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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1909)
E AST SIDE BOOMING BUILDING NEARS COMPLETION. LL AM 0 0 K P1UI $130,000 Sale of Big Tract Means Huge Improvement. Oregon's most beautiful resort, combines all the delights of beach, lake and mountains. Lots in this favored spot within the reach of all. We make the assertion without fear of successful contradic tion that Tillamook Beach possesses the finest ocean frontage of any tract on the Oregon coast. WORK TO BEGIN IN MONTH Ianrelhurst 6treets to Be Opened. Cement Sidewalks Planned East Burnslde and East Stark Be come Important Avenues. 5 JrtT " , . : P"W -it. To Portland jyJ "" Sals of 112 lots of tbs Buckman tract between East Ankeny. East Twenty eighth. East Everett and East Twenty fourth streets by Mall & Von Borstal, for $130,000. Is Important for Central East Portland, nearly equalling the transfer of Hazel Fern Farm to C. K. Henry and associates. The names of the purchasers are withheld, but W. H. Mall says the land will be Improved within the next 30 days, and placed on the market. There U enough high land In the addition to fill up depres sions near East Burnslde and East Ankeny streets, and this grading will be started at once. East Burnslde street has been Improved through the addition with hard-surface pavement, and the streetcars run on the south and west sides of the addition. The prop erty Is the last large tract left Intact In Central East Portland, and Is sur rounded with high-class Improvements. The new owners of the Laurelhurst Addition, platted from the Hazel Fern Farm, are preparing to open all the streets, and Improve them with cement sidewalks and hard pavements. An of fice Is being erected In the tract on a block that will eventually be reserved as a park. P. C. Murphy, of the Laurel hurst Company, says extensive Improve ments will be undertaken within the next 90 days. The addition Is made up of high and low ground, which will admit of sightly grading. Building re strictions will range from $2000 to $8000 and most of the streets will be made SO feet wide. It Is announced that reservations have already been made for building sites by Investors who will erect pretentious homes. It Is thought probable that 20 acres for a public park will be secured In the wooded portion of the Laurelhurst Ad dition on or near East Stark street. It Is considered a choice place for a park and already contains a natural growth of timber. The Improvement of East Burnslde street, between Union avenue and East Thirtieth street with hard-surface pave ment is probably the beginning of many similar Improvements In that district. "There has been remarkable prog ress along East Burnslde street," said W. M. Hall. "All the building sites on that street have been sold and built upon. The fine hard-surface pavement has made it one of the best streets leading from the Burnslde bridge. Other streets will likely be paved within the next vear in this portion of the city and the Sandy road will be improved next year to the city limits with hard eurface pavement." "East Stark street is certain to be comeone of the most Important thor oughfares on the East Side." declares S C. Cobb. "The grade Is all that could be wanted and it connects with the Base Line road, which in turn ex tends to the errd of the county and con nects with all the county roads. We may talk about the river being ob structed by bridges, but the time Is r.ot far off when a bridge must be built on East Stark street and It will not hurt the harbor. The big sawmills above the bridge are doomed to move In time." Construction of two modern buildings on East Stark street and Grand avenue and the extensive Improvements beyond that point seem to base Mr. Cobb's pre diction. East Stark street is being im proved between East Twenieth and Forty-first streets at a cost of $50,000. The Washington High School on East Stark treet enhances the value of that thor oughfare. - BIG BARBECUE IS, PLANNED "Will Be Feature of Farmers' Conven tion at Tualatin Xext Saturday. The farmers of Tualatin. Washington Countv. are arranging to hold a farmers- "convention and barbecue for next Saturdav. August. 7. Alexander Sweek and John Nyburg have full charge and are making great arrangements to hold the largest convention of this kind ever held in the state. They are going to have two beeves barbecued . and a number of hogs and sheep. Mr. McFarland, of Ore gon City, has been employed to conduct this part of the convention, and he has a state-wide reputation as an expert in barbecuing. A free dinner will be given to all who attend on this occasion, and everybody Is Invited. This convention Is to be held In the In terest of good roads, and. not only the farmers but all other persons in Oregon ought to be Interested in a subject of this kind, therefore this invitation is general, and it Is to be hoped that a large crowd will be in attendance. The park that has been selected for this convention is located on the banks of the Tualatin, near the Oregon Elec tric and Southern Facific depots, hence It will be most convenient for all attending. Special arrangements have been made with the railroad companies to take care of all those who wish to attend. Lionel R. Webster. County Judge of Multnomah, is to be the principal speak er, and it Is generally known that Judge Webster is better informed on good roads, and takes more interest in this subject, than any other person in the state of Orezon. E. B. Tongue, of Hills bcro. Georse G. Brownell. of Oregon City. W. A. Carter, of Portland, and John Manning, of Portland, will be pres ent, and will speak on this occasion. Tualatin has a brass band which would fce a credit to any community, and It will furnish tlie music for the occasion. A fine orchestra has been selected from Portland to play dance music, and an appropriate pavilion has been arranged for dancing. There will be sack, pony and other races of an entertaining na ture, with appropriate prizes, bence thera will be something doing every minute, and anyone attending will enjoy the occasion. Everybody Is invited. Prince Rupert's Paper Is Optimist. VICTORIA. B. C. July 51. (Special.) Prince Ruperts new newspaper, the name of which had up to recently been left In blank, awaiting a happy Inspira tion, has been named The Prince Ru pert Optimist." Hundreds of suggestion were received by the proprietors, and tho honor of naming the paper belongs to J. A- Plllsbury, assistant harbor engi neer, who has been presented with a gold watch en souveal"- i it : iir'i-M In j i 'UlLu Lit if i J' . ? J i . .... . r -m.lr.iM .... -n In il. i I 1 3VETV Y. M. C. A. HOME, PART OF WHICH IS READY FOR OCCUPANCY. LONG HIGHWAY IN VIEW VILLA AVEXUE MAY BE OPENED TO FAIRVIEW. Farmers Willing to Donate Land to Effect Big Improvement Pe titions Planned. It is expected definite action will be taken soon for the opening of Villa ave nue, although the plan haa dragged along for several year It is conceded Viila avenue will be en Important high way into the city and If extended as pro posed to Kalrvie.w It will open a new suburban territory of great promise beyond Montavllla. Villa avenue will be a direct route for the new suburban dis trict being opened between the Base Line road and the O. R. & N. tracks. A large portion of the unimproved land there is being cleared and cultivated by purchasers and many new and attrac tive homes have been erected. It la said by those who aim to have the road opened to Falrvlew, that the farmers are willing to give the land necessary for the road. This will not be a great sacrifice, as It will assure a direct road on an easy grade to Port land. Most of the land for several years to come will be used for raising fruit for the Portland market, and the owners are willing to give small strips necessary to make the road. However, it Is not settled whether it will be an 80-foot or a 60-foot street, but that a long street will be opened Is conceded. White stakes in the Ladd Farm indicate that this tract will be put on the market and force the opening of Viila avenue and other streets. The street through the farm is planned to be SO feet wide. There Is a growing district In Center Addition, North Alblna and Montavllla that will be tributary to Villa avenue when opened through the Laurelhurst tract. This district already extends north to the O. R. 4 N. railroad, and new homes are springing up through the section. There will be considerable travel to the Country Club grounds and to Rose City Park which will be tributary to Villa avenue when opened. At Centor Addition many fine homes are being erected and at North Mount Tabor there Is a building boom. Opened to Falrvlew, Villa avenue will be 11 miles long from the Burnslde bridge. It Is understood petitions will be circu lated among the farmers east of Monta villa as soon aa the opening of the street Is assured from Montavllla through Laurelhurst to a connection witfl streets that lead to the Burnslde bridge. East Glisan is the connecting street from tha west side .of . Laurelhurst, but it is obstructed at East Twenty-eighth street. This will force travel south on Twenty eighth street to East Burnslde street and thence to the Burnslde bridge. THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE With Note of Opposition to the Pro posed Brondway Bridge. PORTLAND, Or., July SO. (To the Editor.) As It seems now to be certain that the O. R. N. Co. can be In duced to build a broad modern bridge to tako the place of the present railroad bridge. I am Impressed with the impor tance of the newspapers, public officials and taxpayers co-operating with the rail road company to the end that the new road bridge shall be so built and oper ated as to give the utmost facility for the people to pass over the river upon the new bridge. Also I believe" that It Is very unwise to Increase the bonded Indebtedness of the city any more than it Is absolutely necessary. So it aeems to me to be wise for the city officials to be slow In proceeding with the Broadway bridge project unt4 we get the new railroad bridge and see how well the new railroad bridge takes care of the traffic across the river. I believe that the new railroad bridge ca be so constructed and operated that it will give such accommodation . to the traffic across the river that there will be no particular demand for the pro posed Broadway bridge, and thus the $2,000,000 bond Issue would be saved. I believe no time would be lost by waiting for the Broadway bridge until after the railroad bridge is built, as there is an Idea abroad over the city the Broadway bridge bonds cannot be sold and the bridge built, because the present provi sion for that purpose is illegal and that any attempt to carry out the Broadway bridge schema would merely result in a law ault and the courts setting, aside the entire project , ' I hope you will print this suggestion, and approve of its wisdom and urge its adoption, so that the city will get, as soon as possible, the best bridge It can when the new railroad bridge is built, and then we can see whether it will be wise to issue $2,000,000 or more of the bonds of the city to obtain the Broad way bridge, which many people believe would not be a useful bridge, If 'It was built. FRANK KIERNAN. STREET PLAN PROFITS MULTNOMAH ADDITION TRIES WHOLESALE IMPROVEMENT. District Is Striking Example of Suc cess or United Effort Values Have Been Doubled. In Multnomah Addition, where all the streets were improved as a whole, there is a striking Illustration of what may be done by the united improvement plan. Three years ago the Multnomah Improve ment Association undertook to fix all the streets of the addition with crushed rock. There was some opposition, but the pro ceedings went on. with the resujt that no district on the East Side has so many Improved streets as Multnomah Addition. The cost was about $150,000, and the work Is still progressing. It was argued in behalf of this manner of improvement that It was the' fairest to all concerned, aa all the streets would bear their pro portion of wear. More than ten miles of street improvement was effected un der this plan, not as a district, but by each street contract being let separately. The enterprise of the property-owners of Multnomah Addition has had a good ef fect, as streets are now being paved in other sections of Alblna. Wholesale improvement of the streets In Multnomah Addition doubles the ac tual value of the property, as may be ascertained by inquiry through that dis trict. While the cost was burdensome, the property-owners have been compen sated by increase In -values. This district is bounded on the north by Prescott street and between Prescott street and Kllllngsworth avenue the streets have largely been graded and many new homes erected. An effort Is being made to Improve these streets and it will prob ably be brought about within: a year. Erection of the new high school has stim ulated the building of residences in this section. A big growth is expected all through North Albina the coming year. Kenilworth has decided to try whole sale improvement of streets and the push club of that sububrb has named a com mittee to form a district for that pur pose. The intention is to lay sewers, gas mains, water mains and other street con nections before the pavements are laid and then pave all the unimproved streets. Some of the streets In Kenilworth have been paved, but these are very few com- . . t r 'miwfp t 5pvs4 - ' -n II -' , ; ; v.- J HEXRY BlILOING AT FOURTH AND OAK STREETS. . HBXRY BlILOING AT FOURTH AND OAK STREETS. Advantages Ideal surf bathing. Protected from winds. Plenty of pure moun tain water. Splendid scenery. Unobstructed view of ocean from any part of ; Tillamook Beach Railroad station on property. Lake boating and fishing. Now Is , the Time to Buy either for a Summer home or for speculation. Contract for railroad calls for completion by June, 1910. Buy your lot now, before prices advance. FIVE DOLLARS PEE MONTH BUYS ANY LOT IN TILLAMOOK BEACH. No interest. No taxes. First payment, 10 per cent of purchase price, with a mini mum of $5.00. Some lots as low as $30.00, while they last. Parties ordering by mail are requested to give second and third choice, as lots are sell ing rapidly. SALESMEN WANTED. Parties p u r c h asing now may, after view ing property, exchange its value to apply on any unsold lot or lots in this tract. . COUPON C. E. FIELDS & CO., 412-413 Board of Trade: Please mail me your illustrated booklet, fully describing the beauties of TILLAMOOK BEACH. Name . . Address MAIN 4561 G. E. FIELDS & CO. 412-413 Board of Trade Bid. Portland, Oregon A 2561 pared to others of the district which need paving. It is thought with the encouragement of Mayor Simon that many street Im provement districts will be formed for wholesale improvements. The Peninsula will probably form one district, that all its streets may be paved. The Vernon district will also probably be made an Improvement district. SETTLERS WILL BE HEARD Bend Farmers to Be Represented at Water Board Meeting. t BEND, Or., July 31. (Special.) At a meeting of the Water-Users' Associa tion of the Deschutes Valley, which Is a recently formed organization of settlers on the Carey act segregation of the Deschutes Irrigation & Power Company, of Bend, held in Redmond on July 26, steps were taken toward sending a rep resentative of the settlers to future meetings of the Desert Land Board when that body has under consideration matters pertaining to local settlers" in terests. The meeting of the association oc curred after the settlers" mass meeting of the same afternoon, when local af- fairs and grievances were discussed with Attorney-General Crawford, of the TN . T .1 Tna.H TMT Vl rt 11 T f K 1' H t XJ.11 ijuci ... .. .... , -obtaining general data and taking tes timony to place oeiore nie xxm i j. rul ing the meeting the Attorney-General said he agreed with the speakers in their expressed opinion that hereafter the settlers should have better oppor tunity of keeping In touch with the ac tions of the Board, and particularly In Its relations with the ditch company. To facilitate such a state of affairs the association, as above mentioned, has decided to have a regularly ap pointed representative. to act as inter mediary between, itself and the Board, and. when necessary, to appear person ally before them, stating the irrigation ists' side of discussions that may arise. For this purpose the committee In charge Is at present raising funds throughout the segregation. TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY IS HERO Friends Seek Medal for Lad Who Saved Child's Life. VICTORIA, B. C. July 31. (Special.) C. J. South, secretary of the Provincial Children's Aid Society, who Is also hon orary representative in British Columbia ten to J. A. Irving, of Nelson, with ref- erence to the recent brave action of Master Jack Wilson, the 10-year-old son of Judge and Mrs. P. E. Wilson, in sav ing from drowning little Euphemia Stewart, and has with his letter enclosed a form to be filled up with full par ticulars of the boy's action. Mr. South expects to be able to obtain for Master Wilson the medal of the Royal Humane Society. In connection with tho resjue the Crambrook Herald says: "The boy should receive a Carnegie medal. An act of truer bravery was never performed in British Columbia." Become Citizens to Get Land. SPOKANE, Wash., July 31. Hundreds of telegrams from old soldiers In all parts of the Nation are being rceived by offi cials and citizens authorizing them to act as agents to enter the soldiers' applica tions for the Indian reservation lands. All these applications must be rejected, as the Government cannot accept proxies by wire. It is estimated that 600 foreign ers, or 10 times the usual number, have applied for citizenship papers within th last month. Most of these are Swedes and Norwegians, who- wish to secure reservation lands. A number of others were formerly citizens -of the linked States, but ' became subjects of King Edward some years ago in order to ob tain land in Alberta. Where Can Yon Get ACREAGE NEAR PORTLAND THAT COMPARES WITH M etzger Acre Tracts EITHER IN PRICE, LOCATION OR QUALITY OF THE SOIL? Only 29 minutes' ride from the Oregon Electric Ry's Jefferson-street Sta tion (Salem Line) on Front street. Get off at METZGER STATION. Agents on the grounds every day. We are selling these acres at a very low price for a short time only from $250 AND UP PEE ACEE. We can con vince you that this is THE BEST SOIL LN OREGON for all kinds of fruit, berries and walnuts. Excels, in strawberries and cherries, any spot on the Pacific Coast. - . v ' For further particulars and plats call at our city office, 226 and 228 Front street, Portland, or at our branch office at Metzger Station. Herman Metzger, Owner City Phones, Main 474 and A 1374. Branch Office Phone t Metzger, Main 6409.
