THE SUNDAY OREGOmy, PORTLAND, MARCH 21, 1909.
SPRING RUSH ON
Salem line, to the Mercantile Aerenev.
DOORS IN'DEMAND
for J19.000. It Is the intention of the
owners, so Mr. Shields says, to divide
the land into small tracts to suit pur
chasers. Elmonton & McGowan have just sold
a quarter of a block on the northwest
corner of -Seventeeenth and Glisan to
Many East Side Thoroughfares
Being Improved.
HCTIVITY IS ON INCREASE
Back-Country Districts to Bo Given
Benefit of Better Road Facill-
ties by Operations of Com
ing Summer Season.
One of the incontrovertible evidsnces,
aside from building statistics, of the
great demand for building material for
local use is furnished by a report from
the Parellus Manufacturing Company.
This concern recently established its
Charles F. Reed for M5.000. There are
three apartment-houses on .the property
and Mr. Reed, who is a recent arrival
from the East, made the purchase for an
investment. The deal was made by J.
H. Shields.
Lewis & Lewis, architects, are prepar
ing plans for a fiverstory brick and con
crete warehouse 100x200. to be erected in
the warehouse district in Bast Portland.
The cost will be J75.000. Plans will be
ready by April 1. For the present names
of owner and location are not xnadet pub
lic John Lockhart, formerly of the Wash
ington Life Insurance Company, is con
structing 12 modern residences in Han
cock Street Addition to Irvington. H. M.
Fancher Company are the architects and
designers. The order of architecture fol
lowed is English manor, chalet and colo
nial bungalow.
The Relmers Realty Company has
bought 100 acres near Hillsboro and in
tends to put the land on the market in
five and ten-acre tracts. It is the In
tention to plant these tracts in orchards-
Mills Increase Capacity to Fill
- Their Orders.
SPRING RUSH IS WELL ON
Reports From Various Districts of
City Show Building Operations
to Be Under "Way and In- .
. creasing Everywhere. '
There are several streets on the East
Side along which great progress will be
made during the ensuing year, anil there
will be much rivalry along these streets.
In Central Bast Portland important pro
gress will be made on East Morrison and
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plant in Sullivan's Gulch, near Bast
Twenty-eighth street, to which place it
was removed after a fire some months
ago that destroyed the mill at East
Seventh and East Morrison streets. The
company had intended to go Iri for fur
niture manufacture on an extensive scale,
but was loaded up with orders for doors,
sash and moldings to such an extent that
It was decided to engage In this line of
work almost exclusively. The destruction
of the Alnslie mill a few nights ago has
made the demand so imperative that ma
chinery haa been- ordered to increase the
capacity of the Parellus mill. The firm
points to this fact as one of the indica
tions that building operations in Port
land are under way to a greater extent
The original proposal to erect a hotel
at the northwest corner of Fourth and
Alder streets has been given up and a
unit" company has undertaken to raise
the necessary capital to put up a modern
office building on the site.
Bennes, Hendricks & Tobey have made
plans for a. ten-room residence for "W. C.
Holman. to be erected on Crest Drive
Portland Heights. '
The Hurley-Mason Company, of Port
land, has been awarded the contract for
foundation work of a depot at Seattle for
the Oregon & Washington Railroad Com
pany. Reinforcement has started on the sixth
story of the Wilcox Hotel building at
Seventh and Stark. "New Imperial" as a
name for the hotel is not favored by the
lessees, so that it Is now probable either
the name of the owner or that of the
hotel proprietors will be adopted.
Excavation is going on for the office
building for the Portland Railway. Light
& Power Company at Seventh and Alder
street. A rather novel contrivance has
been put in by Hurley-Mason Company
on the Seventh-street side, the sidewalk
elevator having been replaced wIUi a.
fcteam lift that conveys loaded barrows
to a derrick from which dirt is dumped
into wagons. It is the Intention to make
the excavation without removing the
walls of the present building until abso
lutely necessary.
Three lots at the southeast corner of
Sherman and Hood streets were sold last
week through the agency of Charles K.
Henry & Son. the seller being Jeremiah
E. Worick. the buyer John Bain. The
consideration is 7000. The lots embrace
ft piece about ltxi2 feet, on which are
erected three cottages. This district is
believed to be well-suited for warehouses
as it will have the electric line on one
side and the Southern , Paciflo on the
other.
Contract for a residence for ex-Mayor
H. S. Rowe has been let. to be erected
on East Fourteenth and Schuyler streets,
to Wilson & Nelson, for S4600. It will
be & two-story frame structure.
The most important realty transaction
on the East Side for the past week was
the sale of a block 121. Stephens' Addi
tion, houndad by Hawthorns avenue.
East Eleventh. East Twelfth and East
flay streets, by the Ladd estate to Louis
Fnlrchild. for $30,000. William Wurx
weller is associated with Mr. Falrchlld
in the purchase of this block. The new
owners announce they will erect build
ings on the block facing Hawthorne ave
nue this year. Mr. Falrchlld owns the
corner on the southwest corner of East
Kleventh and Hawthorne avenue and Is
Interested in other property on the East
Side. A large number of important sales
have been made In this district. Ex F
Brandes purchased a quarter block in
The Ladd Addition for $1SOO and will
erect a $3500 house.
Among the sales reported bv Otto &
Harkson are the following: Forty acres
on Clackamas Heights. B. M. and A W
Dyer to L. Baker. $4250; lot on East
Thirty-second street, near Hawthorne
avenue. Clara Clarke to Amelia Ruff
$900; lot on East Fifteenth street x near
Alberta, Alfred R. Larson to William
Burk, $000; lot on East Twelfth street,
near Killlngsworth avenue, August Her
cher to Mrs. Crear, $400.
Georjre Willard Brown has bought the
Cormtck for $'0. The premises are lo
cated overlooking the Willamette River
r ing oia AiuwauKie clubhouse
J. H. Shields reports the sale of a 5nn-
cr farm at St. Louis Station, on the
which the company will take care of for
four years. A ten-year-old orchard, con
sisting of a variety of walnuts, - apples,
pears, cherries, etc.. shows that, this land
is especially adapted for the raising of
fruit. Its nearness to Hillsboro makes
these tracts attractive to prospective
buyers.
BANK- CLEARINGS AHEAD
Show Marvelous Gain Over Corre
sponding Week Last Year.
Bank clearings for the week ending
yesterday were far and. away beyond the
figures for the corresponding week of last
j j 1 " luitu lur tne w eeK as a no wn
'by the records of t Vi mftoWno.xjn.,a
$9,009,066.23. This is n train rxt to mq em oo
over the figures for the same period of
w uue a part or tne increase
may be explained by the heavy tax pay
ments during the week, it is believed the
bulk of tne total is the result of regular
coinnrarciai transactions, and shows the
prosperous period Portland now enjoys.
United Selects' Headquarters.
The Ruth Trust Company, the land de
partment of the United Railways Com
pany, will soon occupy the old quarters
of Hartman & Thompson, on the Stark
etreet side of the ground floor of the
Chamber of Commerce building. Part of
the new quarters will .be used as a ticket
office by the United Railways Company,
whose promoters own the Chamber of
Commerce bjiilding, until such time as
other arrangements are made for a more
commodious passeriger station. The
United Railways plans to begin operation
of its new line to Holbrook within the
next few days and the Portland terminus
of the line will be the Chamber of Com
merce .building
Belmont streets, Union and Grand ave
nues. There is particular rivalry be
tween Union and Grand avenues.
Grand avenue will have hard pavement
from East Clay to Hancock streets,
a distance of over one and one-half miles,
but It is not a long street, although 80
feet wide, and at present carries much
of the business. Union avenue will soon
be ' extended l'rom Woodlawn to Co
lumbia boulevard, which will practi
cally mean that it will extend from the
Willamette to the Columbia River.
(Proceedings are progressing to make
this extension from Woodlawn northward.
Union avenue will be paved from Holla
day avenue to Highland, which will make
It a business street to Highland.
The erection of the new railroad bridge
from the foot of Holladay avenue will
make a marked change in Hast Side cen
ters, if the plans proposed are carried
out. It is proposed to connect this bridge
with East Third street, and a bridge
across Sullivan's Gulch 1b proposed on
East Third street, which will open Bast
Third street as a business street. This
will depend on the filling f Bast Third
street between Hawthorne avenue and
East Oak street, now projected, but held
up by the Executive Board on account
of the cost. The new railroad bridge
erected at Oregon street will help Union
avenue and East Third street.
The plan for the railroad bridge is to
extend Larrabee street to a connection
with the Bast Side approach and route
the Alblna and Holladay carlines on
Larrabee street. Propertyowners at the
east end of the - railroad bridge are
making a fight against the removal of the
bridge, but if the bridge be moved to
Oregon street they want an approach
built to the bridflre from th fnnt
ovenue. ii
COOS
ORGHA
COUNT-
RD TRACT
5 and 10-acre orchards in the Aberill Orchard
Tracts of Coos County. The finest soil and cli
mate in Oregon. No; pest of any kind known.
Planted and taken care of for four years. $ 125
an acre. Terms $100 down and $lp per month
with, interest at 4 per cent.
Get Choice" Selections Now
Price and terms will advance without notice
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regon Coast Co.
A 3237 Main 5641
302-304 WELLS -FARGO BUILDING
Portland, Oregon
without this approach their property
would be damaged. It would mean also
that another business center will be built
up at the foot of Oregon street.
In Central Bast Portland, Grand ave
nue has the advantage of the streetcar
tracks over Union avenue, although the
latter is the longer street. Some resi
dents who have considered the matter
carefully are of the opinion that Union
avenue will be the main business street
through Bast Portland and Albina for
the reason it will run from river to river,
while Grand avenue only runs to Hancock
street north with little prospect that it
ever will be extended. Friends of Grand
avenue, however, point to the fact that
Grand avenue is a wide street and has
got a "big start, with a number of new
buildings in prospect, so that Union ave
nue may not overtake it in the march of
progress.
Of the streets extending eastward
from the Willamette River, Belmont,
East Stak-k. Burnslde, Hawthorne
avenue and Division are considered the
most important. East Morrison runs
only to East Twentieth, where . it is
diverted by Lone Fir- Cemetery. Bel
mont extends now to the top of Mount
Tabor from East Water street. It is
being Improved for that distance, and
is sure to be a great East Side street.
East Stark extends from East Water
to a connection with the Base Line
they are sidetracked I road and with all roads In the county.
for the same price as that you Tvill have to pay for an obscure lot.
The acres we offer are exactly a 29-minute ride, on the Salem Electric Line,
from the center of the city. ,
The lots that you can purchase for the same price are at least a 50-minute
ride from the center of the city. ;
Which is the best buy ? Think it over.
Metzger Acre Tracts
Are the cream of all inside acre tracts and provide the most desirable
home sites from the standpoint of prospective rapid increase in value, pro
ductiveness, scenery, healthfulness, etc. The soil will produce to perfection all
kinds ot fruits, vegetables, berries or walnuts. You will only be able to secure
these tracts at such low prices for a s-hort time. The prices- will advance April
1; avail yourself of 4;he opportunity of getting choice acres before the advance.
Don t wait until it is too late. ,
,$200 PER ACRE AND UP
wTfi.0 Ler cent cash and 3 Per cent of V16 purchase price per month.
INTEREST 6 per cent per annum on deferred payments.
ON CASH PAYMENTS a discount will be allowed.
, - On the Salem Electric line. Get off at Metzger Station and our agents will take
pleasure m showing you around.
For particulars and descriptive plat, call at our Portland office, 226-228
Front street, or at Metzger Station. All ears stop at Metzger 's.
Herman
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Office Phones, Main 474, A 1374.
etzgei Owner
Phone at Station, M . 6409.
It will be improved from East Twen
tieth to Fortieth street this year, and
later on out to Mount Tabor.
East Burnside street at present ends
at East Thirty-second street, but will
be extended through the Ladd farm
along the park that has ben selected.
East Burnslde street receives the
travel from Sandy road, and will also
receive travel from Villa avenue when
it has been opened through the Ladd
farm, and from Montavllla to Fairview.
Hawthorne avenue extends to West
avenue, or East Sixtieth street, and
is to he paved to Fifty-fifth street this
year if the contract is let. It Is 70
feet wide for the main portion of the
distance, and already is lined with
some of the finest residences on the
East Side.
Division street is yet in the making-,
between Tenth street and the city limits.
The travel is heavy over this street, and
it is to be paved to the city limits.
It will be one of the important
streets. Powell Valley road, which fur
nishes access to the city from the
Mount Scott district, will, be a great
street in the future, when it has been
taken over from the county and made
a street.
Milwaukie avenue, leading to Mil-
waukie. is also an Important business
highway, and carries a large travel.
There is now a movement to Improve
an these important streets extending
from East Water street to provide bet
ter access from the surrounding sub-'
urbs. This can be done only by mak
ing the streets and taking them out
of the control of the countv.
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WATCH THE MOVEMENT
down the river." See Harborton adv.
Page 6, Section 3.
Pumps that fit at Rosenthal's.
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THESE BEAUTIFUL SISTER ADDITIONS
LOYEILMGHaSdEL T0A
ARE THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION OF ALL THE DIFFERENT
rxs.vsMrtt. I itu JIN I Mli PENINSULA
FROM THE INVESTOR'S STANDPOINT THEY OUTSHINE ALL
FROM THE HOME BUILDER'S STANDPOINT THEY OUTCLASS ALL
A splendid view of the mountains from every lot. They are near good schools, car service' uneaualed, both
Woodlawn and Vancouver -car, ran to the property, only 18 minutes from the West Side business district The
great steam whistle. of the Swift Packing Plant and Monarch Lumber Company's sawmillsll be plainly
i&tSJTirf,tafeter addition8' and stm not any of the bad ef-ts &
The immense traffic between Vancouver and Portland will come over Union avenue, which lies between
these sister additions. No doubt but there will be a great advance on present prices of property when near
that great business avenue. r r j UMr
DON'T PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW
NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME
Put a few dollars per month in these beautiful lots, and you are on the road to DrosDerifv
mJfd. T WITH Y0US -d yonTiStt
thing for a rainy day or old age. office open evkkixgs.
COME IN AND TALK WITH US
BRONG- STEELE CO.
Phones Main 1743; A 1743 HO SECOND STREET