TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTXAXD, OCTOBER 10, 1909.
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BUILD 01 HOMES
Portland Characterized by
Erection of Fine Residences.
GOOD DWELLINGS PLANNED
Residents and Newcomers Are Bay
ing Sites and Putting rp First-.
Class Houses- for Per-
j" sonal Occupancy.
While the business section of Portland
has been growing; and expanding at a re
markable rate during the last few years,
it is the home section which has been the
main factor in the increase of the city.
Week after week new homes are started
all over the city and the majority of these
rooms and a sleeping porch. It will nave
a full cement basement and a large room
In the attic which will be fitted up as a
billiardiroom. The house jsill be of the
Colonial style of architecture. The lower
floor will be rustic, the upper floors be
ing English half-timber. It" will have
hardwood floors, two stone fireplace and
will be finished in fir. The cost will be
about 6000. " -
. -On the property adjoining the house Mr.
Morris will build a garage with a winding
driveway from Bast Yamhill to East Tay
lor streets. The garage will 'be unique in
design and will be of reinforced concrete
constructlpn. with a concrete roof which
will be used as a roof garden... Thie will
be the third fine home built m this ex
clusive residence district this season. J. H.
McBride" having a $7000 home almost com
pleted on lot-3. and Mr. Eldridge, of the
United Construction Company, having
started the construction of a J50OO home
on lot 4 of the same block.
Architect R. NV Hockenberry Is prepar
ing plans for a Jme modern bungalow
which will be budlt for G. E. Wightman at
East Fifty-fourth and Thompson streets.
The bungalow will be built on a site cov
ering a half-block and will contain seven
rooms, in addition to a large gymnasium
and bllllard-room in the attic. The cost
wilLe about J6O0O.
Architect Kable & Kable are preparing
plana for an eight-room two-story frame
residence for Henry Dickson, to be built
on the Talbot road, . near Ravensview
Drive, on the Heights,' at a cost of be-
NEW HOME PALACE
Residence for,; J. A. Veness
Costs $56,000. '
HOUSE IS HIGHLY MODERN
Handsome Structure at Twentieth
and Johnson 19 Now' Ready fpr"
Occupation by Family
of Its Builder.
A residence has Just been completed
which Is at once one of the finest and
most luxurious homes In Portland and
at the same time one of the most mod
ern. This is the home of J. A. Veness,
a Winlock. Wash., lumberman, which
has Just been finished at the northwest
ONE OF PORTLAND'S FINEST HEW HOMES.
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A. VENESS' BESIDENCE AT TWENTIETH AND JOHNSON STREETS.
are being constructed along lines of artis
tic design and with the modern conven
iences and appointments which will go to
make Portland an Ideal home city.
But It Is the fact that people are princi
pally buying lots and building their own
homes which really shows the' great
prosperity of the city. Where, in the ma
jority of cities, great rowe of houses are
built by speculators for rental purposes,
this Is not the rule In Portland. Here the
Individual has been building his own home
or else buying a house already built.
While the demand for home for renting
purposes continue strong, realty dealers
state that 1n the majority of Instances the
renters are merely taking the places aa
temporary locations until they can go
ahead and build homes of their own.
This fact has much to do with the class
of dwellings being erected In Portland.
When a man has a home built for him
self he wants the details Just right, wants
the arrangement made to suit his conven
ience, and makes sure that the construc
tion is such that It will not be a house
which will go to piece in a few years.
On the other hand, the person who builds
a home for immediate sale puts up a house
'wbleb has a gloss of good appearance and
which Is attractive In many ways, but
which hs not the stable characteristics
of the house built by the real home
builder. House built for renting meet
with the same general objection. Inas
much as the owner figures that the ten
ant will not take the care of the house as
he would a home o'f hi own, and Is not
so particular as to the materials put Into
tha place.
. Among the home which are to be built
here and which have been announced this
week Is a home for J. W. Morris, City
Engineer, who ha prepared plans for a
fine home which he will build on lot X
block W. Tabor Heights. This location Is
on East Yamhill street, between East
Sixty-eighth and Hast Sixty-ninth streets,
near the proposed entrance to the new ,
park site recently taken over by the city.
The residence will be 40x50 feet in izeLj
two storle high, and will contain eight
tween W000 and JS000. It will be a modern
ized Colonial etyle of residence, with shin
gled sides and brick foundation. It will
have furnace heat, pressed brick fire
places, a sleeping porch, hardwood floors,
an exterior ornamental pressed brick
chimney and all modern appointments. .
Roy Quick is having plans prepared for
a story-and-a-half eight-room bungalow
on the Base Line road, between East Seventy-fourth
and Boat Seventy-fifth streets,
to cost about V&M. The building will be
modern In appointments and will have
brick fireplaces, a buffet kitchen, built-in
china closet and bookcases and other
modern appointments.
William Karnopp, a recent arrival from
Wisconsin, is having plans prepared for a
six-room residence of the Swiss chalet
type which will be built on East Twenty
second street near Knott street. It will
cost about $4000 and will be modern In de
tail and appointment. Work will Mart
at once.
El A. Clarke, a salesman for the Colum
bia Truat Company, Is having erected a
$6000 home In Westmoreland. The build
ing will be modern in detail and will be
nicely finished In hardwoods with a full
cement basement, wide-open fireplaces, a
sleeping porch, etc It will be finished by
the middle of next month.
NEW BUILDINGS FOU KENTON
Fine Structures Will Be Erected on
Peninsula at Cost of $35,000.
The "Kenwood Building & Contracting
Company has started excavating for the
foundation of two two-story reinforce-!
concrete buildings in Kenton to cost $35.
000..The buildings will be for offices and
stores, and are to be the most preten
tious structures yet erected jn the Penin
sula. .
Besides these buildings, the company s
erecting eight modern cottages in 'this
suburb at a cost ranging from $1500 to
$2100 each. N. B. Stone, of the Swift
Packing Company, is having a $2500 resi
dence erected In Kenton.
corner of Twentieth and Johnson
streets at a cost of $58,000.
The building, designed by Architect
Emil Schacht. Is of the old English
type of architecture, although the vari
ous rooms of the Interior are 'designed
along entirely different lines. The
residence covers 72x4 ' feet and con
tains 16 rooms. In addition to the
rooms In the basement and attic. The
first story la built of stone, on a heavy
concrete foundation, while the second
story is' finished with shingle covering.
Heavy stone chimneys are built In.
On the first floor of the building la
a dining-room, 34x32 feet, a -reception
hall, 16x26 feet, a den, 16x18 feet,, and
a living-room, 16x24 feet. On the sec
ond floor there are aeven bedrooms and
on the third floor are the servants
quarters and a large bllllard-room, 28x
16 feet. In addition there are six
baths In the building,-and In the' base
ment a laundry, wine cellar, vault and
heating plant The heating Is through
a hot air blast system.
The dining-room, the largest room In
the residence, is finished according to
the renaissance style and Is handsomely
finished in mahogany. The . reception
hall, finished according to - the old
English style, is in oak and opens Into
the den, which is finished according to
the ideas of Dutch architecture and
which Is also In oak. A feature of the
den Is the artistic glass painting In the
windows. The living-room, aa well as
all the bedrooms. Is finished In white
enamel. In the dining-room, living
room, den and two of'the bedrooms, as
well as the bllllard-room, are large
open fireplaces of marble construction,
save for the one in the dining-room,
which 1 designed Rookwood tile.
The appointment of the building la
entirely up to date and contains every
feature found in the finest residences
of the country. The six baths, all built
with aOlid porcelain plumbing, as well
aa the kitchen, have walls tiled seven
feet from the floor and are floored
to A
f2 rk
The Mere Fact that Prices are 50 Per Cent lower than for
property in any other Restricted District the same distance
from the Business Center of Portland speaks for itself.
INVESTIGATE
Hartoiao & Thommpsoini
Chamber of Commerce
with cork tiling. Throughout the en
tire h'ouse the floors are of quartered
oak. Showers are .Installed In all the
baths. A vacuum cleaning system has
been . Installed, as well as numerous
electrical devices tSr artistic lighting
effeefS.
The home which has Just been com
pleted will be occupied in a few days.
The big . gardens surrounding" the
house have not as yet been started,
owing to the lateness of the season,
when the builders completed their
work. This work of exterior beautifl
cation will be done in the early 'Spring.
MOUNT HOOD IjANDS SELL
Rich Tracts Wil Be Set Out in
Fruit Trees.
lively demand continues
for fruit
At Flr-
land on the Mount Hood road.
land, near -Sandy, it Is announced that
more than 1500 acres have been bought
by men who wilfset out orchards. Many
of the purchasers are Hood River men,
who see the possibility of. developing a
frult-ralalng district equaling Hood River.
Land that, four or Ave years ago,
brought $35 to $40 an acre is now selling
for $150 and $300 an acre. Some land
choicely located vbrings $360 an acre.
These prices are remarkable "considering
orcharda are jiet to be grown. In the
vicinity of Flrlard, where much land has
been purchased in the last year the prices
are less for unimproved tracts.
There Is a lively movement In farm
property In the vicinity of Cherryville, on
the Mount Hood wagon road. 35 miles
from Portland. Forty acres of land
nought seven years ago for $550 was sold
last week for $2800 and another 78-acre
tract was sold for $2500. J. Truman, who
paid $500 for 20 acres four years ego, has
contracted to sell the land for $1500. D.
W. Douglass has 80 acres which he
bought for $10 an acre eight years ago
and for which he has been offered $5000.
Hood River men are purchasing property
in this neighborhood. One purchaser re
cently obtained 120 acres whloh-'he will
clear at once. Demand for this land Is
mainly for frult-grojwlng.
D. W. Potter has sold an acre to Mrs.
Robinson in Pleasant Valley for $700
the price being a record for land in that
valley. James Rlchey has Just sold 30
acres In Pleasant Valley for $10,000, the
name of the purchaser not being an
nounced. , ' ' ' f-
A. Hendricher.son, of Boring, has a 135-
acre tract near Damascus, for which he
has been offered $i50 an acre. He has
notxmade up his mind whether he will ac
cept the offer or not,, and will look up
land in Eastern Oregon before deciding.
The Columbia Telephone Company has
decided to erect a building at Corbetts
to be used as an exchange and central
office.
RAINIER HOTEL FINISHED
LARGE BLOCK' AT SIXTH
HOYT NOW READ.
AND
Three-Story Bulldirifr Near Depot
Completed at Cost of $100,000
Will Be Enlarged tiaten. -
The new Rainier building, on the east
aide of Sixth street between Gftsan and
Hoyt streets, has been completed. It was
erected at a cost of $100,000 for the Depot
Realty Company and the tenants are now
preparing to occupy the building. The
structure Is 100x200 feet in size, is three sto
ries high and Is designed for a hotel on
the upper floors and 13 stories on the
ground floor. The hotel company has
taken a 10-year lease on the property. The
plans were drawn by Architects Goodrich,
King & Goodrich.
A unique feature, of the building Is that
the three light courts inthe structure give
every sleeping room outside light. The
wall? have been built heavy enough for
two additional stories and these will be
added at a later date. For this purpose
an elevator shaft has been placed In the
building.
UNIVERSITY PARK IS ACTIVE
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Many Lots Bought as Home Sites
Near the Peninsula.
. Charles Jenson has sold seven lots on
Portsmouth avenue at an average price
of $650. J. C. Wood purchased a house
and lot for J2500; William Doyle, one lot
for $600, and Mr. Johnson, a contractor,
four lots, for $2400.
Sibray & Hart report the following
sales in this district: Alice H. Pratt, lot
15, block 50, to W. H. O'Brien; Harvey
Farr. lots 19 and 20. block 109, for $S00
Mr. Jennison, of Portsmouth Is prepar
ing plans for a $3000 home to be erected
on Mackenneth avenue and Lombard
street. ' -
Excavating has been started for the
home of C. A. Zyowski on Quimby street,
near Willamette station, to cost $1SOO. D.
S. Whitfield, United States Mineral Sur
veyor at Ketchlcan, Alaska, purchased a
lot for $700 in University Park, and will
build a home there. B. H. Day, of the
Baggage & Omnibus Transfer Company,
bought lot 22, block 18, Willamette sta
tion, with a residence, for $2500. J. M.
Hart will build a bungalow on Atlantic
street, between Alnaworth and Holman
avenues.
Xeed of sewerage Is seen by Peninsula
property owners and they have started
a movement to plan the- installation of
one or more sewer districts, one on each
side of the Peninsula, The cost of the
district sewers is roughly estimated at
$250,000 each, or $600,000 not including the
cost of laterals.
DEBATE TOPIC IS CHOSEN
Oregon League ViIl Argne Guaranty
of Bank Deposits.
tSKfTVERSITT OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., Oct 9. (Special.) With Superintend
ent A. M. Sanders, of Albany, president,
and Professor B. E. Decou, of the mathe
matical department of the University of
Oregon, secretary, the Oregon High
School Debating League starts on a pros
perous year. Thewleague now contains
practically every four-year high school in
the state.
At the annual meeting of the State
Teaahera" Association at Albany In July
an Important change was made by in
troducing the triangular system In dis
trict debates. XThe plan is the same as
is now being uaed by the Universitlea of
Washington. Oregon and Idaho. It con
sists in each school potting Into the field
one affirmative and one negative team.
The affirmative teams debate at home
while the negative teams try conclusions
at the homes of their rivals. The school
whose two teams receive the largest num
ber of votes from. the Judges is the win
ner. This system has the advantage of
doubling the number of students engaged
In debate, and at the same time balancing
the inequalities of a one-sided question
which existed last year.
The state . guestion for 1S09-10, which
will be discussed in the final debate for
the state championship at the university.
Is. '"Resolved, That the voters of Oregon
should give their indorsement to the pro
posed law for the state guarantee of bank
deposits."
Astoria Man Invited.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 9. (Special.) Col
lector of Customs McGregor received an
Invitation today from the Mayor and citi
zens of El Paso, Tex., to be present at
the reception to be held on October IS
In honor of President Diaz of Mexico and
President Taft.
THREE-STORY FLAT BUIXiDINQ'!
WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
Twenty-first Street Buildtng Will
Cost $ IT.OOO Dr. Louis
Buck Is Bnilder. .
Plans have been prepared by Architect
A. C. Ewart for an apartment-house for
Dr. Louis Buck, to be erected at the
northwest corner of Twenty-first and
Flanders atreeta at a cost of $17,000. Ths
structure will be three stories high, with
a full basement also used for apartments.
and will cover a space 50x65 feet. The site
is not exactly on the corner, but adjoin
the property on the corner, which haa
already been Improved with an Bpart-
ment-house by Dr. Buck.
The new building will have eight apart
ments of three and four rooms each.
There will be two large four-room apart
ments on the first floor and on the upper
floors one four-room apartment and two
three-room apartments. The building
arranged with large front porches, baloo-
nles and sleeping porches In the rear. II
will be bunt of pressed brick, with an or
namental front.
In the concrete basement there will be
a set of apartments, quarters for the Jan
itor, two servants rooms ana a steam-
heating plant. The building will be fitted
with electric or hydraulic dumb waiters.
will he finished In natural fir. and will be
modern in armolntment throughout Ths
contracts will be let later.
Declare Cunningham Insane.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9. That tha
murder of Miss Caroline Brasch, stenog-
nher for Gray Bros., Dy james ju. -"un-
nlngham in the office of that firm oti
June 30 last, was the deed of an Insane
man. was the report made to Judgo
Dunne today by Insanity Commissioner
McGettlgan and Ijustlg. Juoge jjunna
continued the case until Monday, whet
a. iurv will be empanelled to hear tha
testimony of the physicians and render
a verdict before Cunningham Is legally
pronounced insane.
During the year 190J no fewer than 9!S4
different books were puDlisnea in ma unuro
States.
BUILDING COVERING HALF A 3L0CK NEAR DEPOT WILL BE USED FOR HOTEL PURPOSES.
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EMEM'
when looking for SUBURBAN PROPERTY that METZGER ACRE TRACTS
are not the size of CITY LOTS. , We are selling ACRE LOTS, only 30-minute
ride from Front and Jefferson streets. Take car at Oregon Electric Railway
Co.'s Depot (Salem line). t .
These acres are at METZGER STATION, on the Oregon Electric Rail
way, containing the best soil obtainable for the raising of all kinds of FRUITS,
BERRIES and VEGETABLES that can be grown in Oregon,
You have a very large tract to choose from. You can have either cleared,
partly cleared or timbered park-like tracts, with creeks running through them,
making thenflDEAL HOME SITES.
no other Tract like this one
There are no gulches, no gravel, no hills; in fact, nothing objectionable what
ever. We want you to visit our Tract Our Agents are always there to show
the property, which we sell cheaper than -any other land SO NEAR PORT
LAND. Just think of it! You can buy an acre of ground within 30 minutes' ride
from the heart of the city at $250 and up per acre, on easy terms. 10 per cent
down and 3 per cent of the purchase price per month. You have to pay more
for a lot farther out, in other directions, than we ask for an ACRE.
For plats and further information, call at our office, 226 and 228 Front St.,
Portland, Or., or at our office at Metzger Station, on Oregon Electric Railway.
City phones, Maini 474 and A 1374. , -
Metzger Station phone, Main'6409. i HERMAN METZGER, Owner.