TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 4, 1910.
STRONG TONE IS
REALTY FEATURE
Indications Are That Unusual
Activity in Portland is
at Hand.
BIG SALES HELP MARKET
I'lans for Building Operation In
dado Eight Large Strtac-tnm
to Coot $3,000,000 Big Ex-
! pa nlon Is Pne.
Evidence of a strong realty tone,
which characterized the local situation
the flret eight montha of the rear, was
aa Important feature of last week. The
air seemed to be sarcbsrged with a
healthy feeling. Dealers manifested ex
treme optimism and builders expressed
satisfaction over the apparent return
of tha bustling days of a few months
ago.
It la generally agreed that money la
freer now than 10 days ago. Investors
bave ahown a disposition to entertain
proposals which failed to Interest them
a few weeks since. Taking all thlnga
Into account. Portland la at the begin
ning of a remarkable building and in
dustrial expanalon.
Two Large Sales Closed.
Besides numerous smsll sales,
realty market waa enlivened In
the
the
week by two Important deals. One waa
the purchase by the Realty Associates
of Portland of tha W. L. Morgan block
at the southwest corner of Grand ave-
: nue and East Vark street for 1 100.000.
The other transaction was the sale of
' the Kuratll 80-acre tract on the Rarnes
Road to C. C Rushing of Walnut
' Springs. Texas, for 164.000.
In proposed building operations, plana
mra under wsy tor an Immense busi
ness, of which Portland win have a
' right to be proud. Kstlmatea baaed
on plans for the Immediate construction
of buildings In the down-town district
J alone Involve an expenditure of about
fJ.ono.OOO. not Including plana for the
bull. Unit of apartment-houses, dwell
ings and the Improvement of new resi
dence districts.
Among the Important buildings that
are being planned are:
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Veler a) Frsnk, annz M.ik0
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Railroad ta Spead ffl.eooeue.
In addition to the general building
programme, the Southern Pacific has
announced that It will expend $1,000,000
In the city In the Immediate future. Im
provements planned by the railroad
company Include the building of a
roundhouse on the West Side of the
river and the construction of a round
house, repair shops and other buildings
on the East Side. The company owna
a 40-arre tract on tha East Side, which
Is considered" large enough to accom
modate the new work contemplated.
It Is expected that with the new rntmrf.
house and shops completed, employment
win be given lo Soo men.
Hotel to lie Hrmodrlrd.
Announcement Is made that plans are
Under way for completely remodeling
and adding to the Hotel Portland, which
wt!l aggregate an expenditure of S200.
. It haa been decided to convert the
entire frontage of the first floor Into
rvms for store purposes. The change
will giro attractive locations on Mor
rison street. Seventh street and Yam
hill street. It Is planned to construct
an addition In the court, fronting on
Sixth street, and when this is com
pleted, ampte office rooms and lobby
will be provided and In addition, sev
ersl rooms for stores will be made to
fare on Sixth street.
To what extent additional alterations
will be made will be determined at a
meeting of the directors of the hotel
Iecember IS. It Is understood that an
nexes several atortea high are under
consideration, one of the annexes
would occupy the so.ee where the court
Is located on Sixth street and the other
would be built -rhere tbe grill Is lo
cated on the Seventh-street aide.
Xw Bridge. Crra'ps Activity.
With the completion of the Haw
thorne bridge, the district around Sec
ond and Madison and Third and Madi
son streets may be expected to tske on
great bulldlns; activity. The first an
nouncement to be made as afrectlna
that locality is the derision of Mrs.
Iiam White to construct a four-story
brick hotel at the corner of Second and
Madison streets.
The exterior will be constructed of
Pressed brick and the Interior will he
ff mill construction. Terra cotta will
be used In the trimmings. The building
will be 40 by teo feet and will cost
.. Emll.Schacht A Son are the
architects.
The sharks which occupy the prop
erty will be torn down Immediately
and It Is expected that work on the
"''" ior tne new structure will
be started before the end of the week.
A deal of more than ordinary Import
ance waa closed last Thursday when
the Realty Associates of Portland pur.
chased the W. L. Morgan block at tha
southwest corner of Grand avenue and
East Stark street for tlOO.Ooo. The
property was secured aa an Investment.
Itb this purchase, the Realty Associ
ates now own several Income-bearing
propertlea In Portland, representing a
total Investment of nearly 1 TOO ooo
liv' deriding to sell Zi 1-1 acres on the
higher part of Its grounds, the Warerly
lf A-'soclatlon has taken the first
Important step towards building a new
clubhouse. The trsct to be sold will
be planted and contoured and will be
known aa Golf park. Members of the
association will be given preference In
the purchase of the building sites and
It Is understood that several reserva
tions have been made already. The pro-r-.!s
from the sale of the building sites
wlil be used for building the new club
house and park. Plsns for the pro
posed Improvements have been submit
ted to the aaaocUtion by Thomas
Hawkes. architect. It la estimated that
about mo.ove will be expended la the
proposed improvements.
The new brick building for the Log
Csbln Bakery Company, located at Fre
mont street and Vancouver aveaue. has
been completed and tne. concern Is now
occupying the premises. The plant, to
gether with a brtchk stable, cost S:o.e
M. C. Dlttlch prepared the plana for the
buildings.
W. B. atreeter and B. Cildner. ewnera
of Wall Street Addition, on the Penin
sula, report the sale of 17 lots last
week. The price range from UTJ to
ITiw.
A new architect firm haa opened of-
toea la tfce Spalding building under I
the name of Bawkes. Birnbach
Jdaver. Thomas Hawkes, the senior
member of the firm. Is a landscape art
ist. hi-ln recently designed Golf 'Park
and Holman Park. Mr. Blrnhach and
Mr. Mayer both received their archi
tectural training; in Europe and have
been engaged In tha work several
years.
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The bulldlna- with six live-room flats.
nunt tor lira. John Haya at the south
east corner of Twenty-second and East
Ankeny streets, has Just been completed
at a cost of tll.ooo. Bridges A Webber
designed the structure.
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One of the Important deals of last
week waa tha parchase bv G C.
Hushing, of Walnut Springs, Tex., of
the Kuratll (0-acre tract on the
Barnes Itoad. for StO.oOO. The deal
waa made by tha National Realty A
Trust Company. Mr. Hushing an
nounces that be will subdivide the
property and put It on the market In
the Spring. Other sales reported by
the National Realty Trust Company
are: E. 1- Ilrnson to R. E. Blake.
five-room bouse In Belle Crest Addi
tion. $:;00; O. W. I'rlest to ll. A. Pratt,
recently of Oakland, seven-room house
on Forty-second street pear Brasee
street. W00; B. U. Hynson to E. F.
Barbour, five-room house on Plvty-
slxth street. Bella Crest Addition. :S00.
The west half of lot X In block M: M
feet south of the southeast corner of
Twentieth and Laurel streets; Portland
Heights, waa sold lor James H. Brace
and Jerry Bronaugh to Fiord D. Camp
bell last week for J15.0CO. The property
Is Improved with four six -room flat
and waa purchased aa an Investment.
The deal was negotiated by R. F. Bryan
t Co.
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One of tha thoroughly modern apart
ment-houses that has been completed re-
"ntly Is the Cumberland located at West
Park and Columbia streets. The structure
contains four stories and Is built of
prened brick, with stone trimmings. The
vestibule fronting on West Park street
la finished In Italian marble. The apart
ment contains 32 suites of two and three.
rooms each. Among the features are
automatic elevator service, automatic
dumb waiter and disappearing beds. An
unusual feature Is that all of the two-
room apartments will be completely fur
nished. The building and ground cost
r7i.M. and waa built for Fred Breske.
P. F. Olson ha secured a ten-year lease
on the property. The building waa planned
by MacNaughton A Raymond.
The two-story building owned by W. H.
Wehrung. at Hlllsboro. la to be remodeled
at a cost of &0HX. The exterior will be
finished with stucco work, while ths In
terior of the first floor will be finished In
mahogany. The first floor will be used
by the United States National Bank of
Hillsboro. D. C. Lewis, of Portland, la
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Plana are being drawn by W. J. Krats
Co. for a jtiM dwelling for Stewart J.
Harder, which will be located on the
Talbot road, on Portland Heights. The
house will be constructed of concrete
blocks and will contain nine rooms, with
a full basement. The floors will be
of osk and the remainder of the Interior
will be mission and rub finish.
SCMPTEIt DISTKICT IMPROVES
Prartlral Management of Propertlea
Needed, Says p. It. Bishop..
The mining situation In Eastern Ore
gon la Improving gradually, and operat
ors are following more conservative
and business-like methods than former
ly. aays P. R- Bishop, a pioneer of
Baker County, who visited Portland
yesterday.
Associated with Mr. Bishop In the
ownership of the Climax property. In
the Cracker Creek district, la O. W,
Brace, a mining man of San Francisco.
The property has been worked Inter
mittently by Mr. Bishop for the last IX
years, and It is said to have the ear-
murk a of a large producer.
"Our property Is not for sale at any
price." said Mr. Bishop, as we have It
at a atage of development where wa
expect to produce big results. Tha
continuation of the vein of the Colum
bia mine paaaea through our property.
This Is proof enough that we have a
good piece of property. We have Just
opened up an ore body 40 feet wide
which averagea t a ton. Wa have
driven a tunnel about TOO feet long
and are In at a depth of about 600 feet.
The development work to date haa coat
about 130.000. Among our neighboring
propertlea are the K. A E-. Columbia.
Uolconda and North Pole, all of which
are high atandard. With systematic
and practical operation of euch prop
ertlea as thesj, the mining district In
Baker Count;, will soon give a good
account of Uy-1.'."
DEERE BCILD1NG IS RISING
Five Thousand Plies Are Driven for
Foundation of Structure.
Construction of tha foundation for
the John Deere Plow Company on East
Morrison and East Second streeta la
nearlng completion, after three months
work. About 6000 pllea were driven In
the half-block which thla elght-atory
building will occupy. The pile were
driven In clusters on the Inside and
close together for the walla.
Tha foundation will be a solid con
crete masa covering the entire 100x200
feet matted by a net-work of rein
forcing ateel rods laid closely together
and resting on tha pllea below. The
net-work of reinforcing steel rods haa
been placed. It will hold the entire
concrete mass together. The concrete
floor from three to four feet thick.
Is being laid, forming the blanket
foundation, and will be completed In
a few days- It Is estimated that the
building will cost 1:50.000. It will be
completed next Spring.
Lewis Building; Progresses.
At the southwest corner of Williams
avenue and Russell street. Alblna. the
three-story pressed brick bullring
erected by Lewis Company, la near
lng completion. It covers a qu-rter
block. The lower story la for general
business purposes, and the two upper
floora have been divided Into rooms
and apartments. All the upper rooms
are light and well ventilated. The
cost of tha building la more than $60.
000. and It Is the best structure erected
In that part of the city. It Is located
on a corner where every street car
line pasaea through I'pper Iblna.
SCHWAB BUYS THEATER
Steel Man Ooeto Rescue of Orches
tra and Band.
POl'TH BETHLFUIRM. Pa.. Nov. B.
Charles M. Schwab, president of a Bethle
hem Steel Company, has bought the only
plsre of amusement In this city. and. la
a way. la going In the theatrical busi
ness. Mr. Schwab la Interested In nfussc.
end one of his bobbles Is the Lehigh
Valley Symphony Orchestra, of which ha
la a heavy guarantor, and the new
Bethlehem Steel Company band of S9 men.
which be entirely supports at a cost of
A.: a year.
When an effort vw made to get the
local playhouse In which to bold the con
certs thla season the lessee, a leading
New Tork theatrical man, and the or
chestra management could not agree on
terms. Thla roused Mr. Schwab to un
usual energy, with tha result that he haa
bought the opera-house and saved tbe
day for tha Bvmphorq- Orchestra.
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ST. FRANCIS CHCRCH WILL BE
COMPLETED SOOX.
Structure Costing $15,000 . Is Ad
mired for Massive Lines Towers
Are Over C00 Feet nigh.
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The new St. Francis Church, on East
Pine street between East Eleventh and
East Twelfth streets, costing $35,000,
and the new manse on the northeast
corner of East Eleventh and East Oak
streets, are nearlng completion. St.
Francis Church Is one of tha conspicu
ous structures on the East Side, its
white towers reaching; more than 200
feet above the street. It is a Gothic
building, everything conforming to that
style of architecture. Twin towera at
the east end are 12i feet above the side
walk. These towers are surmounted
by crosses resting on Gothic pedestals.
The crosses ar covered with pure gold
leaf and can be aeen from all portions
of tha city In the sunlight and at night
when Illuminated by electricity. A
aet of bells will be Installed In one of
the towera.
Tha church la a frame building cov
ered with a new composition of Imlta
tlon sandstone, somposed of mag.
nesla concrete, far In advance of staff
or plaster, and gives the exterior a
stone-like appearance. The church
covers a half block. There Is an as-
cembly hall In the basement which will
accommodate 1600 people. The hall la
equipped with a stage lighted by elec
tricity. Here also are two meeting
rooms, a kitchen and other rooms for
clubs of the parish.
Entrance to the main auditorium la
from Eaat Twelfth street through a
vestibule. The auditorium, when com
pleted, will surpass any church audi
torium In the city for masslveness and
beauty.
The apex of the celling la 07 feet
above the floor. The floor plan la the
conventional cruciform of the early
Christian basilica prominent In Gothlo
structures in England. Testa have been
made of the acoustic properties of the
room with satlsfactcry results
The choir gallery will accommodate
:oo
singers and overlooks the entire
and
church.
Provisions
hsve been made
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NEW EDITICE OF ST. FRANCIS'
for placing a divided grand pipe organ
with a distinct and separate organ
operated by electric action, and all
three controlled by the same manual.
Professor Goodrich, well known In this
city, prepared the specifications for this
musical arrangement, which will be the
first introduced In a Portland church.
The altar will be In keeping with the
rest of the church, the design showing
lender pinnacles 40 feet high In the
sanctuary. It will be one of the larg
est altars in any church In the West,
Special attention has been paid to
the electric wiring of-the -ast struc
ture, a departure having been made
from the ordinary methods employed
in large buildings. A dial at the church 1
doora will show .whether the rector or
assistant Is In the church or in the
manse. Lights In the church auditorium
will be concealed, the light being re
fleeted. Fifty-six lights will lllumln
ate the main altar.
The priest's house, being completed
on the south side of the churli. 1;
of the same material and general style
or construction as the church. It will
cost $10,060. -
A. H. Faber Is the architect and the
construction of both buildings has been
under his supervision. Iiev. J. H.
Black, the pastor, has also watched
the progress of the work. The church
will be dedicated early next year.
Hawthorne-A venue Sale Closed.
The Zimmerman estate has Just sold
$5x100 feet at the northwest corner of
Hawthorne and Union avenues to a
Portland Investor for $36,000. The
sale was negotiated by the II. P.
Palmer-Jones Co. and W. B. Honey-
man. Jr. Ths property which Is at
present occupied by three old dwell-
nga la to be Improved at once with a
brick store building. The opening of
the new Hawthorne avenue bridge
over which will be routed the Haw
thorne avenue. Mount Scott, Waverly,
Oregon City and Cazadero cars, and
the tremendous growth of the East
Side are causing Investors to look with
great favor on the Hawthorne avenue
district, which Is the main outlet for
the greater portion of the East Side.
Cattle-Stealing Charge Falls.
JOHN DAT. Or.. Dec. S. Bert Scrog-
glns, who has been held In the County
Jail since the latter part of September
on the charge of helping Charles Gentry
steal cattle from the McHaley Brothers
of Prairie City, was tried Thursday and
found not guilty. Charles Gentry pleaded
guilty.
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ATTRACTIVE TYPE OF SUBURBAN HOME.
CHURCH.
AND TWELFTH STREETS.
BUILDINGS ARE RUSHED
EXTERIOR OF SELLING BLOCK
ABOUT COMPLETED.
Rrpid Progress Being Made on
Maegley-Tichner Structure Pow
ers" Store to Have New Home,
Work on the new Selling buildmg, cor-
ner of Sixth and .Alder streets, is pro
gressing well. Pressed brick exterior of
10 of the 32 (tories has been completed
and with favorable weather the con
tractors, James Stewart & Co.. expect
to have the exterior finished entirely by
next Wednesday.
The first floor of the building will be
occupied by stores and the second floor
will also be used for commercial pur
poses. The floors between the third and
seventh stories will be used for gen
eral tenants, while the five upper floors
will be occupied, exclusively by physi
cians and dentist L I. White, agent
for the' Selling estate, announces that
leases are signed up for half of tha build
ing at the present time and he expects
to have every room rented by the time
the building Is completed. The building
will be ready to turn over to the owners
by March 1, 1911.
The Maegley-Tlchner building, corner
of Seventh and Alder streets, Is also
going ahead at a rapid pace. Work on
the concrete construction has reached the
fourth story. The contractors. Stone &
Webster Company, announce that the
framework will probably be completed
by the first part of January. The build
ing will be ten stories high. Eilers Piano
House has secured a long-term leaae on
the entire building.
Work on the Teon building, corner of
Fifth and Alder streets. Is going ahead
steadily. The exterior is practically com
pleted and work on the interior is being
ruahed. -
The six-story building being con
structed for the I. F. Powers Manufac
turing Company, furniture dealers, at the
southeast corner of Third and Yamhill
streets, will be a modern, fireproof struc
ture, costing $S0,00a The exterior will be
constructed of pressed - brick. Work Is
well along. the contractors having
reached the third story.
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FREIGHT DEPOT IS
EAST SIDE'S NEED
Attitude of Councilmen in Mat
ter of Street Vacation
, . , Criticised. . ...
BUILDING PLANS CHECKED
Erection of Structures Involving
Total Cost of $1,000,000 Contin
gent Upon O. R. & N. Company
Securing Additional Ground.
Failure of the City Council to act on
the vacation of East Side streets for
the O. K. & N. Co. Is holding up the
erection of several modern buildings,
costing upwards of $1,000,000. which will
not be built until provisions are made
for a frelKht depot.
An eight-story concrete building will be
built for San Francisco men . at tne
southeast corner of East First and East
Washington streets aa soon aa they hear
that a freight depot is to be eatao-
llshed in Central East Portland. The
company owning the site is ready to put
up this building, but will not build un
der present conditions. This, structure
would cost $200,000.
Also. Page & Son will build on East
Washington street, near East First,
when there Is a freight depot, xne
Portland Flour Mills will replace the
present wooden structure with a mod
ern building and there are others who
would build at once If an ample ireignt
depot was close by.
Kellv & Thompson, who recently se
cured the property on the south side of
East Washington between Eaat Water
and East First streets, will replace the
row of wooden shacks fronting on East
Washington street as soon as a frelght
houso is assured.
These buildings represent more than
$1,000,000, which is held up for want of a
freleht deDot. but there are other own
ers who would build In this district If
there were facilities for handling freight.
"I cannot understand tne action of
some of our Councilmen," said 'Charles
Smith, of the National Cold Storage &
Ice Company, "In holding up this district.
The streets asked for have not been
used for 40 years and may not be used
for the next 49 years. They are only
fit for railroad purposes. Manager
O'Brien told me he was ready to build
freight depot as soon as the streets
are vacated. Plans are ready.
District Is Handicapped.
"This district is working under a
tremendous handicap at present. To send
out three or five tons of frenght, the
shippers over here must go to the ex
pense and trouble of trucking across the
bridges to the West Side deppt, a dis
tance of several miles. With such a
handicap this district cannot grow very
fast. Half a dozen modern buildings
would start tomorrow if a freight depot
were assured."
"I am unable to see why Councilmen
from the East Side, Messrs. Rushlight,
Kubll and Ellis, are standing In the way
of the development of this great dis
I era buildings If we had a freight depot.
trict, which would be covered witn moa-
They say that the present franchise
requires the company to erect a depot,
and that the company can be compelled
to put It up. but it Is not done and the
provision Is very Indefinite, to say the
least. If the streets could be used for
I any other purpose then it might be dlf-
I ferent. but the railroad owns tne abuv
tulR l&ni and, tne wat,e.rfron,r as elK
W. H. Mall, of Mall Sc Von Borstel,
declared that he could not understand
why the Council should hesitate about
the vacation of these streets, consid
ering what the railroad gives in re
turn. "The right of way for the Sullivan's
Gulch sewer system." said Mr. - Mall,
"Is worth at least $100,000, or it will
cost the property ,owners that amount
If the property owners oi mis Dig dis
trict have to buy it, for a distance of
two miles. But the main feature is
the freight depot which is wanted. I
have no interest in the matter except
as a citizen who wants to see the city
grow. The railroad owns the land on
the streets and the streets are only
valuable for railroad purposes.
"All the great firms already In the
district- want the streets vacated so
the freight depot can be built.
"Vacation of these streets will not
intertere with the public docks, as
these will be located north of tha
bridges."
Brick Building Planned.
Plans are being prepared for a
three-story brick building, 50 by 93
feet, to build at the northeast corner
of East Thirty-ninth and Belmont
streets for A. D. Knutson, who owns
the lot. The cost of the building les
timated at $20,000. The first floovlll
be fitted up' for stores, and the larger
room will be reserved for the postal
station. The postal department has
decided to consolidate the Sunnyside
and Mojint Tabor postal stations into
the one central station, where between
12 and 15 carriers will cover the pres
ent districts and considerable added
territory.
Laurelhurst will be included in the
new district. On the second floor,
there will be rooms and apartments.
Architect Wenzel Frltsche Is prepar
ing the plans. He also has prepared
plans for a two-story frame flat and
store to be built on East Thirty-first
and Belmont streets for Dr. W. P. Tlll-
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800,000 ACRES, GRAIN, ALFALFA, FRUIT and TIMBER LANDS
For Sale in Large and Small Tracts by
OREGON AND WESTERN COLONIZATION CO.
Owners of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain "Wagon Road
Land Grant.
E. L. MARVIN, Western Agent,
268 Stark Street, Railway Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon.
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man. It will contain two storerooms
on the first floor and two offices, be
side three suits of five rooms each on
the second floor. The cost will bo
$6000. Work will be started at -once.
J. F. Hawkins has just completed a
$20,000 apartment house at the corner
of East Thirtieth and Belmont streets,
which is one of the most attractive
structures In that part of the city. It
Is a three-story frame. 100 by 60 feet.
New District Developing.
In the Irvington district, north front
Thompson, the hard surface improve
ments on all streets have been com
pleted except on East Twenty-second
and East Twenty-fourth streets, and
men are at work on these two streets.
These two streets, with Fremont, will
form the loop for' the Broadway street
carllne, for which the track, has been
laid.
Cars are now operated on East
Twenty-fourth and Fremont streets. A
force of men Is at work completing ths
track on East Twenty-fourth street.
The Alameda cars now connect with
the Broadway cars at Fremont and
East Twenty-fourth streets, the Ala
meda cars running up the Rlggen drive
into Alameda Park on the higher
ground. .
For two years paving companlea havs
been improving all streets north from
Thompson to Fremont, and now the
work la nearlng completion, only two
streets remaining unfinished. Between
Knott and Fremont, most of the blocks
have not yet been built on, but tTie resi
dence section is rapidly following
northward.
In Alameda, which is beyond this dis
trict, on the higher ground, there haa
been a remarkable growth and develop
ment. Owners of this addition bare
spent more than $100,000 in Improve
ments, including streets, water mains
and other utilities. It is considered
one of the most attractive districts on
the East Side.
Concrete Piles Are Driven.
The contract for driving- concrete
piles for the Cartwrlght building at
East Oak street and Grand avenue, is
being filled and work on the super
structure has been started. These pilea
were driven In clusters of six In a
group. For the entire foundation there
will be about 125 clusters. Some of
the plies have been cut off and it waa
found that they have become hard as
stone.
Wilson Benefiel, who haa the con
tract to put up the building above tha
foundation, says that the foundation
will be one of the best ever built for
an East Side building. These piles
were driven down through the gravel
fill into the soft muck below.
November Good Month on Peninsula
On the Peninsula the month of No
vember was the best for real estate for
the past three months, according to
the report, of S. G. Stbray, of Sibray
Hart. Mr.. blDray said:
'With us November was an unusually
good month. While large sales at Uni
versity Park were not the rule with us.
we made a number of sales of vacant
lots to men who will put up homes.
Already on two of these lots work has
been started on homes. We also sold
several residences to outsiders who will
come here to make their homes. Every
thing looks good here. Work -Is mov
ing forward on the improvement of
Lombard street, but rather slowly on
account of the storms. The street rail
way company has reached Fisk street
with its part of -the improvement."
Roosevelt Apartments Sold.
The Roosevelt Apartments at Kear
ney street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets, were bought yes
terday by R. F. Hall from W. L. Mor
gan for $19,000. Mr. Morgan also closed
a deal with Martin Winch for the sale
of an undivided one-half interest in
the four-story brick apartment-house
on Eleventh, near Clay street. The
consideration was around $40,000.
FORT GEORGE
COMMERCIAL
CLUB
An organization of Fort George citU
zens and business men will give au
thentic information free regarding
openings for business and Investments
in what will be one of the largest
Canadian cities. '
The registered legal townsite of Fort
George adjoins the Indian reservation
on the west and faces on the Nechaco
River. There is no other logical loca
tion for a city in the vicinity andv
ery railroad chartered to build througtt
Central British Columbia will run
through our town because they can't
help themselves.
We will have all railroads. .Other
townsltes starting In the vicinity will
have none at all because of the topog '
raphy of the country.
Fort George la the geographical and
strategic commercial center of British:
Columbia and has now 1000. miles of
navigable waterways and will have
2000 miles.
Fort George is growing rapidly and
by the time the first railroad reaches
the place in 1912. will have 5000 popu
lation and in five years 20,000.
Let us send you first hand facta
about Fort George. '
Tou can get quick reply by address
ing
Fort George Publicity Bureau. Room 613
543 Granville St Vancouver, B. C
Or if you prefer, address.
Secretary Commercial Club,
Fort George, B. C.
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTOONS
FLASHLJGHfS, ELECTRICAL
TOYS OUR SPECIALTY
11 you want to make the boy happy
for Christmas, get him something
electrical.
0. B. Stubbs Electric Supply Co.
61 Sixth Street.-
CROOK COUNTY HARNEY COUNTY
MALHEUR COUNTY