The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 21, 1909, SECTION FOUR, Image 44

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE SUNDAY. OREGQyiAX. POKTLAXP, NOVEMBER 31, 1909 8 V- ROSES WILL ADDRN ... . ... ?. APARTMENT-HOUSE UNDER WAY WILL BE ONE OF FINEST IN CITY' 'Rose-Friend" Apartments to Have Bower in Court. and Best Suburban Property Is APPOINTMENT IS SUPERB Fine Five-Story Structure N'rars Completion and Is One of Port land's Best - Equipped Flat Buildings. 11 : ILliC M(ulp ll r?.;r: -Mik- b-.-v i Jr4uriW . METZGER ACRE TRACTS Construction work Is progressing on the "Rose-Friend" apartments being built for ' J. Rosenthal and J. C. Friendly at the southwest corner of Seventh and Jeffer son streets. This fine five-story struc ture, which will be practically fireproof and of brick. teel and concrete construc tion, takes its name in two ways. First, of course, the mime l taken from the names of the owners of the building, but there is another reason for giving this name to the apartments. An attractive rourt has ben planned in the. front of the building, to be ItsxSO feet in size, and this Ui to be a veritable mafs of roses, ar ranged In great beds on each side of the walk leading to the main entrance of the structure. The building, which is to cost JloO.flno completed, will be one of the finest of its kind in the entire Pacific Northwest. It was designed by D. I William, archi tect, and the plastering work is now being finished and there still remains to bo done the handsome finish work, which will take an additional two months. The structure will be unique in many particu lars. . The arrangement of the heating piant Is one of the features of the building. This is constructed in an absolutely fire proof sub-baeemcnt. entirely separate from the other part of the building. In this sub-basement is a large steam-heat-plant and a lono-gallon tank for hot water. Kach of the apartments, which are ar ranged in suites of three, four and five rooms each, is separated from each other apartment by either a stairway or hallway. This idea of privacy Is car ried out In putting in double walls and roiling between the various apartments sn as to be sound-proof. The building- is handsomely finished throughout. The floors will all be of hardwood, with the exception of the baths, which wUt be tiled. It is of t.ie Tudor stvle of architecture and the wood used In the finish is mahogany. The large 'lobby is finished in polished ma hogany, with a reception-room 'placed oft the lobby for the guests. The building occupies a quarter block. The main entrance will be illuminated by electric stand lights, which will also be put in all along Seventh street from the depot to Columbia street. J. C. Friend ly, one of the owners of the building, has been a prime mover in the action for the securing of the lighting of Seventh street. He states that it has been the object of himself and Mr. Rosenthal to erect a building which would be absolutely safe nd which would have plenty of light and fresh air. To this end a part of the space was sacrificed to provide safe exits in case of fires. The rooms are all well lighted outside rooms, with no light shaft in the entire structure., The fixtures of the building are being put in for the convenience of the tenants and the beauty of the place. The electric light fixtures were made especially for this fine building and all will be or cut and beaded glass of highly ornamental design. An Otis electric automatic pas senger elevator will be installed, as well as electric, parcel lifts connecting each apartment with th Janitor's rooms In the basemen L I I WOODSTOCK SITK IS BOl'GHT Hush Graham Secures Fine Tract for Home. Through the agency of C E. Holliday, Bush Graham has purchased three acre and an 14-room house in Montrose Addi tion from Mrs. Disbrow for JSOuO. . Mr. Graham will make an ideal home of this tract. He will dig an artificial lake. The property extends from East Thirty-third to East Thirty-fifth streets, in the Wood stock district, where many extensive im provements are under way. W. B. Nelson, of Howe Station, on the Woodstock railway. Bold lots 3. 4 and 5, block 4. Henry's Fifth Addition, to John A. Steinbach for $1435. Mr. Stelnbach will start the erection of a J3O00 home on the lots secured. J. R. Davis purchased a lot in this same addition for JT50. The lot is occupied by the foundation and frame of a building, whlrh will be com pleted. The property Is located on East Forty-first and Holgate streets. W. A. Adams, a concrete contractor, is erecting a SwifS chalet on East Forty-first and Pteel streets, to cost Jm Two bunga lows are being erected on Ivanhoe Heights for C. D. and R. B. Montague to cost JltOO and JlTnO. respectively. Throughout the Woodstock district there is great progress. Southward to the John son Creek Valley, homes are being built, and along the brow of the hill overlook ing the district to the west a fine lot of new home have been erected. At Ivan hoe. on the north of Woodstock, a large number of attractive homes have been built. Residents of this section have peti tioned the Board of Education to secure ground and erect a schoolhouse In Beau volr Park. About- 200 residents have signed a petition asking for this schoolhouse to be erected in the vicinity of East Forty flrst and Holgate streets, where there Is a growing center. Between 200 and 300 people walk a mile and a half to attend the Creston School, on the Powell Valley road, and this during the Winter is con sidered too long a distance. The Williams tract also is filling tip rapidly. When the Fraxef tract of 35 acres Is platted and placed on the mar ket, more homcbuilders will enter thto section. Berkeley, an addition south of Wood stock, is being built up rapidly with homes. A considerable portion of this tract has been sold off. NXTVV CKXTER IS PLAXXED Oregon-Street Property Is Bought by Investors. A new business center will be' built rip along Oregon street, where the new railroad bridge will land on the East Plde. It has been ascertained that practically all the property on both sides of Oregon street has been bought tip between the river and Union avenue by parties who expect to develop this new center of business north of Sulli van's Gulch. Friends of the Broadway bridge have been securing a 41st of the new own ers of the property on this street to I'nlon avenue to show the purpose of the opposition to the erection of the Broadway bridge. Oregon street Is only 50 feet wide, but may be widened to meet the business activity that is sure to come on the completion of the railroad bridge. High prices were paid for the prop erty on this street, and the acquisitions liave been going on quietly ever since It was announced that the railroad bridge would land on Oregon street. A lot running through the block south of Oregon street, occupied by two small -cottages, brought 411,000.- n - - v-tt1: -xWf1.: .... , I I : ;r . ' . - . HOSE FHIE.D APARTMENTS AT SEVE5TH AND JEFFEKSO.. WlNDOIAfSAREMANY 'House of Glass" Being Built In Ladd Addition. TRACT BEING IMPROVED Many Sales Are Made Fine Homes Are Vnder Construction. , East Side Realty Changes Hands Actively. The Portland Building Association has started on the foundation of a J9O0O resi dence in Ladd Addition on plans drawn k A IT K-uher- Tt Is called a "glass" house on account of the number of win dows it will have, the iront containing 18 alone. The exterior will be of quarry stone, above which there will bo shingle. Another residence costing 39000 . will be built by the same association. It will be 42x42.vwith an extension of 16 feet. It Will contain 16 rooms. The exterior will be plastered. Both residences will be built for investment. Some of the recent sales in Ladd Addi tion are as follows: Emma Lammars, lot 20. block 24. 31&50: J. A. Zellar. con .. in i hinfir 9 lifioo. who will erect a JWOo' home; Ada Blegenbach. recently of Calitornla, lot it, oioca o, iouu, an. Frank Xotter, lot 24. block 12, 31S00; Mary Boyce, lot 13. block 24, 31850; John Riech. i. ni u miV CI Stanelln. lots 22 and 23 and part' of lot 19. block 13, 34600, who will erect a nne nome; aiiih r. Stellman, lot 12. block 4. J1S50: F. J. Po livka. lot 21. block 24, 31S30; Judge R. M. Wldney. recently of California, lots 24, 27. 28 and 31. block 13, for 3S0O0. and win erect a home; H. L. German, lot 8, block 13. 32000; Mrs. Cleone W. Huston, of Ben ton Harbor, Mich., lot 13, block 13, 32000; Francis Jancke, lot 15. block 24. 32050; Anna Dapis, of Newberg, lot 25. block 12, the buyer having started a 33500 home; Dr. Ellwood, of Graas Valley, lot 15, block 12, S1SO0; Rev. A. Carrick. of Eastern Ore gon, lots 16 and 17. block 24, 33700. G. H. Vore has drawn plans for the new home of J. H. Shields, to bo erected near Vancouver and Killlngsworth avenues. It will be a Spanish bungalow, 44x55 feet in size, and will be similar in some respects to the former home of Mr. Shields. It will contain seven rooms and the cost is estimated at 3TO00. The exterior will be of stucco and there will be a Spanish tile roof, hardwood floors, hot water heat ing, cement basement and a large porch extending' around two sides. There will be an entirely novel Interior arrangement, with are glass windows and ornamental ceilings. Plans are now practically ready. It will be one of the most preten tious homes erected In Piedmont. Windsor Heights property, on Powell Valley road, is In demand. Among the recent purchasers are William Bacon, R. M. -Karr." Miss Gurlne Olsen. E. C. Trax lor. James W. Mill and others. . Seven dwellings- already have been erected in this new addition, which fronts on Divi sion street, East Forty-eighth and Forty ninth streets. More than half the tract has been sold since it was placed on the market six months ago. Two dwellings of J. R. Pearl at 936 East Ninth street North and 451 Mechanic street have been sold to J. V. Gilhert. of Felida. Wash., Mr. Pearl taking In pay ment Mr. Gilbert's 20-acre . fruit tract, seven miles northwest of Vancouver. The city property exchanged is valued at $10, 000. Mrs. Evelyn Flshej has purchased lots 20 and 21. block 4, Kenton, near the bank building in Kenton, on the Peninsula, for $3500 cash. ' ARLINGTON CLUB RISES NEW BUILDING. TO BE READY IN EARLY SPRING. ' . Four-Story Structure Will Be Big Improvement Over Old Club Quarters. : Members of the Arlington Club are watching with interest the construc tion of the new clubhouse located on the half, block on the north side of Salmon street between Park and' West Park. The structure is now rapidly taking shape, and will soon be ready for the roof. As originally planned, the building was to have been built by January 1. but certain delays have arisen, and it will now not be ready until early in the Spring, although the exact date has not as yet been decided. The building is a handsome four story structure, with a high basement. It covers the entire half-block, and will not only be roomier than the old clubhouse, but will be much more mod ern in- appointment. It was designed by Architects Whidden & Lewis. . The building is of the Colonial type of architecture, and one of the feat ure! is the planning of a squash gar den for squash tennis on the roof. This is now a fad in many of the' large Eastern clubs, and will be one of the few athletic features of the club. i)n the ground floor will be a mag nificently finished billiard-room, a card-room, a private cafe and dining room, and a modern service system. In the basement proper will be the boilers, -storage rooms, and servants' quarters. The entire basement will be covered, with -a cement floor, and will be light and airy. On the first floor will be the main dining-room, a breakfast room, a lounglng-room. a writing-room, li brary, cafe and main kitchen. On the second, third and fourth floors will be bedrooms, 67 in number, with 19 to each floor. Each bedroom will be fur nished with a private bath. The en tire building will be finished in hard woods and finely pollshea noors. BIG DEAL IS CLOSED Twelfth and Washington Cor ner Brings $175,000. L B. MENEFEE PURCHASER Fine Property in Growing Business District Is Purchased From Scott Brooke Was Orfcred. Five Years Ago for $40,000. ' After negotiations which nave been pending for the last few weeks the deal for the sale of the quarter block at the southwest corner of Twelfth and Washington streets was consummated yesterday at a price of $175,000. L. B. Menefee. a wealthy timber man whw has invested millions in Oregon realty, was the purchaser of the property and Scott Brooke was the seller. The deal was negotiated through the agency of E. J Daly. This property is at present improved with a three-story frame building, E0x60 feet, occupied by stores on the ground floor and rooms on the upper floors. There are also two old cot tages on the property. The total in come is in the neighborhood of $500 a month. The property may be improved in the near future with a handsome building, but Mr. Menefee has already been offered a handsome profit on the corner, and if he decides to sell the Improvement plan will not be carried out by him. At present he is deferring all plans for improvement. The sale of this property indicates the Increasing values of Upper Wash ington street realty.- A year ago the same corner was purchased by Mr. Brooke for $135,000. thus showing a profit of. 30 per cent In addition to the rentals from the property. Five years ago the corner was offered for sale for .$40,000 and was listed with a large number of re'alty dealers, but it was considered then a drug on the market. Figuring the front foot valuation by taking the Inside 50 feet as represent ing 40 per cent of the value of the lot, or $70,000, this would give a mark of $1400 for the inside front footage, a new figure for. Washington street be yond Twelfth street. In the block further east, however, a 25-foot piece was sold three months ago by Frank Dooly for $42,500. This piece, 25x100, is in the heart of the block and thus shows an inside front foot valuation of $1700. After the completion of the railroad from Christiania to Bergan the Journey between tho two largest Norwegian cities can be. made in 13 hours, instead of in 50 by sea. The total cost of this railway Is estimated t $15,000,000. j CLUBHOUSE IS NEARLY BEADY FOR ROOFING. . - j f r ' " -X. ' " " R" " " 11 T :: A- S 3 . -. v.y --r- i....,;,- .i..,., il . .. : .. s .-.w.i;. : .( "ff. . . S tf 'X ! v" wwr-, s Hs I j EW HOME FOR ARLIXUTON MEMBERS AT VEST PAKK AD SALMO. We can prove it to you WITHOUT FAIL. If you don't buy there you will always regret it. This is not idle talk; it is a fact which none can deny. We don't misrepresent anything whatsoever, which is the reason we are successful in selling tp intelligent people who appreciate this tract. We ask you to investigate. This Tract is on the Oregon Electric Railway (Salem line). Only 30 minutes' ride from the station at Front -and Jefferson streets: The best ' soil, plenty water and fuel, no rocks, no hills nor gulches, no bridges to cross. Everything favorable to making you a beautiful and profitable home site, with car service unequaled anywhere because there are no de- lays to contend with. . - For further particulars and plats, call at our Portland: Office, 226 and ,V 228 Front St., or at our office at Metzger Station. City Phones: Main 474 and A 1374. Metzger Station Phone: Main 6409, HERMAN METZGER, Owner $64,000.00 APPLE CROP A daily paper'of the 15th instant states that a Missouri Farmer paid $8000 for crude oil that' he used last Spring in his 640-acre orchard to prevent his apples from freezing; his neighbors said that he was foolish. He sold his apple crop for $64,000, and his neighbors had none to selll Oil is not needed" in this climate. We have the land, the climate and the market. Try to buy a box of apples today and you will appreciate the value. Inspect our BEAVERTON-REEDVILLE ACREAGE the largest body and the best land on the market near Portland, only ten miles out, $10O to $300 per acre, land that will raise anything, including the finest apples. Bearing orchards as proof. Let us show you these lands, free of cost to you, and you will have no other. THE SHAW-FEAR COMPANY, 245V2 Stark Street CORNER BUGS $75,000 CLOSSETT & WERLEIV GET GOOD PRICE FOR QUARTER BLOCK. Site at Sxth and Hoyt Bought as ' Ixicatlon. for Modern Building. Another deal in the' viclrtity of the terminal grounds has been made through th office of Charles K. Henry, but the property transferred is south of . the Una of Hoyt street and is apparently outside of several blocks of property .which were purchased within the space of several weeks through Mr. Henry's office, pre sumably for the railroad interests, for an increase of the terminal holdings. This property is at the southwest cor ner of Sixth and Hoyt streets and was bought from Clossett & Werlein for 75, 000. The purchaser is said to be a Port land Investor, who will improve the prop erty with a modern building. It is 100x100 feet in size and is at present Improved with old-fashioned and rather dilapidated frame buildings. The price of 75.000 for the quarter-block Is about in line with the prices paid for quarter blocks within the . inclosure north of Hoyt street, which was bought presumably by the railroad interests. Here a large number of quarter blocks were bought at this same figure, $75,000, although there were a few noteworthy instances in which the price paid was considerably larger. J. W. Sewall has bought 50x100 feet located on Thirty-second street, near Hawthorne avenue, from E. W. Reeder, for $3500. The lot Is Improved with a two-story frame residence, which was but recently built an.d which was bought for a home. Mr. Sewall will take possession at once. JACOBS GOES TO SEATTLE Detached From Manning, He Will ' ' Command Cutter Thetis. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) Captain William V. E. Jacobs, who was recently detached from command of the revenue-cutter Manning, left this morning for Puget Sound to take command ofAhe cutter Thetis and proceed to Honolulu to remain during the Winter. The Manning Is now under the command of First Lieu tenant O'Malley, who was her executive officer, and who had command of her during her Alaskan cruise last Summer. A report is current that Captain Fred erick G. Dodge, formerly a lieutenant on the cutter Perry, but who is now in com mand of the Forward, stationed' at Key West, Fla., will be transferred to the Manning, but the news has not been con firmed officially. Several steam schooners arrived today from California, and au report encounter ing bad weather along the coast, but no damage resulted. The French bark Francois, Captain Guillo, arrived this afternoon 172 days from London, via Hobart, with a cargo of 11,000 casks of cement. She reports an uneventful trip, excepting that on last Tuesday, when 300 miles off the mouth of the Columbia River, she struck a gale and lost several sails. The French bark Hermltte, from Ant. werp, and the French bark Neullly, from Kahului, arrived this evening, but will not be released from quarantine until tomor row. A ship that is believed to bo the over due Buteshire Is reported outside tonlfcht. mm w i in i - -i ; " " 1 1 mi mi in mm '""n . the", RMffilWlHt' lu ville Electric ovllle. "r-t" . th .! or 1 . ,r,id trots? "P1" crooked riv electric gJfortn ''a ' d H.nlJ fhrSron Trunk y w.y of Si. survey". cKar w.- " .. cap .v.. urvj v, I Jlrt the V-;- Houston w oaor. wre-f Action of "J awarded " blunts. OPAL CITY Future Metropolis of Central Oregon The Hill and Ilarrhnan roads, the electric line to Prineville, and the vast fertile wheat country surrounding it are sponsors for Opal City's certain, bright future. Fortunes are sure to be made by those who(buy early and watch the trend. Write or call for FREE MAP of Central Oregon, wall size, showing railroad developments in the Des chutes Valley. , ' . AMERICAN TRUST CO. 200-204 Chamber of Commerce, Portland. . CENTRAL OREGON INFORMATION BUREAU.