THE SODAV OKKIiO.VIA. rORTLAND, MAY JC. VJOO.
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PORTLAND TAKES
PLAGE IN FRONT
Eastern Publications Comment
Favorably on Growth of City
on Showings Made.
ESTABLISH BRANCHES HERE
Warehouse Districts Contain Many
Buildings for Outside Concerns.
Remarkable Increase In Trans
fer of Realty Shown.
in community In which there. vr so
mnjr bome-ovnen as there ax In this
section of the East Side. He says that
in that section It la really a hard matter
to And a renter.
"Theae people aro prosperous and
thrifty, self-rtapectlns; cltlarna, he sal-
"and own their own homes. This is rVal.T
one of tle most beautiful suburbs of
Portland. Iter when the pac klns-hous
'.d other industries hare been started on
the Peninsula, house In thia and other
sections of the southeast suburbs wlil be
in gret demand, because of their clean
ness snd beantr. Portland is trrow.ns
muth as wc 1! as north. Property oil
through the Woodstock territory, whlca
m-an a very large district. Is in grr-at
demand. Sj!s are b!r.s -nade of alt -a
for homes all through here. Our lots
are lOCrxlisX
"This demand for building; sites has
been m-re pronounced the pa;.t few wneks
In the Woodstock district thsn for months
before. Most of the buyers Intend to
erect dwellings. Annexation, which will
come In July. I think, will help tola district."
Recent Eut Portland Sales.
C. ir. Dye. of Oregon City, purchased
the east 64 feet of lots 5 and . of block
114. East Portland. East Sixth and Burn-
side streets for 18750. Dan J. Malarkey
purchased the lot of John B. Miller, of
Seattle, located on Union avenue, near
East Burnslda. street, for f 11.000.
BT JOTTC J. KATtRTBOV.
To residents of Portland it is unne
cessary to fnrnlFh outside evidence to
prove that the city is f orceins; ahead to
a position among: the leading cities of
the country, for a ride Into the outly
ing districts or a stroll in the business
and manufacturing? sections of the city
supplies evidence of the fact.
At the -same time frequent references
to the remarkable growth of the city
are made in publications in different
parts of the country, notably In the
trade papers that print comparative
flsrnres compiled from official reports
made of buildlnir operations in the prin
cipal cities of the country. Portland is
found to be well up in the lead of in
crease made this year, so far, over the
corresponding months of last year, and
this fact has. furnished a topic for fa
vorable mention of the city from one
end of the country to thy othor. Not
particularly for this one month either,
for Portland has been in the Eastern
eye for the last two years and bas now
an assured position.
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One of the results of this prominence
Is found in the sending hero of out
side capital for investment. Several of
the leading real ertate firms are plac
ing outside money in Portland realty,
and beside this many Eastern wholesale
houses and manufacturers are buying
sites and are estoblishing themselves
In their own premises. There are de
pots of three Chicago packing-houses
located in the new warebouse district in
the northwest end and half a dosen
or more agricultural Implement housea
with big buildings for their use es
tablished on the East Side. Some of
the more recent buildings in these
warehouse districts are known as
"branches." bt In several Instances
these branches occupy fully as much
space and are housed In aa big build
ings as the home concerns.
Since Portland has awakened to a
sense of what its destiny is to be there
Is a gradual but progressive falling
Into line of the class known as ultra
conservative. Portland residents be
lieve that nothing within the bounds of
reason can keep back the growth of the
city toward a position of first import
ance among the great cities of the
country. New buildings in the business
districts show it; the extension of rest
dence districts proves It. and statistics
furnish Irrefutable evidence.
Recent sales of what is known to the
trade as "Inside" property Indicate
what Investors think of valuations.
Here and there instances are quoted
where owners of city lots squirm when
valuations are pushed upward, but
upon investigation It will be found they
squirm because they refuse to ac
knowledge the trend toward a larger
city and necessarily somewhat heavier
taxation. This class of property-owners
retards rather than assists in build
ing up.
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The live realty men of the city aee
nothing ahead except a great big city
and are adjusting their business to
meet new conditions. -There is nothing
short of a calamity that can stop Port
land." said one of the principal realty
men the other day. "and I may add that
calamities come to cities so Infrequent
ly as to bo little feared.
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This .Would seem to be the proper
spirit. Any realty man who does not
believe Implicitly in his home town
should better go somewhere else to do
business. What does all the great move
ment in realty and building meaa if not
reflecting faith In the city's future?
Jliillor.s of carltiil Is going Into city
realty and big buildings and to wide
awake people it points to only one con
clusion Portland has arrived. Wise
men should not hesitate to get into line
and reap certain profit in investments
Lore.
The past week, while not de loping
many sales of unusual proportions,
maintained a steady condition in the
the market. According to compilation
made by the Dally Abstract, the flrBt
15 days of May show the recording of
transfers amounting to the han49ome
total of J1.7S7.151. or for the 13 bus!
ness days an average of about 1 13".. 000
a day. For the week' 40a deeds were
recorded with a total of 1479.493. Of
course, both these reports exclude real
values of probably 30 per cent of the
deeds recorded with nominal values
given. With, actual values given the
half month would show considerably
more tnan 9z.uon.o0o totjtu
The most noteworthy sale of the
week was that of the Cike corner at
Park and W aahlngton. This property
has 60 feet on Morrison by 100 on Park
and sold lor J1..0.000. That means
:3000 a front foot at tl-at point on
Morrison, a new record for the locality.
Healy's corner on the next block is hard
to figure on frontage because it has
100 feet on Morrison with 50 feet depth.
If this niece should be switched around
to give 50 feet on Morrlso.i by 100 deep,
the frontage would be J3200 a foot on
the purchase price of $160,000.
There is no present reason to believe
lhat building permits for May will come
up to the record for April, but if the
present rate is kept up for the rest of
the month the total will exceed that of
May last year, when the total valua
tions footed S754.945. For the first 15
days this month the total is J435.S20
Inuring the week ended Saturday there
were no permits Issued for unusually
large amounts, but the 87 items repre
sented mostiy dwellings to cost from
13000 to J5000. regarded as another
highly satisfactory showing in proving
the growth of the city along the line
of Increase in residences. Over $200.
000 In a week put Into dwellings means
quite as much to the city's progress as
the same amount put Into a skyscraper.
NEARLY ALL OWX . PROPERTY
Large Proportion of Woodstock Res-
. idents Pay Xo Rene
The proportion of aome-owners in the
"Woodstock district is very large, proh
ably larger than in most other suburbs.
Rev. J. It. Voce, who has been in charge
of the Methodist Church of Woodstock
sicca last. October, says he never lived
Two Sales at Hood River.
Devlin A Flrebaugh. through their
Hood River office, report two good re
cent sales as follows: 10 -acre Improved
orchard from L. X Ooodnough to O. W.
Wunder, a recent arrival from the East
MANY HOMES BUILT
Nearly $300,000 Spent in lr
vington in Year.
MOVEMENT STILL GOES ON
Fifty-one Lota Were Sold Daring;
April In This High-Class District
for $S,e50 w Streets
Are Being Graded.
In the last 12 months nearly $3W.oo
has been expended in the erection of
dwelllnjcn In Irvlnirton. For April &1 Iota
wers sold for 0.5O. on which dwelllncs
are. to be erected- A part of the Irv
Ington tract between Knott and Siskiyou
streets Is now being graded, and these
streets will be paved wlta asphalt- It
Is the intention to open up the entire
Irvlngton district northward to Fremont
street this year, and the street railway
will be extended through the district,
provided the referendum dors not stop
will fee. of stone. The Central Christian
(burch Is being built of Tentno atone.
Southern Methodist. South. Church Is of
tone.
There never was a time in the history
of Portland when so many churches were
under construction er planned. With only
a few exceptions ail the old churches are
being replar-ed or will be replaced with
modern butluinga.
StnrilB BECOMES CITIFIED
Mllwaukle Heine Supplied With Met
ropolitan Convenience.
The MUwaukle Home Telephone Com
pany has practically completed It new
local system for that town, and Thurs
day the first messages were, sent over
the lines. Last week hrnit 0 tele
phones wers In working order and others
are being Installed aa fast as the work
can be done. It la thought that 500 tele
phones will Je wanted in and around
Mllwaukle.
A temporary switchboard has been In
stalled, but the permanent switchboard
will be used as soon as It arrives. The
telephone system for MUwaukle la the
retuit of the enterr.r'.aa of her own peo
ple. Connection Is made with the Pa
cific ft tales lines which gives Mllwaukle
outside communication. With the tele
phone system In operation and the State
Bank, M Iwaukle people feel that they
are becoming quite cltiTied.
The Mlnthome Springs Water Com
pany has applied for a franchise to the
Mllwaukle Council for SO years. Tre
company deeires to lay mains to ,the
Southern Pacific Railway where the pres
ent water company does not operate, and
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SKW HEMOtM K OF St. . M ATIII tlKX U LKII5IUTOJI UKUIIITS.
for $10,000. Also a 22H-arre Improved
apple orchard from A. J. Emerson to L
J. Ooodnough for $13,500.
Will Erect Apartment House.
Ground has been broken for a four
suite apartment-house to be erected on
the southwest corner of Rest Ankeny
and East Ninth streets for A. A. - Ksd
derly. to cost $10,000.
BUILD Oil SANDY ROAD
TRACTS SHOW AMAZING PROG
RESS ENTIRE LENGTH.
the extension. , The total cost of the
street improvement to be made this year
foot up rif.o.
R- F. Ryan sold lot 5. block I l R R
Iangdon. and lot ( In the same block.
Hancock Street Addition, to Oeorge P.
Hryan. Roth will erect bungalova at
once.
George W. Mills Is having plan pre
pared for a residence on Broadway Ad
dition 12x44. to cost Cro. It will be a
two-story frame house.
- Carlton Rrown has purchased from
Filen Kdmonston the southwest corner.
i"xlO0. Larrabee and Haaaalo streets, tor
$". Mr. Uromn will erect an anart.
ment and store building at this comer.
I. Mtilr has sold his lot and home near
FJst Twentv-etghth and EJast Ankeny
streets for SUMH The bouse Is modern.
Lota Sell In Practically Every Plat
and New Dwellings Appear
by Hundreds.
During the past month 103 lots In Rose
City Park were sold for K.04. Build
ings and street Improvements are being
made all through this district. The
Country Club grounds, once connldered a
long way out. are now surrounded by
settlements. The Improvements that
have been made In the past few months
in this district are amazing. All the
additions along Bandy Koad beyond the
present end of the Rose City carllne
show wonderful progress.
A large proportion of lots in the addi
tions bprdering on Sandy Road has been
sold out. Gregory Heights, Sweet Brier
Addition, Belle Crest. Hyde Park. Mer
low and Wellesley have shared in the
general movement. Eight houses, with
a total cost of $50.G0. were started the
past week. - A short time ago Merlow
was platted and now excavations for
many new houses are starting at d'fler
ent places.
In Elmhurst water pipes have been
laid and, streets graded. Here several
attractive homes are being completed,
in Rossmere there is hardly a block that
does not contain one or more residences.
All Improvements are firm-class.
In the Irvlngton and Broadway dis
trict over gjOO.O") has been expended in
general improvements. At Walnut Park.
Vernon. Piedmont and Irvlngton Park
high-class dm'ellings are being erected
on almoet every block.
In Vernon, district there Is a marked
building movement In every direction.
Alberta street Is to be improved with
hard-surface pavement from East Four
teenth to East Thirtieth street and flnsl-
ly on to L'nion avenue. At East Seven
teenth street a $10.0O frame business
house has been erected and occupied.
Tlie new street railm-av extension from
the end of the Alberta line north for one
mile has been completed and will soon
be in operation. It will open up a large
area to home-bulldws.
There will be nearly two miles of new
street railway constructed In the Irving
ton district this j'ear. unless the refer.
endum delays the work. The territory
north of Thompson street Is to be served
with street railway that will go north of
East Twenty-fourth and return by way
of East Fourteenth street, covering a
large district in need of streetcar facia
ties now.
Bays Land at La masons.
Edward Webb, formerly of the White
Salmon country, Washington, has pur
chased the Ben Halstead 30-acre tract
near Damascus for a price not an
nounced.
Albert Johna. of Chicago, has Just pur-
chaied the H. C. Wihlon tract of
acres on the Base Line rosd.
I. staples, a jeweler or Portland, pur
chased the Bergman tract In Pleasant
Valley and wlil erect a Bummer home
on the land.
w . v ney has purchased 9 acres near
the Bandy River, which he wlil make his
Bummer home. Price, is not announced.
BriLD MANY CHCRCIIES EAST
Over $500,000 to Be Expended la
8 acred Edifices.
On the East 6ld new churches are
tinder way or are projected that will
cost $500,000. These churches are as fol
lows: St. Francis. East Pine and
Eleventh streets, under way. $7S.O"0;.
Sunnyslde Methodist. $:j.i'0fiunnv.l.le
Congregational. $U5.000 jCentral Chris
tian. East Twentieth snd East Salmon
streets. $5.0O0; Southern MethodKt.
Multnomah street and Union avenue. ITS -
600:"Trlnlty Methodist. Ladd Addition.
5.000: I nlted Evangelical. I.art.1 Addi
tion. $13,000; Ceniral Methodist. Van
couver avenue. $15,000; Lutheran. Van
couver avenue. $1S.0vO; Ocklev Green
EvangMlcal. $5000; Woodstock Methodist.
$000; Church of the Nazarene. East
Couch. $.15,000; Mount Tabor Methodist.
$15,000; Mount Tabog Presbyterian. $10.
0'0: Rossraere Presbyterian. $6000; First
English Evangelical. Fast Sixth and East
Market streets. $10,000; First Universal
is!. East Twenty-fourth. $15,000; Mem
orial Evangelical. Waverlv-Rlchmond.
$10,000; Church of God. Falling street.
$10,000; Greek Church. East Sixteenth
and Clinton streets. $10,000.
Ths largest churches are elthor of stone
or concrete blocks. The St. Francis
Catholic Church, which will cover a quar
ter block, between East Eleventh and
Kast Twelfth streets on East Pine, will
have a concrete basement and frame
building, but covered with fireproof ma
terial. The Sunnyslde Methodist Church
will tisa Mlnthorne Springs water. Con
strurtlon of the plant has been started.
With a water plant that portion of Mll
waukle east ft the railmad wlil make
better progress than heretofore.
CITY EXTENDS IIOBTH
PEMNSILA PI.ATS MEET WITH
READY K.VLi;.
District Rapidly Filling lp Willi
Residents and Mnrlt Itulld
tng Vnder Way.
In trie Lovelelgh Addition on the Penin
sula 34 lots mere sokl the first week In
May. for 11 he yen new houses will
be erected at once. (War J. Jones will
build a home. C. Q Haines, formerly of
Idaho, will put up Ave houses at an aver,
age cost of for rent. In the Kl
Tovar Addition a number of lots have
been sold recently to parties a no will
build this Spring. C. W. .mme a ill put
up a home costing $3'.X
The mans of the Holy Cross Church,
at University Park, was completed daring
ths week. The cost was snout (Tum. It
la an attractive residencs for the priests
In charge of the parish.
W. O. Espay. m ho la erecting a six
room frame bungalow at Marguerite ave
nue and KaM Arnold street, has sold It
to J. H Hamlin for VeX who UI occupy
It when completed.
The Mul.norr.ah Investment A Realty
Company has sold the ho tie and lot of
F. J. Anthony to F. I Kelly for $4uuu
Mr. Kelly win occupy the premises.
F. I- Kelly has purchased as an In
vestment a four-acre tract at Flsgel. on
the Troutdale. railway extension for t-Mf
The land Is under cultivation and has a
good house and barn.
In the Roseland Addition, on I'nlon
avenue North. O. 8. Harris has purchased
a lot and mill ere. i n modern residence.
SWELL
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FRUIT, GRAIN, DAIRY AND STOCK
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CRESWELL is a wide-awake, hustling village of over four hun.lretl in
habitants, who, like those in the country surrounding the town, are gtod, hon
est, substantial people, the sort you and I like to associate with anil have for
friends. There are no saloons, but several good business houses, a bank, a live
Commercial Club, several secret societies, good schools and churches.
The town is located on the main line of the Southern Pacific Kaihvav. with a
passenger service of four trains daily, besides daily freight service, is i.V miles
from Portland, 83 miles from Salem south, and 12 miles south of Eugene.
The town lies in a most fertile valley, among the beautiful Cascade Moun
tains, and near thq rippling Willamette Kiver (from which the Valley takes
its name), which is large enough for small commerce here, and at its mouth for
the ships of the sea. Good fishing and plenty of hunting aUuind. All alvout
are the happy, warbling birds and around about are thousands of acres of the
finest fruit land known in the North Coast Country, and where stock raising,
chicken ranching, grain raising and all general fanning is abundant I v success
ful. IS NOT THIS INDEED AN IDEAL SPOT VOll A IIOMEf '
The soil is well drained, free from underlaid hard pan, and verv fertile.
The Autumns have sufficient moisture to produce fancy colored and highly
flavored fruit. Apples, cherries, pears, prunes and walnuts are adapted to this
locality. All fruits do well, including berries of all kinds.
SOME CHOICE OPPORTUNITIES
?25.0O Per Acre $45.00 Per Aero
340 grrea, stork, frrain, fruit; food spring.
142 acres, same as above.
313 acres, same a a Hove.
4O0 acres, sa me as above.
214 acre, aamc as above, all eato.
$30.00 Per Acre
C67 arres, stork, irrain. fruit; (rood grrin.
120 arrea, 5 in cultivation, 60 asture, bouse, barn,
50 be ant) ir appU and pear trees; with tittle
work C" acres ran b plowed and make fin
orchard.
If35.00 Per Aero
160 acre, etreptiocallT Tina; hou-e, barn, family
orchard; 35 acre farm land, balance pas lure.
400 acrrs, two pood Horv-and-haJf hau, two
barns, bophnu, orchard, team, 10 head rat
tle, wtpitu, harness, bofrfri, t. All food.
60 i acre, fruit, pasture, rhirVrns. OrJy f.0
down.
$50.00 per Acre
165 acres, fruit and pram crop for 11"V) po witi
farm. Ilarpain.
ifCO.OO Per Aero
1C1.21 acres, fruit. prain, st.wk ; uitab: for dairy;
pood sprir.p.
l?G5.0O per Acre
TO acres, just ri?ht for fruit, stock and rhickem;
pood spring water.
15SO.OO Per Acre
150 acres, eireptional soil for fruit, spnrjf; ran
be subdivide! to advanlape and prx.Jil.
120 acres fruit land, good spnr.r; t,1 cask, bal
ance easr tcnr.a.
OURS IS THE ONLY TRACT OF
KEKGATEP
LAND IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY
There is no other IrrUated land anywhere near Portland. Experi
ments have proven, however, that the fertile soil. of thia Valley ia
made 40 per cent more fertile under water. THE SUBURBAN HOMES
CLUB TRACT has the most excellent soil for fruit, berries, g arden
truck and small, intense farming, ever found in Oregon. AVith this
tremendous advantage, It is 35 minutes from downtown, on the Ea
cada or Gresham electric line, 10c fare, with transfer privileges to any
part of Portland. Our prices are low, by the acre, and include a
share of stock ia the water company, ,-0; fre water for Irrigation,
and domestic use for the first year. Publie school near; land on all
sides under higiert cultiTation, while electric light and telephones
are ready to be connected. Very low prices and easy payment for a
little while longer. You can lire on an acre.
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Tik, Kartarsea
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Green -Whitcomb Company
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Over alerctiaais
National hut
Other tracts of large and small acreages from $25 to $200 per acre. Pay
ments easy. A pleasure to show you the Ranches.
252 Alder Street, Portland.
Phone Main 1274.
Mr. Harris will ajan '' e ""-
tae tor J. XV As her no purchased two
tots ta th- addition. Part sea are aeaoUat.
ln tor the purchase or a kk axsrssa ia
this addition on which to oract a business
bulldlna-. Water mains are ta do laia
streets are to he Improve.
SUMMERHOMES.
Fall Park. Watch for aanouaesswant.
Itanmaa sk Thorn peon.
Architectural
Designs in
Lighting
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Many a fine houe haji been
marred by inefferttTe and poor
lightinp -due primarily to the
lark of knowledge of the
proper installation of correct
fixtures. We offer you artistic
fixtures and, if necessary, our
expert designers ean be of use
in suirpeiitinif that which is
needed to make the rooms look
harmonious.
Til J. Walsh Co.
Salesroom, 311 Stark St.
BUNGALOW PLANS
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TM MOAlefrnurT CO.
Prince Rupert, B. G.
Auction sale of lota at Vancouver. It. C. for Tive Jays, n
nnninc May 25. I tare been in !nnee Kucrt fr one esr
Uar made a careful study of tbe townwl an.l cor.i."ii,M.J
peneraJly. Ilunrc ih past two months hat r-er-onaily in
r" every block in the tnnite. As is the rase in a!l
ilea, there U property of I.ITTl.K VAU K an.t s.me h,ch
will become VKKV VALfAIU.K IX A MiOKT TIM 11.
No person shoulj invest her without first se-rir.c the prop
erty themselves or having some rror.iwblc jvirtv buy lor
them. 1 am invcstine for tn-elf and for fnena" an4
clients. My commission :i be & jer cent on sa pnee.
(Should you not be in Vancouver, saie price run He learned
from Hnlih Columbia t Jove rr men t.l TKIJMS ARK f"X
CKKPLNttl.Y IJBKHAU tlNK yi ARTKIt lHVN. It
ANTK THHKK Kyl AI. I'AYMl.NTS. ONK. TWO
THRKE YKARS; INTKRKST AT I'KR CKXT. TITI.v:
Gl'AH AXTKK.D BY HRITISH 0I.lMHIA C.OYKKX
MEXT. I will b at the Hotel rerkin. Portland. Orrpnn.
Monday and Tuesday, May 17 aod 18. where I i!l be pleased
to interview prospective investors; after above dale, at Hotel
Vancouver, Vancouver, II. C, until after cW of sale. Tort
land references.
W. M. LAW, Prince Rupert. B. G.
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SPECIAL OFFER
12 ACRES--S10.000
Just Outside of City Limits ajid Within Four
Blocks of Streetcars.
A pod-sied ircam of water runs for a quarter
of a mile throuch property. Tart rich lottm
land and part ori nice elevation. All clcartMl and
in cultivation, with fatr house and improvements.
Adjoining land now offering in lots at rate f
$3XO per acre.
This Is aa Opportunity for Someone. .
Either for a fine suburban home or as a o;-
money-making investment, and we solicit an early
kinTesti-ation.
THE HART LAND CO.
146 Second Street
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