THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND FEBRUARY 6, 1910.
PEBMltS'"ON JUMP
Aggregate for Week Reaches
Mark of $167,840.
IWERAGE COST IS LARGE
Building for Year Is Now Ahead of
Record Set for Same Period
Last Year Other Gains
Kxpeeted.
Building permits were issued last
week to the amount of $167,840, there
being a total of 84 Issued. This total
valuation is considered especially good
in the light of the fact that no large
buildings were included in the list of
permits and the average of about $2000
for each house is arrived at mostly
from residences; and the large num
ber of $50 sheds and alterations, etc.,
which tend to cut down the" average,
were not offset by any big structure.
A critical examination of the list de
velops the fact that the desire for a
better class of residences in Portland
is growing and now the home build
ers are demanding homes costing from
$2500 to $10,000, where a few years ago
the latter homes were almost unheard
of In Portland and the great majority
of dwellings being erected were In the
$1000 and $1500 class.
Permits will soon be issued for the
Railway Exchange building and the
Courthouse first annex. These will be
for $250,000 each.
Other big sets of plans which are
now being prepared will soon be taken
to the Building Inspector for permits,
and the increase in permits over the
190D record will be decidedly notice
able. Already the 1909 mark Is
eclipsed by several hundred thousand
dollars.
The permits issued each day last
week were as follows: Monday, 23
permits for a total of $62,965; Tuesday,
13 permits for a total of $19,100; Wed-,
nesdav. 20 permits for a total of $23,
985; Thursday, 10 permits for a total of
$38,450; Friday, 6 permits for a total of
$9550; Saturday, 12 permits for a total
of $13,790.
The individual permits granted dur
ing the week were as follows:
Monday, January SI.
C Spencer, repair one-story frame atore,
617 North Twenty-first street, between
Heed end Sherlock; builder, J. "W. Thur
man ; bi).
M. L. McMinn, erect one-story frame
dwelling, East Forty-sixth street, between
Tr.0A nH wiKtfiHa: builder, same; $U000.
Mrs. Montgomery, erect one-story frame
shed, Knott street, between Williams ave
nue and HooVney; builder. L. Watts; $125.
A. J. Fennell, erect one and one-half story
frame dwelling, MUw aukie Road, between
Holirate und pike; builder, same; $HK0.
W. L. Morgan, erect three-story frame
apartments, Irving street, between Twenty
third and Twcmy-fourth ; builder, Morgan,
Fiddlier & Boyce; $15,J00.
J A. Young, erect three-story frame
shed. KilMngHWorth avenue between Owaha
and Detroit ; builder, same; 1140.
Carl Christ ensen. erect two-story frame
dwelling. Stanton street between. Sixty-third
and Sixty-second; builder, J. J. Rankla;
-.-oo.
H. H. Dean, erect one-story concrete shed,
Kast Oak street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth; bulkier, same; $lii0.
"W". D. fciwearinsen, erect one-story frame
dwelling. East Eighteenth street, between
F-merson and K.Ulingsworth ; builder, same;
$1200.
K. "W. Reder, erect two-story frame
dwelling, East Thirty-ninth street, between
Morrison and Alder; builder, same; JO0O.
juy Foster, erect one-story frame dwell
ing. Ftsk9 street between Vanderbllt and
Oirard; builder, same; $1400.
Louie Chung, repair three-story, brick
store. Second treet between Oak and Stark;
builder, same; $100.
Gordon utuart, erect one-story frame,
dwelling, Corhett street, between Iowa and
1'endleton ; builder, same ; 41500.
C. H. Carey, erect two-story concrete
block apartments. Derby street, between
Watts and Scofteld; builder, Kenton Build
ing and Construction Company; $10,000.
M. Carpenter, ereot one and one-half
story frame dwelling. 1637 Washburn street,
between Lurkey and. Wlncheli; builder, Will
iam A. Hall; $1250.
N. Justesen, erect one and one-half story
frame dwelling. Missouri avenue between
fcihaver and Mason; builder, P. L. Hansen;
Dallas Pache. erect one-story frame dwell
ing. Aubrev street, between Winchell and
Terry; builder, Kenton t Building and Con
struction Company; $1000.
Dallas Dache, erect one-story frame dwell
ing, Aubrey street, between Winchell and
Terry; builder. Kenton Building A Con
struction Company; $1000.
Dallas Itaclie, erect one-story frame dwell
ing, Aubrey street, between Winchell and
Ti rry ; builder, Kenton Building A Con
struction Company; $1000.
I. .. W. David, rect one-story frame dwell
ing, Brandon street between Watts and
"Winchell; building, Kenton Building & Con
struction Company; $1000.
I W. David, erect one-story frame d well
Ins. Brandon street, between Watts and
W inchell ; builder, Kenton Building A Con
struction Company, $1 OOO.
William Kink, repair one-story frame
store, Milwiiukle, between Tolman and
Henry streets; builder, same; $iHK.
W. E. print ho m me, erect two-story frame
stores. Twenty-third street between John
pon and Kearney; builder, A. C- Meyer;
$l0.OlK.
Tuesday, February 1.
Mr. Stevenson. repair one-story frame
dweHlrg, 1104 East Twenty-third street, be
tween Kmet uon and Killings worth ; builder,
R. W. Umoreaux; $.r00.
The Marsh h id Company, erect one-story
frame dwelling. East Eighty-second street,
between Bane I ..in a and Hunter; builder,
CJeorgo V Fore ma n ; $ 1 H 00.
The Marshllcld Company, erect one-story
frame dwelling. East Klghty-f ourth street,
between Bnau 1.1 no and Hunter; builder,
Gef.rge W. Foreman; S1S00.
O. J. Gillette, erect one-story frame dwell?
lng. East Thlrty-nrat street, between Kins
worth and Jarrett; builder, George W. Fore
man; IlWOO.
J. N. Souvlgnler. erect one-story frame
dwelling. East Washington street, between
Seventy-fourth and Seventy -sixth; builder,
George W. Foreman ; 1H.
Mrs. Karl K. C.revnawald, erect one-story
frame dwelling. East Seventeenth street, be
tween Yukon and Tolman ; builder, F. G.
MrGann; Ji-'oOO.
George Jacobs, repair two-story frame
store. 7 North Third street, between Ai:k
eny and Burnside; builder, T. C Keichle;
$ 1 00.
C. ?. Hitchcock, erect one-story frame
dwelling. East Twenty-eighth street, be
tween Presctt and Going; builder, T. C
Retchle; S'JtHHV
Goorge Ueaoh. erect one-story frame
dwelling. E;ut Twenty-nfth street, between
Alberta and Wygant; builder, A. J. Lee;
$000.
Frank Miranda, erect two-story frame
dw -el ling, Cleveland avenue, between High
land and Hoiman; buildar. A. J. L.ee; $3000.
J. A. Morris, eieet one-story frame shed,
Sandy Road, between East T wentv-seventh
and Twenty-eighth; builder. A. J. ilee; $500.
L. Sedjcast. vrect one-story frame dwelling.
East Fortieth street, between Sherman and
Caruthers; builder. A. J. l,ee; $1400.
J. W. Armstrong, erect one-story frame
dwelling. East Yamhill street. between
Eightl. th and Eighty -uecond ; builder A- J.
I-ee; $1200.
. VHlnedjr, February t.
T. R. MagulKan. erect one-story frame
dwelling, uberlin street, between Stanford
and Hodge; builder, E. W. Benin; $120.
Mr. Jackson. repair two-story frame
dwelling. Columbia Boulevard. between
Portsmouth and Adreatic; builder, Bickford
A Tennaut; $175.
Mrs. C. E. Johnston, erect one-story
frame dwelling. East Twenty-fourth street,
between Kiilingaworth and Emerson; build
er. C. E, Johnston; $lSOO.
Mr. Hammer, repair one-story frame dwell
ing. Ivy street, between Union and Rodney
avenue; builder. O. Tolllson; $350.
W. H. Harris, erect one-story frame dwell
ing, Franklyn street, between East Thirtv
Ulnth and East Fortieth; builder. ssm; $75.
A- 1 fcohiudJar, erect one-story Xrame
dwelling. Emerson street, between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth; builder, same; $1200.
M. Kayser. repair one-story frame dwell
ing. Bast Thirteenth street, between Alberta
and Webster; builder, same; $300.
Mrs. Maud Ward, erect one-story frame
dwelling. Fowler avenue between Luckey
and Winchell; builder, O. M. Metcalf; $2000.
Dr. J. S. Hark in s, erect one-story frame
dwelling, Ivon street, between Sixty-first
and Sixty-second ; builder, same ; $1800.
Columbia Milling Company, erect two
storv frame warehouse. East First street,
between Clay and Market; builder, Wilson
Benefiel; $45O0.
Mrs. Roje Gee. erect one-story frame
dwelling. Nelson street, between Twenty
fourth and Lawrence; builder, same; $1200.
O'Donnel & Gloor, repair one-story frame
barn, 2T0 Grant street, between Third and
Fourth; builder, same; $200.
Gevurtz Bros., repair three-story brick
store. East Burnside street, between Third
and Union avenue; builder, C W. Green;
$233.
B. M. Porden, erect two-story frame
dwelling, Chautauqua Boulevard, between
Pippin and Lucke; builder, same; $ 15O0.
Joplin & Meeks, erect two-story concrete
barn, Halsey street, between.' Thirty-third
and Thirty -fourth; builder, same;. $2500.
Ed Goff. erect one-story frame dwelling.
Morris street, between Commercial and
Gantenbein; builder, same; $1600. .
Ed Goff. erect one-story frame dwelling.
Cleveland avenue, between Sludmore and
prescott ; builder, same ; $100.
Ed Goff. erect one-story frame dwelling.
Cleveland avenue, between Skidxnore and
Prescott; builder, same; $1600.
Gliean estate, repair one-story brick store.
60 H North Third street, between Davis and
Everett: builder. Rhoades A Tabor: $60.
Mra K. Fralney, repair one and one-half
story rrame dwelling, Kirby street, between
Morris and Monroe; builder .same; $100.
Thursday, February 3.
A. W. Hammersmith, erect one and one-
half-story frame dwelling. East Fifteenth
street, between Sandy road and Braaee
builder, same: $2500.
A. Gangloff, erect two-story frame dwell
ing. East Sixteenth street, between Thomp
son and Krazee; builder, R. B Rice; $jiuu.
Anthony Gangloff. erect two-story frame
oweiung, East Sixteenth street, between
Knott and Brazee; builder, R. B. - Rice
$5500.
W. W. Hall, erect one-story frame dwell
ing, r.ast uhk street, between r-ignteentn
and Nineteenth; builder, same; $lb0o.
Globe Grain A Milling Co., repair one-
story frame dock. Wharf Line, foot of Pa
cific street; builder, Cowlitz Bridge Co. ;
$10,000.
Piazza Bros., erect one-story frame dwell
ing. East Twentieth street, between Brook
lyn a i. d Tibbetts; builder, Gordon Or
rtarson; siooo.
E. Ramussen. erect one-story frame shed,
v.aat beventy-iourth street, corner Dear
born; builder, same; 50.
bisters of Chp.rity and Providence, erect
one-story concrete powerhouse and stack:
Cornell road, near Johnson; builder. North
west Bridge Works; S0OO0.
Portland Cement Glazed Pipe Co., erect
one-story frame factory, Derby street,
corner Columbia boulevard; builder, same;
1O0O. ,
O. P. waggner, erect one-story frame
a weiiing, h,ast Jim teen th street, between
Tolman avenue and Yukon; builder, same;
I-Mday, February 4.
J. Mannlon. erect one-story frame store.
Vaughn street, between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth; builder. A. C. Emery A Co.;
C. S. Andrews, erect one-story frame
aw euing. ist. toeventy-second street, be-
iwet ii uurnsiae ana i. nornburn avenue;
builder, same; $2000.
A. Mo line, erect one-story frame dwelling,
Castle avenue, between Mason and Skidmore;
builder, same; $2u00.
Louis Guth. erect one-story frame dwell
ing. East Market street, between Thirty
seventh and Thirty-eighth; builder, same:
$1800.
Louis Guth. erect one-story frame dwell
ing. ii.ast juarKet street, between Thirty
SlS00th ThlrtyeishthI builder, samo;
Louis Guth, erect one-story frame dwell
ing. East Market street, between Thirty
IlSuo BJld Tnlrtyelllth: builder, same
Saturday, February 5.
Nicolal & Neppach. repair one-story frame
ory kiln. Second street, between EVerett
and Davis; builder, same; $100.
sirs, btaggart, repair one and one-half
nj.jf naiue uweiung, iast Giisan street, be-
t i5 j'B-'in anu .igntyrst ; builder,
J E. Blackburn ; $400. '
. ott.er- erect two-story frame
flats. East avls street, between Twenty-
Blackburn, $3000.
atrandhoira. erect one-story frame
shed Delaware avenue, between Kfllings-
, uc.nuv; uuuaer, same; $300.
m. nuuoimuii, erect one and one
siory irame awening. East Twenty
v v ii i. n street, between Mason and Skid-
uiute, uunucr, ira rtoutieage; J3350.
J. A. Stoll. erect tWO-Btnrv fr.jTna .,n
Jng. Mulberry street, 'between Palm and East
Twelfth; builder, L. Rodlum: $2940.
taaa estate, repair one-story frame
i . , ".ny sireei, between Fifth
and Sixth; builder, W. Buckner; $75.
Jr,,.1- As, raf.. repaIr one-story frame
dwelling. 690 Ellsworth street, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth; $175.
in Downing, erect two-story frame
..tr Biree; oetween Cherry
rioooT ' owning
i. . v erect one-storr concrete
tore. East Eixth street, between Btark and
vashlngton; builder, same; S1O0O
Blumauer estate.- repair four-story brick
tore. Morrison Btreet, between Third and
F. A. Krlbs, erect one-story frame irar
ase. Lovejoy street. between Twentv
fourth and Twenty-fifth; builder. B E
Bolce; 350.
AULD TO ESCAPE LIGHTLY
BIG TRACT BOUGHT
Glenbrook Farm, 2180 Acres,
Southern Oregon, Acquired.
PORTLAND FIRM IS BUYER
Great Body of Finely Improved Land
in IougIaa Cormty Is Taken
Over and Will Be
Platted.
Tha Oregon Homes Company, composed
of prominent jfortland and Eastern cap
italists, has purchased the famous Glen
brook property -in the Umpqua Valley, in
Douglas County. This property is located
30 miles south of Koeeburg and consists
of acres, or this tract about 1700
acres is located in a solid block, while
the remaining 4S0 acres is situated about
a mile away in two tracts, one of 2UD
acres and the other of 280 acres.
Property. . values in . Douglas County ;
have advanced at a remarkable rate dur
ing the last few years, with the develop-
me-nt ol mat section as a fruit center
practically just begrun. The announce
ment of tha sale of the Glenbrook farm
will have a decided impetus toward the
further development of the entire Ump
Qua Valley.
Of the tract just purchased 600 acres
is In alluvial vajley land, 600 acres is sec
ond bottom land and the rest is gently
sloping bench land and hills.
Tne Oregon Homes Company, which se
cures control of the big tract, has just
been incorporated for $100,000, with offices
in Portland. The officers of the com
pany are: E. B. McFarland, president
and treasurer; Richard M. Hall, vice
president, and Rinaldo M. Hall, secre
tary. Mr. McFarland Is a prominent
Portland business man. Richard M. Hall
is a prominent grain merchant of Peoria,
111., ana is a man of wealth and business
standing in his community. Rinaldo M.
Hall was for several years advertising
manager for the Harrlman lines in this
section and knows Oregon from one end
to the other. It was through his efforta
that the farm was secured.
The Southern Pacific Railroad runs
through the center of the farm. There
are 135 acres of 12-year-old orchard on
the place, consisting of prunes, apples,
peaches and pears. The annual average
return from the fruit as the orchard now
stands is $10,000. There are three farm
houses and three bams, with a splendid
equipment of fruit-farming implements.
In the center of the tract is a modern
$4500 prune dryer, with a capacity of 600
bushels a day. When dried the prunes
are loaded from the drier warehouse on
the Southern Pacific and switched to the
door of the drier, the switch at that
place being one of the longest on the
entire line.
One of the most valuable assets of the
place is a reservoir on a hill 150 feet
high and about 2000 feet from the prune
drier. The water from the mountain
stream feeding the reservoir is conveyed
around the hill In a small but good irri
gation ditch. The water from the reser
voir coming from the hills back of the
farm and having a high source, is pure
and cool. From the reservoir four-Inch
pipes convey water to the valley below,
thence to the prune drier, farm houses
and barns. The source of the water is
3533 feet above sea level and the force
from the reservoli is such that the water
ican be thrown over a three-story build
ing. The entire tract is fenced with a five
foot woven wire fenoe, with barb-wire
at the bottom and top, there being over
seven miles of this fencing, more than
$6000 having, been expended the past year
in completing the work. The fence is
strung on mammoth cedar poles. The
rainfall s considered ample for every
purpose, but the piping system can be
called upon to supply irrigation in case
it is ever desired.
The company controlling the farm will
obtain complete possession on March 1st,
at which time the tract will be sur
veyed and placed on the market. 30
acres or more being laid out for a town
site. The bearing fruit on the farm will
oe neid as an asset of the company.
Portland's Opportunity in the
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Price ..... $13,140.00
First Payment $ 3,285.00
According to Past Records Will
Net in 1910 $6154.40, or
87 Actual Profit
. in Excess of First Payment'
The Extraordinary Value of the
SNOWY BUTTE ORCHARD
in the Rogue River Valley now on sale in 10-acre
tracts is emphasized by the fact that
It Is Being Quickly Taken Up by
Expert Orchardists at Medford
Who Are Already Operating Orchards of
Their Own in That District
Portland people should enjoy the advantages of some of this
property. There are only 25 of these tracts. The first cash payment
is the actual cost of a 10-acre bearing tract. The SNOWY BUTTE
ORCHARDS in bearing pay a net profit of 30 to 50 per cent yearly.
This will afford sufficient incoma to take care of the subsequent
payments, as well as all running expenses.
This does not take into consideration the enhancing values of
the orchard, caused by the limited supply and great demand for
planted orchards in the Rogue River Valley, nor the increasing
value' by reason of additional trees coming into bearing each year.
1910 is already witnessing enormous advances in the price of
Rogue River Valley lands.
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PORTLAND OFFICE, 307-309 LEWI$ BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON.
PEOPLE'S WISH GOVERNS
MAYOR VETOES BITULITHIO
FATING ORDINANCE.
Reduction Few Numbers May
Penalty for Assault.
Be
BOSTON, Feb. 5. Although the mem
bers of the courtmartial In the case
of Naval Paymaster Auld are reticent,
there la reason to believe that the of
ficer has been found guilty on two
charges and not guilty on one.
The charge on which he Is thought
to have been acquitted Is that of tell
ing a falsehood. The charges on which
he is believed to have been convicted
lnvoljve the maltreating of a civilian
and "conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman." It has been rec
ommended, it is said, that he be re
duced in rank a few numbers.
Wife-Beating Charge I'aced.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 5. (Special.)
Charles West, of Onaway, this coun
ty, who was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Brown on a charge of whipping his
wife, is 10 have a hearing February
8, unless mutual arrangements are
made between himself and wife for a
divorce, and to pay the cost Involved
in the arrest. It is said that West,
while drunk, whipped his wife on re
turning home from a dance.
Second Prisoner Dies From Typhoid.
LEAVENWORTH, ..an., Feb. 6. Eu
gene Ross, of Washington, D. C, died
at the Federal prison hospital today of
typhoid fever. This is the second death
among the prisoners from this dis
ease. No new cases have developed.
Property Owners . Affected Had
Asked for Hassam, but Coun
cil Disregarded Protests.
Mayor Simon indicated yesterday in
a veto message that he believes that
the wishes of property-owners affected
by the character of a pavement im
provement ought to be heeded by the
Council.
The ordinance is that which provides
for the Improvement of East Thirteenth
street. from Thompson to Halsey.
Nearly 80 per cent of the property
owners affected wanted Hassam pave
ment, but the Council, over their re
monstrance, ordered bltulithic, and
passed the "time and manner" ordi
nance which the Mayor has vetoed. The
Mayor in his veto message says:
Tha ordinance In question provides for
paving; Bast Thirteenth street, between tne
points designated, with Warren's bltulithic
waterproof pavement. The record discloses
the fact that a large majority of the prop
erty owners affected by the Improvement re
monstrated against the character of the Im
provement proposed. As I figure It, tne
property affected by the improvement ag
gregates 820,000 feet. The City of Portland
owns two lots, equal to 10.000 feet, which,
if deducted from the former, would leave
810.000 feet. The remonstrance Is signed
by property owners interested in 242.600
feet Just a trifle less than the necessary
WORK ON FINE APARTMENTS WILL BE STARTED IN NEXT TWO WEEKS.
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PORTLAXD TRUST COMPANY APARTMENTS TO BE BUILT AT THIRTEENTH AND CLAY STREETS.
The work of moving the buildings from Thirteenth and Clay streets to make room for the new Port
land Trust Company apartment-house has been completed and excavation will start In the immediate- fu
ture. The apartment-house will be one of the finest erected in Portland and will occupy an entire quarter
block. 100x100 feet, will be four stories with a basement and will consist of 49 apartments of three, four
and five rooms each. The finish will be of the finest type throughout. The cost of the building is esti
mated at $80,000. The plans are being prepared by Emll Schacht & Son, architects.
80 per cent required to legally defeat the
improvement.
The number of lots affected by the pro
posed Improvement Is 62, exclusive of tne
two city lots, and the number of lots for
which remonstrances have been signed ag
gregates 50 A large number of prop
erty owners affected by this proposed Im
provement have called upon me, protest
ing against the character of the Improve
ment. I am advised that the great ma
jority of the property owners are In favor
of Hassam. pavement. These property own
ers have united In a petition addressed to
the Council asking the Council to pass a
resolution directing the improvement of tne
street under consideration with Hassam.
This petition Is signed by property owners
representing zi.duo reet, ana it nas oeen
left with the Auditor to be filed In tne
event that It shall be determined not to
proceed further with the bltulithic pave
ment In my judgment, the property owners In
terested in a proposed hard-surface improve
ment ought to be permitted to determine
the character of such hard-surface improve
ment, and the Council ought not to decide
arbitrarily against the overwhelming senti
ment of such property owners.
I may also add that the general district
In which this proposed Improvement is con
templated Is a Hassam district.
SHORT LEASE IS TAKEN
OLDS, WORTMAN & KING ANNEX
BRINGS $1500 MONTHLY.
TOWN IN FEAR OF POISON
Child's Death Follows Threat
Murder Population.
to
OCON-r6. Wis.. Feb. B. That the
village of Suring is destined to be wiped
out by poison now, 1b the fear of every
person tn that little lumbering town in
the northwest part of this county, where,
Thursday, the 3-year-old daughter of
Kels Nelson died, after eating poisoned
candy left on the doorstep. The work la
supposed to be that of a demented wo
manv but the woman suspected has not
been shown as yet to have had any hand
in the murder of the child.
The poisoning follows the sending out,
last year, to the best-known people of
the village a series of letters, in which
It was promised that the writer would
poison every person in the place. The
people are preparing to move if there Is
another case of poisoning. The village
has a population of 200. The District
Attorney is Investigating the poisoning.
Wireless Station to Be Rebuilt.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. William Mar
coni, the inventor of wireless teleg
raphy, has arrived In New York from
.England on his way to Cape Breton,
where he will superintend the erection
of a new power station to replace that
destroyed by fire last year.
I. K. Solomon Takes 1 0-Year-Lease
on Sixth-Street Building on Val
uation of $300,000.
A short term lease. 10 years In dura
tlon, was taken on the Olds, Wort
man & King annex on Sixth street
yesterday. The lease was secured by
I. E5. Solomon of the Wonder Millinery
Store from Drs. S. A. and E. C. Brown.
The property was leased for $1500 a
month or 118,000 a year for 10 years
at a basis of-valuation on the property
of $300,000 on a 6 per cent ratio.
This property consists of a five-story
brick building on a lot 50x100 feet on
the least side of Sixth street between
Washington and Alder streets. It is
now occupied by Olds, Wortman &
King, but on July 1 the department
store will move to the new location
when the property becomes available
for the Wonder Millinery Store.
This property holds the record for
valuation as based on an offer refused.
T. B. Wilcox, owner of the 50x100 feet
adjoining this property on the corner
of Sixth and Washington streets re
cently offered $300,000 for the corner,
or $6000 a front foot. Mr. Wilcox
wished to secure the lot to complete
a quarter block as the site for a great
building to be erected on this corner.
He will build a 12-story building on
the corner 60x100 feet.
He started by offering $125,000 for
the property and ended by making the
$300,000 offer on the same day. Since
then, it is stated. Mr. Wilcox has been
offered the property at $300,000 and has
refused to accept it.
Dr. Parker Bryon and J. Horace
Stiles of the firm of D. Parker Bryon &
Company, realty brokers, left on Fri
day on a business trip to San Fran
cisco and Lios 'Angeles. They will be
gone for 10 days.
W. Wurtzweiler and L. S. Logan
have purchased a lot EOxlOO feet, lo-
cated at the corner of Fourth and
Davis streets from Miss Mary L. Surman
for $36,000. Mr. Logan Is from Eugene,
Oregon. The property will be held as
an investment. . The sale wn made
through the agency of Rand, Reid &
Company.
Mrs. M. E. Frazier has purchased a
quarter block at East Sixteenth street
and Hawthorne avenue from Miss Lucy
I. Clarkson, of Chicago, for $7500. The
deal was made through the agency of
Holmes & Menefee and of Rand, Reid
& Company.
THIEVES PLUNDER BODY
Discharged Inspector Commits Sui
cide In Seattle Street.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 5. An Inquest
today on the body of Charles A. Gun
stead, aged 37, a meat Inspector who was
found dead at midnight on a waterfront
street, revealed that the man had com
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
He had fallen in the roadway and rolled
about in agony, causing bruises and dis
arrangement of his clothing and caused
a belief that he had been garroted. In
Gunstead's pocket was found a letter of
discharge from his employer, dated yes
terday, and it is supposed loss of his
place Impelled him to suicide. Thieves
had robbed the body of all articles of
value before it was found.
VIEW LOTS ON SALE
AT ALAMEDA PARK
CHOICE VIEW LOTS AWAIT PURCHASERS TO
DAY BROADWAY CARLINE DIRECT TO
THE PARK PRICES ADVANCE MARCH 1
There is every reason in the world why lots in Alameda Park
should at this moment be priced just double what they are, except
the one reason that the Alameda Land Company makes it one of its
cardinal principles to price property below surrounding values in
order to make ready sales by allowing a generous margin of increase
in' value to purchasers.
Let any man who has any idea of making an investment at this
time investigate carefully the values of properties, even approaching
the character of Alameda Park, and he will verify the above state
ment by purchasing in this tract. '
Anyone buying today can count on increase in values "in the next
year which will mean an income to that purchaser of from one to
five dollars per day. .
All should see Alameda Park today. The Broadway cars run
direct to the Park and auto service will be maintained through the
Park for the benefit of those who wish to investigate.
Alameda Land Company, owner of Alameda Park, 322 Corbett
Building.
The comer or Wall and Walter streets.
New York, was the one public place for
the selling of slaves, back In 1731. The
ro-.i- -:i corner (s the lt.
We EUGEOS
INCANDESCENT KEROSENE
MANTLE LAMP
Barns a Mantle; Most Brilliant Light
Bums kerosene
oil at a cost of
1 cent for six
hours. No
trim ruing of
wicks. Fill
once every 20
hours. Burns
at oaca.
100
Candle power.
Mantles of
special dura
bility. ECONOMIC
Economical
Smokeless
Odorless
Non
Explosive Adapted to
any ordinary
oil lamp (ex
cept the cen
tral d r a u ght
lamp).
Agents wanted
compirte l-amp. -a. 4.oo for open terri-
lompifte till nirrs, .
each, S.2.60. tOry.
H. W. Manning Lighting & Supply Co.
43 Third Street, Bet. Pine and Ash,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
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