TIIE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 4. 1911.
RENTALS ARE
FACTORS IN DEAL
Advance in Lease Charges
Causes Merchants to
Seek Own Sites.
LARGE DEALS PENDING
l plow llalix- niork SrIU for
SltS. 00 rnililrn rM Hotel
Brines SS3.000 Inside
Keaiijr I .-tlvf.
One of h new (hux in the lulil
situation t!ul u .-mln an
Important ante Is the tr.d--try of bu
!n mncrn of skinff n.w locations
purtla up their ono bu I kilns In
stead of renrwtne las an I rrmalnlna
In p :. wrir thry have been eetab-li.hr-L
Ti movvm-nc from md of
trie downtown hutua hlorks la duo to
lbs iwrniem a-Jranc aae-l for rentals.
S-araJ ftvm four and At year
aro ara row ittom to expire and In aver
Snatanra ITmt for renewals hava txp n
Moubied. and tn aoma raa still larger
rentals hava ben it.mantlnl.
As a result of thin aituailnn. ona of
te lara;. business nrtna of tha city on
;FrMy riio.l a Ural for a quarter
Wo-l In trta ulhlnan dletrlct for trvraeX
Tfta property la Improved with a bulUltnC
larr annnvh to accommodate tha bus
iness of tte flmu 1'hapln A Merlow.
1 who r!oee,i tha dal. annoonr. that tr-e
iprtnrlpa.a' names all) be withheld until
tha final transfers ara marie. Karafft
of I ''..' haa been dpoat to bind tna
sale. Tha aama firm announces tnat two
othar da'a of a similar maxnlturie ara
pemltns:. the prlnrlpala Interested tn
both deals having been forced to seek
ther locations mi aiTount of tha large
advance demanded for rentals la laaaa
renewals.
M. V. Hunt llaja Hotel.
A deal of Impnrtanra rinsed In tha laat
fw dny wa tlie purrhaaa by M. V .
Hunt of tha Golden Wear Hotel, at tha
aorttiweat corner of PVventh and Everett
street, f r"m tha Kunk-I Investment
Company. Tha consideration was tn tha
neighborhood of n tT. J. H. Vth
erbeo formrrLy oa nrd tha property and
old It two years ago to tha Kunkal In
vestment Company for ir""a.
Tha ground haa a frontage of 50 feet
on Seventh street and 1 feat on
Everett atreet. It la o-rupled partly by
a Bve-atory brl.k building T by feat.
Mr. Hunt Intends to extend tha build
Inr to rover tha entire lot.
Mr. Hunt Is a laraa operator in Port
land real aetata and doea not conflna
hla attention to any ona locality. Ha
has traded In Inanle property on both
aides of tha river. Tha prospective early
development of the northern part of tha
business district, especially along Sev
enth atreet. ha believes, aasures rapid
advance In realty valuea In that section.
Tha propoaed widening of tha street be
tween Movt an.l tlurnalda. to make It
uniform with l"pper Seventh street. It
la believed, will also have coneiderable
effect on property valuea.
Much Intereat haa centered over the
reported transfer of the Norman Broth
ers' holdings In the Hotel Portland prop
arty to Harry I- and Kugene Iay. Al
though tha dctalla of tha deal have not
been announced. It la understood that
tha purchaae money, est-reding a10.,
haa been depoalted In the Hank of Cal
ifornia by the Iaya to take up the O
shares of atork held by the Normans.
In a.tiulrlng this block of stock, the
pay brothers will have ownership of
virtually all of the stock In the hotel
corporation. On accouat of the Internal
troubiee of tha company that had
existed, the plana for bulKllnic a la
st ory annex In the court on Seventh
atreet had been held up. It Is under
stood that tha Day brothers Intend to
e ahead with this Improvement In the
near future.
Henry rians Rnllrilnjr.
C. K. Henry has secured a Ions; lease
on tha northwest corner of Seventh and
Salmon atreets. with tha Intention of
erectlna: a all-story hotel bitlldlnc. Two
other butUllners are ht'tnc contemplated
bv Mr. Henry- The threa building will
Mtrnatr a cost of H;X The bnlld
tr at Seventh and Salmon streets will
be conatrutci of white class brick, the
tlrst oonstrurtlon of this kind to be used
In Portland. The ground floor will be
used for stores.
Contract for the construction of a
three-atory brick bwlldlnc on the quar
ter Mock at tha southwest corner of
llawtrtorna Avenue and East Sixth
street. rr Stanley. Smith Uolae. hss
Iwn let to Moraan. KUedner Hoyc
for wA'fc. The excavation fr tha base
ment baa b.-en completed and work will
start on the auperalrut ture at once.
Trie b'lll.lera bare leased the property
from Thomas Hial.T t-rr years.
Nation A Thompson will start this
week on the ron1ru"tln of a four
storv brick bull. lira at tha corner of
Fourteenth and Otuch streets. The
nulMtna will be constructed for tha
Hpeedwell Motor Car Company. It will
l l' bv b feet and will be eepectally
f.tte,! up for a itarase. aalearc.m and
repair department f"C the automobile
Arm. Tha building will cost over .
MAI' PIS PI--TU1CT IS LIVKLY
AJarnt of lUllroada Oprna Vp Im
portant Wlwat lWlt.
One of the districts In Centrsl Ore
ston that is being direcCy benefited
by the new railroad lines up Deschutes
Canyon Is tie Jonlper Flat locality,
which. It Is predicted, will become ona
of Cte Important wheat-growing sec
tions In the .tate. With good trans
portation facilities, tha district Is de
veloping tarl'l'r- niore new acreage
having been sown to wheat this year
than ever before. ... ...
The bnalneas center of this locality
Is Miui'in, whKh Is said to be 'the
on'v town within a cislance of 111
n.lles up a-M down the Deschutes Kit
er there iwlnr no other available site
for a town on account of the continu
ous roctM canvon through which t'.te
rtver flow a since the advant of the
ral roa l Manpln has been making roll-et-leratile
progress. A gravity water
evste-r. was Installed recently, the sup
ply being obtained from two large
springs above the town. Two hotela
and two general stores have been es
tablished within the past few months.
A large wheat warehouse has been
built by the Balfour-tJuthrle Company.
This company entered the field Isst
year. Reports from Maitpln - Indicate
that conditions are favorable for a
bumper wheat crop tins year.
LObUlXG CONGRESS ATTKACTS
rgc Delegation Attend Vancouver
Meeting.
nepreaentatlvea of the logging Inter
ests In Oregon are showing keen Inter
est In getting up a large delegation to
atttend tee luUd. annual Pacific Coast
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Logging? Congress, which will be held
at Vancouver. B. C- J una 21 to 14.
George E. Cornwall, secretary of tha
congress, has been making a tour
throughout Western Oregon and South
eastern Washington In the Interest of
the meeting. He was at Cbehalla yes
terday, and received assurances from
loggers that Southwestern Washington
would be well represented at the con
gress. The programme bum been ar
ranged and circulars have been sent to
loggers on the Pacific Coast.
Entertainment of visitors at Van
couver will be provided by tha British
Columbia Loggers Association and tha
lumbermen at Vancouver. Arrange
ments area being made to give tha visit
ing loggers aa excursion to some of the
principal logging camp In British Co
lumbia.
WAKEHOVSE SITES ACQ VI RED
Two Proprrflew la Sandy Bousrrard
DLtrkt Transferred.
Activity continues alone the O.-W.
R. at N. Railroad In tha Sandy boule
vard district. During the past week a
tract on the railroad and Holladay
avenue. near East Twenty-fourth
street. "llee feet, was purchased from
C. rx Brunn, of Blake. McPall CO, for
a consideration said o be about $50.
Keaaey, Humaeon at Jeffery alao pur
chased IS feet on Holladay avenue and
the railroad, near East Twenty-sixth
street, for a price which Is understood
to approximate 910.09. Tbeee are
suitable for wsreboase and manufac
turing sites.
Scott at MrDoogall. contractors, have
purchased the Kuby barn oa Sandy
boulevard, near East Twenty-ninth
street, and are remodeling the Interior.
Work has begun oa the superstructure
of the new brick warehouse for Blake.
McKall Co. Oradlng haa been dona
for a rock crushing outfit oa the rail
road near East Thirty-seventh street,
and other signs of llfs are apparent In
this district.
On 'the Peninsula a lot was sold by
W. J. Wilson to W. Fl. Henderson, of
Kort Stevens, for 1:000. The property
Is Improved with a seven-room resi
dence. Three lots were sold at Arbor
ldge by Chris Johnson to H. H.
Hoenel for 13000. A quarter block on
Charleston street, near tt. John car
line, was sold to sirs. A. Ca Oargarn.
of Boston, alas, for .i.e.
TRACT SELLS FOR $40,000
Claekamaa Coonty 'Karat to Be Sub
divided Into Small Plot.
One of the large land deals made re
cently was closed last Monday when a
syndicate of Mlnneapolte capitalists
purchased from C. D. Brunn 1000 acres
In Clackamas County for 140.000. The
buyers Intend to Improve the property
and sell It In five and ten-acre tracts.
The land Ilea three miles from the
power plant being constructed on the
Clackamas, River by the Portland Rail
way. Light at Power Company and la
about seven miles southwest of Esta
cada. In this district tha soil Is of a
red shot variety and la declared by or
ehardlsts to be exceptionally good for
apple culture. The district Is being
settled up rapidly and many orchards
are being set out.
J. O. Kountree represented Mr. Brunn
la the deal and R. K. Flke acted lor the
Minneapolis men.
DASE LINE TRACT IS SOLD
Noah Perry. Former Omahan, Bay
IS Acre for $18,000.
Noah Perry, formerly of Omaha. Neb
has purchased It acres on the Base Lino
Road, east of Montavllla. from F. M.
Pllter and 8. B. Barker. The considera
tion was S1S.000. or 11000 an acre.
The land has a frontage of (40 feet
on the macadam road. Mr. Perry an
nounces that he will subdivide the
property Into one-half acre and one
acre tracts for homesltew.
Portland s growth Is bound to ex
tend to the eastward." said Mr. Perry.
"I believe that the thousands of acres
In the level stretch east of the city will
be occupied as country homesltes. Peo
ple nowsdays want to get out Into the
open and hava enough room around
their homes to grow something else be
sides a little plot of lawn."
RAILROAD COLOXT FORMED
Tract Located Near Can by to Be Cut
I'p for Homesltes.
A colony of railroad men employed
In Portland by tha Southern Pacific
Company purchased recently, through
the Canby Canal Company a tract of
10 acres of the old Walt farm. It Is
the Intention of tho purchasers to sub
divide the tract Into acre lots and to
build bungalows of the California type.
Arrangements hsve been made with the
canal company to lay a four-Inch main
to the property and distribute water
through an Inch pipe to each building
site for domestic use as well as for Ir
rigation. One of the objects of securing this
site Is to raise poultry, the altitude and
surroundings being considered well
adapted to that purpose.
New Armory tor Woodburn.
WOODBt'RN. Or, June I. Special.)
plans are being prepared by Claus-
sen at Clsussen, architects of- Portland,
for Woodburn's armory, which will cost
In the neighborhood of 115.000. The
building will be constrtictsd of brick
and will contain two stories. The slxe
of the structure will be ! by 111
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feet and will contain a large gallery.
The exterior will be trimmed In stucco.
It Is believed that, the proposed struc
ture will rank with the best armories
In the state.
BUSINESS CORNER IS SOLD
Dr. F. I. Ball Bnya Union Avenue
Lot for $97,500.
Dr. F.' I. Ball bought the lot on tha
northeast corner of Union avenue and
East Ankeny street last week for 127,
500. The property was owned by Har
riet E- Dunham. There 1 a three
story frame building on tbe corner and
a two-story frame bulldlna; on the
East Ankeny-street side. The build
ings are used for hotel purposes, being
known as tha Olbsnn Hotel. The prop
erty was purchased as an Investment,
the deal having been made by E. J.
Daly.
About half of the block, where this
property Is located. Is owned by J. O.
Edwards, an extensive property owner.
It Is understood that Mr. Edwards
plsns to erect a department-store
building on the sits when the. leases
on his buildings expire.
New Building- for Sellwood.
Plsns are being prepared by Claus
sen At Clauasen for a two-story brick
building for Mrs. Wllhelm In Sellwood.
The first floor will be used for stores
and tha second story will be finished
for physlclsns" offices and an apart
ment suite. The building wilt be equip
ped with a modern nesting plant. The
cost of the building will exceed 110.-000.
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LARGER HOME NEEDED
1KVINGTON C1XB PLANS TO
HAVE NEW QUARTERS.
Proposed Building to Cost About
$100,000 Present House Too
Small for District.
A clubhouse that will cost between
$71,000 and 1100.000 Is under consider
ation by the Irving ton Club, to be built
In the place of the present clubhouse
at the south end of the grounds on
Thompson and East Twenty-second
streets. The present clubhouse was
erected about six years ago when the
district was not well settled up, but It
has become Inadequate to the require
ments of the club. There has been
talk of enlarging; the present buildlnsr
by extending1 to the streets on each
side of the block, which would largely
Inorease its capacity and would answer
for a time, but could not be permanent
and the eost would be considerable.
This plan haa been abandoned, and
the larger building Is under consider
ation. W. F. .Woodward, president of
the club, said this week he believed
that the larger structure can be put
up In the near future, and that It will
last for the next 60 years and more.
Ha said Jhat It had been found that
there are more than 1000 residents be
tween East Fourteenth and - about
Thirty-second and between Fremont
and Sullivan Gulch, which la the terri
tory the club Is supposed to serve. The
new building will be three or four
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stories, with a full basement and be
about 70x200 feet, taking up the en
tire space now occupied by the present
clubhouse at the south end of the
grounds. It will really take up no more
room on the grounds than the present
clubhouse occupies, leaving the re
mainder for the lawn tennis courts and
chlldren'a playgrounds, as they are at
present. The proposed clubhouse will
contain an auditorium, a large social
room, a large basement and other
apartments and will be & modern up-to-date
clubhouse. The present property,
which Includes 20 lots In the choicest
portion of the Irvlngton district, sur
rounded by paved streets, is easily val
ued at $60,000. Mr. Woodward, who has
been one of the principal supporters of
the club. Is full of optimism over the
project to erect such a building.
GOOD ROADS TO BE TOPIC
Realty Men to Devote Next Iunch
eon to Highway-Building.
The Portland Realty Board will de
vote Its next weekly meeting to the
subject of good roads. C T. Prall,
president of the Oregon Association for
Highway Improvement, will have
charge of the programme. Ho an
nounces that flve-mlnute talks will be
given by the following speakers:
James Cole, on "Good Roads Legis
lation"; John S. BeaU, on "Good Roads
as a Business Proposition"; W. J.
Clemens on, "Good Roads and the Au
tomobile"; C. C. Chapman, on "Good
Roads and the Oregon Development
League": Dr. Andrew C. Smith, on
"Good Roads and the General Public."
The programme and luncheon will
be held at noon on Monday, June 12,
at Richards' grille
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LADD PARK PLANS
Motif for. Development to Ac
centuate Trees and Pre
serve Growth.
BUILDINGS ARE SECONDARY
Park Superintendent Miache Would
Develop Lake and Rushing
Cascade in Preference to
Playgrounds.
The tall, stately firs, specimens pre
served from the denae forest that at
one time covered the district where
Portland stands, will form the motif
for the development of Ladd Park.
This conception Is embodied In a pre
liminary plan submitted to the Parle
Board by Park Superintendent Miache.
In order to carry out the Idea, the
ground is to be developed so as to
accentuate the position of the trees and
to encourage their continued longevity.
The existing pond is to be enlarged
and deepened to provide for an over
flow to meander, rlvulet-form, under
the trees lower down the little valley
and with the placing of dams at fre
quent intervals the effect will be to cre
ate a number of miniature cascades.
In the event that the waters flowing
from the Ladd spring should be un
available or otherwise objectionable,
the supply will be obtained from the
city water system or an artesian well.
It Is proposed that the rivulet shall
be shaded densely and be kept as shal
low as possible to prevent the growth
of aquatic plants choking its flow. The
system of walks will be so arranged as
to control a tendency towards short
cuttlnsT, yet permitting of a minimum
amount of walk area and maximum
convenience of travel and landscape ef
fect. The flatter areas are to be open
to games, picnicking and fiestas while
the steeper areas are to be devoted to
arboreous and shrubby vegetation 1 to
add an enriching element to tbe park.
Only one of the smallest trees must be
removed to make way for the rivulet.
All the other firs are to be added to by
hollies, mountain laurel, rhododen
drons, azaleas and similar plants.
It is proposed to provide such neces
sary structures as shelters and com
forts and such minor objects as seats,
fountains and light standards but not
to introduce buildings of a consplcuons
slxe. All building structures coming in
to vision are to be made secondary to
the landscape.
The crowning glory of the park is
the grove of large, handsome firs,"
said Superintendent Mische. "They have
established themselves on uneven, un
dulating surfaces and will not safely
endure the changing of the adjoining
ground surfaces without imperiling
their lives. The proposed plan is con
ceived In the spirit of making the
trees the principal local consideration
and the general design and details are
devised to accentuate them and to en
courage their continued longevity. Ac
cordingly no attempt has been made
to provide, a regular playground in the
park.
"By the adoption of the proposed
plan, a playground such as found in
some of the parks will be forbidden,
though minor play features, such as
sand courts, wading pool, croquet,
bowling greens and tennis are contem
plated and may be provided in har
mony with the general scheme in
volved. Were a nrst-class playground
to be provided, it would of necessity
be on the site of the proposed lake and
could not be developed to such good
purpose, insofar as the whole park is
concerned, as could the water scheme.
Moreover, the neighborhood will not
be settled up by the poorer classes, nor
does it appear likely that congesting
of housing is to occur in the next gen
eration. For these reasons, the urging
of complete playground facilities in this
park does not exist. It is to be remem
bered that the construction of the park
will probably extend over a period of
years and after it Is completed, the
element of time will be-necessary to
bring it to the highest state of perfec
tion. "Every park, if well designed, is sub
ject to more or less periodic adapta
tion to the needs of the populace and
the change in their requirements, but
except in Macleay Park, change is in
no way to be regarded with the prob
ability of harm being so surely in
volved as In Ladd Park.
"The plan proposes a development
of a strong individuality for the park,
one not possible in a similar way in
any of the other park properties. It Is
distinctively an Interior park with
views wholly within the tract and its
development recognizes the feature as
necessary to establish a highly ornate
property, self-contained ana wnnoui
outward dependence
other than for
water supply.
REALTY BOARD ACTIVE
CLOSE WATCH TO BE KEPT ON
rJfscRrpuix)t:s dealers.
Weekly Luncheons During Summer
to Be Made Interesting With
Instructive Talks.
iO Hill U1U UllltCl iuuuib ...w ' -
of questionable operators, to discour
age unscrupulous methods of advertis
ing, to - protect owners in me nc vi
their property and to support the good
roads movement in Oregon are some
af the important objects which the
Portland Realty Board has Included
in its plans for the year. These sub
jects were discussed at the weekly
luncheon of the board held last Mon
day, each receiving unanimous indorse
ment of the board.
It was decided to hold weekly lunch
eons throughout the 8ummer, the meet
ings on the first Monday of each month
to be devoted to the business affairs
Gas and Electric Fixtures
CAN BE BOUGHT OF"
The H. T. Drennen Lighting Co.
406-408 E. BCRNSIDE ST.
Cheaper Than Any Place in the City
Phones East 118, B 2151. Open EvenlnKS br Appointment
THE LIGHTING
FIXTURES
Installed by us never
lose their charm.
You should see our
designs of Colonial
Fixtures, they retain
the essential idea
the soft glow togeth
er with the prismatic
ray of the old-time
candle and lamp.
SEE OUR
VARIED
ASSORTMENT
M. J. WALSH CO.
311 STARK STREET
A Phone Call Will Bring
Our Representative.
of- tho organization. The other meet
ings will be made interesting with In
structive talks relating to real estate
conditions. Special programmes will
be arranged for the weekly luncheons
and, in addition, the plans include the
giving of excursions and entertain
ments frequently during the year.
A vigorous campaign is to be con
ducted to increase the membership
from 110 to 1000 members. By the
adoption of a new article to the con
stitution the scope of membership has i
been extended so that building con
tractors, large property owners, archi
tects and title men can become affil
iated with the board.
On account of the opening of the
Portland Rose Festival tomorrow, no
meeting will be held until Monday,
June X2. One of the principal sub
jects for discussion at that meeting
will be relative to the good roads
movement.
TIMBER IjAXD TRANSFERRED
Tract of 300 Acres Near City Is Sold
for $50,000.
Transfer of 300 acres of land, lo
cated three miles west of Willamette
Heights, was made last week to A. C.
Brunn, of the Blake-McFall Company,
the consideration being $50,000. The
seller, J. O. Elrod, received in part pay
ment warehouse property located in
Sullivan's Gulch, near the Doernbecher
Manufacturing Company's plant.
The greater portion of the tract is
covered with fir timber, estimated
to produce about 35,000 cords of wood.
Mr. Brunn has not announced his plans
relative to the tract, but it is under
stood that later it will be subdivided
into country home sites.
Kalama Man Buys Home.
A. L-Watson, a former Washington
State Senator, has purchased an JS00O
residence in Ladd Addition and .re
moved his family to Portland last
week. Mr. Watson was engaged for
merly in the fishing business at Ka
lama, in Cowlitz County. He is inter
ested in land development near Hllls
boro. Frequent train service, short run
, ning time to reach the
Cottage or Bungalow
AT
Gear hart Park
"BY -THE -SEA"
Our building department gives all
the details about a home
for this season.
RUTH TRUST CO.
235 Stark St., Corner Second.
Craftsman Bungalows
Tho Latest Out Unique Complete
Nothing like it ever published before
Don't build without it 50c postpaid
JUD YOHO
Bungalow Specialist
1039 Hnrr BIdi. SEATTLE