20,000 ACRES OF
COAST LAND SOLD
ORNAMENTAL TREATMEJiT CIYStf FTR3 ENGINE-HOUSE.
Big Tract in C!d Yaquina Bay
Wagon Road Land Grant
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terrace Ljlng In Lincoln and Ben
inn CoanilM Will Be Cnc Into
Small I "arms for Dairying
and for Siockralslng.
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ELLIS PLANS BILL
petition in Paving.
MEASURE TO END COMBINES
Twenty thousand acres of land In one
tract In Lincoln and Bnton counties j
wi purchased last week by the West- !
ra C"hiii Lnnd Company, which wn j
recently lncvrporated with office In Al- ;
tnjr and Portland. Tne consideration
waa i;v.WO. TM tract compriKa a
part of the old Corralll" and Yaquina
Hay military wagon-road land Rrant. and
waa held by the Iowa-Paclflc Coast Land
Company, an fcwa corporation. The
nurchaalng company la composed of
rseorfa Martin, formerly of Minneapolis,
who Is now a resident of Portland, ami
Wlillam Ritchie, of Albany.
The land will be cut Into CO. Si and
HO-acre tracts for poultry-raising, dairy
ing and stockralsir.g. and 11 Is wlt
vdapted for trio growing of small fruits
and vegetables. Immigration will be en-
ourasted from dairying and stockralslng
tactions of. Eastern state, and tne Bot
tlers will be aided to establish them
Mlves In an Independent condition. Hie
-nd Is being registered under the Tor
;ens tiCe system, so that purchasers
may be sura the title Is unassailable.
I.and in Burned Over Section.
Lying In what Is known as the
"horned-orer" section on tha westerly
top ef tha Coast Range, tha land 'a
clear of trees and stumps. According
to traditions of the Indians, the forest
growth was destroyed ISu years ago by
a great fire than swept over a wide an-a
on tha coast side of the mountains.
Nothing la required to clear the land- out
10 remove the ferna and small shrub
reverse of that 'which prevails In moat of COlMCiIman WOL'ld FOrCC COITl-
western urtynn. wnere seiufre na.
found their most serious obstacle In
freeing the land of Its wood growth fr
tha plow. Land sold In it wild state has
oat the settler from I iuO to SJOO tin
acre by the time ha has got It cleared.
Experiments have been made to prove
tha productivity of the soil, and baa
en shown that vesetablea and small
fruits will grow anywhere. The forma
tion la similar to that along t'ue Yaquina
finer, to wnli-h It Is. trloutary. srd tha
lan; Is divided tjy a number of little val
leys. Irrigation is never needed, and
grass stays green the year round, warm
mists from tha sea and heavy dewa pre
vailing in every Summer month. Trans
portation la furnished by tha Corvallli
Kastem Railroad.
Mr. Martin, who Is one of the prlncl
11 stockholders, Mid yesterday that tao
intention of the Western Orecoa Land
company Is to dispose of the tracts In
a manner that will mate the holders
Immediately Independent. The prices
f-r acreage will ie low and the tarma
will be productive from the first year.
Important Industrie Neglected.
I have been In Oregon for several
months looking over the country in J
xtudylng conditions." he said. "My con
clusion Is that perhaps too much atten
tion has been given to frultralslng Ut
tha neglect of dairying and stock rami ng.
These Unil will be placed on the mar
ket at a price In the rta-h of men of
the most limited means, and will make
:hem Independent at the start.
"It la astonishing how easily a llvlra)
ran be made from the land In the coast
rountks of Oregon. I made a-personal
Investigation and obtained the -ocpen-rnce
of many farmers, and I found that
aherevtr effurt waa Intelligently upplte 1
. :he return waa remarkaow
'What Oregon neeUa Is farmers who
will raise vegetables and poultry an J
hogs and cattle: men who wlU milk cows
and aend the milk and butter to market.
Portland Is growing so rapidly that it
will connume all that Western Oregon
ran produce for years to come. It la
this growing demand that we have fo.vj
eea. and It is the dustlny of tbe tract
that we are opening to supply a part of
it.
"It sesms wasteful tor Oregon to get
Its poultry and eggs and bacon from tlia
East. Some Investors In fruit lands wb
have rosy dreama of sitting In one corner
f their orchard while the golden eag
drop Into their hat will have a rud t
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Archltecta MacNaughton & Raymond have completed a perspective
from plans for the remodeling of E lglne-House No. 2. Portland Fire
Department, on First street near Jefferson. The design shows the ar
chitects believe In ornamental treatment for municipal buildings.
The old front Is to he entirely removed and a new one built of rod
pressed brick, granite base-tile Inserts and terra cptta sills and cor
nice. The entire Interior of the bull !lng Is remodeled. A bssement with
steam heat la to be Installed and the apparatus-room la to have rein
forced concrete floor and enamel d brick wainscot fllx feet high. At
the rear of the building- the presnt wood lean-to will bo removed
and a three-story brick annex bul u providing groomlng-room. hose
tower, battalion chiefs quartere aid game and lounglng-rooms. The
second floor of the mam building Is to have new; dormitory quarters,
shower-rooms, toilets and gymnasium for the men.
ment there Is practically no competi
tion as the bidding is confined to three
or four paving companies.
Measure Important to East Side.
"This measure." said Councilman
'Are the properties that the Co-Operative Realty Co. are handling
KENTON.
in the manufacturing district of
HVvwr nffn havp von heard tne remarK, ies, ne is a weaiuxy tu.au, iac aw..
Mow otten .nave jou neara ine ie , , 4 j coud haye boilght
macie nls iorLuiie in real estate w umu j t7 " . . . . . . , i.j t,,
SKtl lot? ox -a few hundred dollars, today it is worth thousands"? The same opportunities which existed then
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How often have you heard the remark, -i.es, ne is a weaiuij ui-uj ub .u i
le his fortu
: lot for a f
nyouwm spend only a few dollars each month and invest it in a lot in this great district, you will be
laying a foundation for your own future. . fvythv
Fill in the coupon below and mail it to us today and we will mail you literature descriptive of KENTON
NATIONAL ADDITION. .
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Name.
Address.
same lines, and would be glad to co
operate with Councilman Ellis In per
fecting a measure that would bring
about open competition In hard-surface
pavements. Mr. Riesland said
further that he would examine Mr. El
lis measure and see wnetner 11 cov-
Ellis. "Is of vast Importance to the ered tn, points he and others sought.
East Side, where miles and miles of
hard-surface pavement are to be laid.
and where at present prices are ex
I tremely high. We have a paving trust
and there Is no cotnpetlon under pres
j ent conditions."
uiliuucu .in mo mm. mil ii ' " i -
I ' r o v I -1 o n relating to sewer contracts.
Charles H. Hlle, of the Montavilla
Board of Trade, declared that open
competition In hard-surface improve
ment was the great need Of the East
Bide. Mr. Hale Is Interested In the
paving of Villa avenue for some dis
ami la a member of a commit
tee looking for a pavement that the
Ordinance Will Be Offered Council
Providing That Eatlmavtes for
Several Kind of Work Be ,
Made for Each Job.
To compel open competition in street
Improvements and fewer contracts and
prevent combinations among paving
j companies. Is the object of an Initiative
I charter amendment, which has been
I prepared .by Joseph Ellis. Councilman
from the Tenth Ward. Mr. Ellis has
been working on this measure nearly
' a year and has It nearly completed.
He proposes to have the amendment
submitted as an Initiative measure at
the municipal election next June.
The amendment follows the present
charter, but requires the City Engi
neer to draw plans and specifications
for one or more kinds of paring ma
terial when a petition Is presented for
a hard-surface pavement. Under thla
amendment it Is contemplated that the
petition for a pavement will not speci
fy the kind of pavement wanted, but
will call for hard-surface Improve
" ment only. The City Engineer will
then prepare plans and specifications
for the several kinds of pavement and
invite open bids from all paving com
panies. The Council is to decide which
contract will be let to the lowest bld-
Mr. Ellis contends that tinder his
' measure there will be open competition
and that any paving company can
submit a bid for the Improvement,
! whereas ur.der the present arrange-
rrt.. fn.l...r I. n nrenara nlani ! nrnfurlT can Stand.
for sewers which will admit of an open I "We want a measure that will pro-
.i for onen competition In hard-sur
face pavements In this city," said Wil
liam Deveny, of the Montavilla Board
of Trade. "Property cannot stand pres
ent prices. We will support any mea
sure that will establish such compe-
"We need open competition In hard
surface." said Dr. H. C. Flxott. presl-
competltlon. In either street or sewer
contracts the property owners can rem
onstrate the Improvement out by secur
ing blgnatures of 80 per cent of the
owners, who may specify In the remon
strance the kind of pavement wanted.
There Is also a provision by which
macadam can be laid on a street eight
the prorerty will stand It. a top dress- , dent of the Sellwood 9omm.ercia,Ii
in r nhnlt or othar covering; can -i am not sneaking for tha beiiwooc
w. .. xc ciit fi.ii... aii that . - .-..1 . i miiti- hut it strikes me
It will cost about 50 cents a square : that open competition Is the oniy sys
yard to put the crushed rock f ounda- i torn that will give us pavements at
tion on the street. reasonable cost. I believe that the
"This foundation Is virtually the people of Sellwood will appro e the
am as used bv the Hassam. Barber mMiun Councilman Ellia is preparing
asphalt and bitullthlo Improvement ana
either dressing can be placed on the
foundation laid," said Mr. Ellis. "1
am opposed to laying hard surface
pavement on the East Side and then
have It torn up for pipes and other
utilities. We can lay this crushed
ROSE GlTY PU GROWS
SEVEXTEEX HOUSES STARTED
IX LAST TWO WEEKS.
Concrete Public School Building As
snred and Site Obtained for Cath
olic Chnrch and School.
While the Rose City Park district
shows the fastest growth in dwellings
of nearly any section of the city the
past year, it remained for the first week
of 1D11 to set a new pace for that dis
trict. Heretofore of the weekly per
has resulted in
In time.
marked Improvement
KELSO GETS ON MAP FIRST
Committee Start Publicity Plan
With $1200 Fund.
KELSO, Wash.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
Kelso, In line with other live towns
of the Northwest, has decided to "get
on the map," and has taken up the O.
& W. community publicity plan. Kelso
has the distinction of being the first
town In Southwestern Washington to
adopt this plan, getting ahead of such
towns as Vancouver, Chehalis, Centralia
and others.
A committee from the Kelso Commer
cial Club bas solicited subscriptions
from local merchants the past few
mit. for house, costing 12000 and over J . the fund? U200. So
for all Portland, the Ra-je City Park .-. was their auccess that enough
if It will provide this open competi
tion in hard-surface pavements.
Oil Company at Work Near Lebanon
PENDLETON, Or. Jan. 14. (Special.)
i.rn. Rrnlthauot. who was graau-
rock elsht Inches deep this year on I ,.. .,. tr0m the Oregon Agrl-
tha residence streets and Inside ox
year or more use the foundation for
a bard-surface pavement without tear
ins; it up. All that will ba necessary
will be to put down some fine crushed
rock on top of this foundation and
apply the hard-surface dressing. If
this is done alt that will be required
will be to frrade the atreet down three
Inches lower and put on crushed rock
to the depth of elcht Instead of five
inches, as la usually done now for
the hard-surface pavement. Many
residence districts are willing now to
pay for. this macadam foundation, but
not for hard-surface pavement, which
can be laid on this foundation later."
"If Councilman Ellis has framed an
amendment that will result in open
competition In nara-urfac Improve
ments, be will have performed a great
service to the public." declared Ben
Riesland. of the Seventh Ward League,
vesterday. Mr. Riesland said he and
l.timn had been working along the
i r-nii... anrt who has been tak
ing post-graduate work at that insti
tution this year, was today elected a
member of the Pendleton High School
faculty. He will be instructor in the
agricultural department, taking the po
sition made vaca'nt by the resignation
of Professor Tate, who resigned to ac
cept the superintendency of the Athena
city schools.
"Aess" Graduate Goe to Pendleton
BROWNSVILLE. Or.. Jan'. X4. (Spe
cial.) Articles Incorporating the Prin
cess Oil Company have oeen filed with
the County Clerk of Linn County by
George W. Hector, of Brownsville: S.
M. Mllllson, of Lompoc. cal.. and G. H.
Mr.v. f Lebanon. The c-ect of the
company is to prospect lor oil
Lebanon, where tne proniwci.
leased 441 acres of the C. H.
place for that purpose.
near
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awakening Those who raise the garden - J
truck and hens and plaa (r which the ". I
Umand Is poeitlve and umeaaing. will ' 4
nave the more profitable, it more pro- 1
talc, occupation. ,
fXIOX AVEXCK CORNER SOLD
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NEW RESIDENCE IN OLMSTED PARK HAS THREE FIREPLACES, BUILT OF HAND-PAINTED
1. Hwhreld DIMM of Eat Oak-
Strcet Lot to Mark Jt DavW.
S. Hochfteld yesterday sold the lot
at the southeast corner of East Oak
.treet and Union avenue, to Stark &
Davis, plumbers, for flS.OOO. The lot
has a frontaKe of SO feet on Union
avenue and 100 feet on East Oak. Tbe i
property was bought elrht years ago I
by Mr. Hoch field for 11130. so be has j
Investment for every year he has
held It.
The purchasers have not decided
definitely as to their disposition of the
property, but expect eventually to
sulld.
l'arlh-lioue to He Built.
runs are being prepared by Architects
Kroner tt Henn for a prlan house for
the Church of the Sacred Heart, on Mll
waukie street, of which Rev. Father
Gregory Is pastor. The building will be
two and a half itorU-s high. 3 by IS
feet. with t-vment basement and 14
rooms, not Including th quarters 01 the
servants. It will have two lurce pressvd
brlck fireplace and will be finished In
Oregon fir. The design will be artistic
It will be erected on the block recently
purchased In Benedictine Heights on the
east side of Milwaukle street, where all
the buildings of the parish are to be
sioTed this year.
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.K...1.1 VA.un TTant Thirtieth east-
I am not speaking for the fviiWf ward averaged from one-fifth to one-
third of all such building's. But for the
first week In 1911, the district la cred
ited with one-third of all the new
houses started, costing J2000 and over.
For the two weeks ' ending January 7.
17 new houses were started. Among
these were the following: E. F. McCoy,
$3000, East Sixty-first; G. M. Bracher,
$2000, East Forty-sixth: A. J. Beckwell,
$2000, East Fiftieth street: T. G. Ander
son, $3500. East Fifty-third street; Mrs.
Lizzie McKorn, 13000, East Sixty-second
street; A. E. Anderson.. 2000, East
Fifty-fifth street; J. M. Clark. $1900.
East Sixty-seventh street, near Hill
crest; Helen B. Saxton, $2500, East
Forty-fourth street; Lang & Stoxelickl,
$2000, East Fortieth, near Sandy boule
vard;A A. Arend, $1900, East Fifty
fifth street: M. A. Barton, $2500, East
Forty-seventh street; T. G. Anderson,
$3000, East Forty-fourth street: John
Berry, $2000. East Thirty-eighth street;
C A. Hogg, $2000. East Fifty-first
street; Anna M. Hilley. stantoa and
East Seventy-fourth streets, and J. M.
Killow. houses costing $2500 each.
The installing of gas mains In most
of the district has already encouraged
more building and sales, and now that
a modern reinforced concrete achooi
house is assured there will be ample
school facilities. The new building will
contain eight rooms, and the block le
300 by 200 feet. Two churches have been
built, Presbyterian and Episcopal. A
t- . i. .1 1. a...vmi I. nnw aamired.
AOOIIUI COtllUIII. vww... " .
A site has been secured at the corner !
of East Fifty-fourth street and Alameda j
i avenue for the building of church ana
school. The parish Is named tne ax.
Rose, appropriate for the district. Other
churches are endeavoring to secure sites
for edifices In the district.
The routing of tho Rose City cars over
Sandy bouHvard and tho Eurnslde bridge
money was raised to employ a ealarled
secretary. E. G. Blxlef, formerly sec
retary of the Metcalf Shingle Com
pany, but more recently deputy coun
tv treasurer, has been selected and is
devoting his entire time to Kelso and
the immediate vicinity.
The O. & W. people guarantee to
print and assist in distributing 85,000
pieces of literature. Including a "Com
munity Booklet" of 32 pages and cover,
cover to be printed In three colors; In
side In two colors. A half page ad to
be Inserted In the Sunset magazine for
12 months is also a part of the con
tract.
Representatives of the railroad com
pany have been In the city for sev
eral days securing photographs and
data for the literature to be distributed.
The country immediately tributary to
this city, in the opinion of experienced
men, is an Ideal dairy country. It is
also peculiarly adapted to pear raising
and berries, although every variety of
fruit can be profitably raised here. Tbe
fruit industry, however. Is In Its in
fancy; hence the publicity movement.
The following board of governors
was appointed at the last meeting of
the club: John Ayres, M. J. Lord, A.
Maurer, J. J. King, Sr.. and State Sens
tot F.. L. Stewart.
Purchaser to Build Flat.
Mall & von Borstel last week sold
lot In their Etna addition on East An
keny and East Twenty-sixth streets to
W. H. Henderson. Mr. Henderson will
begin the erection of a modern apart
ment house in the near future.
Capitalize Your Credit
in tie form of an installment investment in our
rapidly advancing suburban property.
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Machine Drills Installed In Mine.
ALBANT. Or.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
Two new machine drills which have
been Installed In the Black Eagle mine
eive that mine' the most mode
oalrted slant In the Cascade Ran
Thl mine is situated In the Gold Creek '
district
Marlon Coo
rated br
are t machine drills of the latest Im
proved pattern and are the largest
drill In the Gold Creek district. A j
power plant sufficient to operate ix ,
drills of th.li kind has also been In- :
Xalled. The Black Eaule also recently
Installed a sawmill with capacity of
fl Mr d i a-.
nine
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in the northeastern part of .
County and is owned and ope- ' f
T Albany men. The new drills J
HOME OF H. A. STILES. EAST THIRTvilHIBO STREET AMD BRTCB ATEUB.
. . .,, . nim,H Park, an addition that lies on the crest of the hill north
Many beautiful homes are being built In ,"'dsr;arfh " tart building Immediately. They are H.
and east of Irvlngton. and five more ''PWadwan d R Sleight. The addition was laid out as
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up-to-dau acces.orte. of every sort. The house .Vln, 6DianU ilundry. frultroom and fuel bins, which are
Bryce avenue. The nasemeni - " "rj; TTivlna-room. dining, reception, eervant a ana oreae:-
ruiea irom a route ouw. .. . h,kftiit.roora Is built Of hana-painiea cniaa ih"b.
fast rooms and buffet kitchen. The "nfJJXlrm. sleeplng-poreh. bath 10 by 18 feet
the work of Mrs. Stiles. The U ."V'trw bedroom is of hand-painted china tiling in rose
"'.o Vr rl9 St"-.. Vl&XtoSfSt upstair, halt The yard Is Urge, the house
being built on a lot 144 by .,.. on 100 by 100. The 8tlle houee cost $4760.
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transcontinental railways which
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