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.