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VALUES ARE NOT
HIGH-CLASS RESIDENCES ON ALL SIDES
TELLS OF BIG
OF INTEREST TO HOMEBUIDLERS
YET UNDULY HIGH
JUDGE MXJNLY REFERS TO AL
BINA DISTRICT'S NEEDS.
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Other Cities of Country Ad
vance Price of Realty Be
yond Local Ratio.
NO SIGNS OF SLUMP SEEN
.Fact That Big Buildings Are Being
Added Indicates Continued Confi
dence In City Visitors Will
Bo Favorably Impressed.
BY JOHN' J. HARRISON.
Ill S. tfllACranhln llan.t.L ni s
i - iv. .olu r rinay mere
w . Sl? an accou"t of the sale of a
m mat city as
Inside the loop." The ground was held
toy a New York owner for a number of
lyears and is reported as having ad
vanced in value at the rate of $30 000 a
00,0COBnd St the recent 8ale brought
This remarkable sale is referred to
lln order to again direct attention to
it . ? that Portnd realty values are
not advancing at the same rate that
tRoeS.Bre.Jn ther parts of the country,
rfeome timid owners and dealers occa
sionally express fears that the present
- .f . values cannt be maintained
and that a slump will come before a
Jrreat while. To students of the situa
tion and among the best-informed real
estate men these forebodings are not
ru ; ?Ver conJin points to the
?h?i r PorUa"d realty keeping
right along on a steady advance.
in'e ia good inquiry for inside
w,.P ?' and enouPh sales are consum-
Bhow cont'"ed confidence in
wuh X f.'""ther rwt. Compared
with other cities of the country of the
same size as this city, and with many
?J out advantages enjoyed by Port
land, values here are much lower. That
cannot last much longer, in the very na-
iar?.01"3' Rn1 lnve in different
parts of the country.' as well as residents,
(are quietly picking up the more attrac-
Inrt ?ieS r.f ,realt' boh 'or business
and residential purposes.
nh Tec,0laa the County Clerk's
office furnish proof that this is the fact.
'hifh a?8ferS ln Ma'- which reached
high-water mark, from present indica
tions will be duplicated this month. For
the first four days of the month 277
deeds were recorded, carrying 377 ?7S
In consideration, there being the usual
ITrer t Je.t1S fiIed bearing nominal
figures. In the face of these figures
l!ere.ware SOme dea'ers who complain
that the market is dull. Each of the 277
transfers placed on record means a sale
mZJ. ? a"d a mf,Jor,t- mean the
services of a realty agent.
The feature of the record made In the
otnee of the building inspector for the
first Ave days of June is the iargs num
ber of dwellings included. Of the 80 p.
ii. 6d "PProx'mately 60 were for
dwellings, and as usual meet of these
were for the East Side. The estimate!
wTl,futhe hul"""ss 'or which permits
were taken out is JKXU40. With only the
J?,? a,iT,rase kept un for tl,e month, the
total will run over $300,000. but as there
are several large-sized permits to be
taken out in the next few weeks there is
no reason to doubt that the total will go
much above the average of the five days
.the lmPrtant announcements
made during the week is that work on
the new Courthouse is to be started soon.
Jif-Vf! .W.hldden are PrePa"ng plans
for the building, and from examination of
preliminary linvinn - j
architects have in preparation designs for
iu.pui.ui,, ana aigmned structure
Countv Onmmkilnnara 1 , , .
tear away one-half of the old building
'V": oDject -oeing to utilize part of
nuiming wnue the rest Is being con
structed. The new structure is to occupy
. ; V . . " curD to curo- and when
finished will provide a. county building
In which the people of Portland and
cuultnomah County may take pride.
Another Chicago packing house is to
ve a branch established in Portland.
Already Sv. trt & Company. Armour &
Company. Scl. warschild & Sulzberger,
tudahy & Company, Sinclair Packing
Company and Carstens have important
buildings, and now Morris & Companv
win have a four-tory brick at Fifteenth
and Marshall. Work on the big plant
for the Union Meat Company is making
Rood progress on the lower Peninsula al
though an unusual stage of water may
temporarily put a stop to building.
Among the new buildings Just started
Ire the fpaldlng. at Third and Washing
on: Frlede. on Fifth near Stark; Electric
tt Seventh and Airier; Olds. Wortman &
King. Park and Alder. Work is being
bushed forward on all these, the base
ment and first story of the big structure
on the Pennoyer block having steel con
struction nearly half done.
Reports from suburban districts con
tinue to be of the surprising kind. All
the platted tracts ln the outskirts of the
city show indications of building up at a
rate that even surpasses expectations. In
some of the older tracts every week finds
scores of new buildings started, and sell
ing agents report good sale of lots. Be
fore many years Portland will wake up
some fine morning to find her borders
touching the Columbia on two sides, east
and north, with the southeast end pushed
over into Clackamas County.
Dealers expect great things as a result
of the holding of conventions. Rose Fes
tival. Seattle Fair and Summer excursion
business that will bring thousands of
Kattern visitors to Portland. They be
lieve that the advertising done by pro
motion organizations and railroads is to
find its fruition when these visitors come
to Oregon and find that the half has not
been told. Portland in its best clothes
this week to greet visitors to the Festi
val, gardens and lawns aflame with bloom
of our matchless roses, are certain to
make a most favorable impression, and
these decora.ions and famed flowers have
a more material background in the tow
ering new buildings seen on every hand
with others rising to add to these evi
dences of Portland's growth.
O. W. I. BRANCH IS PROJECTED
Line From Boring to Sandy to De
velop New Territory.
A branch railway from Boring to
Bandy, a distance of seven miles, to be
built .by the O. W. P.. is among the pos
sibilities of the present year, or soon
therefater. A petition was sent to the
officials of the railroad company some
time ago, and it Is announced they
answered that if the right of way was
secured and the mills supplied the nec
cessary timber, the company would build
tfce branch. These conditions will prob-
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ably be met by the people along the
route.
There should be no difficulty in secur
ing the right of way to Sandy, as the
country is open and sparsely settled for
the main portion of the district until
Sandy is reached, where there Is quite a
town started. It is considered.' probable
that arrangements will bo made by which
the branch will be built, and If it is con
structed it will be the first real link in
the Mount Hood Railway. Just beyond
Sandy is Firland, a well-settled and
thriving district. The line would likely
be extended on through Cherryville to
the Toll Gate.
A Government telephone line is being
built through from Sandy to the Mount
Hood section, to place the Government
forest rangers in touch with Portland of
ficials. At present there is no telephone
beyond Sandy and Ashoff's.
There has been a considerable move
ment to secure land at Welch's, the
Rhododendron Tavern and the Toll Gate
by Portland people. A large number of
five-acre tracts have been bought out of
the large tracts that have been laid out
near and along the Mount Hood wagon
road. These tracts are wanted for Sum
mer homes. Travel ln that direction was
larger last year than for years before.
BUILD MAST XEW CHURCHES
Progress Made ln Construction of
Religious Edifices.
In connection with their fine concrete
block church under construction in the
Ladd Addition, the members of the First
United Evangelical Church have com
missioned R. N. Hockenberry to prepare
plans for a J3500 manse to be built near
the church. It will contain 14 rooms.
Work on the big church is progressing.
The concrete block work Is finished and
the structure will be enclosed at once.
It is hoped to have the edifice ready for
dedication in about two months.
Work on the foundation of the Sun
nystde Methodist Church is going for
ward rapidly, at East Yamhill and East
Thirty-fifth streets. The old church
and manse have been moved to one side
to give room for the new stone church.
It has not yet been settled what kind of
material will be used for the walls of
the Sunnyslde Congregational Church
stone or concrete blocks. Bids are being
received for both by the architect and
the matter will be settled within a short
time.
Work Starts on Extension.
The Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company has started work on its exten
sion to the Swift and Monarch Lumber
plants down the Peninsula. This is per
haps the .most extensive street railway
extension under the new franchise, ex
cept the extensions in Irvington addition.
The Swift extension will be nearly three
miles long. In the Irvington district there
will be about one mile and a half of extensions.
TO BE H1RIJF CITY
EAST MOUNT SCOTT DISTRICT
COMES IX LIMITS.
Portland Population Grows to Ex
tent or 15,000 Through Annex
ation of Close-in Suburb.
Xext month the Mount Scott district,
east to Gray's Crossing, or the county
road, will become part of Portland, xhere
are two polling places on the Foster road
in this district that cast over 1000 votes
within 100 feet of each other two years
ago. At the next election there will be
at least 1500 votes in this district, outside
of Woodstock.
It is estimated that there are 15,000 peo
ple in the newly acquired territory, and
the territory naturally belongs to the
Seventh Ward, which will make that the
largest ward in the city and with the
greatest population. The city will be
called on to provide water Immediately.
Dr. C. H. Raffety has said that this can
be done by laying a 24-inch water main
to the Powell Valley road, and then ex
tending a 15-inch branch along the Foster
road to Gray's Crossing, or far enough
to provide the district with a reinforcing
water main.
The present plant of the Woodmere
Water Company will probably have to be
acquired, and. its smaller pipes used until
replaced with larger ones. It would be
impractical at once to install a new sys
tem entire, but a large reinforcing water
main first is needed. Some effort already
has been made to get this main under the
present law of laying mains, and peti
tions were circulated, but as several plans
for paying for reinforcement mains are
to be decided Monday, June 7. the peo
ple suspended activities until the result
of the election is known. It Is not a
slight undertaking to furnish water In
a district containing 15,000 people.
At Nashville. Inside the territory to
be annexed, there Is a vigorous move
ment to have the Park Board secure
the Corvallis tract on the Mount Scott
railway for a park for this section. The
land is covered with a thick growth of
small fir trees, and is considered a good
park tract. At least. It is the only
vacant large piece In the community.
The - price of the land is not known
The Nashville 3eventh Ward Auxiliary
Club has appointed a committee to
bring the matter to the attention of
the Park Board, which will be done ln
due time.
. There Is a most thrifty growth along
the Foster road, which is the main
thoroughfare ln the district. Some pre
tentious buildings have been erected
along this road and there are innum
erable small business establishments,
all apparently doing good business.
When the Mount Scott district is
hitched on to the Seventh ward it will
give Councilman A. G. Rushlight a big
territory to watch out for. He will
have something like 30,000 people to
represent in the Council. There will be
water to provide, park to secure and
fire protection will be wanted. There
are no streets improved except where
the county has improved the roads.
Sewerage must be provided. Streets
must be named to conform to the city
streets and the houses must be num
bered to secure free mail delivery.
LONG FILL IS NOW FINISHED
Big Embankment of . 2 5 Feet on
Solid Foundation.
Completion of the long fill on East
Ninth street, across Stephens Ravine the
past week was the last step In an im
portant Improvement for the Brooklyn
district. It is 780 feet long between Tag
gart and Division streets. Part of the
embankment Is 25 feet high. As tne
ground on which this fill was made Is
solid, there has been very lttle settling.
It Is important for the reason that
East Eight-street bridge Is nearly worn
out, and must be replaced. Work has
been started on the fill on Grand avenue
across Stephens Slough. These two fills
represent an expenditure of at least
$55,000.
Schoolhouse at Oak Grove Planned.
Architect E. Kroner is preparing plans
and specifications for a one-storv frame
schoolhouse to toe erected at Oak Grove, 1
to cost about 140000. It will be 74xS8
feet.
In Address Before Push Club Ho
Calls Attention to Important
Improvements Made.
In his address before the North Albtna
Push Club Monday night M. G. Munly
pointed out the fine high schoolhouse,
which Is under construction in that por
tion of the city, remarking:
"That fine building is one of the best
material evidences of the substantial
growth of this section of the city. It is
the outgrowth of the efforts of the push
clubs of this section. There will be no
finer building in the city than this struc
ture. There has been a marvelous growth
north of Sullivan's Gulch since the Steel
bridge was built. In 18S8. when the rail
road bridge was first built, there was no
North Albina. North, of Morris street
resembled the wilds of the forest, but all
this has been changed. There were not
more than 7000 people between Sullivan's
Gulch and the Columbia River. Now
there Is a population of ten times that
number. ,
"Over 10,000 people walk over and 2000
electric cars cross the railroad bridge
every day. When it was first built it was
expected to take care of the traffic for
the next 40 years, but it cannot do so
now, so great has been the growth of this
part of Portland. Lots along Killings
worth avenue that could not be sold at
all when the Steel bridge was built, now
bring as high as J5000."
On Killingsworth avenue several build
ings are under construction. The founda
tion for the two-story brick for William
Fragmire has been started. This struc
ture will cost J18.000.
You pay for patented pavement. Whv
should you pay paving pension? Don't
oe loo.ea. vote a. lti'i yes. tPaid advertisement.
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PORTLAND
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GAS AND ELECTRIC
FIXTURES
406 AND 408 EAST BURNSIDE
We carry a complete line of gas,
electric and combination fixtures in
stock; also make special designs
and estimates. Call at our sales
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and we will call on you. Store open
evenings by appointment.
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PHOENIX
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Engineers, Founders,
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- To the pupils in any school, public or private, in the State of Oregon, Herman Metz
ger makes this splendid offer. To the pupil submitting the largest list of the botanical
names of the forest trees, shrubs, plants and wild flowers growing in the Metzger Won
derful Natural Park at Metzger Station on the Oregon. Electric Railway (Salem Line)
will be given $50 in cash ; to the pupil submitting the second, largest list, $25.00 in cash ;
to the pupil submitting the third largest list, $15.00 in cash, and to the pupil submitting
the fourth largest list, $10.00 in cash.
Pupils, brush up on your botany!
' .
Those wishing to enter this contest must register their names and school at the
Metzger Acre Tract Office at Metzger Station, at which time a coupon will be delivered
to them. This coupon to be mailed with their list of classification to Herman Metzger,
226-228 Front street, Portland, Oregon. .
This Park is part of the beautiful property known as
METZGER ACRE TRACTS
Only 29-minute ride from the Jefferson-street station. They sell at $250.00 an acre and
up. EASY TERMS. - '
Take the Oregon Electric car at Jefferson-street station and get off at Metzger Station.
Agents on the ground all day. Call at our City office for plats and further information.
HERMAN METZGER
OWNER
Phones Main 474, A 1374. 226-228 Front St. Station Phone Main 6409.
SPECIAL EXCURSION EVERY WEDNESDAY 25c THE ROUND TRIP.