THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. 3IAY 1, 1910. CENSUS TAKERS MISSED 30,000 Portland's Population to Reg ister Over 200,000 Mark, Is Report. OFFICIAL COUNT IS WEAK Yn Many Distrk-ts Missing: Names Run Into Hundreds. Giving Proof That (iovernment Employes Wore Extremely Careless. Hontlnuert From First PaRy.'i tV. Stone and I. B. P.hodes. secretaries of the Y .M. C A., who made their head quartern in the Association buildinfl, every man aidinpr in the work was fur nished with a map showing: the district he was expected to cover. To make the ally good. On his showing the official enumeration lacked 700 names. W. P. Olds, of Olds, Wortmin & Kins, took charge of the Ninth Ward, with men from the store. Making his office his headquarters, Mr. Olds had a thorough organization. His district had been well covered by the official staff, but despite that, he added 325 names to th census list from the district and obtained 1S4 from the sidewalk booth in front of the store up "to 2 P. M. George W. Shepherd had one of the largest districts in the city to handle in Ward 10. He was compelled to ask for 50 additional men, which were supplied from the Commercial Club reserves. Fur ther assistance was given by men from the Peninsular Lumber Company, who gave great assistance in covering the west end of his district. Mr. Shepherd turned in a great number of names and here again the official count was found grossly at fault. Commercial Club Keeps Busy. Of all the headquarters the. Commercial Club was easily the busiest. Over 300 men applied In person as volunteers. Automo biles were supplied by Mr. Mecklem and the Oregon Journal. The force of auto mobiles promised by the members of the Health Board did not materialise. President Beckwlth acted as chief or ganizer at the club, but most valuable work was- performed by L.. A. Codding ton and "V. L. Crissey, assistant secre taries. They worked until a late hour last night over the census returns. Two thousand two . hundred and forty-three BUILDINGS TO RISE Thompson Company Will Build $750,000 Hotel. LEWIS BLOCK GETS ANNEX Estate Will Add to Present Space Ten Floors, Costing $200,000. Meier & Frank Will Have $300,000 Warehouse. (Continued From First Page.) lessees can obtain possession of the property. t Announcement' is also made today of the proposed erection of a nine-story Class A fireproof warehouse for the Meier & Frank Company, to be built at a cost of $300,000, on the half block on the ; south side of Irving street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth. This great building, to house the . wholesale department of the department store, will make the plant of the Meier & Frank Company second 3 U fi. V5 hi V h :: t , - fin? - ; $: J' : xw'T - rv ir 1 - As-Uj! i M' 1 - - - , - - ----- CHKlKIMi t'I WORK OF ARMY OF VOLUNTEER CENSUS-TAKERS AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB. work as light and safe as possible the men worked in couplet. Portland Heights Well Covered. 13. r. TTopwood, of the city circulation taff of The Orrgonian, also provided each man with a map. Mr. Hopwood was placed by C. A. Morden, assiFtant manager of Tlie Oregonlan. in charge of Ward Klght. With 103 men, all Oregonian employes, the district wss thoroughly covered and reports last night from the small army were Uiat every nian, woman and child, in tho territory assigned to them and who had been hitherto not reg istered by tlie official enumerators was at lapt on the census books. The number thus listed was 2761. The Y.'m. c A. entertained all its help ers to breakfast at 7:30 o'clock. Follow ing brief addresses a start was- made promptly at eight. The count was not completed until a late hour last night. Mr. Rhodes had the Third Ward, com prising the floaters on BurnitJ street, and thus encountered tlie heaviest ward of all. Mr. llhodds had over a dozen men on the streetsi, covering the street popula tion. M. Mossessohn. assistant secretary of tho Chamber of Commerce, handled the Second Ward. Mr. Mossessohn recruited his men during the day from the volun teers at the Commercial Club. Mr. Mos sessohn's men covered both the Good Samaritan and St. Vincent's Hospitals and reported that not a single patient in either hospital had been officially counted. Probably a number of these had been counted at their residents of members of the family away from home being counted and a large number were accordingly missed. B. D. Slgler. County Assessor, cov ered the Fourth Ward with his own men. Here was another case of machine-like organization and discipline. Tho men were all provided ,wlth maps and knew the .work and ' under the efficient generalship they received and owing to the large number working in the district, it was one of the earliest completed. Mr. Sigler reports an av erage of 5 per cent missed on the offi cial count and he is confident he has no duplicates among his slips. Portland Heights Well Covered. V. C. Ivavanaugh, special agent for the Travelers' Insurance Company, cov ered tlie Fifth Ward. His men made an excellent count, although some dis tricts were not finished until a late hour. Mr. Kavanaugh had the Portland Heights district and was particularly helped by the residents placing cards on houses higherto not enumerated. Mr.' Kavunaush turned in 1500 names, every one of which was from a resi dce, clearly showing there had beeu sobie hitch by the enumerators going ovr that district. U I. Freeland, Oregon Furniture Maufacturing Company, received aid frooi the staffs of the many furniture and kindred manufacturing concerns, owing to his personal efforts. Mr. Free land's men were indefatigable in turn ing in names and his total will cover over 2000. The Seventh Ward was handled by 1. W. Bowman, who made his headquar ters at Grand avenue and Kast Morri son street. Mr. Bowman telephoned the Commercial Club for 25 more men and they were immediately sent out by car and automobile. Mr. Bowman reported the official enumeration in dis tricts 180 and 1S1 had been exception- telephone calls had been answered- at the club on the census matter alone. Tho superintendent of the city mail de livery asked the mailcarriers to assist the census takers where possible. The mailcarriers turned In 380 stipe. - Maps Prove Great Aid. Acting as an active lieutenant to President Beekwith, was Charles Heb berd, of Tull & Glbbs. who had maps prepared of each ward, with the offi cial districts marked out theeron. These maps were supplied to each them, it is probable there would not in the campaign. In fact, without captain, and weer of considerable value have been the thorough organization. Mr. Hebberd was responsible for the plan that was submitted to President Beekwith and that proved such a suc cess. "My men worked well in the morn ing." said Mr. Olds. "In that time we gathered together 255 names. It must be remembered these were in a resi dence district and should have been covered. While In several districts we found but three had been missed, in others the number was considerably greater." "Thed lstrcits are a clear guide to the enumerator," said Mr. Shepherd. "My districts have varied from 150 missing names down to a mere men tion, where the missing ones are not a fraction of one per cent." Dozens of firms phoned In to L A. Coddlngton at the Commercial Club the services of one and two of their men. Unfortunately no record was kept and no mention can be made of those of fering assistance. Notable assistance was given by Manager Potter, of the Atkins Saw Works. Mr. Potter reported he had.no office staff he could send, but he had engaged 10 enumerators at 50 cents for the day each, and he had sent them up to the club. The men were distrib uted where they would be of the great est value. Practically every man who canvassed a district said he had obtained only those names that had not hitherto been turned in to the officials. Despite this there probably will be a large number of duplications. It is hoped the full list of names will be checked up by Monday. Auto Booth Counts 8 0 0. The streets booths did a heavy business, probably the greatest being performed by the automobile run by the Jacobs Stine Company. In the auto a board was run across and three men continuously recorded names. There was no induce ment to register. Xo actual count was made, but lue in the afternoon over 800 names had been listed. The Oregonlan street booth took in over 400 names. That In front of the Journal listed a large total. The Meier & Frank Co. booth was crowded all day and the enumeration, mostly women, added many names. The street booth at the Grand-Hawthorne Drugstore, Grand and Hawthorne avenues, listed 520 names. A booth run by the Portland Fire Department at Fourth and Yamhill, added 250 names. Julius Meier, of the Meier & Frank store, reported 1258 names listed by the street booth and the ptore assistants, who had asked every purchaser of goods dur ing the day whether they had been coutned. All who had not or who said they had not were conducted to a teble and asked fill out a form. Mr. Meier said he believed the population of the city was 300,000 and that in 1912 there would be at least 500.0X people. Blue Rose Grown ; Bream Realized. MORRISTOWN, N. J.. April 30. A blue rose, something for which floricultur ists long have striven in vain, has been achieved at last by a Morristown ama teur. The plant is a seedling of an or dinary crimson rambler. The flowers on opening have a purplish pink shade which later develops into a brilliant steel hue. SOLE AGENTS FOR COWAN FURNITURE, STICKLEY BROTHERS FUMED OAK FURNITURE, GINZKEVS 7 AUSTRIAN SEAMLESS RUGS, GENUINE CALEDON SCOTCH RUGS, ETC. ETC For Porcli or Lawn Both comfort and economy are assured to buyers of our furnishings for porch and lawn. Large and carefully se lected stocks include Reed and Willow Chairs, Rockers and 'Tables, Old Hickory Chairs, Rockers, Settees and Swings, painted and stained porch furniture, and porch rugs of several kinds and all sizes up to 9x12. We show as well a host of exclusive Summer furnishings for living room and bedroom. Among them are novelties in Summer Rugs, Reed and Enameled Furniture, Chintzes, Cretonnes, Nets and Summer Silks. IMPORTED EASY CHAIRS Our windows this week contain a number of . luxurious easy chairs. They are merely a part of our new stock the newest ever shown in Portland. Some of the chairs are from the best American shops. Others are our own direct importation from Wm. Birch, Ltd., of London, the foremost maker of upholstered furniture in the world. These chairs, and davenports, represent the last word in comfort and durability. Nothing better can be bought anywhere, at any price. See them while the stocks are complete. UNEQUALLED DISPLAY OF RUGS AND CARPETS With the opening of the Summer season we show a line of Rugs and Carpets unrivalled in extent, variety and beauty. Hundreds of patterns, embracing all that is best and newest in design and color, are shown in rugs of every grade. "We carry in stock, for immediate delivery, rugs ranging in size from 18x36 inches to 15x18 feet; not only in the standard weaves, but also in novelties, both American and Imported. You will find our stock of rugs surprisingly large and complete. New Carpets that have arrived include Wiltons, Wilton Velvets, Body Brussels and Bigelowr Axminsters in out-of-thc-ordinary designs and attractive colorings. NEXT WEEK: Initial showing of the famous Berkey & Gay Furniture, for living room, dining room and bedroom. Complete and handsome window displays will be made. Fifth and Stark Je G. IVIack &i Co. Fifth and Stark to none west of Chicago in point of size. The plans for tlie great structure have al ready been prepared by Doyle & Patter son. Morgan First to JJuild. The big movement on Fourth street started last Fall with the announcement by W. I Morgan of a lease taken on the quarter block at the northwest corner of Fourth and Alder. This was a 30-year lease, at J1500 a month, and the lease holder is now erecting a four-story con crete building on the property. Already the framework and the greater part of the concrete work of this building are completed, although as yet In the wooden forms. Large crews of workmen are en gaged In erecting tlie structure, which is to be occupied by August. This building site was occupied with old frame build ings until March 1, when the work of demolition was commenced. On February 1, a great six-story rein forced concrete building was started by H. O. Stickney and associates at Fourth and Stark streets. This building, occupy ing the greater part of a half block, is also being built rapidly, and will be a landmark In the new Portland. It is to be called tho Railway Exchange building. Work is to be completed by August 1. Other fine structures which have been completed within the last two or three years on Fourth street are the six-story Henry block, on Fourth and Oak streets, completed, last Summer; the 11-story Board of Trade building, at Fourth and Oak. completed two years ago, and the Couch building on Fourth, near Stark street, completed three years ago. Plans are under way for further additional im provements. Xo Wood to Be Used. The new Thompson estate building is to be the pioneer of the absolutely fire proof buildings In Portland in that it is to be the first structure erected with ab solutely no wood. In the words of Archi tect Gibson, "there will not be enough wood in that building to make a tooth pick.' It will be of steel construction with tiled and reinforced concrete floors, and glazed white terra cotta facing. The doors, casings and other fixtures will be of metal. It will be 200x 200 feet, with six stories and a full basement. The main entrance to the building will be on Pine street, between Third and Fourth, while Third and Fourth streets will be connected by means of an arcade running through the center, with a wing extending to the Pine-street entrance. The interior of this arcade will be fin ished in art glass, with tiled floors, metal trimming and marble or scagliola wains coting. On the ground floor there will be 23 stores, eight being located on Third street, seven on Fourth street and the rest facing on the arcades on the interior lobby. The building 'will have three great light courts, extending, above the upper floor, from the Pine-street frontage to a depth of 170 feet. This arrangement will make It possible for every room in the building to have outside light and ventilation, while the majority will have sunlight at some time of the day. There will be a total of 650 rooms in the build ing. 122 on the second floor and 132 on each of the four top floors'. Of these 650 rooms, 330 will be equipped with private baths. All these baths will be tiled and contain solid porcelain plumb ing. There will be four Otip elevators in the building, a steam heating plant, tele phones in every room, and a large reading-room and parlors on the second floor. A large restaurant will be operated in connection with the hotel on the first floor. Teal on for Jjease. Mr. Henry and Mr. Yates say that details for the lease of the property are now "being negotiated with a St. Iouis capitalist and hotel tran. "Negotiations were under way last Winter for a build ing of similar size, to be built for the atrical purposes. Mr. Henry said yes terday the persons with whom he was negotiating were the Shuberts and that until Just recently it peemed. probable the details would be carried to completion. Whether they have chosen some other site for the theater or whether they will build in Portland at all, Mr. Henry is unable to say. Mr. Gibson will leave this week for tho Hlast to visit the leading hotels and inspect the latest improvements. One thing that is being considered is the in stallation of a waterproof basement, in which will be located, barber shops, billiard-rooms and possibly a large grill. Work of demolition will start at the Fourth and Ash streets corner of the property. Here and at Fourth and Pine streets excavation will then be made to determine the necessary depth for 1he basements and foundations. It Is be lieved. It will be necessary to sink the footings to a depth of about H feet. After determining this, the old structures, at present occupying tlie entire block, one of which is the old Cyclorama build ing, will be torn down, one after another, starting at Fourth and Ash. Actual con struction, after the excavation is com pleted. Is plaijned to begin by the middle of July. The property upon which this building is to be erected was bought by R. R. Thompson in 1S53 from Benjamin Stark for $2750. It was then covered with brush and was not considered even a possibility as a part of the future Portland, and certainly not as a part of the great business district of a great Western me tropolis. Two Old Landmarks to Cio. The erection of this building and that by Theodore B. Wilcox mean the pass ing of two of Portland's old landmarks, two residences which in the early his tory of the city were regarded as but little short of palatial and which are now falling Into ruin and decay and ten anted by Chinamen with laundries, etc. On the north side of Pine street about 50 feet east of Fourth street there now stands an old house which was formerly the home of R. R. Thompson. When he purchased the site in 1S53. It was little other than a wilderness. A few years later, still In the '60s, Mr. Thompson pioneered to the secluded! loca tion and built his home directly in the center of the block. Here his children were born, as well as some of his grand children and these still tell stories of the early days. Mr. Tates, who is a grandson of Mr. Thompson, tells how his mother usad to go out In a boat to pick flowers on this block on occasions when the Willamette River would flood the entire district. There . vear after year for a number of seasons the river would flood the land at high water until by some freak of nature the. course of the floods was changed and this district became immune. The house was still In the center of the block until in the SOs. when the development of that sec tion for busines-s purposes caused it to be moved to the side of the property, where it still remained as the Thompson home for some years. Across Pine street from the old Thomp son home there stands another similar dwelling which is even in a more ad vanced stage of dilapidation. Here was the old home built by Captain J. C. Ainsworth. the birthplace of J. C. Alns worth, president of the I.'nited States National Bank. This home was also built in the '50s and' was. like the Thomp son home, one of the handsomest in Port land when completed. It was built im mediately after the Thompson home and became the center of one of the most fashionable residence districts in Port land until events changed it into business property. Auto Club to Build Bridge. OREGON CITY, Or.. April 30. E. D. Olds, of Oak Grove, was in this city yesterday on business. Mr. Olds, who is a well-known bridge contractor, left this afternoon accompanied by J. W. Jones, of this city, for Cherryville, where they will construct a bridge for the Automobile Club of Portland across Whisky Creek. Mr. Olds has the con tract for the construction of the bridge, which will be about 60 feet high. He has a crew of men engaged and the work will be pushed rapidly aing so as- to be ready when the automobile travel commences to Mount Hood. The Automobile club will have a great deal of worjc done on the road this year. Mr. Olds has Just completed the work on the Good's bridge, near Canby. Going Street Addition is restricted to residence only. 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