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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 23, 1900.
BUILDING GOES Of!
Week's Permits Reach Grand
Total of $199,900.
$2104 AVERAGE FOR EACH
Though Middle of Summer Is Csu
ally Slack Building Period, Fig
ures Show Much Construc
tion Is In Progress.
Thougrh only 95 building- permits were
lsued last week, they reached a total
of $189,900. This Is an average of a
little more than 12104 each. andls con-
sldered a remarkably good showing ror
this period of ther1!."1!6" buil'"n
operations are'generally atjheir slack
est stage.
They Indicate that much
building Is being carried on througu the
summer.
The week before, when 108 permits
were Issued for a total of $182,300. was
considered a good one. but this week's
permits amount to more than those of
any summer week with the exception
of the week ending August 7. when 105
permits totaled $233,190.
The permits were as follows: Mon
day, 26 permits, $20,875; Tuesday, 12
permits, $57,350; Wednesday, 11 per
mits. $53,400; Thursday. 21 permits,
$35,200; Friday. 15 permits, $24,075;
Saturday. 12 permits, $9000.
In detail and by day the permits
Issued were as follows:
Monday, August 1ft.
Dawson street. North. Columbian Park en
trance. J. B. ron: builder. A. J. F. Bow
man; erect two-story frame dwelling-; $3q0O.
East EiKhteenth street, between Division
and Clinton Q. G. Breald: builder, same;
repair two-atory frame dwelling; $500.
1 Second street, between Oak and Pine
Mr. Llmmiirtn: builder. J. R. Marshall; re
pair three-story brick store; 150-
Miller avenue, between Fifteenth and
Fla-hteenth C. Tt. 'Whipple: builder. B. S.
Babb: repair one-ury frame dwelling-;
$2000. .
East Sixth street, between Pippin ana
Stafford W. H. Lea-; builder, same; erect
one-atory frame dwelling-; $100.
Greeler street, between, Jeasup and Alns
wortb. VV. S. Coleman; builder. J. D. Cole
man, erect one-atory frame dwelling; $1600
Washington atreet. between Sixth and
Be-nenth B. Labbe; builder. O. W. Gordon;
repair two-atory brick billiard parlor: $i0.
Cornell road, between (Jllaan and Washing-ton
P. J. Mann: builder. G. W. Gordon:
repair two-story frame dwelling-; I1J0.
East Seventeenth atreet, between Thomp
son and Tillamook Mlsa Casey; builder. R.
H Beat; erect story aod one-bait frame
dwelling: $350. .
Couch street, between Third ana Fourth
Richard Williams; builder. I Jennlng-i; re
pair two-story frame saloon: $100.
First street, between Everett and Flan
dera Portland Gas Co. :, builder, same ; re
pair one-story frame shed; $200.
Hawthorne avenue, between Seventy-flfth
and Seventy-sixth J. A. Williams: builder
same: repair one-story frame sited: $800.
95 Third street, between Flanders and
Couch Northern Brewing Co.; builder. C.
Penrters: repair two-atory frame etore; $200.
417 East Seventh atreet. between Gllsan
and Flanders Mrs. W. J. Behr; builder,
same: repair one-story frame dwelling-; $200.
164 North Tenth street, between Irving
anil Johnson H. L,. Colvln: builder. Stokes
A Zeller; repair three-atory frame dwelling;
$500.
Hyde street, between Freemont and Sis
kiyou H. Groth; builder, aame; erect one
atory frame dwelling: $275.
Russell street, between 1'nlon and Seventh
Karl Ehlenberger. builder, same; repair
one-story frame dwelling; $50.
East Twentieth street, between Powall and
Tlbbetta J. H. Kuna; builder, same; erect
one-story frame dwelling; $2000.
Euclid avenue, between Lincoln and Haw
thorne H. E. Fronk; builder, same; erect
one-story frame shed; S50.
East Eightv-second street, between Cason
and Olney H. A. Iwerlng: builder. O. W.
Foreman; erect one-atory frame dwelling;
$:''0.
Wlnchell atreet. between Penlnaular and
Burragte F. A. Anderson: builder, aame;
repair two-story frame dwelling; $60.
East Twelfth street, between Maaon and
FxMmore George Springer; builder, same;
erect one and one-halt atory frame dwelling!
$500.
Mason street, between Fourteenth end Six
teenth R Wenger: builder. same; erect
two-story frame dwelling; $2000.
Tuesday, August 17.
Alder street, between Third and Second
Weigand Estate: builder, Terrell Roofing
Co.: repair two-story brick store; $100.
Thirty-first atneet. between Jarrett and
Alnsworth Ed A. Kermutt; builder. M. W.
Racer; erect two-atory frame dwelling;
$2500.
262 Page street, between Williams avenue
and Vancouver Ida Kelly: builder, same;
repair one and one-half atory frame dwell
ing; $200.
Yamhill street, between Second and Third
Strobrtdge Co.; builder. A. J. Authora; re
pair three-story brick store; $200.
East Sixty-seventh street, between Base
Line road and Villa O. H. Stewart; builder,
same; repair one-story frame dwelling; $200. I
Clackamas street, between East Twenty
fourth and Twenty-second J. M. Berry;
builder. R. B. Rice; erect two-story frame
dwelling: J.,ui0.
Fourteenth street, between Clay and Mar
ket Georife I Keeler: builder. ! E. Don
xiavant A Co.; erect fuur-alory brick apartment-house;
$45,000.
Union avenue, between Alberta and Web
ster J. B. Earlywlne; builder, same; exca
vate: $10.
Twentieth atreet. between Main and Sal
mon W. J. Warner; builder. J. J. Rankin;
enect two-story frame dwelling; $3000.
Dawson street, between Flsk and Jordan -William
Hemstock; builder. G. H. Herostock;
repair two-story frame store; $300.
26$ Everett street, between Third and
Fourth C. Cardinal! estate; builder. Nick
Eleopolos: repair two-story frame restau
rant; $."no.
Going street, between Wllliama avenue and
Vancouver W. L. Miller: nullder. same; re
pair one-story frame dwelling; $200.
Wednesday, August 18.
Minnesota avenue, between Mason and
Fhaver T. Ahem; builder, aame; erect one
and one-half atory frame dwelling; $1100.
$30 Sandy road, between Twenty-seventh
and Twenty-fifth S. A. Voder: builder;
same; repair two-atory frame dwelling; $160.
Pottygrove street, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Ellera Piano House; builder, J. F.
lionohue; erect five-story brick warehouse:
$40,000.
Alblna avenue, between Simpson and
Ainsworth A. Carl; builder, C. E. Carl;
erect one-story frame dwelling; $1500.
27.1 Couch street, between Third and
Fourth Richard Williams; builder, L. Jen
nings; repair two-atory frame restaurant:
$250.
Eighteenth street, between Hoyt and Irv
ing First Norwegian Danish Church; build
er. H. P. Nelson; erect frame church; $8000.
East Fifty-first street, between Salmon and
Madison J. E. Bonebrlght: builder, same;
erect one-story frame dwelling; $1450.
Second street, between Meade and Hooker
I Laton; builder. D. Guerln; repair two
atory frame dwelling; $450.
Front strt. between Caruthers and Sher
man Sam Yankevich; D. Guerln; repair one
atory frame dwelling: $250.
31 Second street, between Ash and Ankeny
Weinhard Estate; builder, J. W. Thurman;
repair two-atory brick stone; $300.
Datrson street, between Stockton and
Plk w. 1. Richard; rwilder. same; erect
one-story frame shed: $0.
Thursday, August 1.
Tlhbetts atreet. between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth. William Gllbralth; builder,
F. H. Woodman; erect two-atory frame
dwelling: i.
-'7.1 Everett street, between Third and
Fourth. Miss Duffy: builder, Lee sing Long
Company; repair two-atory frame store:
Sl!.i.
Front street, between Everett and Davis,
Portland Suburban Expresa Company: build
er, Willamette Fuel Coiupany; erect one
atory frame office: $1U0. 4
E.tst Twenty-fourth street, between Al
berta and Wygant. I E. Fortune; builder,
same: erei-t one and one-hatf-story frame
dwelling; $1400.
Locust ptreet. between Twentieth and
Haxel. Mr. Thornton; builder, . R. B. Beat;
erect one and one-half-story frame dwelling;
3.H10.
Going street, between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth. L. Byrkland; builder. J.
Salmon; erect one-atory frame dwelling;
$;oo.
East Morrison street. betm-een Thlrtv
fnurth and Thirty-fifth, S. H. Smith: builder,
W. Emerlck; erect one-story frame dwel
ling; 2XV.
Sixteenth street, between Jefferaon and
Columbia. G. W. Simpson; builder, same;
erect one-etary corrugated iron warehouse;
$0O0. I
Lame on atvenue, near Fatton road. J, R-
Ereman: builder. Wakley 'Nygreen; erect
one-atory frame dwelling: $VK0.
Nineteenth atreet, between Caraon ana
Hoyt. J. Neumeister; builder, same; repair
one-story frame dwelling: $330.
Missouri avenue. between Revere ana
Cook avenue, c. Tmlllnger; builder, same;
repair one-story frame dwelling; $.100
East Sixth street, between Oak and Pine.
Kroner: ooilder. G. A. Thomson; repair
two-story frame dwelling: $1000.
Hoyt atreet, between Rosemont and Forty
ninth. R. U Heller; builder, same; repair
one-story frame dwelling; $500.
M Sixth atreet. between .stark and OaK.
W. D Fenton; builder, aame; repair lx
story brick office: $300.
Skldmooe street, between Patton avenue
and Colonial, Ira D. Baker; builder, same,
repair one-atory frame dwelling; $.100.
East Eighteenth atreet. between Stark and
Oak F A Silverman; builder, same; erect
one' and one-half-atory frame dwelling;
''East Forty-seventh street, between Haw
thorne and Clay. T. Sutherland; builder B.
F. Doty; erect ohb-iwj ""-""
S 1 SX.
East Fifty-sixth street. between Haw
thorne and Lincoln. B. P. Doty: builder,
same- erect two-story frame dwelling; $2. MX).
Maple street, between Hawthorne and
Palm. S. 6. Range; builder. B. F. Doty;
erwet two-story frame dwelling; $3&0V
East Seventeenth street, between Division
and Clinton, George Eastman; builder, same;
erect one-story frame bam; $150.
444 Eaat Stark street, between Seventh and
Eighth. J. Healy; builder. H. C. Ross: erect
one-story frame shed; $50.
Ravensview drive, near Hlllcreat, Elisa
beth M. Cadwell: builder. Johnson & Husby;
erect two-story frame dwelling; $11000.
Friday, August SO-
Harrison street, between West Park and
Tenth. A, H. Harms; builder, same; tear
down building; $100.
East Fortv-flfth street, between Clay ana
Mill. R. Currier; builder, same; erect one
storv frame dwelling; $1500. .
Wllliama avenue, between Fargo and Cook.
C. D. Bodlne; builder, same; erect one-story
frame garage; $125. , . .
Sandy rood, between Thirty-first and
Thirty-second. Glebiesch Joplln; builders,
aame; erect concrete basement; $2fO0.
East Thirty-sixth street, between Ells
worth and Clinton. A. Robinson; builder,
same: erect two-etory frame dwelling: $15ia
. . i .-.. xtwen Pmndon ana
peleware. Van W. Anderson; builder. Kenton
Building A Construction Company; erect
three-etory frame dwelling; $XOi0.
- Seventy-fourth street, between Freemont
and Klickitat. George Ne.wham; builder,
aame; erect one-story frame dwelling; $-'H"
Greeley street, between Holman and Port
land boulevard. O. W. Hofstrand; bander,
same: erect two-story frame dwelling, x-.vmj
Stafford street, between Union avenue and
Sixth street, Fred Ruff; builder, same; erect
one-story frame dwelling; loX.
Bast Tenth street, between Stark and Oak.
0. N. White; builder, same; repair two
story frame dwelling: $50. -
Sixteenth street, between Washington ana
Couch. Weinhard estate: builder. McCann
Kennedy; repair one-story frame restaurant;
Twelfth street, between Lovejoy and Mar
shall. H. W. Craig: builder. C. Carmlchael;
repair one-story brick warehouse; $100.
Thirty-third street, between Market and
Stephen B. Russell; tmllder H E. Wood
ft Co.; erect one and one-half-story frame
dwelling: S2O00. .
Commercial street, between prtum and
Portland boulevard. J. C, Campbell: guilder,
same; erect one and one-half -story frame
aEas"eThfrty-e'lxth street, between Clinton
and Division, H. B. Doherty; builder, same;
erect ons-tory frame dwelling; $1100.
Saturday. August XI.
Ross street, between Halsey and McMillan.
J Van Zante: builder, same: erect two-story
frame fiats; $2750. ,,. .
Maldln street, between Thirteenth and
Eleventh, William Strohlman: builder, F A.
Waldele; erect one-story frame dwelling,
East Seventh street, near Maldln street,
R L. Blosser; builder, F. A. Waldele; erect
one-story frame dwelling; 24clO.
Twelfth street, between Jefferson snd Co
lumbia. E. H. Deery; builder W. R. Thorn;
repair two-story frame dwelling; $500.
Clapp street, between Powell and Pursell.
H E. Rosslter: builder, same; repair one
story frame dwelling; $100 .,.
Front street, between Morrison and Aldeis
Shreue Vagre Company: builder, J. A. Har
mon; repair three-story brick store; $50
Malrose drive, between Falling and boule
vard. Miss D. WHUson; builder. R. A. V,1UI
son: erect two-story frame dwelling. $3000.
F.nst Eleventh street, between Beech and
Failing. John Albert; builder, same; erect
one-story frame barn; $50.
East Forty-eighth street, between B razee
and Thompson. Charles Neuman; builder, M.
1. McMlnn; erect one-story frame dwelling;
'.f . . . k.twu w.vemtt snd Flan-
l-wirtn ' 1 , " " -
ders Bolan investment Company; builder,
Foo'wing; repair three-story brick store;
'Love1oy street, between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-fifth. H. Hall; builder. John Al
meter; ereot ' two-etory frame dwelling;
' First street, between Madison snd Main,
Star Brewery: builder. A J. Meyer; repair
two-story brick saloon: $2.V.
Many Improvements Ordered.
At the regular meeting of the Coun
cil on August 11, the City Engineer
was directed to prepare plans, specifi
cations" and estimates for the follow
ing Improvements:
Eaat Thirteenth street, from Multnomah
xi-eet to Holladav avenue.
East Fifteenth street, from Halsey street
to Broadway. ....
Tillamook street, from East Seventh to
Va, CniirL.Tllh atrsetS.
Fifteenth street, from Alder to Taylor
streets. .
Qulmby street, from Seventeenth to Twenty-fifth
streets.
Lovejoy street, from Seventeenth to Cor
nell road.
Cornsll street, from Washington street to
Flanders street.
Belmont street, from Sunnyetde Third Ad
dition to blocks 4 and 6, Baruch Park Ad
dition. . .
Main street, from Ford to King- streets
King street, from Washington to Madi
son streets
Weldler street, from East Fifteenth to
r.jni Twentv-flrst streets.
Washington street, from Third to Six
teenth streets.
Third street, from Main to Gllsan streets.
Morrison street, from Third street to
Chapman street.
Sixth street, from Morrison street to
Davis street.
Stark street, from Front street to First
street.
East Twenty-seventh street, from Weldle?
street to Hancock street.
East First atreet. from Broadway to Weld
ler atreet.
Minnesota avenue, from Prescott street
to Kllllngsworth avenue.
Broadway, from Wheeler to Vancouver
avenue.
Alblna avenue, from Preeoott to Kllllnge
worth avenue.
East Madison street, from East Water to
Union avenue.
East Eighth street, from 823 feet south
of south line East Caruthers street, to 2
feet south from and parallel with southerly
rail O. A C. Co'a. tract.
East Seventy-fourth street, from Thor
burn avenue to East Gllsan street.
EMPTY HOUSES FEW
Demand for Homes 'Here Is
Greater Than Supply.
RENTAL MAN TELLS WHY
Wife Charges Murder.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. Aug. 21.
Mrs. Harriet Kemp and her daughter,
of Newark, M. J., are here today seek
ing to solve the, mystery veiling the
death of her husband, who she be
lieves was the victim of wildcat mine
promoters.
PROSPECT PARK
THE CREAM OF .
IRVINGTON
The best exclusive close-in
residence district, with as
phalt pavements, cement
walks, sewer, gas and Bull
Run water mains all in now
and ready for use. Excel
lent car service. Building
restrictions. Present prices
are extremely low and will
soon be increased. Very easy
terms. For full particulars,
call on
ROUNTREE 6 DIAMOND
-241 Stark St., Cor. 2d.
Knott St, Between E. 7th
and E. 8th Sts.
Eight and Xlne-Room Residences
Are Snapped Up by Anxious- New
comers Faster Than They Can
lie Put TTp and Finished.
"Large, roomy, well-built houses are
more in demand in Portland today than
they everhave"been.and at the same
time the avalfable supply of 'houses to
rent, of any old'klnd. "has seldom been
smaller," said the man who handles
rentals the other day.
. "Now, really, you couldn't find a bet
ter indication of Portland's enormous
and steady growth than this very fact,"
he continued. 'It indicates mors than
any one thing a big Influx of well-to-do
outside people who intend to settle here
and are looking- for good homes. It's
all right to point to the great number
of hotej. visitors, and the fact that al
most every hotel in town is swamped'
by the tourist travel, but that doesn't
begin to Indicate real growth like the
demand for homes.
"We consider it a pretty slack day
when anywhere from 30 to 40 house
seekers don't come into our office to see
what can be done for them. In fully
half the eases they are looking for
houses containing at least eight rooms,
and often nine or ten residences that
on the average will bring about $40 a
month. But at present we can't rent a
house of this sort for any kind of a
price, for the reason that there are
none on the market.
"If we could get the houses, I ven
ture to say we could easily rent 15 or
20 of them a day, and sometimes more.
But In most cases they ars not being
listed at all. If by any chance one does
get on our lists for a few moments, it Is
snapped up so quickly It would make
your eyes swim.
"Now, there are lots of houses bulld
irrg throughout the city. With so many
new residences going up one would
think It would be a simple matter to be
able to rent one. But the reason why
so few of these houses are being listed
at the various renting agencies Is that
most are snapped up and rented before
they are more than half finished.
"You see, a man will leave our office
or another of the renting agencies af
ter having been unable to get what he
wanted. He may be walking about or
riding in a Btreetear a little later when
he sees the framework of a new resi
dence going up. He sees that here Is a
chance, and he takes It, He will Jump
off the car then, and there, find out
from the carpenters or the contractor
who the owner is, and go after him
post-haste. When he finds him he Im
mediately makes a proposition to rent
the house when It is dons, on the own
er's own terms.
"For that reason few of the scores of
residences now going up ever come Into
our hands. And still the quest for houses
continues without letup.
""Space for small stores downtown is
also -eagerly sought. We have many ap
plications from persons who want to
start a small business and. cannot get the
space. Several large, new buildings have
been completed recently, but even they
do not seem to have relieved the demand
for store-room.
y "There Is not a vacant office In the
office -buildings we handle, and I suppose
It is the same In all the large buildings.
"Strong as the demand for houses is,
it Is fast getting stronger. Although this
is generally considered the dullest season
of the year for renting property.- those
who make a specialty of the renting busi
ness say that even within the past four
days there has been a. noticeable increase
In the call for houses.
"Every. Summer a number of persons
who go away to the Coast or to the
mountains quit renting their city homes,"
said Frank Watklns, of Parrish, Watklns
& Co. However, more of these people
than usual are coming fjack and begin
ning to look for their Winter homes.
There also seem to be a great number
of strangers who want to secure resi
dences. We have no difficulty in filling
hoiuips almost as fast a9-they are placed
with us. There is a good demand for the
smaller dwellings, but it Is almost im
possible to keep up with that for the
moderate sized and larger houses. This
Fall the demand will be much heavier
than it Is now.
"It is a curious fact that many appli
cations are received by persons who want
to start cafeterias and lunch counters.
Proprietors of many of these places who
started them when they, were - first In
troduced here have been making money,
and there are plenty of people who would
like to follow suit."
Wakefield. Fries A Co. also report their
renting business is picking up fast. "For
a time, earlier in the, season, doe to the
fact that so many persons had gone to
the beaches and to Summer resorts, it
was inclined to be a trifle dull." said
H. W. Fries. "Lately, however, the
business has picked up rapidly. By Fall
I expect to see the demand for residences
taxing the supply."
Streets to Be Improved.
Improvement of Divlsid'n street from
East Tenth street east to Forty-first street
with hard-surface pavement is pending.
It will cost in the neighborhood of J200,
000. Division street Is the city extension
of the Section Una road and carries a big
travel from the country. On the south
side Is the Waverly-Rtchmond district and
northward is the Sunnyside Addition and
Sunnyside, both growing rapidly with
beautiful homes. This Improvement of
Division street rivals in importance that
of Hawthorne avenue or Belmont street.
It will probably take a year to complete
the work.
On the Peninsula the most Important
improvement, outside of ttie great indus
trial conoernev-te the plan to construct
a new electric railway down the Peninsula
from Kenton, to which point a branch is
being built from Kllllngsworth avenue. A
cotnmittee of oitizens has laid the matter
of constructing this branch before , the
president of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company. To build this second
through line means the laying of two
miles of track between Kenton and the
cut for the Hill lines, and there connect
ing with the north branch of the St.
John line. Transportation will be need
ed to and from St. John for the indus
trial concerns on Columbia Slough, as
well as to Portland by way of North
Alblna.
Mall & Van Borstel have sold the two
story residence at East Sixteenth and
Washington streets to a local investor for
!20 to $40 Per Acre
Choice Columbia County Land
Located 38 miles from Portland, one hour's ride on railroad; four
trains to Portland daily. River steamers land miles from tract.
Postoffice and good growing town near this land.
3000 ACRES
are to be sold at once in tracts to suit at prices ranging from $20 to
$40 per acre. This land consists of creek bottom and low, rolling
foothills, ideal for apple-growing. The general contour of the coun
try insures a healthy air circulation, eliminating early frosts, so dan
gerous to fruit production. The soil is very productive; in fact, any
thing capable of being "produced in this zone will grow on this
'property. . t
THIS SNAP
will not last long at present prices. Be one of the first to select your
future suburban homesite and let the property make the foundation
of your fortune. Easy terms.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
.NVEStMENTCO.-
1018 Board of Trade Building, Portland, Or.
Branch Office at Goble, Or., in Charge of Anthony Hardy
OPENING
U. S. GOVERNMENT LAND
IN THE CAMPUS SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. IDAHO
EIGHTY THOUSAND ACRES
Choice agricultural land, under the Carey Act,
will be open to entry and settlement, in the
BIG LOST RIVER TRACT.
DRAWING AT ARG0,- IDAHO
Tuesday, September 14, 1909
Too Mast Register Between September 9th and 14th
If you do not take land after your number is
drawn it costs you nothing.
Title Acquired With Thirty Days' Residence
"Water Ready for Delivery, May, 1910.
Homeseekers ' rates on all railroads and special rates from all
northwestern points.
For illustrated booklet and all desired information,
Call on or address
G, B. Hnrtt, Colonization Dept.. Boise. Idaho
Aes $4000 an Acre for Farm
"WENATCHEE, Jnlyie. "W. T. Clark, president of the Wenatchee Canal Company, refused an offer
of $4000 an acre for his five-acre ranch, a short distance from here. The ranch has no improvements
save an apple orchard, and is considered one of the model orchards of the valley. The offer was made
by H. S. Worthen, a wealthy contractor of Seattle, and is the highest price yet offered in this valley.
Irrigation Is the Key to Prosperity
Because It's the Modern" Method of Successful Tanning and Brings the Greatest Returns on tho
. Investment of Any Known.
It's the poor man's salvation from poverty
and the rich man's field for solid and conserva
tive investment. The returns from a ten-aere
tract of fruit land under proper irrigation is so
great and astonishing that some have discredited
the truthfulness of reports, from the irrigated
fruit districts, of returns of hundreds of dollars,
and event upwards of a thousand dollars per acre
per . year, until strict investigation has proven
time and' time again the unimpeachable evidence
of these facts, and the doubtful are fast becom
ing conyinced. The merit of irrigation, therefore
being universally admitted, let us tell you about
Where 10' acres In bearing orchard vrill bring a re turn of $3000 to $5000 par year to the owner
Richland, in the valley of the Columbia, the land that Is Irrigated by one of the best gravity systems
in the United States, in a proven fruit district, designed by nature for a modern
Garden of Eden
This is the favored, spot where orchards 3 to
5 years old will pay a net return from their
product of from $500 to $1000 per acre par year,
and such, produce as berries, melons, cantaloupes,
etc., raised between the rows of trees, will easily
pay for the land while the orchard is coming
into bearing.
Richland has the location, climate, soil, rail
way and water transportation, the best looal and
foreign markets, abundance of pure water for
domestic purposes from wells 20 feet deep, health
fulness, and lower-prices than any fruit land on
the market..
Richland, 9 miles up river from Kennewlok,
with already about 1000 happy souls, with its
schools, churches and other societies of the best,
is destined to become noted as the orchard and
garden spot of all the Burrodnding country. It
is the land of orchards, gardens, vineyards and
meadows. It's easy to get a home at Richland,
and one that will grow in value for years to
come. The values at Richland will soon seek a
level with the older districts.
Now Is the Time to Buy
at Richland, while prices are still low, viz., $125
to $150 per acre; terms, only one-fourth cash,
balance in five equal annual payments of 7 per
cent interest, or 5 per cent off for cash. Remem
ber, this includes a perpetual water right, under
one of the Very best gravity systems in the West,
with a great abundance of water.
Don't say you are too poor to acquire land' ail
Richland, for the small payment down and easy
terms will enable any one with ambition and in
dustry to' secure a home under our very liberal
contract. A comparison with other fruit dis
tricts shows there is none better than Richland,
none on sale for less than almost double our
prices.
Don't delay this important matter, but get a
home at Riohand, where your land will double,
treble and even quadruple in value soon. Nearly
$1,000,000 worth of 5 and 10-acre tracts have
been sold since last December, and sales are rap
idly increasing. Now is your opportunity; don't
miss it.
Call at office or write for further informa
tion, or, better still, arrange to let us take yon
to and show you the land.
. Do it now I
ichland Land Company
110 SECOND STREET, PORTLAND. PHONES: A-1743; MAIN 1743
A. W. HOVER, MANAGER.
BRANCH OFFICES 120 N. JERSEY ST, ST. JOHNS; 312 WASHINGTON ST, VANCOUVER
W. A. SHAW, President.
W. H. FEAR, Vice-President. ' J, W. TABER, Secretary.
THE SHAW-FEAR COMPANY
Paid-up . Capital $50,000
Surplus $50,000
NOW OFFERING
Beaverton-Reedville Acreage
8600 acres platted into tracts of to 20 acres each, a system of completed roads extending along
each tract, located 10 miles southwest of the courtho use, on Fourth-street railway; 5 trains each way
per day, 40 minutes' ride; no rock, gravel, hillsides or cold, white land, but a very fertile soil, espe
cially adapted to fruit, nuts and vegetables.
The lands afford a better investment today than any city lots, and when the Southern Pacific,
whioh noExtends through them, is electrified, as it must be soon, you can readily understand what
will be the result a doubling of values.
Let us show you these lands at our" own expense and refer you to purchasers who have added a
second and a third time to 'their original investments.
3600 acres from' which to select your tract of to 40 acres, at $100 to $300 per acre, payable on easy
installments. ;
Call at our office,
245V2 STARK STREET
and arrange to go with one of our represntatives and inspect this property.
Hood River Fruit Lands
For Men of Moderate Means
Ten-Acre Tracts
Best Soil in the Hood River Valley
$125 per Acre
EASY TERMS
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