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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1909)
THE SUNDAY OREGON1AN. PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1909. BIG GAIN IS SHOWN Building ' Permits for 1909 Are 22 Per Cent in Lead. INCREASE IS $290,829 Bite Sales for Week Treble Con struction Total All Months of Present Year but Two Ex ceed J08 Issue. Comparison of the building permits Issued during the first seven months of 1908 with the construction' record of a similar period this year shows Portland's activity has increased near ly 22 per cent. The actual gain Is 1290, 89. Further exemplifying the big strides forward made by the city ev ery month of this year thus far with the exception of January and July has exceeded the corresponding month of last year. Statistics gleaned In the office of the Building Inspector showing Port land's progress in construction are as follows: loos 1808 Number Val- Number Val FermltaL nation. Permits, uation. January 2!S ti23.545 179 (4X1.415 February ... 413 M3.n 322 1.329.640 March 644 851.845 449 SS5.3.H5 4r.ril ...... 67 9V.410 6" 1.661.195 Jlav 374 T54.94S SS2 1. 142.4-10 June 3-..1 Ml, IKS 400 865.300 July 459 1.038.308 4o 911.670 Totals S.049 (5.925,976 2.643 (7.216,805 The number of permits Issued dur ing the first seven months of 1908 exceeded the permits Issued thus far this year by 406, but this Is not re garded as a decline, alterations and re pairs last year outnumbering that type of progress In evidence in 1909. Building permits for the half year totaling an encouraging figure, real estate transfers also come to the front, site sales recorded last week trebling the amount of building permits. The reverse Is usually the rule, and the sudden transposition of figures is a eatlsfaction to realty dealers who pre dicted a record extraordinary for July. Building permits issued last week amounted to (107,150, as follows: Mon day. (27.280; Tuesday, (13,220; Wednes day. (17.850; Thursday, $17,125; Fri day, (29,825; Saturday, (1850. The issue in detail by days was as tollows: Monday, July 26. East Twenty-first street, between Tillamook nd Hancock. E. J. Ellln: builder H C. jtoM- erect two-atory frame dwelling-; (3400. Eait Eighth street, between Madrona ana Holland. N. O. Nutt; builder, same; repair n-tnry frame dwelling; (100. North Seventh street, between Irving- and Johneon. C. K. Henry (agent); builder. C. -armlchael; repair two-story frame barn; "Belmont street, between Fortieth and Forty flrat. E. W. Keder; builder, same; erect two tory frame dwelling-; (2000. East Forty-alxth street, between Belmont and Morrlpon. Thorwell Sorensoa: builder, J. Tavlor; repair two-atory frame ore; - Penn street, between Concord and Patton. Joseph Lubxlnskl; builder, same; erect one story frame shed; (100. East Sixty-first street, near Baee Line roaa. Mount Tabor M. E. Church; builder. Smith Hanson: erect concrete church; (10.000. Stafford street, between Albine. and Mla-uu-lppl avenue. B. J. Sperry: builder. Mr. Bpees; erect one-atory frame dwelling; (10UO. Sumner street, between Patton avenue and Concord. M. G. Thoraen; builder. A. O. Her Ud; erect one and one-ialf-etory frame dwell- '"cae'-Thlrty-nlnth street, between Grajjt and Lincoln. H. W. Crawford; builder. A. O. Herald; erect one-atory frame dwelling-; (2000. Tneaday. July 2". East Thirteenth street, between Bybee and Claybourne. M. t.. McMlnn; builder, same; erect two-atory frame dwelling: $2200. Misaisauppt avenue, between Freemont and Seech. L. Loydgren: builder. J. Westlund: erect one-story frame dwelling; (200. Alniworth avenue, between Grand avenue end Sixth. F. 8. Rleder: builder. Mr. Beeves; repair one-story frame dwelling: (3SO. First street, between Terwllllger and Boun dary. William Teo; builder, same; erect one and one-half-story frame dwelling; (&UO. Euclid avenu between Hawthorne and Clay. H E Fronx. builder, same; erect one and one-fca?f-alory frame dwelltnr: (15O0. East Twelfth street, between Market and Mill. S. Battaglla: builder. W. H. Liver-more: repair one and one-half-Jtory frame dwell- '"EasV Eleventh street, between Market and mill: S- Battaglla: builder. W. H. I.lvermora. repair one-story frame dwelling: (160. East Twenty-third street, between Alberta and Vi'ygant. W. B. Donahue; builder, same; a-ect one and one-half-story frame dwelling; 'Emt Seventy-second street, between Mult nomah and HaMlo. M. A. Sample; builder. A. Bryant; repair one-tory frame dwelling; J?i Thlrtv-nlnth street, between Taylor and Salmon. Henry Backen; builder. J. Paul son: erect one-atory frame dwelling: (1500. Korby street, between Jessup and J arret t. p. Lawrua: builder, enme: erect one and one 'toalf-story frame dwelling; $1100. L'nlon avenue, between uumaiae ana w kany. G. Cordano: builder, same; repair two story frame rooming-house: (4uO. Terrace Drive, between Seventeenth and Chapman. T. C. Bowen: builder. H. Stelner; erect on-story frame dwelling: (2S00. College street, between Sixth and Seventh, ( Semler: builder. O. R. Bartlett; tear down two-story frame building; (1C0. Kast Sixty-second atreet. between Stanton and Alameda. Mrs. Genawa: builders. Tine A Keeler; erect two-story frame dwelling; (4000. Woolaey atreet. between Hunt and Willis fcoulevard, A. W. Bagley; builder, same; erect one and ose-half-atory frame barn: (250 Third street, between Couch and Davis. Mr. Penneca: builder. L. S. Daue; repair three story brick saloon; (160. Wednesday. July 2 OUn street, between Dawson and Ober lln. Emeline Goodnow: builder. K. E. Haworth: repair 1-atory Irame dwelllrg: g-'O0 Wvgant atreet. between Eighth and Ninth. J. H. Short: builder, umi; erect 2 storv frame atore; (31O0. Miller avenue, between Thirteenth and TTteenth. Josephine Canfleld: builder. F. I'lttman: erect lv-atory frame dwelling; aiooo. M9 Fifth street, between Madison and Main: E. Mendenhall; builder. C L- CUne; repair 8-storv frame store: (150. Tentno street, between Umatilla and Ta coma. Robert Walker: builder, same; re- 0NE-ST0RY COTTAGE BUILT IS 18 MONTHS BY MAN AND HOME BIII.T BY MR, AND MRS. F. palr 1-story frame dwelling; S. Alder atreet. between iTenth and EleventBl K. of P.; builder. H. Stelner; repair 8 story brick store; (150. Morrison street, between Fourth ana Fifth. Rosenblatt Bros.: builder. H. Stelner: repair 8-story brick store; (1800. Washington street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth. Isherwood; builder. H. Stelner; repair 3-story frame atore: (150. Hancock street, between Second ana Third; Mr. McKIng: builder. J. O. Hannum; erect 2-story frame dwelling: (5650. East Twelfth street, between Harrison and Locust, Ladd Estate; builders. Smith Dodge; erect 1-story frame office: (250. East Forty-ninth street, between Haw thorne and Park avenues, Charles Berry, builder, J. T. Ennls: erect 1-story frame dwelling; (15O0. . . Flanders rtreet. between Twenty-second and Twentv-thlrd. Ladd Estate; builder, F. G. Oppcnlander; repair 2-story frame dwelling: (looo. ... East Gllsan street, between Thirtieth and Thirty-first. Sam Wagner; builder, Horn Co.: erect lw-story frame dwelling; (l.oo. Willamette boulevard, between Denver ana Concord. P. A. Palmer; builder, same; re pair H-story frame dwelling; (100. East Seventeenth, between Thompson ana Brazee. E. A. Redman; builder Berg GJerde; erect 2-story frame dwelling; (Jooo. Thursday, Jnly 29. Missouri avenue, between Freemont and Beech. Martin Foster: builder, same; erect 2-story frame dwelling; (1500 Weldler street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Dr. Newcastle; builder, samo. erect 1-story frame garage: (100. Ninth street, between Everett and Flan ders. E. Cookingham; builder, W. K. Thorne: - repair 1-story frame dwelling. 1East Twenty-third, between Tillamook and Thomrson. H. P. Palmer: bu der. Mc Hol land Bros.; erect 2-story dwelling. (60O-7 East Twenty-sixts street, between Going and Prescott, A. T. Calkins: builder, same; erect 1-story frame dwelling; (1200. East Eleventh street, between Lmatllla and Douglas. F. Wilson: builder, same; erect lV--story frame dwelling; (1400. 454 Kllllngsworth avenue, between Sevontn and Eighth. A. S. Jamleson; builder, same; repair 2-story frame dwelling; (- Beech street, between Ninth and Eighth. H. Mathles: builder. J. A, Bush; repair 1 story frame dwelling: (300. ,.,- East Seventy-second street, between vii,a avenue ar.d Oregon. Mrs. A. J. Altman; builder, same; erect 1-story frame shed, 5East Flanders street, between Seventieth snd Seventy-first. C. C. Adams; builder, same: erect 1-story frame dwelling; (2t. Randall street, between Buxton and Nel son. Mrs. A. M. Kenyon; builder. L. Sparke, erect H4-story frame dwelling; ("00. East Fifty-second street, between Couch and Burnslde. C. J. Dlppert: builder L. Sparke; erect 2-story frame dwelling; f-000. Friday. July SO. East Belmont street between Twenty-first snd Twenty-second: P. Chaperon; builder. McCIaran At Clark; erect two-story frame flats; (7500. . Falling street between Halght and com mercial; P. J. Ahren; builder, Butterworth. Stevenson Company; erect two-story frame dwelling: (2000. . 29 Couch street between Fourth and Fifth: Mr. Donavan; builder. Wo Chong; repair two-story frame store; (25. Bowdoln street between Vanhouten ana Montieth: W. W. Preble; builder, same; erect one-story frame dwelling; (1200. Clinton street between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth; W. A. Munlay; builder, C. Carmlchael; repair two-story frame dwell- '"EastTwenty-sixth street between Oak and Stark; D C. Ensmlnger; builder, same; repair two-story frame dwelling: (300. East NlnsU-eenth street between Alberta and Wygantr E. B. Weston; builder. Sylves ter Fowler; erect two-story frame dwelling: (2000. . Cora avenue between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-ninth; J. W. Gunther: builder, same; erect one-story frame dwelling: (1100. East Davis street between Ninth ana Tenth: J. J. Klrby: builder. Charles Taylor; erect two-story frame dwelling; (1500. East Seventh street between Rlggen and Alnsworth: E. E. Billings; builder, same; erect frame hot house: (500. East Fourteenth street between . Halsey and Weldler; G. W. Stapleton; builders, Stokes & Zeller; erect two-story frame dwelling: (2700. Elizabeth street near Chapman. . 1 Botsford: builder. Stokes & Zeller; erect two-story frame dwelling; (4500. Marguarlte avenue between Arnold and Grant: W. G. Espey: builder, same; erect one and one-half story frame dwelling; (2000. . Clinton street between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth; W. G. Espey: builder, same; erect one and one-half-story frame dwell ing; (2000. , , , East Fifty-eighth street between Lincoln and Section Line; D. R Allard; builder, same; erect one-story frame dwelling; (2000. Seventh street between Taylor and Yam hill; Helllg Theater Company: A. D. Moo die, builder: tear down two-atory frame dwelling; (300. Saturday. Jnly 31. 8eventh street between Alder snd Mor rison: Deedy estate; builder, C. O. Rogers; repair three-story brick store: (150. East Seventh street between Emerson and 6umner: H. Hull: builder, same; erect ono-story frame dwelling; (1500. Williams svenue between Russell snd Knott: Mr. Schofleld; builder. O. Larson; repair one-story frame store; (200. TWELVE HOUSES BURNED W. E. Cooke, of Portland, Heayjr loser In KlamaUion Fire. ASHLAND, Or., July 81. Twelve houses, which cost from (1500 to (5000 each, were burned In a disastrous fire at the abandoned lumbering town of Klamathon. on the Klamath River, over the state line south of Ashland, yes terday noon. The fire is supposed to have been started by children playing In the dry .grass, communicating to the buildings, and as there was no means to fight the flames and few people to do It, all the buildings directly in their path were burned. The fine residence of W. E. Cooke, who recently removed to Portland and left his house and furniture in charge of a caretaker, was the heaviest single loss, reaching perhaps (6000. The oth er families burned out Include John Dollarhlde and Mrs. Brothers. Several of the burned houses were vacant. NELSON IS NOT SIMPKINS Prisoner Released After Word Is Re ?elved From Idaho. THE DALLES. Or., July SI. (Spe cial.) Nels Nelson, arrested here, sev eral days ago at the Instance of a contractor for Porter Bros., on sus picion of being Jack Slmpkins, alleged to have been implicated In the killing of Governor Steunenberg, of' Idaho, was released from custody this morning. A telegram received by Sheriff Chris man today from Sheriff Dreshears, of Caldwell, Idaho, stated that Nelson was not the man wanted, although In many respects his photograph greatly resembled Slmpkins. Nelson told con flicting stories of his past during his incarceration in the County Jail, strengthening the officers' belief that he Is wanted by the authorities else where, and Sheriff Chrisman was loath to release him. - t 1 ll I. MARSHALL AT ARCHER PLACE. LITTLE START 111 Barber and His Wife Spend 18 Months Building. ONE HOME GAINS ANOTHER F. I. Marshall Sells First House and Realizes Enough to Build Two Story Residence on Archer Place Site. Working steadily for more than a year and a half with their own inexperienced hands on a tiny house and after success crowned their efforts selling the abode for a sum almost sufficient for the con struction of a magnificent noma was the experience of Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Mar shall of Archer Place on the Mount Scott line. Marshall Is a barber In a local shop and he and his wife are the pioneer builders of the suburb where five years ago they purchased three lots, com mencing their novel plan of Homebuild ing with less than (100 in the family purse. A pretentious two-story home on one of the original lots is their reward. In 1904 Marshall purchased two lota In Archer Place and with the help of a carpenter he erected the shell of a house 19x26 feet In the center of the site. There after he and his wife worked dally from early evening until late at night in making a domicile out of the four bare walls and the triangular roof. Assidu ously they labored, Mrs. Marshall con tinuing the task while her husband worked in town at his trade. For a year there was not an ounce of plaster on the walls or ceilings of the structure, which, under the hands of the barber and his wife grew to be a home of five rooms. Then It was finished off completely and Marshall bought the adjoining lot. Time wore on and in a year and a half Mr. and Mrs. Marshall smiled contentedly on a home of their own building erected without a cent of debt. Charmed with the house which bore no signs of am ateur workmanship, an investor offered a handsome price for It and the third lot owned by Marshall. The house was moved to the adjoining lot to suit the in vestor, the deal was consummated, and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall found themselves In possession of a fund almost sufficient to build another home on the two orig inal lots. The second and larger home was built by day labor, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall supervising Its construction. It was com pleted recently and represents the out come of the purchase of three lots at (175 apiece on Installments and 18 months of labor on the smaller house next door, the first home built In Archer Place. When Marshall began his Homebuilding, Archer Place had only hourly car serv ice and only 19 school children. Now it gets the benefit of the Hawthorne ave nue and Mount Scott car service and boasts of two schoolhouses, one at Arleta and one at Crest on, the 24 rooms of which are taxed to accommodate the pupils of the district. Enthusiastic In the building of his home, Marshall in the course of his dally work, impressed others with his energy, the re sult being that six of his patrons bought sites In Archer Place and followed his steps in erecting homes there. BANDON NOW LIVELY TOWN Survey of Railroad to Port Orford Arouses Activity In All Lines. BANDON, Or.. July SI. (Special.) Building and improvement are active in Bandon and the surveying of the pro posed railroad between( Bandon and Port Orford has added a new Impetus to business. The engineers have gone far enough with the survey to Insure an easy grade, and construction of. the road will be several hundred dollars a mile cheaper than had been estimated. Among other building improvements that will begin in the near future is that of a residence for the priest by the Catholic congregation, and an extensive amount of work In remodeling the church. The Catholics own eight acres of land In the most sightly part of Bandon, and plans are now under way to plat four acres of this ground Into city lots, sell the same and thus secure funds for their improvement and building work. The land owned by the Catholics consists of a beautiful evergreen grove andV there Is some talk of the city buying It for a park. NEGRO SLEEPS IN BERTH Colored Interloper Almost Causes Race War In Pullman Car. A singular and Interesting Incident occurred yesterday on the Southern Pa cific train No. 16, an Incident that may eventually come to establish the rights or rather tolerance of negro passengers on the Pullman service. James Shesgreen, press representative for Frederic Thompson, the well known New York theatrical manager and amusement purveyor, boarded the train at midnight at Sacramento on Thurs day: He was assigned to his berth, and immediately retired, paying no heed to the occupant of the upper berth. Dar ing the day on Friday he was aston ished to find a negro ensconced in the section. Mr. Shesgreen Immediately sought the Pullman conductor and pro- WIFE BEINGS SUM SUFFICIENT TWO-STORY HOUSB BARBED BY , ; . ...... . I 111 MAMMATTAN M " 'Wx ' HD TC A H ITU itSfflll 3m IM Ahj Itll . jU 772'JWM has sprung into the forefront of all Garibaldi 'MgS SEASIDE HEAP &te&Zfr'M; ARCH CAPJS Jllili WEAM- CAJt-JVZS AUij MANHATTAN 264 tested that the negro must go or that he (Shesgreen) be assigned another berth, which he was. The negro was not seen In the sleeper during the day but he reappeared at 6 P. M. when the other passengers were in the dining car. By this time the ire of every passenger was aroused, among whom were a party of seven Southerners and their wives, en route to the Seattle Ex position. An indignation meeting was held In the smoking compartment of the sleeper, and a Mr. Turner from Jones vllle. Ark., was delegated to wait on the obnoxious colored traveler. The delegate politely but firmly told the negro that he didn't think it would be advisable for him to occupy his berth that night. The Pullman conductor handled the affair very adroitly and diplomatically but it was generally thought that the negro occupied the berth Just the same. A protest is be ing made to the Pullman Company. "It has come to a pretty pass," said Mr. Shesgreen, "If negros are to oc cupy first-class accommodations In a sleeping car to the exclusion of the white man, which was the exact case in this instance." Mr. Shesgreen is in Portland In the Interest of Fredrlc Thompson's big pro duction of Margaret Mayo's celebrated New York success, "Polly of the Cir cus." E. M. BROWN IS SECRETARY Iowa Man. to Manage Y. M. C. A. Affairs at University of Oregon. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Or., July SI. (Special.) Edwin M. Brown, a graduate of Morningslde Col lege, Iowa,' has been elected general secretary of the Toung Men's Christian Association of the University of Oregon, to fill the vacancy left by the resig nation of James K. Lyman, announced a few days ago. Mr. Brown will devote his entire time to the work of the uni versity association, and will begin his duties September 1. Brown was graduated from the Sioux City, la., High School in the class of 1906, and entered Morningslde College the succeeding Fall, where he pursued a liberal arts course. He is the son of Professor E. A. Brown, who for many years was Superintendent of Schools of Woodbury County, Iowa. During his FOR FINE RESIDENCE. BUILDING TINY STRUCTURE. has sprung into the forefront of all Garibaldi Beach resorts. Our office was crowded all last week. Many wanted to take advan tage of the last few days of special terms and low prices. Consequently the time is EXTENDED TO AUGUST 9 Your Choice of any Lot in MANHATTAN BEACH Except Corners YOUR NAME AND Name ... .-- . Address MAIL THIS . n Irie rieart or Stark Street, Portland, Or. college course at Morningslde College Brown was prominently identified with nearly every branch of student enter prise. He was a member of the college football team, a star track man and a member of the intercollegiate debating team. , . Brown was a prominent worker in M0SELEI ADDITION 56 Large Sightly Lots in the Heart of Sellwood ? Fronting on Milwaukie street, ranging in price from $250 up, are now off ered for sale on terms of 10 per cent cash and 2 per cent per month. Nearly All of These Splendid Lots Have a Frontage of Over 62 Feet $ Bull Run water 20 minutes' trolley ride to business section, 5-cent fare. ? . For home sites or investment these lots are matchless at the price. Remember, there are but 56 of these splendid lots in this tract. They, won't last long; Let us show you. $ J. O. ELROD, (Owner) I 519-520-521 Corbett Building. Phones Main 6173, A 3624. $ W. A. Shaw. Pres. THE SHAW-FEAR Capital Stock Surplus Fund BEAVERTON-REEDVILLE ACREAGE the most extensive, the most fertile and the most highly improved, as to roads and street, of any acreage in the vicinity of Portland. . n Why go 40 to 60 minutes out and buy a town lot, when we offer an acre of the finest land in Oregon, and only 40 minutes' ride from Fourth and Stark streets, at the same price 1 Why go 40 to 60 miles out to engage in intensive farming and be compelled to ship your produce and depend wholly upon commission men, when we can sell, at the same pnee, land that lies beautifully, wonderfully fertile soil and within the 10-mile circle of the City ofJPortland. Investigate BEAVEET0N-E.EEDVTLLE ACEEAGE, 3600 acres of beautiful land, platted into tracts of i2 to 20 acres each, with a completed road along each tract, and located 40 minutes out on the Fourth-Street Railway, 5 trains each way per day. Now selling in such sized tracts as you desire at from $100 to $300 per acre, 10 per cent cash, paiance to suit, purcnuser. Call at our office, 245V2 STARK STREET and arrange to go with one of our representatives and examine this property. ADDRESS MAILED TO US WILL BRING LITERATURE - : - - . - - - . - .i.r - i - !i - - i - ' - - - COUPON TO US TODAY ri 1 j: No Change of Csrs or uanuaiui wtoBu REALTY GO Phone mationMain 392. the Young Men's Christian Association during his college course. Pension for Faithful Officer.. PITTSBURG, July tl. Captain John Pugh Green, who, March 21 of this year, declined re-election as first vice-president . .' W. H. Fear, Vice-Pres. NOW OFFER Mi $5 DOWN $5 A MONTH mi mm ns for infor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, though he remained with the company IV an advisory capacity, will tomorrow, be coming 70 years old, be retired front active service under the pension rules ol the company. Captain Green has beep with the company exactly 40 years and one month. ??????? J. W. Taber, Sec'y. COMPANY $50,000.00 $50,000.00
