilla.
Joseph Jacobberger is the architect.
R. B. Rice, for a $12,000 dwelling for
Eugene Blazler, Wasco street, between East
Sixteenth and East Seventeenth street..
Stereopticon Exhibition
OF
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Views Given
Tuesday Eve., Nov. 24th at
455 Sherlock Building, 83V. Third Street
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LAND OPENING
Ninety-two thousand acres of the Umpqua Forest
Reserve will be restored to entry January 20,
1909. Not all of this land is vacant. Send $1.00 for
list of lands subject to entry to Eoseburg Abstract
Company, Eoseburg, Oregon.
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