THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER
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BUSINESS SITES
HIGH-CLASS RESIDENCES ALONG HILLSIDES
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Will secure for you one of the best investments on the market, one or more acre tracts in the
very best portion of the suburbs of Portland, the most beautiful city in the world. Only a 25
to 30 minutes' ride from Jefferson-street Station, on the Salem Electric Line. The great
development going on along this line is bound to make your property increase in value
from the day you make your first payment. In fact, it has increased so much already that
as soon as we have disposed of a limited number of these tracts we will raise the price 25
per cent. Buy NOW, before this advance is made.
Northwest End Continues to
Attract Factory and
Warehouse Builders.
Down
PROGRESS ON NEW LINES
Suburban Tracts Rapidly Being
Bought Tp by ProspectiTe Build
ers of Houses, and Outlook
Bright for Active Period.
BT JOHN J. HAJtRISON.
Portland as a community seems tardy
to realize what marvelous things have
been accomplished In the last year in the
way of building the new city and in
making available for business uses new
districts which in pact years were consid
ered to be outside possible growth for
many years to come. The Oregonian An
nual, to be issued nest Friday, will con
tain a mass of Information about building
operations of the year and comparisons
with previous years that will come as a
surprise to both residents of Oregon and
those of other states.
Charles K. Henry & Bon made an an
nouncement In this paper Thursday that
Is in line with comment on the subjert in
this column the previous Sunday. They
say that several pieces of unimproved
ground are located in what has become
known as the new wholesale district of
the Northwest end. They call attention
to the fact that owners of some of these
are holding back Improvement of the dis
trict by either putting on an excessive
price for their holdings or declining to
improve the lots themselves. It is sug
gested by the realty firm that perhaps if
the Assessor's attention' is brought to
these Instances of non-progression, he
may take a hand In an effort to bring
recalcitrant oTrners to a realization of
their duty as citizens to help move things
along.
New Localities Forge Ahead.
It is in the newer localities of the city.
however, where the greatest progress has
been made in development. All along the
Peninsula and south to the Clackamas
line the East Side has extended its bor
ders at a rate that has been the surprise
of everybody except those who had stud
led possibilities and who took advantage
of low price of realty early and are now
reaping the benefit of their foresight.
There are indications, backed up with
recent sales, that business requirements
are gradually extending the district in
the northwest part of the city. Inquiry
is made for ground as far out as Overton
street to be used for factory and ware
house purposes. Already this character
of buildings are located, ,here and there.
wyona me aisinci in wnicn DrisJC Dur
ing was carried on a year or so ago.
Almost all lota along the line of the rail
road switch line have been bought uj and
cullt upon, and large warehouses and
factories on adjacent streets are rapidly
making of that district one of great im
portance.
There in continued movement In the
T"nion Depot neighborhood, as well as In
the vicinity of the new depots of the
North Bank Road. The purchase by Hill
Interests of large tracts In that section of
the city stimulated values, and there are
some rumors floating about that more
land Is to be taken in that district by the
railroads.
Prospect Down Peninsula.
Train service of the Northern Pacific
is now coming over the new bridges. In
creased traffic passing over the lower end
of the Peninsula, it Is believed, will have
a good effect on property values down
that way. Towns grow faster along lines
or railroads, and this applies with added
force to suburban places compared with
towns many miles from large cities.
Transfers recorded for the short week
show a good movement In all directions
In the city. Last week the dally average
was JblOOO, with the usual number of
records made with nominal prices named
as considerations. It will be found upon
examination that suburban tracts are far
in the lead in number of transfers made.
Reports made by agencies handling lots
in ast Side additions are quite rosy.
Iot sales- in the older tracts, especially
where street work is finished, and where
water, gas, sewers, electric lights and car
service are Installed, continue to be of
the record-breaking order. And on the
West Side good reports are made by
those handling hillside and heights prop
erties. One of the leading dealers says
that scarcely a day passes without hav
ing some prospective buyers come to the
office to talk over residence sites, and
despite unfavorable weather conditions
for the last few days deals have been
closed for lots, examined previously, on
the heights.
Go Over $10,000,000.
In the matter of building operations this
year will run considerably over tlO,000.000.
December so far contributes $460,715. If it
had not been for slack months at the be
'.glnning of the year the total for 1908
would nave reached S2.000.000 more in esti
mated cost, to put the case conservative
ly. With that, it is a demonstrable fact
that Portland felt the pinch" for a
horter period and to a less degree" in
realty transactions and building opera
tions than any city In the country.
Portland bank reports show plenty of
money on hand for lending, so that Im
portant enterprises including building,
experience little If any trouble in placing
loans. when required. In addition to an
easy money market at home, there is
known to be large amounts of capital
from other sections of the country seek
ing Investment here.
With Christmas taking up so much
time before the day itself, which, of
course, was observed by the trade in the
usual manner, there were in reality but
two business days in the past week. Lit
tle was accomplished in the way of new
business, and most dealers look for an
other dull week. There is a general opin
ion that after the yearly closing up of
accounts, striking of balances and getting
down to renewed efforts, there will result
one of the most active periods in realty
business ever known in Portland. Here's
hoping It may prove the fact. Happy
New Year!
START SOON OX CAMP GTJOUXD
Evangelical Association Leases Lots
to Cottage-Builders.
Construction will start on a big tab
ernacle for convention purposes, and a
hotel on the campgrounds of the Oregon
Kvangclicul Association early In the
Spring, or sooner, at Jennings Lodge, on
the Oregon City electric railway. This
announcement was made by Rev. Theo
dore Schauer, presiding elder for Port
land district for the Kvangelical Asso
ciation, who said that work on the build
ings will start soon enough to have them
completed in time to hold all the union
conventions of the conferences of the
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Evangelical Church of this state. The
United brethren people are expected also
to take part in the convention.
Mr. Schauer says the intention is to
make these grounds the Chautauqua of
the two branches of the Evangelical
churches of the Northwest. A tract of
hVi acres of land on the banks of the
Willamette River is owned by the Ore
gon Evangelical Campmoetlng Assocla
tion. It. at first, owned 8V. acres, but
sold three acres for as much as the en
tire tract cost, so rapidly nas the value
of land Increased. A water plant will
be constructed on the ground.
A number of Summer homes will be
erected in the early Spring by families
leasing lots of the association. Lots are
leased for 99 years, so that the associa
tion can always control the property,
The ground may be reached by electrio
railwav and by the Willamette Kiver.
The tabernacle will be large enough to
accommodate an audience of 1500 people,
ON ROOSEVELT PUN
GREET VISITING REALTY MEN'
Portland Invites Minneapolis Tour
ists to Come Here.
Through representatives of the North
ern Pacific Railroad here and in St. Paul
President Fries and Secretary Rountree,
of the Portland Realty Board. have
learned that it Is contemplated by the
Minneapolis Real Estate Board to make
trip as a body to the AlasKa-Yukon-
Paciflc Exposition at' Seattle next Sum
mer. A letter has been written on be
half of the Portland board to H. F.
Newhall, secretary of the Minneapolis
board, inviting them to stop in Portland
either on their way to Seattle or return
ing, and enjoy .the hospitality of their
brethren of this city.
The Portland Realty Board intends to
make the visitors' stay a pleasant one
should they be induced to stop over here
for any length of time, ' as their visit
will mean a good, hearty boost for Port
land, especially if they are made to have
a good time, real Estate men being nat
urally good boosters.
The public will be Invited to Join wrth
the board In the welcome. They will be
heard from from time to time as their
plana ere matured.
PLATTED LOTS ALL SOLD OCT.
Wichita, Xear Johnson Creek, At
tracts Buyers at Once.
A large acre-age tract near Johnson
Creek, between Sell wood and Lents, com
prising 170 acres, handled by Knapp Sc.
Uackey, has been sold out to homeseek
ers. The original tract was subdivided
and brought on an average of $350 an
acre. The land surrounds the station
called Wichita, on the O. W. P. line.
Already over 70 houses nave been erect
ed In different portions of this tract.
A. H. Dowling, of Jlilwaukle, also re
ports a number of acreage sales east of
Mllwaukle. Decision of the Milwaukle
school district to erect a two-room
school ho use in the "Wichita section will
provide school facilities for the many
newcomers, who now have to send their
children to Mllwaukle, a distance of two
and one-half miles.
Victor and W. W. Russell, of McMInn-
ville, have purchased a considerable tract
near University Park, paying 1600 an
acre for it. They will plat the tract into
lots.
AUTOMOBILING?
Of course you didn't go couldn't
blame you a bit for not wanting to for
sake the comforts of a dry and heated
room. Still, considering the really mis
erable weather, quite a number went
out to Swlnton on Christmas Day, and
while out there bought like all do
who go out to Swlnton simply because
the value of the property Is so obvious.
If you were one of the "stay-at-homes"
by all means go out today. Automo
biles will be waiting at our office fore
noon and afternoon. Couch building,
109 Fourth street, near Washington.
Columbia Trust Company.
Farming Community and
Townsite Put on Market.
THREE FARMS COMBINED
Portland Capitalist to Carry Ont
Dream of Life and Leave Mon
ument In Shape of Ideal
Oregon Town.
"It has been a dream of my life to lay
out a tract of Oregon farm lands on plans
that will combine small acreage tracts
with a townsite In a locality at once pro
ductive and attractive. After studying
President Roosevelt's suggestion and pro
posed plans for a community farm enter
prise, I have tried to embody them in the
lands I have Just a oq aired."
That is the view takon by the purchaser
of over 800 acres In Washington County
near the town of Cove Orchard. He con
ducted the purchase through the agency
of Chapln & Hertow, and prefers to have
them alone known In the transaction at
present. The different tracts secured
were 260 acres from Roy B re mm ar, 820
acres from O. W. Taylor and 277 acres
from Charles E. Ladd. The entire trans
action involved a consideration of about
JoO.OuO.
The new owner of these lands is said
by the agents to be a Portland capitalist
with ample means to carry out his plans,
which, when realized, he will regard as
a monument to his successful life. The
tracts are to be laid out In smaller pieces
of 6 to 20 acres, and a portion cut up
into town lots. Some of the acreage Is
to be set out at once In walnuts and
fruits, which will bring the expense of
the holding to a considerable amount
over the cost of the land. Oronard
Oove is on the line of the South
ern Pacific, 87 miles from Portland, and
is pronounced by such authorities as H.
C. Atwell as ideal for the uses to which
It is to be put. Mr. Atwell Is president
of the Oregon Horticultural Society.
There Is quite a lot of good timber on
the tracts and it is the intention of the
owner to erect a sawmill In the vicinity,
eo that builders of dwellings and farm
buildings may have lumber furnished
right at their doors, saving freight
charges. When fruit production has ad
vanced to the extent anticipated, a, can
nery will be added to the community's
conveniences.
The same firm of realty men announces
the purchase by Fred H. Strong from
Jasper C. McGrew of 100x100 feet on the
northwest corner of East Morrison and
East Sixth streets at a consideration of
J31.000.
A half block of East Side property hav
ing railroad trackage is to be closed to
morrow, details not being announced by
Chapln & Herlow on account of the
papers not yet being signed up.
The firm said yesterday tnat deals are
pending for about $S0.000 worth of busi
ness realty that would be closed, almost
to a certainty, during this week.
ing sold in blocks of four to twelve lots,
so that only a good class of homes will
be put up. A number of handsome homes
are being erected, ranging from $2000 to
$5000 each. W. E. Gelinsky, of Portland,
has a handsome bungalow under way. J.
W. Grasle's J5000 residence is now com
pleted and occupied. William Edward's
cottage is progressing, and Captain J. P.
Shaw's log bungalow Is nearing comple
tion. Mr. Cartledge, who recently purchased
six lots fronting on the Oregon City line,
will build in the Spring- S. Buck will
soon erect a dwelling on his 2H-acre tract.
Rev. Mr. Blanchet has lumber on the
ground for hls$3) home. These are
some of the houses under way.
At Oak Grove a new Methodist Church
is to be put up, the lot for a site having
been secured. It will cost about J26O0. A
local telephone system has been completed
at Oak Grove, through the initiative of
the citisens, who formed a local company.
The system is a great convenience.
At Gladstone Park an eight-room
schoolhouse has Just been finished, at a
cost of $10,000. A new Christian Church is
being completed at a cost of $3000.
JO STOP FDR HOLIDAYS
BUILDING OPERATIONS PRO
CEED WITH MTLD WEATHER,
OUTLOOK GOOD AT LAKEWOOD
District South of Milwaukee Begins
to Loom Up.
Lakewood, immediately south of Mil
waukle, is a growing district, and on this
high ground many residence sites are be-
Big Structures Under Roof Permit
Interior Finishing to Proceed.
Notes of Trade.
Manager Phillips, of the Portland
Dally Abstract, Is to be congraulated
upon the annual edition of his publica
tion, issued last week. The annual Is not
only handsome in appearance, but con
tains a mass of statistical Information
useful to builders, contractors and1 in
vestors. The edUlon is profusely Illus
trated with halftone cuts.
For over a year, or since it was burned
over, the Kamm quarter block, on the
northeast corner of First and Washing
ton streets, has remained vacant. Occu
pants of surrounding properties doubt
less are pleased1 that at last an improve
ment is to be put up that will relieve the
street of the bare spot.
The committee of arrangements of the
Portland Architectural Club has already
made considerable progress toward get
ting things In shape for the secondi an
nual exhibition that is to be held in
March. The exhibition will be along the
same lines as that of last year, compris
ing not only examples from local archi
tects, but also from other Coast cities.
The expense attending the exhibit will
again be provided largely through the
sale of advertising space in the cata
logue. A. C. Spencer Is having plans made for
a private hotel building to be erected
on Portland Heights. F. J. Berendt la
the architect and the plans are being
drawn for a building of colonial style,
which is to cost about J15.000.
The two or three days of unusually
cold weather experienced in Portland
last week temporarily put a stop to con
crete construction, but with mild weather
immediately following work was resumed.
Excavation is about finished at the
southeast corner of Thirteenth and
Washington streets for the stores and
rooming-house to be erected for Martin
Winch.
No particular change in the outward
appearance of the big buildings under
way was made during the week. Stud
ding and other interior bracing and sub
divisions were added to the Meier &
Frank Co. structure and the hoisting
cranes moved to the top of the sixth
Rfietzifer
Acre
PRICE, $200 PER ACRE AND UP
Terms, lO Per Cent Down, 3 Per Cent a Month
Discount for Cash
We are opening up and improving many new streets now, making some of the most desir- tT
able tracts accessible. The soil is very fertile and productive, and well adapted to raising T
. all sorts of fruit, both large and small, and vegetables. If you want a suburban home,
why not buy one of these acres? They cost you less than most addition lots, and are
just as close to the city, with a fine car service.
HERMAN METZGER, OWNER
AGENTS ON GEOUND
Office Phones Main 474; A 1374 Phone at Station Main 6409.
Call at the Office, 226-228 Front Street, for plats and other information.
All Oregon Electrio trains stop at Metzger Station.
tier, to be In position for the next sec
tion as soon as required.
Concrete floors and girders are going
Into place on the Wilcox building, to be
occupied by the new Imperial Hotel.
Steel uprights are in place for first-story
columns. Philip Metschan, Jr., returned
during the week from a trip in Califor
nia. During his absence he made a care
ful study of the newest appliances used
in the principal hotels of the Southern
state, and says he has taken note of
everything modern that can be installed
in the Imperial annex in the way of add
ing comfort for guests and facilitating
operations of the hotel. Mr. Metschan
remarked after telling of his trip: "When
we get our new house in running order
we shall not have to take a back seat
for any of them."
Work is progressing rapidly on the In
terior finishing of the building to be oc
cupied early in February by the Pacific
Paper Company. Diagonally across An
keny street the Crawford three-story
brick Is under roof and work started on
the Interior.
The last or sixth story of the Rosen
blatt Hotel, at Tenth and Alder, is in
position to show from the street. This
story surrounds the lightwell and is not
flush with the walls of the lower stories.
Four upper floors of the Oregon annex
are now occupied. Beginning with the
. a wVilH atamnle-roomS are lo-
lOp UVUr, Wll r-- -
tated finishing nas movea uu"
rapidly as .possible and In , a short Uma
the rest 01 me new
ready.
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This company then transferred the
property to William Reld for a consid
eration of $1.
Ed J. Daly, R. B. Slnnott and Dan J.
Malarkey are having a two-etory frame
building erected on the corner of Six
teenth and Washington streets. Their
Intention is to erect a concrete block
from three to six stories In height on
this and adjoining lots when leases
expire.
A gymnasium, bowling alley and other
athletic appliances are to be construct
ed at Fort Stevens. Bids for this work
are asked for by the constructing Quar
termaster at Fort Stevens and bids will
close January 13.
Kw Tork. Hearing; in the criminal Htxtf
suit brought by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
against S. S. CarvaJio. Bradf.irri Merrill
and E. A. Clarke, respectively ppnsldcjU, sec
retary and treasurer of the Star Publishing
Company, which prints the New Tork Anier-
lean, was postponed until Tuiwlay by Mngrlj
trate Finney la ttas Tombs Folic Court ii-day.
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Holladay avenue between Union avenu
and East Third sxreei, iuis .
block 42, Wheelers "
by M. B. Wakeman to T. 3. and O,
West for 26,000.
Jasper C. McGrew so Id the q uarter
Portland, to Fred Strong for 31 000,
Lr8orasty Sixth 'and East Morrison
streets, and was formerly -to .property
or St. lJavia s jyiov-wv
k. ax. nicJ r -. - . a i
ivanhoe from J. D. Morris io
amount of ssuuu.
. t a Oreenv sold to
tti loaSL .Toman" .
7heeBnortheast corner of .East - Wh
ton and East tr -
We Might
Suggest
that you could buy
a lot and build
a home before next
New Year's Day
in
Prospect
Park
Take a trip out and
see what we have,
at any rate.
Either aa "A" or Wood
lawn' ear ret off at Knott
street; walk one block east
to office. ,
H. L. MUMFORD
In charge, every day, all any.
Rountree 6
Diamond
241 Stark St.
BEAVERTON-REEDVILLE
Acrea
Only 10 miles from Courthouse, on Southern
Pacific; five trains each way per day; road soon to
be changed to an electric line. Soil is especially
adapted to fruit, nuts, vegetables and homes. No
white soil below, but subscil that gives perfect drain
age. DON'T; FORGET iy3 hours' drive with team
to best market on EARTH.
This property is platted into tracts of from one
half acre to 10 acres each, and is selling to home
builders and investors at the following prices:
Stump and Timber Land $75 to g!25 per acre.
Cleared and Ready to Plat ?15Q to $300 per acre.
Small cash payment and your monthly savings
applied will put you in possession.
Don't fail to call at our office for information and
car tickets to these tracts, where our agent will meet
you with carriage and show you over the property.
"VVe also have large list of fine farms located
throughout the "Willamette Valley, at from $30 to
$60 per acre.
The Shaw-Fear Company
245 Stark Street.
Artistic Lighting
The art of interior lighting, practiced by many, is ma.s
tered by few. Our immense purchasing power and efficient
service allows us to give you the newest designed fixtures
at the lowest prices. "We're always pleased to offer sug
gestions for homes, churches or office buildings. For all
that is new and artistic see Walsh 's presentment of portable
lamps, fixtures, mantels, grates, tiles and electric novelties.
MJ.WALSHsKS-St.
Electric Stand Lamps
AT HALF PRICE
We wish to close out the bal
ance of our Christmas stock.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.
Western Electric Works
NO. 61 SIXTH STREET. PORTLAXD. OR.
i'hunea Main 1000, A 1UU6.